Marcham C of E Primary School

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Pandas Class Letter - Summer 2025

Class Teachers

Miss Wagstaff (Monday-Thursday)

Mrs Callahan (Friday)

We also have an exciting change in role as one if our TA’s is embarking on an apprenticeship teacher training course and will be teaching 50% of her time:

Mrs Phillips (Monday to Wednesday)

We have some fantastic teaching assistants who also double up as 1:1

Miss Taylor (Monday-Friday)

Miss Walker (Monday and Thursday)

Welcome back to the final term of the year. Where has the time gone?! We hope you’ve all had a fabulous half term. This term our topic is ‘Under the sea’. The curriculum web attached will give you an understanding of what learning will be taking place.

P.E.

P.E. will continue to take place on Wednesday afternoons, and this term we will need trainers as we will have some of our PE sessions on the field. Please ensure your children keep their named P.E. kits and trainers in school throughout the week as extra sessions may occur. We have been really proud of how well the children have been getting themselves dressed and undressed please continue to support them by encouraging them to get themselves dressed and undressed at home as this expectation will continue next school year.

Homework

Homework will continue to be set every Thursday. This will link to our two newly taught sounds each week and will consist of two segmenting activities and two new flashcards. Please continue to expose your children to all the previously learnt sounds in the folder and why not also have a go at finding these out and about in the environment. Please remember to return the phonics folder the following Wednesday so we can add in their new sheets and flash cards ready to go out on Thursday.

Reading: children will continue to be set a reading book. The book and reading record needs to be filled in and returned by the Wednesday and then handed back out on the Thursday.

General

Could you please check that your children come home with the correct clothing? If you have found any clothing over the half-term that doesn’t belong to your child, kindly return it to school.

Please ensure that all items of clothing—including P.E. kits, and even socks—are clearly named to prevent mix-ups, as many children have identical items. Adding something small to their book bags, such as a sticker or a keyring, can also help them easily identify their own belongings.

We recommend that children have wellington boots for wet and muddy days, which will be kept at school on the wellington rack. Although the weather has improved, we still expect showers, so waterproof over-trousers remain useful, as we go outdoors in all conditions, and things can get quite messy!

We provide a different piece of fruit each day for your child’s snack. However, if you prefer to send in fruit from home—or if your child is not eating the provided fruit (we will let you know)—you are welcome to do so.

This term, we will be continuing with our popular "Toasty Tuesday", where children will learn to make their own toast as a snack. This activity will be carried out in small groups with adult supervision.

Please remember to send your child in with a named water bottle (preferably non-spill) every day—learning through play is thirsty work! Also, please ensure they bring a book bag, as this is where they will store the work they wish to take home, as well as their ‘snuggle’ books and phonics folders.

If you have any queries or concerns, feel free to contact the school office to arrange a suitable meeting time. We are also available after school on most days for more urgent matters.

Best wishes,

The Panda class team.

50 things to do before you're five:

50 Things To Do aims to provide inspiration for parents and carers to connect with children through a range of activities, all designed to have a positive impact on learning and health, please click on the link below:

https://50thingstodo.org/

What to expect in the Early Years:

What-to-expect-in-the-EYFS-complete-FINAL-16.09-compressed.pdf (foundationyears.org.uk)

Pandas Curriculum Web