Class 2

Welcome to Class 2!

In Class 2 (Year 1 and 2) our teachers are Mrs James on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday mornings and Mrs Evetts on Wednesday afternoons, Thursdays and Fridays. Our teaching assistant is Mrs Ainsworth with support from Mrs Bailey Smith and Mrs Wellon. We follow the Key Stage 1 National Curriculum and teach these key skills through exciting and interesting lessons. The subjects we learn are:

• English – reading [word reading and comprehension], writing [transcription, handwriting, composition, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation]. We use a selection of schemes and activities to help us learn our phonics, reading and writing development. 
• Mathematics – place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, measurement, geometry shapes
• Science (with some links through our Forest School sessions)
• Art and design
• Computing
• Design and technology
• Geography
• History
• Music
• Physical education
• P.S.H.E – personal, social and health education
• Religious education

We have PE on Mondays (with Mrs James) and Wednesdays (Petelo Rugby) and Forest School on a Tuesday afternoon.

Home Learning

We believe we learn best when we work in partnership with parents. Reading at home, every night if possible, is a great way to improve your phonics ability, fluency and comprehension.  Occasionally we may send home an idea for an optional homework 'project' to be completed, possibly over a half term holiday or a few weeks. Examples of these projects include make a lighthouse, or a representation of your home using any materials or media you would like. On our Home Learning page there is also a recommended list of spellings and spelling patterns for Year One and Two. We will look at these in class as part of our handwriting sessions in class but extra practise at home can be helpful. 

If you’d like to know more about our curriculum please see the curriculum maps we send home to our parents which can also be accessed on the What We Are Learning page.