Welcome to Class 20!
Welcome to Class 20! Mrs Payne is our class teacher this year, with Mrs Bailey, Mrs Childs, Mrs Brooke and Miss Cunningham working alongside us too!
We are a class of 24 hard-working children and a team of dedicated staff with the same goal – to excel and achieve whilst having fun and making the most magical primary school memories.
Take a look at some of the creative learning we have produced so far this year.
Side note from Mrs Payne… My door is always open so please don’t hesitate to pop in and see me. I can be contacted via the main office, before or after school or by using the year group email:
Mrs Payne
Class Teacher
Mrs Bailey
Teaching assistant
Mrs Childs
Teaching assistant
Mrs Brooke
Teaching assistant
Miss Cunnigham
Teaching Assistant
P.E.
Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Please make sure you have your PE kit in school with you (indoor and outdoor kit).
Homework
Homework is set weekly on a Friday and is due in the following Friday. This will alternate between English and maths (set once a fortnight by your child’s English and maths teacher). Spellings are sent home weekly.
Spelling
Every Friday spellings are collected, tested and a new set will be sent home. You will find these in our school planners. It is very important that spellings are practised and transferred into writing.
Reading
In Class 20, we are all working hard to achieve our Reading Reward. To do this, we need to read at home as much as poosible to get lots of Starbucks Reading tokens. To help your child earn their reading tokens, record this when you read with them at home. Please ensure that they read at least 3 times a week but remember…the more the better! Reading will be checked every Friday but school planners should be in school every day.
What we’ve been learning
The Scarecrow’s Dance
To kick off the year, for our whole creative school topic, we have been busy producing some of amazing pieces of work that has been based on ‘The Scarecrows Dance by Jane Yolan’
In addition, we have looked at other stories where Scarecrows have a lead role including, ‘The Scarecrow and his Servant’ by Philip Pullman and ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
Lost Treasure of the Maya…
Our topic this term will be focusing on the famous Maya civilisation. Our key question for this term will be ‘How did the Maya civilisation influence society today?’.
The Hero Twins
For this terms text, the children will be reading a graphic novel. From this the children will be creating their own graphic novel based on the text ‘The Hero Twins’. In addition to this the children will be comparing the text to various myths and legends.
How did WW2 impact modern day Britain?
This term we will be learning all about World War 2 and the impact that it has had on society today. As part of our topic, the children will be learning about life during war time and imagining themselves as an evacuee, about rationing and why this was implemented and understanding all about the Blitz (to name just a few things!) We will also be looking at some more mature topics such as the Holocaust which will allow the children to work on their discussion and empathy skills.
There will be lots of cross-curricular work taking place, particularly linked to English and Mathematics.
When The Sky Falls
During this term, in English, we will be reading and studying ‘When the sky falls’ by Philip Earle…
As the Second World War escalates and bombs start to fall, Joseph is charged with protecting Adonis the gorilla in this nerve-shreddingly tense thriller based on a true story. Inspired by a true story. It’s 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no great fondness for children.
This text links closely to our topic and will allow for lots of cross-curricular writing opportunities.
Curriculum Booklets
Useful Resources and Games
We are always aiming to strengthen the skills we learn at school and there is no where better to do it than at home. Dive into some of the links below and let the children show you just how amazing they are!
