Year One/Two
Welcome to Year 1 and 2
Meet the Staff
Mrs Stonier – Class Teacher
Mrs Clewes - Class Teacher
Mrs Bates – Teaching Assistant
Our Class Saint
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Year one & two chose St. Teresa of Calcutta because of the difference she made to people through prayer, love, kindness and her unique qualities given to her by God.
We think about her kindness and charity and ask God to help us to follow her example in our own lives.
Class Topic
Our topic this half term is "Land Ahoy"
Please see our topic fact sheet for all the details on what we will be covering.
Topic sheet
Our Class Texts
This half term we will be sharing..................
"Where The Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
Homework
Daily Maths - This will take a matter of minutes to complete each night and will give the opportunity for basic skills to be practised. Children will be given 4 questions per day (appropriate to their year group) and this is to be completed in the maths homework book provided. Please make sure your child brings this book into school each day as they will be marked as class in the morning.
This year we have made changes to the Daily English homework to help focus extending the children`s vocabulary. Please note that this is revised from information provided at the induction sessions.
Daily English - Year 1 – On Monday your child will be given 5 new words to talk about over the week. They need to know what the words means and maybe be able to use the word in a spoken sentence.
Daily English - Year 2 – On Monday your child will be given a set of 5 new words to find the meaning of (appropriate to their year group). They must then use each word in a sentence to demonstrate their understanding. As previously we will go through one word and sentence per day; the children could choose to do all 5 on the first night should they wish.
Reading Diaries
Please ensure that reading diaries are sent into school every day. We encourage our children to read at home with an adult at least three times a week, please can we ask that this is recorded in your child’s diary.
Spellings
Children will receive new spellings on a Monday and will be tested on these the following Friday.
Thank you for your consistent support with your child’s learning journey!
Class Learning Focus
Our class focus this half term will be;
Number bonds - Out of this World - Maths Scheme
Year 1 - Phonics
PE
This half term Year 1 and 2 will be having dance on Thursdays with Mr Case.
Please ensure that your child’s PE kit is in school at all times.
This should include:
White t-shirt/polo with school logo
Navy blue shorts
Black pumps
All clearly labelled in a PE Bag.
Class Diary - Summer 2
Monday 3rd June - Friday 19th July
7th June - Group Photographs
1st July - Sports Day
5th July - Class Assembly
8th July - Reports Home to Parents
9th July - Parent Drop in Session 3.30pm - 6.30pm
12th July - 100% Attendance Trip
18th July - End of Term Assembly & Prize Giving 1.30pm
We had a magical time with our experiments for Science week, we even turned Mrs Rigby into a frog!!
