Our First Day in Otters

September 2023

Welcome to Otters,

We have 15 children in Otters and we are a mixed Year 2, 3 and 4 class.  Mrs Thomas teaches us on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, whilst Ms Thwaites teaches us on Thursdays and Fridays.  Mrs Pinkerton and Mrs Gill support the class during the day and they take us for RE and PE on Monday afternoons.  We really enjoy working hard and enthusiastically but we also like having great fun, linking our topic to lots of areas of the curriculum.  

                                                     We are positive, happy and always do our best.  

Our classroom enables children to work independently, in small groups and as a whole class.  There are areas for continuous provision and everyone has the responsibility of looking after each other, our resources and the class / school environment. 

Our main priority is to work hard as a team, to listen carefully and ensure the classroom is a lovely working environment where we can succeed with our learning and progress.  You can also look at our Facebook page for updates, where you can see exactly what we have been up to during our fantastic year together.

Autumn Term Topic

This term our topic is 'Ancient Egypt'  Please have a look at the topic plan below for more information.

P.E

P.E. will be on Mondays (Y2/3/4) and Wednesdays (Y2) and Fridays (Y3/4).  This term, all our Wednesday and Friday lessons will be with Lee from Action Ants, whilst our Monday sessions will be dance led by Mrs Pinkerton and gymnastics led by Penrith Leisure Centre.  

Please come to school in complete outdoor school P.E. kit on P.E. days - yellow / white T-shirts, blue or black shorts, trainers and a tracksuit.  Please ensure long hair is tied back and earrings are removed or covered with tape.

Homework

Our homework includes:

Reading - Set daily. Read every day at home for 5 - 10 minutes.  It is still very important to read to an adult at least four times a week.  When you read, complete your reading record.  Each week reading records will be checked, if you have four entries or more in your reading record, you to be entered into the 'Reading Raffle' giving you the chance to win a lovely book of your choice. 

Spellings -   Set weekly.

Maths - Set weekly Y3/4 fast maths (times tables) Y2 CGP Activities set weekly - Hand in on Mondays

Home learning - Set once every half term via google classroom.  Usually the activities set in our Home Learning will be linked to our topic.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Mrs Thomas or Ms Thwaites, or contact us via email toinette.thomas@lowther.cumbria.sch.uk     laura.thwaites@lowther.cumbria.sch.uk

We hope you enjoy looking at our page, finding out about what we are up to and discovering just how amazing we all are in Otters!