Welcome to the Fantasia class page!

This page is to introduce you to the staff who will be working with your child and to keep you informed of the exciting and magical things that we do in nursery. The nursery as a whole is called Fantasia and has 2 key worker groups: Green Mickey and Yellow Mickey group. 

Nursery is where your child starts their magical learning journey. 

Meet the Nursery Team

• Miss Shingler – (Class Teacher) 
• Mrs Bromage
• Mrs Prime (maternity leave)
• Mrs Cooper  

Please take time to explore our page, where you will find lots of important information about your child's learning.

In our class, we encourage the children to be: 

Ready

We are always ready to learn.

We are patient, and we pay attention so that we can be super learners!

Respectful 

We look after each other and the school property.

We take care in all that we do.

Safe

We listen carefully so that we are safe at all times.

We use our kind hands, and we follow the instructions all the time.

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Autumn Term

Our topics for this term are: 

‘Who lives in my house?’ and ‘Where does the day go at night?’

During the first half-term we will be learning all about life in the nursery and practising new routines to help us to become confident in the nursery environment. The children will also learn all about themselves, their friends and their families.

In the second half-term we will be discussing what happens when we go to sleep and what noises we may hear in the night.

We will also be learning how to be kind, share and form new relationships. We will be exploring the Forest School areas and starting our P.E. lessons. The stories we will be reading are:

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We will also be reading various Christmas stories. Songs we will be singing are:

We will also be practising songs for the Christmas nativity performance. 

Welcome to the Dalmatians class page!

Here you can find up-to-date information about the MAGIC learning that your child will be taking part in during our topics. We have lots of fun learning in Dalmatians and have many MAGIC moments every day.

To strengthen our links between home and school, we have included some useful links below to provide key information and opportunities for children to continue their learning at home. Share them with your child and ask them to show you all the fabulous learning that we have been doing in school. 

'Spotacular' Staff:

• Mrs Harrison
• Mrs Whitehead
• Mrs Prime (maternity leave)
• Mrs Cooper

In our class, we encourage the children to follow our school rules; 

Ready

We are always ready!

We are patient, and we pay attention so that we can be super learners!

Respectful 

We look after ourselves, each other and the school property.

We take care in all that we do.

Safe

We listen carefully so that we are safe at all times.

We use our kind hands, and we follow the instructions all the time.

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Here is a copy of a generic timetable of the Reception class to give you an idea of what your child's day may look like. 

This page is all about the learning that we do in the Dalmatian class.

We hope that you find the information useful and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask a member of staff.

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Homework

In Dalmatians, we really value parental support with homework as it is an extension of children’s learning in school. 

Your child will also be set weekly homework online via ClassDojo. This is usually set on a Monday to be completed by the following Monday.  

Don't forget to read with your child at home daily and join in with the Star Reader Challenge.  

You can click on the image below to take you to the Oxford Owl site where you can log in.

Scroll down the page to get an insight into some of the topics we will be covering each term in class. 

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Autumn Term 2

Why are there so many leaves on the ground?

Some of the texts that we will be focusing on in class are:

The Colour Monster 
The Gingerbread Man 
The Enormous Turnip 
Room on the Broom 
Little Red Riding Hood 
Stick Man
One Snowy Night

Our ESB rhymes will be 'Head, Shoulders, knees and Toes' and 'Autumn Leaves are Falling Down'.

Homework

In Dalmatians, we really value parental support with homework, as it is an extension of children’s learning in school. 

Your child will also be set weekly homework online via ClassDojo. This is usually set on Mondays to be completed by the following Monday.  Don't forget to read with your child at home daily to join in the Reading Race.

Welcome to the Dinosaurs class page!

This page is intended to help you feel involved in and informed of everything we do.

Please take the time to explore our page where you will find lots of important information about your child's learning.

Come and meet our ROAR-some team!

• Miss Williams (Class Teacher)
• Miss McCue 

In our class, we encourage children to be: 

Ready

We are always ready to learn.

We are patient, and we pay attention so that we can be super learners!

Respectful 

We look after each other and the school property.

We take care in all that we do.

Safe

We listen carefully so that we are safe at all times.

We use our kind hands, and we follow the instructions all the time.

Here you will find all the fun learning that the Year One children are completing.

You can also find more on our Class Dojo page!

Autumn Term 2

For the Autumn 2 half-term we will be enjoying the topic 'Where do we live and how has it changed?'

For this topic, we will be great geographers/historians, as we will learn about the past of our local area; developing an awareness of common words and phrases relating to the passing of time and changes within living memory.  We will use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features, as well as devise a simple map, and use and construct basic symbols in a key. We will use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of our school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of our surrounding environment. Of course, we will also use basic geographical vocabulary.

