Squirrel Class Year One & Two

Welcome to Squirrel Class!

Teacher: Mrs Sharpe

Support Staff: Mrs Andrew, Miss Small and Mrs Hutton

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 One

Our topic this term is -

Brilliant Branston!

The Big Question: What are the geographical features in the village of Branston?

We use this “big question” as a central focus for our planning each lesson, giving children the opportunity to gather information and build their understanding throughout the term.

In Geography, we will begin by exploring Branston and its geographical features, before expanding our focus to include the wider features of the United Kingdom. In Science, Year One children will investigate the world using their senses and explore seasonal changes. Year Two children will learn about the stages of human growth, match animals to their young, and discover how to stay healthy. In Music, children will begin learning to play tuned instruments. Year One will be introduced to the glockenspiel, while Year Two will start learning the recorder. In Art, we will be sketching and painting landscapes, helping children to observe and represent the world around them. In Computing, children will learn how to give instructions, make predictions, and use digital maps and routes to support their understanding of navigation and direction.

We will be using the following books in English.