Owls
Welcome to Owls Class where Years 2, 3 and 4 are taught.
Our class teachers, Mrs Paylor and Mrs Whitford inspire and guide our fantastic family, Owls, to grow as individuals and as a team. Mr Smith supports the children’s learning, runs catch-up programmes and ensures that the children’s well-being and individual needs are met, taking his direction from the class teacher. On Fridays, Mrs Verity joins Owls to support learning.
Years 2, 3 and 4 are the perfect time to build upon the knowledge and skills we already have and learn more new things. We celebrate our individual talents, encourage one another to try our best and are always there to lend a helping hand and put a smile on someone’s face. We are excited to become more independent with our learning and be the best version of ourselves that we can be. Whether we are working hard in Maths or Religious Education, Music or English, we always strive to try our best and support each other to succeed.
PE
Please make sure that your child has both indoor and outdoor PE kits in school; they should bring these into school on a Monday and take them home on a Friday. PE sessions take place on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
PE kits should consist of blue or black bottoms and a white T-shirt. Please ensure that earrings are removed for both days, as jewellery must not be worn for health and safety reasons. Hair should also be tied back if long enough.
For those children who cannot yet swim 25m, swimming sessions take place on Friday afternoons.
Learning at Home
We know parents are always very keen to support their children at home and we hope this information will be helpful in supporting you to do this.
Homework is an essential part of being a successful learner in life. At school, we value it as it helps our children to practise and master their skills, as well as deepen their knowledge and understanding through regular short bursts of repetitive tasks. It also gives parents and carers an idea of what your child is learning about in school and the chance to be involved in their learning.
Reading:
Children are expected to read with an adult for 10 minutes most nights. In order to help them become more fluent, it is essential that they re-read a book several times, read it aloud, and are encouraged to use punctuation and expression. Please sign your child’s reading record book, giving details of pages read and how you have read and discussed the story together. If you have any concerns about reading, please speak to Mrs Paylor or put a note in your child’s reading record.
Spellings:
In Owls, children will receive new spellings on Monday to be tested the following Monday; please encourage your child to complete spelling activities on the sheets sent home. These need to be returned to school the following Monday before the spelling tests. Spelling activities can also be found on Spelling Shed.
Maths:
In addition, learning times tables using, ‘Times Table Rock Stars,’ will make it far quicker and easier for children to work out maths problems in their heads. Moving beyond using their fingers to work out answers, they’ll gradually be able to use their knowledge to quickly solve any multiplication questions. Multiplication is a main tool for many forms of maths and the ability to rehearse and understand multiplications up to and including 12 by the end of Year 4 will enable your child to confidently and skilfully tackle the more complex mathematical subjects.
Creative Homework:
We also set a list of creative homework tasks linked to our topic, which runs for the half term. These homework tasks are all designed to enhance your child’s learning in school each term. Children will earn points for each task completed; children who earn the required amount of points over the half-term will be awarded a Headteacher’s Star. Children will also have their work celebrated and shared with the class. Please support your child to complete the tasks to the very best of their ability.
Century:
We appreciate that creative homework is not for everyone, and won't always support the reinforcement of core academic knowledge so children will also be given Maths and/ or punctuation and grammar, or Science, weekly on Century. The children will need to access and complete this online.
If you have any queries about your child in school, please do get in touch with Mrs Paylor.
Thank you for your continued support.
Owls’ Teaching Team