Welcome to Swan Class page

Class teacher: Mrs Jarvis

Class email address: swan.class@rawreth.essex.sch.uk

This email address is checked once a day but please still contact the office for urgent matters including absence, school lunch orders, change in home time collection arrangements etc. 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Updates for week beginning Monday 18th May 2026

Monday 18th - I will be out all day for PPA and a training course - Supply teacher to cover.

Thursday 21st - I will be out all day for the Junior Music Festival area rehearsal and remaining PPA. Supply to cover.

Friday 22nd - last day before half term

Thank you.

Homework

This is to be completed weekly and consists of:

• Reading at home (4 times or more per week would be amazing!)
• Reading records should be brought into school every day but must be in on a Thursday as this is when we count the children's reads for the week.
• Spelling Shed - children will be set weekly homework to consolidate the week's learning. They should be accessing this for the homework but also a wide range of education games based around their spelling 4 times a week.
• TTRS - (4 times or more per week would again be brilliant!) These do not need to be much longer than 3 minutes per day - little and often! We will sometimes have times table "battles" against other classes so please encourage your children to have a go!

Percentages of children who do each of the above 4 times a week or more are read out in our Celebration Assembly each week and dojos are on offer for these so please encourage your children to have a go.

Learning

This information will be updated every half term.

During Summer 1, we will be learning:

• Maths - we will be focusing on length and height including perimeter for Year 3 as well as fractions.
• English - we will be writing a persuasive text based on visiting the Lake District and also writing poetry about our school days.
• Science - we will be learning about plant reproduction.
• RE - we will be exploring why people have different views about the idea of God.
• Geography - we will be learning about human and physical features of our English coastline.
• Art - we will be creating prehistoric art using authentic materials and pigments.
• PSHE - we will be exploring economic wellbeing.
• Music - we will be sharing musical experiences as well as beginning rehearsals for the Junior Music Festival.
• Computing - we will be using Scratch for coding and creating sequences.
• French - we will be recapping our previous vocabulary as well as learning days of the week and months of the year.
• PE - we will be developing our fitness and athletic skills.

It is going to be a busy but very fun half term!

PE days

These are Monday and Thursday.

Please ensure PE kits are kept in school and earrings are removed as well as hair being tied back. Thank you.