Randwick Church of England Primary
School
Buzzard Class 2025 - 2026
Mrs Aristotelous
Mr Herbert
Mrs Wilson
Welcome to Buzzard Class
The Buzzard Class team
Buzzard Class Padlet Reading Passport
Class Teachers:
Mr Douglas Herbert
Monday - Wednesday
Mrs Wilson
Thursday & Friday
Class Teaching Assistant: Mrs Aristotelous
PPA cover: Mrs Chastney (Wednesday afternoon)
In Buzzard Class the children experience a creative curriculum that provides opportunities for connections to be made between different areas of learning. We foster an ethos of finding out and discovery of new ideas which then helps the children to direct their own learning. These include as many outdoor learning experiences as possible. We are keen to link technology with many areas of the curriculum enabling the children to explore and use different equipment both independently and with support.
Spring Term
"For Queen and Country, Buzzards?"
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Throughout the summer term, Buzzards will be exploring our school value “courage”. We will focus on the importance of fairness and how a clear understanding of right and wrong can help shape our community for the better. Children will be encouraged to reflect on their own behaviour and beliefs and consider how fairness builds trust and understanding within our community.
In RE, we will be learning about how people of faith use art to express their ideas. We will explore how different art forms can be used to epxress ideas and how different faiths are celebrated by artists around the world. We will also carefully consider our own worldviews and try to express these through our own art.
In history, we will compare the lives and reigns of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. We will look at how British monarchs are crowned and how the ceremony shapes their reigns. We will also compare the British Empire with the Commonwealth and consider how these international relationships can help us navigate our own interpersonal relationships.
In science, we will be learning about living things and their habitats. We will look at how habitats provide living things with all the things they need, how different species are adapted to their environment and also how animals from the same species adapt their behaviours to ensure they thrive in their habitat.
Across the curriculum, we will continue to build on the theme of community by developing our skills in presenting ideas clearly and confidently. We will use technology to support this learning and share our ideas in different ways.
In art, we will explore the work of Alma Thomas. We will take inspiration from her abstract paintings to express our ideas and feelings about our planet. We wil use a range of media to create works and think carefully about our mark-making and colour choices.
Knowledge Organisers
These knowledge organisers show the learning journey the children will travel in RE, History and Science. They include the Key Learning Points, vocabulary and knowledge the children will encounter. The children will explore each area in depth and detail and always return to their own ideas and beliefs on any given subject. The information on the documents is a great place to start when talking about learning at home.
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Our texts this term
Queens by Joe Brumm
We will study the media text and story companion to this fun tale about Bluey and her sister. A game of Queens comes to a screeching halt when the weight of duty and the tedium of responsibilty are too much for the young dogs to bear. Luckily, Mum is on hand to serve as a role-model. An engaging link to our history unit and a different way of enjoying a story in English.
Daisy Saves the Day
by Shirley Hughes
This lovely story about a young girl who works hard in the face of adversity but never forgets her passions will inspire writing linked to the coronation of a monarch and provide a window back to the post-Victorian era.
Our supporting texts and stories
To support our reading journey, we will also look at Zog and the Flying Doctors and The Sword in the Stone.
Reading Passport
Buzzard Class Padlet Reading Passport
We have created a Reading Passport to inspire children to read the best literature available to them. Over the course of the year, we would like your child to read 7 of the books from the list for their year group.
When they manage to read 7, they will bring their passport back into school to receive a £5 book token.
The children will keep their passports with them all through school, hopefully finishing year 6 having read 42 amazing books.
Important information
Uniform
• A blue sweatshirt/cardigan
• A light blue polo shirt / shirt
• Grey / black trousers, skirts, pinafore dresses or shorts
• Grey/navy/ white socks or tights
• Sensible all black shoes or boots in winter
PE Kit – Every Tuesday and Friday
• Blue/black shorts or joggers
• Randwick PE top
• Black / blue fleece / jumper
• Black daps / trainers
• Long hair tied up / earring removed or taped up
Forest School Kit - Every Thursday
• Navy blue / black joggers or leggings
• School t-shirt and school jumper
The children can wear their school shoes / PE trainers to school and bring their wellies with them in a named bag.
As the children go out in all weathers it is advised for winter the following:
• Warm, thick socks, an ‘extra layer’, perhaps a fleece or jumper;
• A waterproof jacket;
• Hat and gloves
Please clearly name everything!
Helpful Websites
These are websites that we use to support your child's learning in school. Your child might like to build on thier learning at home and complete thier own projects. Do get in touch with me if you would like a copy of the children's school log in details. Most of these websites will also allow you to set up free accounts for projects at home.
On Scratch, children can use coding to build a whole range of creations: https://scratch.mit.edu/
Book creator allows children to make thier own eBooks: https://bookcreator.com/
Brush Ninja is brilliant for creating animations: https://brush.ninja/
Chrome Music Lab allows children to explore music and compose thier own pieces. We particularly use the Song Maker app: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/
DK Find out is an online encyclopedia for children. We often use it to complete research for science, history and geography topics: https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/
Spelling frame supports children with learning the spellings for their year group and has a range of games that the children enjoy: https://spellingframe.co.uk/
Doodle Maths and Tables
All children from Year 1 upwards have a Doodle Maths and Doodle Tables account set up. We ask children to practise doodling regularly at home to build on their maths learning in school. Each week, one class will be awarded the trophy for 'Top Doodling Class' for the most number of children in the 'Green Zone'. There is also a certificate and small prize for the child who has impressed us with regular practice at home.
You might like to download the apps at home if you have a device your child regularly uses. Please get in touch if you need another copy of your child's password.