Squirrels

Welcome to Squirrels!

Class Teacher: Miss Mitchell 

Teaching Assistant: Miss Wilson

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

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.