Red Kites
Miss Lauryn Wareing
My name is Miss Wareing and I teach Red Kites. This is my fourth year teaching after graduating from the University of Northampton. My main priority is for your child to feel happy and safe in my classroom, so that everyone can learn together. My favourite things outside of school are reading, walking and watching films.
My door is always open so please come to see me with any questions or worries that you have.
Curriculum
P.E.
Every child need to have a Chacombe PE kit, including a jumper and joggers for any cold days. Red Kites learn PE on a Monday and Thursday. It is important that their P.E kits are in everyday as this can change some weeks. In spring 2 and summer 1 Red Kites will go swimming every Wednesday morning so they will need their swimming kits, including a swim hat.
Spellings
We are not testing weekly, however the children are expected to practice spellings that they know they are struggling with. There are methods such as: look, cover, write and check, writing them out lots of times, saying them out loud, focusing on 1 each day that could be helpful when practicing at home. I've also put the year 1 and 2 spelling list below which is always useful to go back to and practise, as many children still find these spellings tricky. I hope you will be able to encourage your children to practise their spellings.
- Year 1 and 2 Statutory Spellings
- year 3 and 4 Statutory Spellings
- Year 3 Autumn 1 Week 1
- Year 3 Autumn 1 Week 2
- Year 3 Autumn 1 Week 3
- Year 3 Autumn 1 Week 4
- Year 3 Autumn 1 Week 5
- Year 3 Autumn 1 Week 6
- Year 4 Autumn 1 Week 1
- Year 4 Autumn 1 Week 2
- Year 4 Autumn 1 Week 3
- Year 4 Autumn 1 Week 4
- Year 4 Autumn 1 Week 5
- Year 4 Autumn 1 Week 6
Reading
It is vitally important that the children are reading regularly at home to an adult. The more they can practice at home, the better they will become.
We are trying to listen to children read in class as often as possible, but it is quite difficult to fit it in with all of the other learning that is taking place. We have a weekly comprehension lesson to help with understanding the text.
We have a class guided reading session at least once a week, where we share the class text.
If your child has read 5 or more times at home, over the week, they will receive a house point and a sticker on their reading chart - this year the theme is 'Castle Quest'. Every time they achieve 5 stickers, they receive a certificate in celebration assembly.
Times Tables
The children are tested every Wednesday and if they achieve 12 / 12 for 2 consecutive weeks, they move onto the next times table. They will always know which times table they are working on and, again, it is vitally important that they practice regularly at home in lots of different ways.
Homework
Each week every child should read at home at least 5 times with an adult, learn their spellings and practice times tables.