Welcome to Lewis Class

Teacher: Ms Judd

Teaching assistants: Mrs Manuel and Mrs French

Term 1

Welcome back to school! 

This term, we will be undertaking an exciting historical enquiry into the difficulty of invading and settling in Britain in Anglo-Saxon times. In science, we will be investigating living things and their habitats and using classification keys to help us identify and categorise groups of organisms. We will also learn about food chains. 

In English, we will be starting our learning with the wonderfully illustrated wordless picture book ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker, from which the children will write their own adventure narrative. This will be followed by our first poetry unit, 'Still I Rise,' by the inspiring Maya Angelou. 

For further information on curriculum coverage for Term 1, please see the attached Curriculum Map below. 

P.E

P.E will be on Tuesday and Thursday.  On Tuesday, Lewis Class will take part in OAA (Outdoor Adventurous Activities), which involves working collaboratively in pairs or small groups to complete fun activities. OAA supports the development of a number of key skills, including: communication, team work and problem-solving. On Thursday, we will be supported by an external coach and will be developing our cricket skills. 

Please make sure you come to school in the correct P.E uniform. 

You will need to wear:

• Plain black / navy shorts, plain white t-shirt or white t-shirt with school logo
• Daps for indoor PE
• Trainers for outdoor PE
• Plain black / navy joggers and a plain black / navy sweatshirt or ‘hoodie’ may be worn for cold weather outdoor PE in the winter.
• A blue school fleece with logo is also available
• Please remember to pack socks for those who wear tights with their normal school clothes.

  Please do not wear different colours or clothes with other logos. 

Home Learning

Home learning will be set on Google Classroom on a Friday and is due in on the following Wednesday. 

It is important to encourage your child to complete home learning as it consolidates learning that is currently taking place in class. Home learning is designed to be an independent activity and children should be able to complete one activity from both English and maths (from three options of each), with minimal adult input or supervision. Getting into the routine of completing a small amount of home learning each week will support your child as they progress through their learning journey and into secondary education. Ideally, alongside home learning, children should also read at home. Little and often is the best approach to take; this may only be 5 minutes a day.

If you have concerns or queries, please do not hesitate to catch me after school or via the school office. 

Ms Judd  (class teacher).