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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
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 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 survival village
medicine offspring nutrition 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 the place value of two-digit numbers before starting to develop their addition and subtraction knowledge.
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, we will be exploring Salvation. The children will consider the following key question:
Why does Easter matter to Christians?
The children will learn about the story of Easter and recognise a link with the idea of Salvation. They will recognise how Christians show their beliefs about Jesus’ death and resurrection in church worship at Easter.
Our School Value
Our school value this term is love. Through our Collective Worships, we will be exploring the meaning of the word ‘love’ and how the concept of love is more than just words. We will discuss how we can show the value of love to others, ourselves and the environment around us.
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy,
It does not boast,
It is not proud.
It does not dishonour others,
It is not self-seeking,
It is not easily angered,
It keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
But rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,
Always trusts,
Always hopes,
Always perseveres,
Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8