Welcome to Parrot Class!

Class teacher: Mrs Bryant

parrot.class@rawreth.essex.sch.uk

Mrs Bryant can be reached on this email address. This inbox will be checked at least once each day between Monday to Friday.  Please still contact the office for urgent matters including absence, school lunch orders, change in home time collection arrangements etc.

Week commencing: 12th January2026

Monday: In class

Tuesday:  Out all day, supply to cover

Wednesday: In class 

Thursday: In class

Friday: In class

Homework: due in Thursday 15th January 2026

• Play Times Tables Rockstars at least 4 times a week
• Attempt Spelling Shed at least 4 times during the week. (starting 15.01.26)
• Read your book at least 4 times a week.

During Spring 1, we will be learning:

• Maths - we will be focusing on multiplication and division before moving onto fractions, decimals and percentages
• English - we will be looking at the folk story 'Axe Soup.' We will be learning the fable through actions before drawing a story map and then creating our own folk story. We will then be moving on to exploring the information text, 'Fairtrade Tea'. 
• Science - Our topic is "Earth and Space". We will exploring the movements of the Earth, plants and the Moon and using this knowledge to explain how day and night and the seasons occur
• Art and Design - We will be developing design and craft skills taking inspiration from Ancient Egyptian art and pattern and papermaking 
• Geography - Our topic is "Journeys - Trade.
• Computing - We will start by developing our knowledge of Online Safely where we will: learn about email safety with a focus on preventing and dealing with spam, consider the importance of strong passwords and learn how to create them, build on knowledge of plagiarism and fair use of people’s work by learning how to write citations and
  references for websites we may use and we will scrutinise photographs that are found online and learn how easy it is to manipulate pictures and present them as reality.
• PSHE - Our topic is "Safety and the changing body", where we learn about being kind and staying safe online. We also discuss the importance of the safety of ourselves and others when faced with an emergency situation and revisit the rules for keeping safe near road
• RE - We will be exploring the question - "Why is there so much diversity of belief within Christianity?"
• Music - We will explore driving pulse and groove through improvisation
• PE - Fitness and Basketball skills

PE Days

Wednesday and Thursday

PE kits to be kept in school, no jewellery allowed and hair to be tied back.