Welcome to Class Two
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to the new school year. I am pleased to introduce myself, Miss Wiggins, as your childs new class teacher.
Allergies
If your child has any allergies or illnesses that the school is not already aware of could you please speak to me at the first opportunity. If your child uses an inhaler or requires any other form of medication during school hours could you also let this be known as early as possible.
Reading at home
I am keen to continue the great progress that your child has already made, therefore the class will receive weekly spelling and reading tasks to be carried out at home. Your support will be greatly appreciated; I am sure that if both Staff and Parents work together, our encouragement will motivate and inspire your child to reach their full potential.
Friday P.E
We will do P.E every Friday morning so please ensure that your child brings the correct kit as outlined in the school prospectus, including suitable footwear. In addition, please encourage your child to dress and undress independently as this will help when we are changing for P.E.
Help in School
If you are able to volunteer any help in school, your time would be greatly valued. We would really appreciate any help with reading, baking, Art projects and educational visits so come and join us if you can.
I look forward to celebrating your childs success and achievements in this exciting year ahead. I will be introducing myself personally to you over the next few days, and hope that you will feel welcome in our classroom at all times throughout the year.
Miss Wiggins, Class 2 teacher.
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Dear Parents,
I am so pleased to hear that the parents at Kirby Hill C. of E. School take such an active role in their childrens education. With this in mind, I have included a summary of the topics that we will be learning about in Class 2 this term. This information has been provided to inform you and include you. If any family members have a particular skill or interest related to any of our topics this term, we would be delighted to welcome you and any relevant resources into the classroom.
We will be following the National Curriculum and National Literacy Strategy with an emphasis on the following: Speaking and Listening, reading a variety of texts including fiction, non fiction and poetry; group and individual reading; practicing a variety of strategies to read unfamiliar words and decode meaning, spelling of key words from list for Key Stage 1 plus words related to topics in all subjects. Writing in correctly structured sentences and using frames for specific types of writing including reports, letters, information texts with contents, index and glossary. Correctly orientated handwriting using the early stages of joined writing.
We will be following the National Curriculum and National Numeracy Strategy with an emphasis on the following: Learning different approaches to find the answer to a problem, explaining how an answer was arrived at and using various (usually mental) methods to add, subtract, multiply and divide. We will learn to understand the place value of numbers up to 1000, odd and even numbers, doubles and halves. We will recognise sequences of numbers and reflective symmetry. We will also practice distinguishing between and describing the properties of 2D and 3D shapes; using standard and non standard measures of length, mass and capacity and having an understanding of time. (Minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years)
This term, we will be learning about Light and Dark. In Science, we will investigate Light and Dark through the following topics.
Electricity -simple circuits, switches, materials that conduct electricity, safety.
Weather effects of weather; lightening. How a rainbow is formed. Investigating shadows. The sun and the moon.
Growth-We will investigate the effects of sunlight when growing our own plants in light and dark conditions.
I.C.T.
Inputting, printing, saving, retrieving and editing information. Opening and quitting programmes.
Using word processing, graphics, data handling and information programmes.
Using I.C.T. to enhance work in other subjects, for example, through the exploration of digital photography and sound recording equipment.
I hope that you find the enclosed list of recommended websites useful to help your child develop their ICT skills at home.
Subject
What we will be learning this term
Literacy
Numeracy
Science
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History
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Homes before electricity.
The Great Fire of
The Gunpowder Plot.
The history of
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Homes comparison between homes before electricity and modern homes.
Environment Caring for our environment; litter and pollution around school.
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Design
Technology
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Working with a variety of materials and tools safely.
Card engineering; pop up cards and sliding mechanisms.
Planning, designing and evaluating a puppet.
Design and make a fruit salad.
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Music
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Instruments discussion of materials used, how the sound is made.
Rhythm, composing, and following simple notation to make a rhythm pattern. Melody, high and low pitch, harmony and texture.
Listening to works by famous composers.
Learning, accompanying and performing songs.
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Art & Design
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Working with different materials.
Painting, sketching and observational drawing.
Mixing primary colours.
Using a range of different materials to make a collage.
Using recycled materials to make a sculpture.
Using clay and modroc to make models.
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P.E
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Safety in using apparatus.
Sequencing following directions, left and right.
Gymnastics turning, travelling, jumping, balancing.
Making a simple sequence of movements, partner work.
Team games, relay, football, basketball etc.
Movement to music.
Hand eye coordination skills using kipping ropes, small balls, and rackets.
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R.E.
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The use of Light in religious festivals.
Different forms of Light.
The importance of Light in major faith traditions.
Daily collective worship.
The Christmas Nativity.
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Our visit to Newby Hall Sculpture Park
We had a fantastic time looking at all the different sculptures.
We used our maps to find our way around the trail.
There were fish.....
....and buffalo (or was it a bison). What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison? You can't wash your hands in a buffalo!!
.....and a swan.....
and a horse....
.....and an ice man....
....and this massive slice of fruit....
...and this lovely owl.
They were made out of different materials - this one was made from a type of plastic.
We finished our visit we had a fantastic trip on the train!
We had a wonderful time! Thank you Newby Hall!
Our Whole-school Topic on Light
As part of our science work on light, we went out into the playground on a sunny day to investigate our shadows:
Brynn's shadow is longer than Miss Wiggins' Does crouching down make a difference? Do our shadows always come from our feet? Are they attached to us? Can you run away from your shadow? Does it matter which way the sun is shining? Roald Dahl Day When the Fire Engine Visited our Playground We have been learning to mix paint colours We made Scarecrows to help us think about Autumn Click Here to find out
