Teacher: Miss Breese
Teaching Assistant: Miss Newbery
We are very much looking forward to the new academic year. We have an exciting year ahead of us, full of hard work and enjoyment. Here is some information about our class.
Book bags - Children in Mariner Class should bring only book bags to school – no rucksacks or backpacks. Book bags ensure that letters and communication home remain intact. Replacements can be bought from PTA for £7.
Water bottles and snacks - Juniors are not provided with fruit. As we are a healthy school, it is suggested that your child brings in a piece of fruit or vegetables (e.g. carrot sticks) for their snack. Anything other than fruit or vegetables is not able to be eaten as their snack.
Water bottles should be named. Children are encouraged to stay hydrated and their bottles can be refilled throughout the school day. Bottles will be sent home at the end of the day to be cleaned.
PE kits – The children need to come into school in their PE kits. PE will be on Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon in spring term 1. We will be doing PE outside as much as possible, so please ensure that they wear joggers in colder weather. Please ensure that your child is wearing their PE kits on a Tuesday and Wednesday. PE kit is dark coloured plain joggers/ shorts/leggings, a plain white T-shirt and a school jumper or cardigan. PE for the rest of the year will be on a Tuesday and or Wednesday. Please ensure your child had removed their earrings prior to school on a Tuesday and Wednesday – if they cannot be removed tape will need to be provided to ensure your child can take part in PE safely.
Bike ability – Biking will take place later in the year (day/term tbc). They will need to wear appropriate foot wear and have long trousers (leggings or jogging bottoms).
Forest school – Mariner will be very fortunate to take part in forest school sessions in summer term 1. Children will need to be appropriately dressed for this, weather depending. Long trousers will need to be worn in all sessions due to being in long grass and woodland areas.
Reading books/records – Daily reading is essential for your child's progress. Children are encouraged to read aloud to an adult as often as possible; please listen to them read, ask questions and read to them to model good expression. Please encourage them to also read independently and write a record of this in their reading record (when they read, what and their thoughts) - this is expected as part of their weekly homework. Children should keep notes in their reading records themselves, but please feel free to add a note yourself. Children are able to take a book home from school if needed and they are given opportunities to change these books each week, enabling them to read a range of different texts. Engagement with reading at home will be monitored.
Homework – Homework will be sent home on a Tuesday and will be due in the following Monday. The homework will be English and Maths, based on work that is relevant to our learning. At times, your child will have topic homework to complete. It is important to encourage your child to complete the homework as independently as possible, however some work will require working together. Engagement with homework will be monitored.
Maths games - We are very lucky to be able to have access to maths games that we send home to support the children and their learning. These were created by our PTA voluntarily and a lot of time and effort went into making them. Please can you take care of these, making sure pieces stay in the packs. Mariner will be swapping games on a Wednesday each week. If they are not returned, we will not be able to give out a new game.
Online learning games - Children have been given usernames and passwords to TTRockstars, Prodigy Maths and Sumdog, three online maths games that will help them to develop their maths skills. Prodigy Maths and Sumdog will challenge them across the whole maths curriculum.
If you have any questions, please come and see us.
Miss Breese and Miss Newbury
