Willow class- Nursery to Year 2 children 2020 - 2021

Welcome back to all of Willow Class!

Good to have you all back this summer term. It has been great having the whole class back together the last few weeks of the spring term.  Myself and Mrs.Wilson will continue to work with the children in Willow Class, as well as Mrs.Prescott and Mrs.Tjaveondja who will be in class each Monday afternoon teaching Music, RE and PSHE We also have two student teachers this term Miss. Craven who will be with us until the end of May and Miss. Sermon who will be with us until July. 

Useful information: 

Blended Learning Plan:

In the event of the school closing due to a positive case we will use the blended learning plan like the one during January/February. For daily planning please access the homework assigned to your child's school spida account. Work will be updated daily and we ask you either upload completed tasks or submit a photo via email.  Work will then be marked and messages posted to your child's account. If there are any problems please let me know immediately via my email c.whiteside@pinfold.lancs.sch.uk 

We will also offer live lessons with either Miss.Whiteside or Mrs.Wilson -see the timetable below

Links for the live lessons will be emailed to parents via school spida accounts.

Home Reading:
Reading books will be sent out on a Friday and will be changed on a weekly basis. We encourage the children to read daily. Please check out my video on supporting your child read at home. Please make sure you have your child's reading record in on Fridays so we can read your comments. 

PE:
PE this year will take place every Monday.  Children can wear their school PE kits all day on this day. Please make sure your child has pumps or trainers with velcro not laces (unless they can tie laces) as we want children to be as independent as possible.

Swimming: Swimming is due to start back up on 19th April, if permitted by the government's further opening of Leisure Centers.  Children will need a swim hat on this day please.

Home Learning: 
Homework for Year One and Two will be set weekly on a Friday via School Spida and should be completed no later than the following Wednesday. Homework will consist of activity that will follow on from work in class that week. 

Forest school: In the summer term we will be going to the base at a local wood every Thursday. For further information please see our Forest school page. 

TimesTables Rockstars:
KS1 children will have a login details for TTRS, which is a fantastic way to aid their times table knowledge. 
Follow the link at: https://ttrockstars.com/login 

Drinking and Eating:
Please ensure your child has a water bottle in school as we encourage children to drink during the school day. You can order milk for your child in Willow class via Cool Milk website (https://www.coolmilk.com/).   It is free for all children under 5 years but after their 5th birthday you will need to pay via the cool milk website for it. Lancashire council provide a free piece of fruit for each child and this is delivered directly to school. 

Should you need to contact me please do not hesitate to get in touch via the school office and I will return your call or email as soon as possible.

I am looking forward to a brilliant summer term ahead, 
Miss.Whiteside!