Cliddesden Primary School

Welcome to Willow Class. We are a mixed Foundation Stage and Year 1 class. Our class teacher is Mrs Nicholson, supported by Mrs Garland, Mrs Duffy and Miss Davies.

Willow Class will be developing their learning through the themes of Blast Off! (What is out there?) and Pirates.  

We will start the term learning about our world in space and how it would look to aliens visiting us. Our imaginations will float away into space as we create aliens, alien adventures and journey into space. We will look at space travel, famous explorers and our solar system, and think about what makes life on Earth so great.  

After half term we will be finding out how to live like a pirate, and exploring the seas with Pirate Blackbeard.  The Year 1’s will be exploring a small village in Nepal to see how the area is similar and different to their local area. The class will be making maps, following directions and searching for hidden treasure. We will be exploring the continents and seas around the globe in our own ships, with our telescopes and pirate kit! 

In Art, we will be inspired by abstract artists to create planets and space art.  

Science will be learning all about living things and habitats. We will investigate how to create the best woodlouse hotel for our school. 

In ICT the Y1’s will be programming and trying to make a floor robot move. Then they will be thinking about data and information, and how we can sort and group data. We will be learning how we can keep safe online too. 

Class Information

Mental maths skills Thursday, test Friday.

PE is on Monday and Friday.  On Monday we would like the children to come to school in their uniforms and bring their PE kits with them to change into.  On Friday, we would like the children to come to school in their PE kits.

Library is Monday.