Venus class

Welcome to Venus Class!
The class teacher is Mrs Nesbitt and the teaching assistant is Miss Court. Ms Cresswell also joins us on a Thursday morning.

Welcome back and we hope you had a lovely Easter break. We are excited to begin Term 5 with our new topic, ‘Come Outside’. This term our learning will focus on exploring the world around us and understanding why people go outside.

We will be using a range of lovely texts such as Here We Are and Handa’s Surprise to support our learning. These stories will help us to explore our planet, different environments and the world around us. The children will learn about nature through observing plants, butterflies and frogs, and will begin to understand how things grow and change over time.

We are also hoping to have some ducklings in class this term, which will be a fantastic opportunity for the children to observe life cycles first-hand and learn about caring for living things.

We will also be spending lots of time outdoors, exploring our environment, taking part in physical activities and noticing seasonal changes. The children will have many opportunities to ask questions and share their ideas, developing their curiosity using words such as how, when, what, why and where.

We will also be getting creative by using natural and recycled materials to make artwork, as well as learning about how we can care for our planet.

Thank you for continuing to support your child with their reading and recording this in their reading diary. We are so pleased with the effort and enthusiasm the children are showing—your support really does make a huge difference to their progress.

Please see the topic overview below for additional information about this term. We will keep you updated with what we have been learning, along with ideas to support learning at home through our weekly ‘Activity Sheets’ on Seesaw.

If you have any questions, I will be available at the school door each day or you can send me a message on Seesaw.

We are really looking forward to a fun and engaging term exploring the outdoors together!

Mrs Nesbitt