Alongside this, our children will be amazing artists in our unit of learning about ‘Landscape art’, wherein we will learn to appreciate and create landscape art, as well as name a famous artist from the past and explain why they are famous! We can't wait for the learning to begin!

In English, we will be completing lots of fun learning activities based on the stories of ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’ Owl Babies’ by Julia Donaldson, ‘Peace at last’ by Jill Murphy and ‘One Snowy Night’ by Christina Butler.  The children will be creating a class story map for each story and using it to retell the story, and later innovate (change a component of) it, including lots of super story language! They will be writing sentences based on their story, ensuring they include their ‘Just Do It rules’ (being capital letters, full stops, finger spaces, Fred talk to spell) and ensuring they read and check that their work makes sense! We will also be learning how to plan for our writing; breaking each story up into a beginning, middle and end.

We can't wait to see what the children achieve!

Our ESB poem for this half-term is ‘Around London’. Do please practice reciting this at home with your child:

As always, we will be working hard on our phonics.

At Co-op Academy Hamilton, we use the RWI phonics scheme. RWI explains below how to support your child's reading at home.

To support your child further with their reading skills, please click on the links below to watch Read, Write, Inc's engaging phonics videos for children to watch when learning 'Set 2' sounds. Your child will already be familiar with the routines used in Read, Write, Inc. 

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/KnEc2IM1/u0zduzvE

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/1Dieav0n/XB0MwL1y

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/0qWNXeIT/Z7EyzRsM

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/wWMJU03w/2eB2Y6bR

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/cFPDsiYC/rjHYhk5e

The following engaging phonics videos help the children learn some 'Set 3' sounds:

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/E3EJhV6b/v1AFxD4G

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/phW0tmQx/IhOUtkmA

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/l3JiVthP/4IEfKa5i

http://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/IQMub9o3/9uBzeo1h

Phonics screen information

In June, all Year One children across the country will sit their National Phonics Screen. To find out more about what's involved, click here to watch a short video: 

In Maths, our clever Mathematicians are learning all about:

Addition and subtraction within 10, 2D and 3D shapes and numbers to 20.

You can support your child at home by developing their understanding of numbers to 10 and 20; counting up to that number, finding one more/less than numbers to 10 then 20, recognising and writing the numbers – ensuring numbers are formed correctly – and being able to order numbers correctly. When adding and subtracting within 10, can your child write the corresponding number sentence?

You can further support your child using some great online games. Check out:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/addition/addition-to-10

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/subtraction/subtraction-to-10

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/early-years/shape-monsters

https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/shiftingShapes/index.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjv39j6/articles/ztpwdmn

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers

At school, we offer children a range of strategies to choose from when calculating: concrete (using counters or physical items to count/subtract with), pictorial (drawing dots then adding more/taking some away by crossing them out), or abstract (using a number line and counting forwards/backwards along it, ensuring one jump per number counted). 

Don't forget to log into your child's TT Rockstars account to practise their times tables too! We will be setting weekly challenges on their homework profile on Class Dojo and will be competing to see who achieves the best score. Please visit:

You can further support your child's maths through the new '1-minute maths' app, from White Rose Maths. Click on the link below to find out more... 

Thank you for taking the time to read our class page.

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to speak to the Year 1 team.

Here you will find all the fun learning that the Year Two children are completing. Let's meet our 'Incredible' staff...

• Mrs Willis (Class Teacher)
• Mrs Keeling

This page is intended to help you feel involved and informed of everything that we do.

Please take the time to explore our page where you will find lots of important information about your child's learning.

In our class, we encourage children to be: 

Ready

We are always ready to learn.

We are patient, and we pay attention so that we can be super learners!

Respectful 

We look after each other and the school property.

We take care in all that we do.

Safe

We listen carefully so that we are safe at all times.

We use our kind hands, and we follow the instructions all the time.

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To support your child further with their reading skills, please click here to watch Read, Write, Inc's engaging phonics videos. Your child will be familiar with the routines used in Read, Write, Inc.

Don’t forget to complete learning activities on:

• https://www.purplemash.com/sch/northwoodhamilton
• https://ttrockstars.com/

Here’s a list of educational websites that you might want to use with your children at home. These websites include a range of curricular activities:

• https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
• https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
• www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
• https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
• https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
• https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
• https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
• https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
• http://www.treetoolsforschools.org.uk/
• https://www.redtedart.com/
• https://toytheater.com/
• https://www.twinkl.co.uk/
• https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html
• https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
• https://www.brainpop.com/
• Phonics Play
• Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
• Forest School
• Top Marks

Finally, thank you for taking the time to visit our incredible class page. We take pride in the children and their work, and we hope that you feel the same way as we do about our magical school! 

