Turtles – Sheringham Woodfields School

Welcome to Turtles

Teacher Claire Carnall

Turtles class has 10 fantastic children who are all in Key Stage 2. Each day we have a teacher and four adults who support us with our learning.

Our focus in Turtles Class is independence. We are learning to do things for ourselves and by ourselves including personal care skills, cooking, and jobs as well as reading and writing. We are also learning to identify and communicate our emotions and begin to find appropriate strategies to deal with those which affect us . We have wonderful friendships and are always welcoming to new people who visit us.

Turtle’s Timetable – Spring Term 1 – 24/25

Term: Spring term 1 24/25	Curriculum Info for parents
Subject	School learning	Ideas for home learning
Phonics and Reading	Turtle’s class will have daily Phonics using Twinkl Phonics to help us read and write new sounds and words. We will read books matched to our Phonics levels each week. We will visit the Library each week to read books that interest us and have the opportunity to check books out and bring them home.	Sounds and words taught each week will be sent home for pupils to practise at home. Please return library books each Friday to be changed at school Friday afternoon.
English	In English this half term we will be writing to inform. We will be making a fact file all about Sheringham Woodfields. We will be taking photos of the school and asking people about their favourite subjects and things to do. We will present our fact file and send them home at the end of the half term.	Can you find any books at home that tell you information? Is there a topic you are interested in finding more information about?
Maths	In Maths we use our scheme of ‘White Rose Maths’. Our learning this term will be finishing our subtraction topic and then shape. We will be exploring 2D and 3D shapes. We will identify the shapes and look for real life shapes within school. We will also be exploring and making patterns using shapes.	Can you sort household objects into different shapes?
PSHE/Personal development.	This half term in PSHE we will be learning about appropriate and not appropriate behaviour, greetings and touch. We will be discussing what behaviours are safe and right to do and which are not. This will also lead onto discussions about stranger danger/stranger’s behaviour.	Have a chat with your family about what is appropriate at home and school.
Science	In Science this half term we will learn about our inheritance and evolution. We will discuss some of the characteristics that can be inherited and some that are our own choices. We will then look into the evolution of humans and animals – even going back to dinosaurs.	Have a look at some family photos of different generations. Can you see any inherited characteristics?
History	In History this half term we will be learning about the Victorians. We will be discussing homes, clothes, food and school in the Victorian times.	BBC iPlayer has some Horrible Histories episodes on the Victorians!
Art & DT	In Art we will be exploring lines. We will look at work by the artist Piet Mondrian and use some of his ideas to create our own artwork using lines and primary colours.	Create your own artwork using lines and primary colours to show your family.
Computing and P.E.	Computing and P.E. will be taught by Jason on a Wednesday morning while Claire is out on PPA. In Computing we will be creating posters using words and images on different technology devices. In P.E. we will be looking a football. Looking at basic football skills	Complete some weekly exercise at home to stay fit and healthy.
Dance	Turtle’s class will have dance with Lauren every Friday morning!	Show your family some of the dance moves each week