Welcome to Willow Class

 

  Classteachers: Miss J. Dandy/Mrs. L. Dhanak

2025-26

 

Welcome to Willow

Week Beginning 23.2.26

HELP NEEDED!

Over the next couple of weeks, we are planning to do some activities involving tiny boxes.  We would appreciate any tiny boxes you could donate from your own recycling; 'selection pack' cereal box or smaller.  We would like to have enough for every child to have one of their own!  If these could be brought to school by Wednesday 11th March, we would be very grateful!  Thank you.

This week, we have been learning who our monarchs are:

We have been writing captions based on this book and are so proud of the children's efforts.  

Whenever you notice your child looking at someone when they speak to them, or turning their body to face who they are talking to...or even asking a question such as 'Do you agree?' or 'What do you think?', do praise them for this, as these are just a few of our first oracy targets.  We are very excited to develop this oracy framework across the school, starting with our Birch and Willow superstars!

 

Subitising - Why It Is Important

A video which clearly explains the concept we are instilling in Maths at school.  The KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts) your child has brought home are also included in this page's attachments and run beautifully alongside the message you will hear in the video.  

Support for Phonics at home

Please CLICK HERE for videos showing the sounds we teach in Autumn and Spring terms.  There are also really handy guides to accompany what the children will be learning in school and might be useful for when the children bring home decodable reading books.