Squirrel Class Year One & Two

Welcome to Squirrel Class!

Teacher: Mrs Sharpe

Support Staff: Mrs Andrew and Mrs Wilson

Key Information

Reading

Reading is a core aspect of the school curriculum. We ask that our children read to an adult at home regularly each week. Please record your child’s daily reading in their reading diary so that we can see how they are getting on. When they have read their book twice, then please encourage them to put it in the basket so that it can be changed.

It is important for the children to bring in their reading folder each day so that they are able to read to an adult in school.

Tuesday with Mrs Sharpe

Thursday with our PE Coach

Children are welcome to come to school on these days wearing their school PE kit. Please make sure that jumpers have been labelled with their names.

Homework

Each term there will be 9 activities (3 Maths, 3 English and 3 Topic based activities) to choose from. We would like your child to complete one activity each week. By providing a range of tasks, we hope that you will be able to pick something each week which your child will find engaging as well as at the same time supporting their learning. Homework books are to be handed in on a Monday each week and will be returned to your child on a Wednesday. Please could all homework be completed in pencil. We really do look forward to looking at the children's homework each week.

Our Church School Value

This term our core value is

Term Five

Our topic this term is - Magnificent Mexico.

The Big Question
Where in the world is Mexico?

Key vocabulary – Mexico, Mexico City, North America, Pacific ocean, Tocuaro, mountain, lake, volcano, climate, population.

We use the big question as a focus for our planning each lesson, so that the children have the opportunity to gain information to help them to answer it throughout the term.

In Geography we will explore human and physical features of Mexico as well as its culture. In PSHE children will be thinking about how they can keep themselves safe, in the real world and virtually. In Design Technology we will be making and tasting Mexican dips – yum! Our topic in R.E is thankfulness. We will be looking at how Christians show that they are thankful to God. In Science Year One children will be identifying and classifying animals. In Year Two children will be looking at different habitats.

In English, we will be using Mexico as our inspiration for writing. We will be reading V and A Introduces- Frida Kahlo and writing about her life.