Welcome to Rowan Class!

The staff working in Rowan class this year are Mrs Smith, Miss Stones, Mrs Chapman and Miss Evans.

If you have any questions or issues please come and speak to us. 

Autumn Term 

Our topic this term is 'The Great Fire of London'. We are very excited to extend this topic into our continuous provision. We will be doing daily phonics in preparation for our Phonics assessment in summer term and looking at lots of exciting stories throughout literacy lessons to extend our vocabulary and grammar.

In Science, we will be learning about... Animals including Humans! We will identify and name a variety of animals and learn all about their features such as talons, gills or fur. We will find out about human body parts and sing songs such as 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.' We will investigate our senses and complete some investigations about our bodies.  What animals live in our school habitat? Who will be able to jump the furthest in our class? How could we test this?

In History, we will be learning all about The Great Fire of London! We will find out how the fire started, where it happened, how far it spread, and how the firefighters finally stopped it. We will also learn about famous people from that time, like Samuel Pepys and Thomas Farriner. Can you think of anything you already know about the Great Fire of London? Why do you think Thomas Farriner is famous?

Other Areas of Learning
In other areas of the curriculum, we will begin to learn about “Being Me in My World” in PSHCE. In RE, we will think about questions like “How can we make good choices?” We will also learn greetings in French and discover what houses were like during the time of the Great Fire. After learning about these houses, we will have fun creating our own! What do you think is special about the houses from this time? How could we make our own?

Homework

This half term in Rowan class we have a homework menu which links closely to our topic in class. Please complete an activity each week and return the homework by Wednesday. Work can be submitted in your child's blue homework book or on Class Dojo.

Any problems please come and see an adult in Rowan class before Wednesday.

P.E.Kits

PE will be on Friday each week

Please remember children should come to school wearing their PE kits. Anybody who wears earrings will need to remove them either at home or be able to do this in class independently before the lesson. 

Any questions please just come and ask!

Reading at home

    Remarkable Readers

Reading at home is one of the most important ways in which you can help your child. Children who read with their families develop these skills much more quickly and develop a love of Reading that can last a lifetime. Being a confident reader supports children in all areas of the curriculum and beyond school.

Our new Reading recognition system, Remarkable Readers, aims to ensure that all our children are remarkable with their Reading throughout the year.

Each time a child reads they achieve a ‘Reading Point’

Depending on age, this could be:

• Reading at home to an adult
• In school independently
• At home independently

Reading Points are cumulative and will be added up weekly throughout the year.

35 points = Bronze Award (Certificate and a message home)

70 points = Brilliant Bronze Award (Certificate, message home and prize)

105 points = Silver Award (Certificate, message home and prize)

140 points = Super Silver Award (Certificate, message home and prize)

175 points = Gold Award (Certificate, message home from Mrs Clifford and book prize)

210 points = Glittering Gold Award (Certificate, message home and an Afternoon Tea in The Reading Nook with our Reading Ambassadors)