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Class Two

Academic Year 2024-25

Welcome to Class 2!

Here's where you can take an insight into our exciting topics and learning, find out important information about Class 2 and brush up on your phonics knowledge with help from our support videos. 

 

Topic 1

 

The Enchanted Woodland

 

If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a BIG surprise. Foxes and badgers, voles and mice, beady eyed owls in the swaying treetops. Beneath the leaves are tiny footprints – animal or imp? You decide. Deciduous or evergreen? Can you match a leaf to its tree? Can you match a petal to its flower? Let’s build a den, stick by stick and branch by branch. Or we could make a teeny tiny home for a woodland fairy. We’d better not get lost. Let’s leave a trail of conkers as we go. At last, it’s time to rest, listening to stories and the sounds of the forest.

 

 

 

 

Our Christian value is: Thankfulness

 

During this topic, we will also be learning:

 

Maths

Year 1: Place Value (within 10), Addition and Subtraction (within 10).

Year 2: Place Value, Addition and Subtraction.

English

Recounts, Information texts, Lists and Instructions, Narrative - the story of Hansel & Gretel.

Reading comprehension - Princess Minna and the Enchanted Forest by Kirsty Applebaum

Science

Animals including Humans - All about me

Art

Colour Splash- painting and mixed media

DT

Fruit and Vegetables - Making smoothies

Computing

Online Safety, Beebots.

RE

The Creation

Geography

What is it like here? 

Wellbeing

Family and Relationships

Routes 2 Resilience words - Confident, Resilient, Curious

Music

Pulse & Rhythm - All about me

PE

Football, Hockey & Forest School

Important information about Class 2

Mrs Weston will be your teacher on Mondays and Tuesdays. Mrs Howell will be your teacher on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Mrs Blair, Mrs Drake and Mrs Sloneczny will be supporting lessons throughout the week.

 

Please ensure PE kits are in school everyday.  They will be sent home each half term but should remain in school throughout the half term.  We will be doing PE on Tuesdays and Fridays, but kits should be in school everyday please.

 

Every child should bring water in a named bottle to school each day.  They will be encouraged to drink regularly throughout the day.

 

Book bags should be in school every day as we will always take every opportunity to listen to children read, the children can change their own books if needed. Individual reading books will be changed once a week. It is important to re-read books several times in order to build on fluency, understanding and enjoyment. 

 

Homework will be posted onto Teams every Thursday and is expected to be handed in by the following Monday. If you have any difficulties accessing the homework or spellings, please do let us know. It is important that children complete their homework. We do value all the support families offer in order to complete these tasks and it really does help your child and shows them that their work is valued. 

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us by email, telephone call or note if there is anything we can do to help you or your child during their time with us in Class 2. 

Recommended Reads

Knowledge Organisers

Phonics Pronunciation Videos for Parents.

These are phase 3 and phase 5 Pronunciation videos to help support your learning of phonics at home.

Phase 5 Pronunciation

Recommended Reads

INTERNET SAFETY

As a school, we carry out lessons on internet safety. Because many children are currently spending more time online, we would like to signpost you to the following sites so you can talk together about staying safe online.

 

Top tips on how to stay safe online.

 

Here is a series of 3 videos aimed at children aged 4-7 discussing staying safe online.

Games and activities
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