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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 Assistant - Mrs Hutton
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.
Wonderful Me
Our topic this term is Wonderful Me. The children will learn about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. They will discover the amazing work that both of these nurses did, how they changed hospital care and why they are still remembered for their amazing work today.
The Big Question which we will be focusing on this term is:
Why are Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole still remembered today?
The children will learn about their amazing lives through our History lessons. They will explore their roles in the Crimean War and how their observations, and actions, saved countless lives.
The key vocabulary that your child will learn this term is:
nurse hygiene Crimean War
medicine safety germs
Our Wonderful Me topic is reflected in our English lessons. We will be exploring both traditional tales such as The Gingerbread Man and enjoying new modern children’s classics such as Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis to help us to fuel our imagination to write stories and instructions. In Maths, the children will begin the term by learning about time.
In Science, the children will learn about the human body. They will learn that all animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. They will also learn about the importance of exercise, eating the right amount of different foods and having good hygiene. Learning about the human body will continue through our PSHE lessons and understanding that somethings are private and the need to respect other people’s rights.
In Music, we will be exploring pulse, rhythm and pitch by listening to and learning to sing a range of different songs. Through our Art lessons, the children will be delving into the work of one of the world’s most intriguing portrait painters Frida Kahlo before creating their own wonderful pieces of artwork. PE lessons will focus on developing the children’s throwing and catching skills so that they are able to do this with greater accuracy and control.
In RE, the children will consider the following key question:
What is a human being?
In this unit, children will build on what they already know about the Christian story of Creation and God. They will think about what this story teaches Christians about what it means to be human.
The children will also learn how these beliefs are shown in the lives of Christians today. Through discussion and questions, they will share their own ideas and begin to think about what it means to be human.
Our School Value
Our school value this term is kindness. Through our Collective Worships, we will be discussing how we can show kindness to others, the environment and also ourselves. We will discuss how it feels when someone is kind to us and that it is important to repay that kindness to others.
We will be exploring the Bible story of Moses as a baby. At a time when it was not safe for Hebrew baby boys, Moses’ mother made a special basket to keep him safe. She gently placed him in the River Nile, trusting that he would be protected. As the basket floated among the reeds, Moses was found by Pharaoh’s daughter. She cared for him and took him into the palace, where he grew up safely. This story shows courage, kindness, and trust, even during difficult times.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. – The 14th Dalai Lama
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. – Princess Diana
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32