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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)

We hope you have all had a hopping good Easter and are feeling ready for our Summer Term. This term we will be learning about ‘People Who Inspire Us’. The curriculum web attached will give you an understanding of what learning will be taking place this term.

As part of our theme for this term, Inspiring People, we are exploring the important roles individuals play in society, with a special focus on the emergency services. Alongside this, we aim to broaden the children’s understanding of different professions and the valuable contributions people make through their work.

We would love to invite you to come into school and share your job and experiences with the children. Whether you work in an emergency service or in another field you believe the children would find interesting, we know they would greatly enjoy learning about your role and how it makes a difference.

Your participation would offer a unique opportunity to inspire the children, giving them a glimpse into the world of work and the many ways people contribute to our communities. If you are nterested, please let us know by 30th April. You can either speak to me directly or contact the office to arrange a time that works best for you.

P.E.

P.E. this term will continue to take place on Wednesday afternoons and for the first couple of weeks will be Tatty Bumpkins. After this we will be developing our ball skills. Please ensure your children keep their named P.E. kits 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.

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 ‘real’ reading book and electronic reading book and I will set the electronic books online through their given logins (for them to read to you).

General

Please make sure that all items of clothing (not just P.E. kits and maybe even socks as we always have some floating around) are named to avoid disappearances as everyone has the same items. It can also be helpful to have something small on their book bags at the front so they know they are theirs, e.g. a sticker or a small keyring.

We advise that the children have wellington boots for those wet and muddy days. These will be kept in school on the wellington rack. The weather will be improving but we still have lots of showers therefore it is still useful for all children to have waterproof over trousers as we go out in all weathers and can get quite wet and muddy.

We provide a different piece of fruit every day for your child’s snack however if you prefer or they are not eating (we will let you know this) then you are more than welcome to bring in your own piece of fruit. This term we will continue our “Toasty Tuesday” where the children make their own toast for snack. This will be done in small groups with adult supervision.

Please remember to send your child in with a named water bottle (preferably a non-spill one) every day as learning though play is thirsty business and a bookbag as this is where the children put their work they want to take home and where we will put their reading books and phonic folders.

If you have any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact the school office to arrange a suitable meeting time although, we are available after school most days for more pressing 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