Class 2
January 2020
Happy New Year!
Hope you all had a good break and thank you so much for all the lovely presents, cards and good wishes we received. It was very kind of you all.
The children have come back refreshed and keen to learn, which is fantastic. Our topic will be Food and finding out where it comes from and how it is grown, as well as more work in Science on materials and habitats.
If you'd like to know more about what we have planned, see our the Overview attached at the bottom of the page.
We will continue to have PE twice a week, so PE kits (for indoor and outdoor PE) need to be in school every day please, as well as a named water bottle.
We really appreciate your support in continuing to listen to your children read as often as you can at home. Thank you.
If there is anything you need to know, please don't hesitate to ask,
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher
Happy New Year!
Hope you all had a good break and thank you so much for all the lovely presents, cards and good wishes we received. It was very kind of you all.
The children have come back refreshed and keen to learn, which is fantastic. Our topic will be Food and finding out where it comes from and how it is grown, as well as more work in Science on materials and habitats.
If you'd like to know more about what we have planned, see our the Overview attached at the bottom of the page.
We will continue to have PE twice a week, so PE kits (for indoor and outdoor PE) need to be in school every day please, as well as a named water bottle.
We really appreciate your support in continuing to listen to your children read as often as you can at home. Thank you.
If there is anything you need to know, please don't hesitate to ask,
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher
Homework
Times Tables - We have started to go through times tables every Friday at school, both working out straightforward questions and later, more complex word problems. Any support that you can give your child in learning these at home would be appreciated. Thank you. We start with the 10s, 2s and 5s, making sure the children are secure in these before moving on to others. The children work at their own rate and challenge themselves by trying to improve their score/time each week!
Reading – Please read, read, read!! We will endeavour to change and hear the children read as much as possible, this is often done through guided reading sessions and through independent reading sessions. We also provide lots of reading opportunities throughout the school day within our lessons. Please ensure your child understands what they are reading by asking comprehension questions and asking your child to recall specific words and phrases the author has used. We also encourage the children to choose both a fiction and a non-fiction book, to ensure they read a variety of texts. Keep an eye out for your child's reading targets and guided reading focuses, these may assist you with comprehension questioning and focuses at home.
Spellings - the children will go through their spellings daily at school, but any extra help you can give at home is always appreciated!
Homework – each term the children will be given some homework to complete, often connected to our topic. Below are some other activities you could do with your child, if you have time, which will also help their progress:
If there is anything you need to know, please don't hesitate to ask.
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher
Times Tables - We have started to go through times tables every Friday at school, both working out straightforward questions and later, more complex word problems. Any support that you can give your child in learning these at home would be appreciated. Thank you. We start with the 10s, 2s and 5s, making sure the children are secure in these before moving on to others. The children work at their own rate and challenge themselves by trying to improve their score/time each week!
Reading – Please read, read, read!! We will endeavour to change and hear the children read as much as possible, this is often done through guided reading sessions and through independent reading sessions. We also provide lots of reading opportunities throughout the school day within our lessons. Please ensure your child understands what they are reading by asking comprehension questions and asking your child to recall specific words and phrases the author has used. We also encourage the children to choose both a fiction and a non-fiction book, to ensure they read a variety of texts. Keep an eye out for your child's reading targets and guided reading focuses, these may assist you with comprehension questioning and focuses at home.
Spellings - the children will go through their spellings daily at school, but any extra help you can give at home is always appreciated!
Homework – each term the children will be given some homework to complete, often connected to our topic. Below are some other activities you could do with your child, if you have time, which will also help their progress:
- helping with baking or cooking, reading the scale when weighing out ingredients
- measuring with a ruler or tape measure, again useful for reading a scale
- paying for small amounts when shopping - sorting out the coins they need for themselves
- working out the change you will get back from 50p or £1
- telling the time - o'clock, half past, quarter past and to
- writing a diary
- writing a postcard
- researching our science topics on the computer (BBC Bitesize KS1 site has some good activities)
If there is anything you need to know, please don't hesitate to ask.
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher
Dates for your Diary
Half term 17th - 21st February
End of term 3rd April
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