Mrs Scotney is our class teacher. She loves making our learning fun and exciting! We also have two special friends in our class called Mr Parrot and Rosie. They help us with our learning but can sometimes cause mischief in our classroom! Mrs Scotney loves singing and dancing with us during our wake and shake sessions (although her singing isn't that great!) Her favourite author is Julia Donaldson and she has LOTS of her books which she enjoys reading to us. Parrot Class is a Foundation 2/Year 1 class and we are all Superhero learners! We love a challenge and we always have a can do attitude. We always work as a team and help our friends when they need us.

Important Information about Parrot Class

P.E Days- All children have P.E on Thursdays. Year 1 also have P.E on Fridays. Please make sure that your child is wearing their P.E kit to school and that any jackets/hoodies are labelled. If you have earrings please take them out or cover them with plasters and tie long hair up.

Labelling clothes- Please label all cardigans, jumpers, coats, hats etc with your child's name!

Homework- All children are expected to read 4 times per week. Reading rewards are also given at the end of each half term for children who have read 25 times or more over the half term. 

Year 1 children will be set homework activities on Education City on a Friday to be completed by the following Friday. 

Reading Books- Your child's reading book will be changed once a week on a Friday. Please make sure children bring their book to school each day. 

Our Learning this half term will be based around the theme of 'Where the wild things are'. 

Our special stories are ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’, ‘There's a Dragon in you book’, 'The Upside Down Button' and 'The Easter Story'. We are very excited to continue our Drawing Club Journey. Each week we will read one of the stories and then create our own characters and adventures based on them. We will use our phonics knowledge to write labels and codes linked to our drawings. We will learn to retell the story of Jack & the Beanstalk using role play and talk for writing. We will also look at and discuss alternative versions of the story.   In our daily phonics sessions, we will learn the Phase 3 letter sounds and how to blend and segment these sounds in words.  

We take a mastery approach to maths. Focusing on a number over two weeks to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of each number. We will be counting, recognising and ordering these numbers. We will also be finding numbers that are one more/less and learning how to partition the numbers to help us to add and subtract them. We will also learn to name and talk about 2D and 3D shapes and their properties.

In Science our focus will be Growing. The children will learn about how things grow when we plant our beans. They will also learn about what plants need to grow and be healthy. 

Our Learning this half term will be based around the topic of ‘Myths, Legends & Monarchs. In History/UTW we will be learning about how they have changed over time. The Year 1 children will learning about Queen Elizabeth I and II , they will take part in a drama workshop to immerse them in these historic times.  In Expressive Arts and Design the children will have access to the home corner where they will be using their imagination to recreate roles and experiences. Our outdoor role play area will be a based around the story of Jack & the Beanstalk. We will also be learning how to use a range of media including pastels, charcoal and paint. We will then apply these skills to create some an observational drawing of daffodils. During Music sessions, we will be following the Charanga Music scheme. We will listen and respond to different styles of music and explore and create (pulse, rhythm and pitch) using voices and instruments. .  In Computing we will be learning what an algorithm is and will practise our programming skills using beebots. In RE we will learn about Easter and how and why people celebarte it. We are also excited to be visiting the library, allotmemt and Rufford Abbey! 

In their weekly P.E sessions the F2 children will take part in Balanceabilty sessions. The Year 1 children will take part  in Dance and Gymnastics. The children will join in with daily wake & shake and yoga to help to improve their core stregth, balance and coordination. The children also have access to a wide range of ourdoor equipment which they can access on a daily basis during free flow. 

Our Jigsaw theme this half term is ‘Healthy Me’ and the children will be discussing how to keep their bodies fit and healthy.

Our British Value focus is Mutual Tolerance. We will learn about this through a range of stories. 

We will continue to take part in our Well-Being Wednesday sessions to help us to learn how we can look after our well-being and mental health. 

Our Forest School sessions this half term are-

Monday 20th January

Monday 3rd February

Children need to come dressed in weather appropriate clothes that can get muddy. Please send children with wellies or old shoes in a named bag so that the can get changed into them before the session. 

Learning Activities

Click on the links below to have a go at some fun games that will help you with your learning.

Education City https://ec1.educationcity.com/

Phonics Play https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk

Phonics Bloom https://www.phonicsbloom.com/

Oxford Owl https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Numberblocks Activities https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks

Numberblocks Episodes https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks

Alphablocks Activities https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks

Alphablocks Episodes https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b01cz0p1/alphablocks

Have a look at the slideshows below to find out what fun learning activities we have been taking part in!