Class 2
April 2017
Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a fantastic Easter holiday, with lots of Easter eggs!
The year is flying by and we have a very busy final term coming up. I will endeavour to keep you all well informed of activities taking place in school via the website. Our topic this term is Our World and Travel. We will be looking at Plants, habitats and Seasons in science and homes and travel throughout History. In our Geography work we will be looking at weather around the world and map reading. We will also be looking at Traditional and Fairy Tales; Information Texts and Letter writing in literacy, as well as poems and repetitive songs. We also have a variety of creative activities planned, ranging from looking at famous artists and painting and drawing techniques, to model making. A copy of the class timetable can be found below and subject planning is located on the 'Planning' page which you can find in the menu bar opposite.
Could I remind all parents to make sure that their child has an indoor AND outdoor P.E. kit in school every day. This should include a warm tracksuit, separate outdoor P.E. trainers, shorts, T-shirt and plimsoles (which also make fantastic indoor shoes!) Make sure all clothing is clearly labelled with your child's name. Please also check regularly that items still fit your child and are in good condition, including trainers.
P.E. Kits should be at school every day please.
Please ensure that your child has a drink bottle at school every day.
Your child will receive homework on occasion. The homework will be linked to the work covered in school and is meant as a reinforcement activity. Feel free to support your child with this work, and I will endeavour to make the tasks as enjoyable as possible! If possible, we would like you to listen to your child read at least twice a week and please do not forget to make a quick comment and note of the pages read in their reading diary. This will compliment the reading practise at school and enable your child to share their skills with you. In the meantime, if your child needs to change their books, just let me or Mrs Elsmore know first thing in the morning and we will endeavour to change them at some point during the day. There will no longer be weekly spellings to learn at home or a weekly spelling test for pupils. We will continue to work on a smaller quantity of focus spellings, adhering to the spelling patterns and rules within the National Curriculum, as well as High Frequency and Common Exception words, during class time. Spelling tests are planned periodically throughout the year to enable the monitoring of progress. A list of spelling patterns being learnt each week will be available below for your information.
Show and Tell is held on the first Friday of each month. The dates for this term are:
Friday 5th May
Friday 2nd June
Friday 7th July
We have lots of exciting activities coming up this term and we will keep you informed of each one as it approaches. Please also see the calendar below, so you can keep important dates in your diary.
I hope you all find this information useful, but if you have any concerns or questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Andrea Wagg & Marion Elsmore.
Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a fantastic Easter holiday, with lots of Easter eggs!
The year is flying by and we have a very busy final term coming up. I will endeavour to keep you all well informed of activities taking place in school via the website. Our topic this term is Our World and Travel. We will be looking at Plants, habitats and Seasons in science and homes and travel throughout History. In our Geography work we will be looking at weather around the world and map reading. We will also be looking at Traditional and Fairy Tales; Information Texts and Letter writing in literacy, as well as poems and repetitive songs. We also have a variety of creative activities planned, ranging from looking at famous artists and painting and drawing techniques, to model making. A copy of the class timetable can be found below and subject planning is located on the 'Planning' page which you can find in the menu bar opposite.
Could I remind all parents to make sure that their child has an indoor AND outdoor P.E. kit in school every day. This should include a warm tracksuit, separate outdoor P.E. trainers, shorts, T-shirt and plimsoles (which also make fantastic indoor shoes!) Make sure all clothing is clearly labelled with your child's name. Please also check regularly that items still fit your child and are in good condition, including trainers.
P.E. Kits should be at school every day please.
Please ensure that your child has a drink bottle at school every day.
Your child will receive homework on occasion. The homework will be linked to the work covered in school and is meant as a reinforcement activity. Feel free to support your child with this work, and I will endeavour to make the tasks as enjoyable as possible! If possible, we would like you to listen to your child read at least twice a week and please do not forget to make a quick comment and note of the pages read in their reading diary. This will compliment the reading practise at school and enable your child to share their skills with you. In the meantime, if your child needs to change their books, just let me or Mrs Elsmore know first thing in the morning and we will endeavour to change them at some point during the day. There will no longer be weekly spellings to learn at home or a weekly spelling test for pupils. We will continue to work on a smaller quantity of focus spellings, adhering to the spelling patterns and rules within the National Curriculum, as well as High Frequency and Common Exception words, during class time. Spelling tests are planned periodically throughout the year to enable the monitoring of progress. A list of spelling patterns being learnt each week will be available below for your information.
Show and Tell is held on the first Friday of each month. The dates for this term are:
Friday 5th May
Friday 2nd June
Friday 7th July
We have lots of exciting activities coming up this term and we will keep you informed of each one as it approaches. Please also see the calendar below, so you can keep important dates in your diary.
I hope you all find this information useful, but if you have any concerns or questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Andrea Wagg & Marion Elsmore.
Here are some dates for your diary:
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Term starts
After School Clubs start Warwick Castle Trip Class Photos Bank Holiday Book Afternoon PTA Fashion Show Teacher Training Day Half Term Travelling Book Fair Open Morning - Mastery in Maths Year 1 Phonics Assessments Cricket Day Sports Day Anti-Bullying Event Dress Down Day Class Swap Day Garden Party Volunteer Afternoon Tea Class Treat Trip End of Year Reports Prayer Garden Activities Leavers Church Service End of Term |
24th April 2017
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Our focus spellings/spelling patterns for the week beginning 26th June 2017:
Mrs Wagg's Group - Words with the alternative spellings for 'oo' and 'y-oo' - 'ew', 'u-e', 'ue'.
e.g.
Mrs Wagg's Group - Words with the alternative spellings for 'oo' and 'y-oo' - 'ew', 'u-e', 'ue'.
e.g.
- few
- nephew
- value
- argue
- use
- duke
- threw
- chew
- blue
- glue
- rude
- June
Why not try to improve your times tables skills using the times tables speed test challenge!
Click here to start the test - timestables.me.uk/
Click here to start the test - timestables.me.uk/
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