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Badger Class 2B 2011-12
Adults
Class Teacher: Mrs Laura Besenzi – Deputy Headteacher
Classroom teaching assistant: Mrs Jackie Harriss
Lunchtime assistant (MSA): Mrs Anna Gant
Cover Teacher: Mr Joe Mills
Open Door Policy
• Nothing too big or too small. • Pass on messages through the TA
(mainly), Teacher or written communication (the red home link book).
• Happy to make appointments. • Email:
Timetable of week
• Mrs Besenzi – Monday to Friday except for the following times:
- Tuesday afternoon: Mr Mills- Wednesday afternoon: Mrs Harriss
Routine
• Children come into school completely independently (no adults indoors preferably).
• Being on time is vital!• Please name everything!• Encourage indoor shoes if outdoor
shoes are muddy/wet.
Parent Helpers
• If you would like to help, please ask to have a (free) CRB - see school office.
• If you are skilled or talented please tell Mrs Besenzi (e.g. can make cards, play an instrument, work for the fire service, etc).
• Regular helpers will be chosen primarily for school visits.
School Visits
• Roman Catholic Cathedral • Norwich Castle Museum• Dotty Line Train trip
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Teaching Writing
• Look at the Medium Term Plan overview to see coverage.
• Times have changed – focus not primarily on handwriting and spelling. Lots of other features are the focus of our sessions.
Reading
• Guided Reading Session – at least one per week.
• New book scheme. • Varied and greater breadth. • Reading comprehensions and questions
to suit the book may be sent home from time to time. Please complete with your child and return in their book bag.
• Any lost or damaged books – we will ask for the cost to be covered.
A little extra support
• Some children need a little extra support.
• Mrs Besenzi will send home ‘I can do…’ books for the children to complete each week.
• Mrs B will discuss this with you if your child is chosen.
Coverage of work
• Medium Term Plan…
Literacy: using the Primary FrameworkWeek 1 – Assessment of reading and writingWeek 2 to 5 – Traditional Stories.•Read several traditional tales;•Prepare and retell the stories;•Compare the themes, settings & characters;•Watch a performance of a tale from another culture.•Write their own short story based on a traditional tale. Weeks 6 & 7 – Poetry (Patterns on the page)•Hear & respond to poems with patterns; •Explore the poems in paper & on screen;•Write own poetry with playful language& inventive patterns.
History and Geography:•Look at castles across the ages.•What are castles for?•Where are castles found?•Who lived in castles? •Make a collage map•Find out about 1066
Numeracy: using the Primary FrameworkWeek 1 – Assessment of following units.Weeks 2 & 3 – Block A Unit 1Counting, partitioning and calculating:Read & write 2 and 3 digit numbers; count & order up to 100 objects by grouping into 2s, 5s and 10s; add/subtract mentally; begin to use x and divide.Weeks 4 to 6 – Block B Unit 1Securing number facts and understanding shape:•Continue patterns; solve problems with +,-, x and /;find all pairs of + and – to 10 and 20; double and halve; times tables for 2, 5 and 10; name and describe 2D and 3D shapes. Week 7 – Block C Unit 1Handling data and measures:•Answer a question with a table and graph; estimate,Compare and measure lengths, weights & capacities.
ICT:•Simulations including looking at building castles and stories using computer software.•Story making.•Lego castle designer.•BBC Science Clips.
PSHE:•All about me•Emotions•Making mistakes•Things I love or find difficult
Art:•Design a coat of arms•Use clay to make design.•Review and evaluate
PE (Val Sabin)•Dance (link to Literacy)
DT: •Drawings•Making, usingdifferent materials for the castle. •Medieval foodTasting (banquet)
Science •Materials – identify somenaturally occurring materials •Predict and describe how heating can change some materials.•Describe what happens to water when it is heated or cooled. •Investigate and record.
Music: •Explore music techniques•Harvest celebration music
RE:•Finding out aboutJudaism.•Celebrating harvest.
Autumn 1st Half Term
Year 22011
Topic:
CastlesWhat will we
learn?
Home learning…
• How can you help your child?• Half-termly holiday projects relating
to the theme/topic/learning.• Regular reading – trips to the library.• Spellings – sent home fortnightly.
Should be learnt at home. Spelling books should be in school every Friday.
Website
• Information:www.draytoninfant.norfolk.sch.uk
• Class page and other information.
• School policies are on the school website.
PE and outdoor learning
• Good to have this in each day of the week – will be sent home on a Friday.
• Kit should include: indoor/outdoor shoes (plimsolls/trainers), t-shirt, shorts, socks and hair tie for long hair. Preferably no ear rings (wastes curriculum time).
• A pair of wellies, rain jacket and spare full length joggers (trousers) would be great to be kept in school each day.
Swimming - essentials
• What to wear…- Swimming hat- Goggles (non-essential)- Girls: One piece suit - Boys: Trunks or shorts (far above the
knee) Pick up from Junior school gates at 3pm.
Pick siblings up from the infants after. Mrs Besenzi will walk back up the hill at 3:05pm with any uncollected children.
Water bottles
• Children need plain water to survive the day. Please only bring this in, in a named water bottle.
• If thirsty, children will form good habits to drink plain water.
• No water bottles in book bags.
Notice boards
• Information for our class and school will be displayed on these.
• As part of the Parent Forum, we will ask for comments and suggestions via the notice board. Please help us to get even better!
Rewards
• Reward chart – children collect 20 stickers on a book mark. Choose a prize then take book mark home.
• Golden Time – sunshine and sad cloud. - Children set their own rules. - Following 3 warnings children will be moved
to the ‘Sad cloud’. Each time they are moved they will miss 5 minutes. School behaviour policy follows after this.
- Every adults adheres to this system in this class.
Garden Helpers
• Anyone, of any age…
Telephone tree…
