Squirrels
Welcome to Squirrels!
Class Teacher: Miss Mitchell
Teaching Assistant: Miss Wilson
P.E is on a Wednesday. After half term, we would like all children in Squirrels to come to school in their PE kits on a Wednesday.
Please remember to return reading books, library books and planners on a Monday.
General Information
Reading
Each week, your child will come home with a book that matches their phonic knowledge, along with a library book they have chosen. These books will usually be changed on a Monday. Please listen to, or read to, your child daily and record any reading you do at home in your child's Reading Record. We ask that the children read their reading books three times to boost their fluency. Please ensure your child has their Reading Record in school each day.
Phonics/Spellings
Phonics is taught daily as a whole class and activities are provided to support new learning as well as deepen children's understanding. From January we will be sending a list of Common Exception Words home for the children to practise spelling at home. We will then complete a quiz in school each term to check the children’s knowledge of reading and spellings these words.
P.E.
Squirrels are taught PE on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs Irvine. Each half term, we will send PE kits home to be washed. Please ensure named PE kits are in school with weather appropriate clothing. We will sometimes do PE outside so ensure they also have trainers. Thank you.
Handwriting
Handwriting and correct letter formation are an important part of children's literacy skills. However, there are various ways in which certain letters can be formed. To help with consistency and in order for you to be able to support your children at home with their handwriting, below is a PowerPoint modelling how we form letters at Oatlands Infants.
Our Learning
Rock Steady Music Assembly and Workshops
20.3.25 National Railway Museum-The commute home.
20.3.25 National Railway Museum
20.3.25 National Railway Museum- Lunch to recharge
20.3.25 Wonderlab
20.3.25 National Railway Museum Journey on a the train
British Science Week
It’s British Science Week!
Year Ones were treated to a fantastic talk from Dr Wakefield who is a lung Dr. The children loved hearing about his job, learning about lungs and taking part in experiments!
27.2.25 History- Exploring what we know about the past by finding evidence.
26.2.25 Wind sock making
13.2.25 Design and Technology-Making our fruit kebabs.
12.2.25 PE Balancing and moving on the large appartus.
Maths Rocks Day
27.1.25 Maths- Learning to use number bonds and related facts when adding within 20.
24.1.25 Marching Band
The Squirrels practised marching to 'Colonel Hathi’s March' from The Jungle Book. They tried to stay in formation and keep in time with the elephants.
Year 1 Disco- Fantastic, fabulous fun was had by everyone.
20.1.25 D.T. Where does our food come from?
The children worked extremely well in a team to discuss where different foods come from. Together they sorted the food into ones that come from an animal and ones that come from plants.
20.1.25 Big RE Day- Hinduism
9.12.24 Christmas Counts
Maths- We have been naming and describing 2D shapes.
Structures Day-Designing, building and evaluating a podium for Pudsey Bear
Maths Week
20.11.24 We had fun in 'Little City@
20.11.24 Picnic lunch In the classroom
Wear it Red-Stand Up Against Racism
Art-Our self portraits
Art- We have been learning about colour mixing.
Science- Exploring our sense of smell
Science- Naming Body Parts
Pro Bike Activities
The First Few Weeks
The children have settled in really well to squirrels class and Year 1. They have had fun learning about body parts, the senses and so much more. They especially enjoyed exploring different tastes. The salty crisps, raspberries and chocolate were munched happily. The lemon slices not so much.
Science-Body part matching
