Welcome to Class 2

A little bit about Class 2:
Miss Berry is our teacher and Miss Richardson supports us for 2 hours every morning. Mrs Monteverde teachers us on a Wednesday and Mrs Burton supports in Class 2 throughout the week.

English:
In English this half-term we will be looking at the following texts, 'The Tiger who came to tea' by Judith Kerr, 'Funny bones' by Janet and Allan Ahlberg and a film study called 'The Clock Tower'.  Within our English lessons we will be looking carefully at sentence structure, correct letter formation and use of basic punctuation.

Mathematics:
In our math lessons we will be focussing on place value, simple addition and subtraction skills, ordering and sequencing.  We will also continue to develop our problem-solving skills in a range of fun and practical activities. 

Science:

In Science this term, we will be looking at seasonal changes and the different weather.  We will look at observing the seasonal changes and observe and describe the weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.   

PE:
PE will be on Mondays and Thursday this half-term and we will look at developing our basic fundamental skills and ball skills.  Please send children to school in full PE kit on these days with trainers. 

History and Geography:
This half-term we are looking at our local area and the human and physical features that are around us.  We will also be looking into the life of Lady Anne Clifford and learning about her and her castles.   

Music:
In music this half-term we will be looking at 'Carnival of the animals' and composing a sequence of sounds to create music and following music scores.  

Design Technology:
This term we will be looking at food technology.  We will be following recipes to create different dishes and then creating our own school recipe book which will follow us through school.  Please keep an eye on emails in case tubs/containers need sending in. 

Art:
In art this term we will be looking at collage and photography and having a go at creating some of our own pieces.  

Religious Education:
This half-term we will be looking at the creation story and how we are thankful for everything God made.  

Computing:
This half-term we will be looking at technology around us.  We will develop our understanding of technology and how it can help in our everyday lives.  We will also consider how to use technology responsibly and know who we can turn to, to ask for help if needed.

Spellings:
Every Friday we will do a spelling test.
The spellings are attached at the side of the class page under ‘spellings’ and then select the correct year group for your child.  
The spellings are also on ‘spelling shed’ where children can practice their spellings in a safe, fun and interactive way online. 

Times Tables:
The children will complete a times tables test on a Friday. 
They will work through their 10s before moving onto their 2s and on to their 5s.  Children will start with times tables in order (bronze level), then move on to times tables muddled up (silver level) before moving on to the division facts (gold level).  The children can use the fun and safe online site ‘Times Tables Rockstars (TTRS)’ to practice their current times tables. 
For children just wanting to practice multiplication facts on TTRS you will need to select ‘single player’, then ‘jamming’ and then select ‘multiplication only’ otherwise you will get a selection of both multiplication and division questions. 
Year 1 will start times tables test after October half term. 
 

Homework:

• Reading – Children should continue to read for at least 5 minutes every day to an adult at home. 
• Mathematics – Children will have a maths homework sheet, which is linked to the work they have been doing that week in class.  This will be uploaded to Google Classroom on a Friday where they should complete this and submit it back to Google Classroom for the following Friday.
• Spellings and times tables – your child should continue to practice their weekly spellings and times tables.  These can be done either on paper writing them out, or on ‘spelling shed’ and ‘TTRS’.