Poppies

Welcome to Poppies

Staff members: Mr S Little, Miss C Johnson

A Typical School Day

Morning Task

Phonics

English - including Grammar and Spelling

Story

Break Time

Maths

Vocabulary

Lunch Time

Maths Fluency

Phonics

Foundation Subjects (Art, Computing, Design & Technology, Geography, History, Music, PE, RHE, RE and Science)

Reading Practice

Assembly (Monday, Tuesday, Friday)

Home Time

Weekly Overview

Monday	Reading book bag in school Spelling test Homework set and due in the following Monday
Tuesday	Reading book bag in school
Wednesday	Reading book bag in school PE Kit to be worn to school Reading for pleasure book changed Return reading for pleasure and phonics book from previous week
Thursday	Reading book bag in school
Friday	Reading book bag in school PE Kit to be worn to school Phonics home reading book changed

Termly Overview

Term	What we will be covering
Autumn Term	Art - Painting (Monet) / Drawing Computing - Computing Systems - technology around us Design & Technology - Mechanisms – sliders and levers Geography - The World & My School History - Changes Within Living Memory - toys Music - Harvest PE - OAA and Multi-skills RHE - Who is my friend? How do I help my body stay healthy? RE - Who do Christians say made the world? Why does Christmas matter to Christians? Science - Animals including humans (human body & senses) & Seasonal Changes
Spring Term	Art - Collage Computing - Design & Technology - Freestanding Structures Geography - History - Significant events in locality - castles Music - PE - RHE - Where do feelings come from? How do I decide what to eat? Who is in my family? Screen time. RE - Who is Jewish and how do they live? What do Christian believe God is like? Science - Everyday materials - properties of materials
Summer Term	Art - Sculpture Computing - Design & Technology - Textiles Geography - History - Significant Individuals - Florence Nightingale & Maty Seacole Music - PE - RHE - What makes a good friend? Should friends tell us what to do? What helps us to be happy? RE - What does it mean to belong to a faith community? How should we care for the world and for others, and why does it matter? Science - Plants

Class Novels

So far this year, we have read the following texts:

Calendar

Some useful dates

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Monday 6 Jan 25

Back to school
Wednesday 15 Jan 25
15:30

Initial Kingswood Residential Meeting Year 4 and 5 Children - Kingswood Residential February 2026 Today the children have been given a letter about the proposed residential for February 2026. Children in Year 5 will be in Year 6 and children in Year 4 will be in Year 5 when the visit takes place. I am holding a meeting on Wednesday 15th January 2024 at 3:30pm to share information about the residential and to get an idea for numbers. This meeting may seem very early, which it is, but I want to give parents enough time to spread the cost of the visit. Please attend the meeting if you feel this is something you want your children to experience. If you can't attended, the PowerPoint will be shared and a letter explaining the next steps will be sent out.
Tuesday 21 Jan 25

Wonder Dome Visit Read more
Friday 7 Feb 25

Number Day Read more
Thursday 13 Feb 25

Break up for Half Term - Finish at 3:15pm
Friday 14 Feb 25

INSET Day - school closed to children
Monday 24 Feb 25

Back to school
Tuesday 18 Mar 25
15:20 to 18:00

Parents' Evening - EYFS/Key Stage One
Tuesday 25 Mar 25
15:20 to 18:00

Parents' Evening - Key Stage Two
Friday 28 Mar 25

Break up for Easter Holiday - 3:15pm
Monday 14 Apr 25

Back to school
Friday 18 Apr 25

Bank Holiday - School Closed
Monday 21 Apr 25

Bank Holiday - School Closed
Monday 5 May 25

Bank Holiday - School Closed
Mon 12 May 25
to
Thu 15 May 25

Year 6 SATs Week
Friday 23 May 25

Break up for Half Term - 3:15pm
Monday 2 Jun 25

Back to school
Mon 2 Jun 25
to
Fri 6 Jun 25

Year 4 Multiplication Check
Mon 9 Jun 25
to
Fri 13 Jun 25

Phonics Screening - Year 1 and Year 2 Resits
Friday 4 Jul 25

Records of Achievement out today
Tuesday 8 Jul 25
15:20 to 17:30

Parents' Evening - no appointment
Friday 11 Jul 25

INSET DAY - School closed to children
Monday 21 Jul 25

Transition Day
Tuesday 22 Jul 25

Transition Day
Wednesday 23 Jul 25

Break up for Summer Holiday - 2pm

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Useful Websites to support learning

Use Numbots at home so your child can improve their recall and fluency in mental addition and subtraction, so that they move from counting to calculating. Children should have their log in information in their reading records. However, please contact us if they are having issues logging in.

Designed for use both in class and at home, our 1-minute maths app helps children build greater number confidence and fluency. It’s all about targeted practice in engaging, one-minute chunks!

Times Tables Rockstars is a great way for your child to learn their times tables in a fun way, battling it out with others, beating their previous times and making their way to becoming an ultimate Rock Legend. Children should have their log in information in their reading records. However, please contact us if they are having issues logging in.

Paint the Squares Number Charts is an interactive way to explore number patterns such as odd and even numbers, counting in multiples from times tables and ten more and ten less.

Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers.

A versatile number line that can be used at many different levels. Use the resource to support your understanding of placing numbers on number lines that are labelled, blank or have intervals. In year 2, we want you to become secure at placing and estimating numbers up to 100.

Improve your spellings with Emile.

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