Poppies
Welcome to Poppies
Staff members: Mr S Little, Miss C Johnson
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A Typical School Day
Morning Task Register Phonics English - including Grammar and Spelling Story Break Time Maths Vocabulary Lunch Time Maths Fluency Phonics Foundation Subjects (Art, Computing, Design & Technology, Geography, History, Music, PE, RHE, RE and Science) Reading Practice Assembly (Monday, Tuesday, Friday) Home Time |
Weekly Overview
| Monday |
Reading book bag in school Spelling test Homework set and due in the following Monday |
| Tuesday |
Reading book bag in school |
| Wednesday |
Reading book bag in school PE Kit to be worn to school Reading for pleasure book changed Return reading for pleasure and phonics book from previous week |
| Thursday |
Reading book bag in school |
| Friday |
Reading book bag in school PE Kit to be worn to school Phonics home reading book changed |
Termly Overview
| Term | What we will be covering |
| Autumn Term |
Art - Painting (Monet) / Drawing Computing - Computing Systems - technology around us Design & Technology - Mechanisms – sliders and levers Geography - The World & My School History - Changes Within Living Memory - toys Music - Harvest PE - OAA and Multi-skills RHE - Who is my friend? How do I help my body stay healthy? RE - Who do Christians say made the world? Why does Christmas matter to Christians? Science - Animals including humans (human body & senses) & Seasonal Changes |
| Spring Term |
Art - Collage Computing - Design & Technology - Freestanding Structures Geography - History - Significant events in locality - castles Music - PE - RHE - Where do feelings come from? How do I decide what to eat? Who is in my family? Screen time. RE - Who is Jewish and how do they live? What do Christian believe God is like? Science - Everyday materials - properties of materials |
| Summer Term |
Art - Collage Computing - Keyboard Skills, Computer Systems, Programming Design & Technology - Textiles Geography - Fieldwork & Mapping History - Significant Individuals - Florence Nightingale & Maty Seacole Music - Handbells Composition PE - Fundamental Skills, Tennis, Cricket, Athletics RHE - What makes a good friend? Should friends tell us what to do? What helps us to be happy? RE - What does it mean to belong to a faith community? How should we care for the world and for others, and why does it matter? Science - Plants, Animals |
Class Novels
So far this year, we have read the following texts:
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Calendar
Some useful dates
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Wednesday 3rd Sep 2514:30 to 15:15Year 5/6 Meet the Teachers Meeting
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Monday 8th Sep 2514:30 to 15:15Year 3/4 Meet the Teachers Meeting
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Tuesday 9th Sep 2508:55 to 15:00Crucial Crew Read more
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Wednesday 10th Sep 2514:30 to 15:15Year 1/2 Meet the Teachers Meeting
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Tuesday 16th Sep 2509:30 to 10:00Foundation Stage Meet the Teachers Meeting
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Thursday 18th Sep 2509:00 to 15:15Sunflowers Visit to New York Stadium Read more
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Wednesday 24th Sep 2509:00 to 13:00School Photographer
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Friday 24th Oct 25Break up for Half Term
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Mon 27th Oct 25
toFri 31st Oct 25
Half Term Week
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Monday 3rd Nov 25Back to School
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Thursday 20th Nov 2509:00 to 15:30Boggedly Book Fair Read more
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Wednesday 26th Nov 2509:00 to 15:00Winter Fair Read more
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Friday 28th Nov 25INSET DAY - School closed to children
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Tuesday 2nd Dec 2515:30 to 18:00Open Evening - Foundation and Key Stage One
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Tuesday 9th Dec 2515:30 to 18:00Open Evening - Key Stage Two
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Monday 15th Dec 2514:00Key Stage One Christmas Performance - Ticketed for parents in Year 1 Read more
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Tuesday 16th Dec 2509:00Key Stage One Christmas Performance - Ticketed for parents in Year 2 Read more
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Wednesday 17th Dec 2509:30Foundation Stage Christmas Performance Read more
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Wednesday 17th Dec 2513:00Foundation Stage Christmas Party Read more
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Wednesday 17th Dec 2514:00Key Stage Two Christmas Performance - ticketed for Tulips and Sunflowers Read more
