Unicef Rights Respecting Schools

January 2025

I have the right to my own thoughts and beliefs, and to choose my own religion with my parents’ guidance.

Unicef Rights Respecting Schools Article 14

This term in Norway Spruce class we have been exploring why people pray in our weekly Religious Education lessons. We have been exploring how people pray in different religions, including where and how they pray. We have also been listening to different prayers from different religions and exploring how they differ from each other.

We have been thinking about why people pray, including to find comfort, to say sorry, to ask for help and guidance and to give thanks. We have been using the Newlands prayer to explore how we feel when we pray. We have been linking this to our Zones of regulation, helping us to develop our understanding of what we are feeling and what makes us feel this way. We are also going to be writing our own prayers.

Autumn Term

November 2024

We have been learning LOTS in Norway Spruce Class!

In Maths, we have been investigating long and short and have demonstrated this through making snakes with playdough and through connecting cubes. We have also been investigating doubles and halves and using Numicon to play games to try to help us remember these.

During Music, we have been learning to play the Glockenspiel and have learnt to play D and E notes through songs.

We have continued with our Phonics and have been learning to recognise and write a variety of sounds.

We have also enjoyed some more relaxed time on the park and have been focusing on learning how to complete jigsaws during morning activities.

English

October 2024

In Norway Spruce Class we have been concentrating on our writing skills during English lessons.

Some of us have been concentrating on pre writing skills and practicing diagonal lines, going from the left of the page to the right. Others have started to form lower case letters, in the correct direction, starting at and finishing in the right place.

Wow! There is a lot to remember when writing!