Sea Turtles
Meet the Sea Turtles Team
Teachers
Ms Ridge (Monday to Wednessday) and Mrs Knight (Thursday and Friday)
TA:
Miss Clarke
PPA cover:
Mrs Broderick
Class Information
What does provision look like for those with additional needs in Sea Turtles class?
Outlined in the document below are the waves of provision we use to support children with additional needs. Support is tailored to each individual and provided as needed, with or without a diagnosis. Please talk to your child's class teacher if you have any concerns about your child, their needs or the provision in class. You can find further information on the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities page on our website. This is where you will find our vision for SEND pupils, and our SEND information report which outlines what we as a school can offer.
Timetable
Pupil planners need to be brought into school and handed in every morning and checked by a class adult daily
Groups will visit the library weekly
PE days are Monday (outside) and Thursday (inside)
Mrs Broderick will teach the class on Wednesday afternoons during the teachers' PPA
Term 3: Does where you are determine who you are?
This term, we will explore our enquiry question through two rich texts:
Mirror by Jeannie Baker
Page by page, we experience a day in the lives of two boys and their families – one from inner city Sydney, Australia and the other from a small, remote village in Morocco, North Africa.
These worlds couldn’t be further apart, yet with the showing of the parallel lives of the two families, we see a simple truth. The families are essentially the same. They care for each other, they need to belong, to be loved by their loved ones and be a part of their community. The simple truth is that even with all these differences we are all the same. We are the mirror of each other.
Sweet Pizza by G.E. Gemin
Joe loves his Italian heritage: the language, the opera, the lasagne! But it's hard to celebrate his Italian roots in Bryn Mawr, South Wales, where his mam is sick of running the family's tatty café. Just like his great-grandfather, who opened the café in 1929, Joe is an entrepreneur. He vows to save the family business, and to spice up the tired High Street with a little Italian flavour!
This is a heart-warming story about bringing a diverse community together and the amazing history of Italian immigrants in Wales.
Key Dates
Friday 19th January – INSET day – school is closed.
Friday 19th January – Patina ‘Beetle Drive’ event.
Wednesday 24th January at 9am - Parent Forum - RSHE Curriculum
Tuesday 6th February – Safer Internet Day
Friday 2nd February '24 - NSPCC Number Day
TBC - Woodland Day
Last Day of Term 3 - Friday 9th February
Start of Term 4 - Monday 19th February
Inset Days 2023-24
Friday 19th January 2024
Monday 15th April 2024
Knowledge Organiser and Curriculum Overview
Science
Knowledge Organiser
Knowledge and Skills
Term 3
PE
Curriculum Map
Previous Knowledge Organisers
PE Days
Monday
Thursday
Please make sure your child has the following items for each PE session:
a yellow t-shirt
black shorts and black jogging bottoms or leggings
a jumper
plimsolls or non marking trainers
Woodland Day
Our Woodland days generally take place once a term. Families are notified near the time when a woodland day has been scheduled.
The children need to come dressed in appropriate clothing, including long sleeved tops and trousers to protect them from thorns.
Useful links for online learning at home
General
Reading
EPIC – eBooks: https://www.getepic.com/ (Our class code is on our Google Classroom under 'Classwork' --> 'Useful websites')
Maths
Homework
Homework is set every Friday on Google Classroom and will be due in the following Thursday. The homework folder can be found under the 'Classwork' tab.
Mangahigh - Children to login and complete the Manga High task set by your teacher. They should aim to complete the task three times. The children's logins can be found on their Google Classroom under 'Classwork'.
Nessy - if your child has a Nessy account, please ensure they are accessing this regularly at home.
Please do let the class teacher know if you require a paper copy.
We ask that you send in a photo of the work instead of a paper copy to reduce the number of items coming into school.