Autumn Term 2 2025

Curriculum

This half term our topic is 'Festivals of Light'! We will be finding out about all the amazing festivals that take place at this time of year. We will start of the topic looking at Diwali and making lots of exciting things to learn how this is celebrated. We will be sharing the story of 'Room on the Broom', and making spells and potions, along with finding out all about Bonfire Night, Hanukkah and Christmas. 

We also can't wait to start rehearsing for our Christmas Nativity! 

PE Days

We ask that parents ensure PE kits are back in school straight after half term. These will remain in school all week and will be sent home again at the end of the half term for washing. The children are working hard at getting themselves changed for PE, but any help you can give them in preparing for this would be greatly appreciated. 

Miss Dance's class now have PE on a Thursday and Friday.

Miss Marlow's class have PE on a Monday and Thursday.

Forest Schools

The children are really enjoying their forest school sessions. Miss Dance's class have enjoyed their Friday afternoons with Nicole (forest school leader) and Miss Marlow's class have enjoyed exploring the woods together. 

This half term, it will be Miss Marlow's class going to Forest School on a Friday. Miss Dance's class will continue to go on a Tuesday afternoon with school staff. 

As the weather gets colder, the children will be putting on all of their warm clothes (rather than just puddle suits over uniform). If your child is in Miss Marlow's class, please ensure you send them in with a bag containing the following (all named please).

• warm joggers,
• warm jumper/sweatshirt
• hat, scarf, gloves
• Warm socks
• Wellies

Miss Dance's class have already sent these in and we have them safe at school!

The children will change into their forest school clothes and then go home in these clothes (bringing their uniform home in a bag). Their wellies will remain at school. This saves the children having to get changed twice and means parents can wash the muddy clothes! We will provide puddle suits if it is wet. Please make sure the forest school clothes come back the following week ready for the next session

Reading

Please support your child to read one of their reading books at least three times per week, and record in their home-school diary, for us to celebrate in school.

As the phonics scheme books get longer you may want to read part of the book during one session and finish it at another session. 

Thank you for your continued support in encouraging a love of reading at home.

Homework

The main focus of our homework will continue to be reading and phonics. Each week, we will continue to send home new sounds and you will now see some 'Red' words (tricky) on the homework sheet that we have learnt. Please help your child to read these words by sight as they cannot blend them. We will also continue to send online homework to be completed on Busy Things.

All homework will be in their homework folder, not their home-school diaries.