Busy Bees 2020 - 2021
Mrs Cusick
Teacher in Busy Bees Class. This is a mixed age class containing year 1 and year 2 children.
Welcome to Busy Bees.
My name is Mrs. Cusick and I am the teacher of Year 1 and Year 2. Our class teaching assistant is Mrs. Taylor. In Busy Bees we make learning fun and exciting, always striving for excellence and ensuring every child reaches their full potential.
We manage this through the following:
- Focused group teaching
- Valuing every child
- Small school setting
- Learning outside the classroom
- A broad and balanced themed curriculum which is relevant to the lives of our children.
Class News
Each half term we choose a new theme that interests the children. This year we will be covering the following topics:
- Autumn 1 - The place where I live
- Autumn 2 - Fighting Fit
- Spring 1 - Explorers
- Spring 2 - The Farm Shop
- Summer 1 - Wind in the Willows
- Summer 2 - Buckets and Spades
Timetable for PE, Forestry School and Swimming
Aut 1 - PE is on Tuesday and Thursday. Forestry school is on Tuesday afternoon.
Aut 2 - PE is on Tuesday and Swimming on Wednesday
Spring 1- PE is on Tuesday and Swimming on Wednesday
Spring 2 - - PE is on Tuesday, Swimming on Wednesday and Forestry school is on Tuesday afternoon
Summer 1 - PE is on Tuesday and Thursday and Forestry school is on Tuesday afternoon
Summer 2 - PE is on Tuesday and Thursday
In Year 1 and Year 2 we follow the Letters and Sounds Phonics Scheme.
In Year 1 the age related phase is phase 4 and phase 5
In Year 2 the age related phase is phase 6.
Please follow this link for further information and useful activities.
Homework
Homework is given out and collected each Friday. This is one piece of English, one piece of Mathematics and a set of spellings. We recommend that reading is carried out daily for approximately 10 min per session.
Class Timetable
Please click the link below
Contact
s.cusick@wlsj.lancs.sch.uk
Files to Download
Busy Bees: News items
Maths Week England, by Mrs Gardner
Immigration Video - the results from our survey, by Mr Peetoom
Busy Bees: Gallery items
Maths Week England at Westhead Lathom St James School, by Mrs Gardner
Busy Bees Teeth Brushing, by Miss Clark
Minibeast Hunt, by Miss Clark
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