Welcome to Bearcat Class!
Our teachers are Mrs Broomfield and
Mrs Banfield
Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Rolfe, Mrs Bond and Mrs Burns
Our Curriculum.
Some subjects, such as English and Maths, are taught on a daily basis; others, like Science, are taught weekly; and some are taught in topic blocks.
In the Spring Terms we will have a Geography focus, learning about the continents and oceans and thinking about where hot and cold countries can be found. Our Science will focus on materials and their properties, as well as noticing all the signs of Winter into Spring.
If you would like to find out more about what we will be learning across the whole curriculum this term, please see the curriculum map attached below.
Seesaw
We will try to share your child's learning with you on a regular basis via Seesaw. Do ask if you are not sure how to access this as lots of useful information will also be sent this way. You will also be able to send us messages via Seesaw and we will try to respond promptly. It is ideal if you can message both Mrs Broomfield and Mrs Banfield so that we are all informed, even if it is not our teaching day.
PE
For term 3+4, Bearcat Class PE sessions will be on Mondays and Fridays, and we ask that children come to school in their PE kit on those days (house-colour t-shirt and black shorts) and wearing suitable shoes.
Snack
All children will be provided with a healthy snack each morning. We prefer it if they have the school fruit or veg option (these are usually one of the following: apples, pears, bananas, clementines, carrots, tomatoes or sugar snap peas) however if you feel they are very unlikely to want it they can bring their own snack- something healthy please!
Please encourage children to bring their water bottle.
Reading
We would ask you to read with your child as often as possible- it really does make a huge difference to their progress. If they are not in the mood to read to you, it is fine to read to them or to take it in turns to read a page each- it should be an enjoyable experience, not a chore! They will bring books home from school, but they may sometimes rather read things they choose at home or at the library. Talking about what they have read or asking questions about a story you have read to them is also invaluable and we are really grateful for your support in this area. For y1s and many of the y2 children, the books they bring home are closely linked to their phonics and will be entirely decodable- meaning they will be able to sound out the words, or recognise any common exception words. We will change their books during weekly guided reading sessions, so they will have opportunities to read the same book several times- building their fluency and therefore their confidence and enthusiasm for reading.
Phonics and Spellings