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Thursday 18th Dec 2509:30Key Stage Two Christmas Performance - ticketed for Roses & Daffodils Read more
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Thursday 18th Dec 2514:00Key Stage Two Christmas Performance - ticketed for Lilies & Violets Read more
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Friday 19th Dec 25Party Day - 2pm Finish
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Mon 22nd Dec 25
toFri 2nd Jan 26
Christmas Holiday
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Monday 5th Jan 26Back to school
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Wednesday 14th Jan 26Year 3/4 - Chester Zoo Read more
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Monday 19th Jan 26Pantomime in school
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Mon 9th Feb 26
toWed 11th Feb 26
Year 5 and 6 Residential
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Friday 13th Feb 26Break up
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Monday 23rd Feb 26Back to school
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Tuesday 17th Mar 2615:30 to 18:00Open Evening - Key Stage Two
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Tuesday 24th Mar 2615:30 to 18:00Open Evening - Foundation Stage & Key Stage One
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Friday 27th Mar 26Break Up
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Monday 13th Apr 26INSET DAY - School closed to children
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Tuesday 14th Apr 26Children return to school
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Monday 4th May 26May Day - No School
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Tue 5th May 26
toFri 8th May 26
Practise SATs Week
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Mon 11th May 26
toThu 14th May 26
SATs Week
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Thursday 21st May 26Break up
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Friday 22nd May 26INSET DAY - School closed to children
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Monday 1st Jun 26Back to school
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Mon 1st Jun 26
toFri 5th Jun 26
Multiplication Check Week
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Mon 8th Jun 26
toFri 12th Jun 26
Phonics Screening Week
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Friday 3rd Jul 26Record of Achievements to go home
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Tuesday 7th Jul 26Open Evening - Meet new teachers - no appointment needed.
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Friday 17th Jul 26Break Up - 2pm
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Monday 20th Jul 26INSET DAY - School closed to children
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Adding dates to your calendar
Subscribing via Outlook
Follow the relevant instructions below, using the feed address http://thornhillps.greenhousecms.co.uk/ical.ics
- Outlook Office (desktop) (section: Add internet calendars)
- Outlook.com (section: Subscribe to a calendar)
- Outlook via a web browser (section: Subscribe to a calendar)
Subscribing via Google
- On your computer, open Google Calendar
- On the left, next to "Other calendars" click 'Add'
followed by 'From URL'.
- Click this button to copy the feed address to your clipboard and paste it into the 'URL of calendar' field
- Click 'Add calendar'. The calendar will appear on the left side under "Other calendars"
It might take up to 12 hours for changes to show in your Google Calendar.
Subscribing via iPhone
- Click this link and click 'Subscribe' in the popup message
Useful Websites to support learning
Use Numbots at home so your child can improve their recall and fluency in mental addition and subtraction, so that they move from counting to calculating. Children should have their log in information in their reading records. However, please contact us if they are having issues logging in.
Designed for use both in class and at home, our 1-minute maths app helps children build greater number confidence and fluency. It’s all about targeted practice in engaging, one-minute chunks!
Times Tables Rockstars is a great way for your child to learn their times tables in a fun way, battling it out with others, beating their previous times and making their way to becoming an ultimate Rock Legend. Children should have their log in information in their reading records. However, please contact us if they are having issues logging in.
Paint the Squares Number Charts is an interactive way to explore number patterns such as odd and even numbers, counting in multiples from times tables and ten more and ten less.
Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers.
A versatile number line that can be used at many different levels. Use the resource to support your understanding of placing numbers on number lines that are labelled, blank or have intervals. In year 2, we want you to become secure at placing and estimating numbers up to 100.
Improve your spellings with Emile.