Welcome to Aladdin NG class page!

Here you will find all the fun learning that the Year Three children are completing. So come and join us on a ‘magic carpet ride’ to find out more…

Y3 staff:

• Miss Grocott (Class Teacher)
• Mrs Robertson

This page is intended to help you feel involved and informed about everything that we do.

Please take the time to explore our page where you will find lots of important information about your child's learning.

In our class, we encourage children to be; 

Ready

We are always ready to learn.

We are patient, and we pay attention so that we can be super learners!

Respectful 

We look after each other and the school property.

We take care in all that we do.

Safe

We listen carefully so that we are safe at all times.

We use our kind hands, and we follow the instructions all the time.

Alongside our school rules, we teach our children the Co-op ‘Ways of Being’. These are core values and behaviours that help to develop a positive environment for all. The 4 ‘Ways of Being’ are:

• Do what matters most
• Be yourself
• Show you care
• Succeed together

Autumn Term 2

For the Autumn 2 half-term we will be enjoying the topic ‘What Makes the Earth Angry?’

In this topic, we will be super geographers. We will locate the world’s countries using maps, and we will begin to look at key human and physical characteristics, countries and major cities. We will explore physical geography, including climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. We will also learn about human geography, including types of settlements and land use, economic activity including trade links and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. To enhance our geographical learning further, we will use maps, atlases, globes and interactive resources. It will be great fun!

In Design and Technology, the children will be designing and making their own cushions. They will begin by exploring a range of existing textile products to understand how different materials, colours, and patterns are used for both function and decoration. Pupils will then generate and develop their own design ideas through sketches and discussions, selecting suitable fabrics and decorative techniques such as stitching and applique. Using basic sewing skills, they will join pieces of fabric together to create their final cushion, ensuring it meets their design criteria.

In English, we will be completing lots of fun learning activities based on the key text ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ by Lynne Cherry.

The children will be retelling and later embellishing this key text. They will also use story maps and adapted texts to help them write these narratives. We will be learning to plan our writing, breaking it up into beginning, middle and end, as well as correctly using their 'just do it' rules! As well as going on a journey into the world of narratives, the children will also explore non-fiction texts and write a non-chronological report about rainforest animals. We can't wait to see what the children achieve!

Click on the image below to listen to the story:

In Maths, our clever Mathematicians will be continuing to develop their knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The children will use concrete, pictorial and abstract methods to solve questions and challenges, using methods efficiently to solve problems. If you need any support with helping your child at home, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher via Class Dojo.

In computing, we will be learning how to create sequencing sounds using simple coding and digital music tools. They will explore how to combine and order sounds to produce short musical patterns, making links to the concept of sequencing in programming. This unit of computing requires pupils to develop their understanding and use of algorithms, create and debug simple programs, and use technology purposefully to create digital content. We will also continue to learn the importance of e-safety, focusing particularly on online bullying and online reputations.

In PE this half-term, Year 3 will take part in a range of activities designed to develop their balance, coordination, strength, and flexibility. The children will learn how to move safely and confidently across different types of apparatus, including benches, mats, and low beams. They will practise a variety of basic gymnastic shapes such as tucks, straddles, and pikes, and explore ways to travel, roll, and jump with control. As their skills progress, pupils will begin to link movements together to create short sequences, focusing on smooth transitions and good body posture. Teamwork and cooperation will also be encouraged as the class works together to set up equipment and give each other positive feedback.

Do you love to listen to stories? Click on the image below to take you to a fabulous website where you can listen to a variety of stories read by different authors.

How can you help your child at home? Check out our useful links… But be prepared to use your MAGIC learning behaviours to help you to tackle tricky problems!                           

Thank you for taking the time to read our class page. If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to speak to the Aladdin team!

To support your child further with their reading skills, please click here to watch Read, Write, Inc's engaging phonics videos. Your child will be familiar with the routines used in Read, Write, Inc.

Don’t forget to complete learning activities on:

• https://ttrockstars.com/

Here’s a list of educational websites that you might want to use with your children at home. These websites include a range of curricular activities:

• https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
• https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
• www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
• https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
• https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
• https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
• https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
• https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
• http://www.treetoolsforschools.org.uk/
• https://www.redtedart.com/
• https://toytheater.com/
• https://www.twinkl.co.uk/
• https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html
• https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
• https://www.brainpop.com/
• Phonics Play
• Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
• Forest School
• Top Marks

Finally, thank you for taking the time to visit our Aladdin class page. We take pride in the children and their work, and we hope that you feel the same way as we do about our magical school!