Welcome to Willow

We are a small, yet perfectly formed, class of Year 1 and 2 children taught by Mrs Pallant, Mrs Stead, Mrs Gothard, Mrs Clark and Mrs Longworth. We follow an engaging curriculum aiming to not only teach skills and knowledge but to equip the children with the learning behaviours and increased independence needed for school and beyond.  

School Day

Children in Willow come into school through the small pedestrian gate, this is opened at 8.25. The children will leave school through the large gate at 3.30, please ensure school knows who will collect your child.

This is an example of our daily timetable.

We end each day with a prayer. This year, we discussed what values Willow show and wrote a class prayer.

School finishes for the children at 1.00 on Friday, although teaching staff are in school after this time should you need to contact us. 

Home school communication

Communication between home and school is vital to children being prepared and happy at school. At Roxton we use Class Dojos, a free app available on both Apple and Android phones as well as other devices. You do not need to upgrade to Class Dojo plus, everything you need is part of the free version.

Important dates, events, changes to usual routines and equipment your child will need will all be shared and updated on the platform. The children can also earn Dojo's for making good behaviour choices, working hard or any achievements.

There is also a messaging service, this gives you direct contact with member of The Willow team between 6.30am and 5.00pm during the week. During the school day, while the children are present, staff may not check messages.

However, you can also contact the office via email office@roxton.school or by telephone 01234 870230

PE 

Our PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays. On PE days, the children come to school in their PE kits.

Roxton Academy PE Kit

• A white t-shirt
• Navy/black jogging bottoms, leggings or shorts
• Navy/black sweatshirt
• Trainers.

Long hair should be tied up and earrings should be covered or taken out. 

School Values

Values are very important to our learning at Roxton. We focus on each for a term, over the course of our 2 year rolling programme, our school values are; 

• Aspiration and perseverance 
• Responsibility
• Community 
• Love and Friendship
• Respect
• Belief 

Values underpin everything that we do at Roxton. When arriving with us all children are placed into a school family - Fire, Earth, Wind and Water. When we see our values being displayed through a child's behaviour they are rewarded with a marble. Marbles are collected and counted up weekly and the winning family will be cheered during Celebration assembly. The winning family for each term then receives a treat afternoon.

Willow Curriculum

Autumn Main Topic

In the Childhood project, your child will learn words and phrases related to the passage of time. They will explore artefacts to help them to understand childhood in the past and how childhood has changed over time. They will explore the six stages of life and explore timelines and family trees. Everyday life in the 1950s will be explored, including shopping, transport, family life and childhood. They will also learn about the significance of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953 by studying photographs and online sources. The children will use maps to explore how places have changed over time and highlight any similarities or differences between childhood today and childhood in the 1950s. 

Science Autumn 1

In the Human Senses project, your child will learn that humans are animals called mammals that breathe, eat, sleep, get rid of waste, grow, move and use their senses to survive. They will identify, label and count a range of body parts. They will learn that humans are the same in that they have the same body parts but also that they are different due to factors such as age, skin colour, body shape, eye colour and hair texture. They will also learn that some humans have missing body parts or parts that don’t work well. Your child will learn that each human body part has a function that helps us survive, focusing on the parts associated with the five senses: sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste. They will conduct simple tests to investigate how their five senses help them make sense of and understand their surroundings. They will discuss the importance of each sense and learn how senses keep people safe from dangers. They will discover how people with sensory loss use tools, technology, and other senses to complete everyday tasks, asking a visitor with a sensory loss questions on the subject. Your child will conduct various investigations, focusing on their sense of touch and complete simple tests to learn why animals, including humans, have two eyes and binocular vision.

Science Autumn 2

In the Everyday Materials project, your child will learn that materials are what objects are made from. They will observe and identify objects made from different materials in places familiar to them, such as their home and school. They will name and use their senses to explore a range of natural materials using hand lenses and digital microscopes, learning that natural materials come from the world around us, including the ground, plants and animals. They will name and use their senses to explore a range of objects made from human-made materials, learning that they are new materials made by people from natural materials. They will write scientific questions about a chosen object made from a human-made material, its features and its use in the object, revisiting their questions during the project to see if they can identify the answers as their knowledge builds over time. They will compare a range of objects made from different materials, putting them into groups according to their similarities and differences and explaining their groups. They will identify the properties of a range of materials, learning that materials can be described by their properties and that a property is a quality material that makes it suitable for a particular use. They will follow instructions and conduct various tests to determine different materials' properties. They will complete Venn diagrams, sorting objects according to the properties of their materials. They will complete their learning by investigating materials to determine which have suitable properties to make bunting, which will be used to decorate the school grounds.

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