The Russett School

Welcome to Holly Class! We are a KS1 class of 11 pupils. Across the school week, the Holly class team members are: Rachel, Ed, Alisha, Lucy and Amy. We hope you have had a wonderful break and are ready for Spring 2!

This term, our class theme will be 'At the Zoo’ and our focus text is 'At the Zoo' By William Makepeace Thackeray.

Our pupils have oppurtunties to learn through a variety of creative ways, with a focus on fun! To promote and support communication skills, we adopt a total communication approach in the classroom including the use of Makaton, symbols and objects of reference

Our Coastal learners will be provided with oppurutunities to enage in a range actvities to support their development of skills such as anticipation, participation, communication of preferences, intentional choices and making requests. 

Pupils on our Countryside and City pathways will enjoy developing their skills in communication, social interactions, number, understanding of the world, independence and self-help skills. They will be provided with opportunities to master these skills and transfer them to different contexts through learning centred around our theme ‘At the Zoo'.  

In addition, we have several exciting activities planned across the term, including: light room sessions, outdoor learning, access to the magic carpet and VR headsets as well as educational visits.

Our PE sessions will take place on Monday afternoons.

Please see our class timetable for more information. 

Each day the pupils participate in streamed phonics sessions to support their independent reading. You can access some books for your child at Online Educational Resources | Twinkl Go! - Twinkl 

Our home learning includes Rhino Readers for pupils who are currently learning Level 2 and Level 3 phonics. There is also fortnightly tasks on Evisense that you can do at home, we would love to see pupil's engagement. Please ask if you have any questions. 

Thank you for visiting Holly’s Class page! In Holly, we enjoy capturing evidence of our learning through Evisense. Please check your child’s page to see what we have been doing, and please share what you get up to at home.