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Branston Church of England Infant Academy
'The Best We Can Be'
Hedgehog Class Year Two
Welcome to Hedgehog Class.
Hedgehog Class is our Year 2 Class.
Class Teacher - Mrs Savage
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Hutton and Mrs Wilson
We would like to warmly welcome you to Hedgehog Class. On our web page, you will find information about our class as well as all of our super learning.
Important Information
Reading
Reading is at the core of our learning at Branston Church of England Infant Academy. Throughout our school we promote a love of reading that will last a lifetime. Whether it be reading our class story to the whole class, the children reading to an adult or the children reading to each other, we recognise the importance of taking pleasure from a story and sharing that with our friends. Please fill in your child's Reading Record to record what they have read. We love to hear about your child's amazing reading!!
Homework
Homework will be set at the beginning of the term. There will be 9 activities for you to choose from: 3 English tasks, 3 Maths tasks and 3 topic tasks. Please choose 1 activity each week. Homework books are due in each week on Monday and will be returned to your child on Wednesday.
PE
Our PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. Please can all children arrive in school wearing their PE kit on these days.
Fossil Hunters
Our topic this term is Fossil Hunters. The children will learn about Mary Anning: they will discover who she was, what she unearthed on the Lyme Regis coastline and why she is still such a leading light in science today. The Big Question which we will be focusing on this term is:
What did May Anning discoveries tell us about the past and why is she still remembered today?
Our Fossil Hunters topic is reflected in our English lessons. We will be delving into seaside nautical themed books to help us to fuel our imagination to write stories, instructions and poems. The first text which the children will use to inspire their writing is the children’s class ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda and David Armitage. We will be creating instructions to make jam tarts as well as baking them to see just how delicious they are!
In Maths, we will begin the term by develop methods and strategies to add and subtract numbers. The children will use concrete objects to help to develop their understanding as well as exploring reasoning questions to extend their problem solving skills. Later in the term, the children will learn to identify, name and describe the properties of 2D and 3D shapes.
In RE, we will be exploring the big question of ‘Why is it important to say thank you?’. The children will learn about Christian beliefs about God and the natural world, as well as ways in which these are lived out by different Christians in different places
This term the children will be taking part in invasion games in PE. They will develop their attacking and defending skills as well as practice building teamwork into the games. Through our Science lessons, the children will learn about what all animals (including humans) need to survive.
Our School Value
Our school value this term is respect. Through our Collective Worships, we will be exploring what it means to show respect and understand why it is important that we not only show respect to each other but to the wider community, nature and ourselves. We will explore the idea that respect is something which is earned and how we can develop mutual respect for each other.
We will be exploring the Bible story of Moses and the burning bush. When tending his flock, Moses saw an angle of the Lord appear to him amongst the flames of a burning bush. Moses showed respect towards God although he was afraid and knew to trust God that he would help Moses’ people.
"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honour" - Romans 12:10
“Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given” – Hussein Nishah
"Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love." - Miguel Angel Ruiz