Hazel Class - Year 1 & 2
Welcome to Hazel Class
Class Teacher: Miss Ashworth
Class Teaching Assistant: Mrs Collins
We also have Mrs Sanderson, Mr Riley, Miss Knights and Miss Sykes working in our class some days this half-term.
Hello everyone! We hope that you have all had a wonderful break, and we are all looking forward to another exciting half-term in Hazel Class.
English
We will begin the new term in English with a fiction unit. The children will write a narrative based on the book 'Stuck'. We will then move on to a poetry unit and the children will write thier own poems.
Guided Reading
In Hazel Class, guided reading will be done using a whole class approach. We will be reading a range of non-ficition and fiction books this half-term to practice our reading skills.
The children will develop skills by answering questions following our VIPER skills which are:
VIPERS stands for
Vocabulary
Inference
Prediction
Explanation
Retrieval
Sequence or Summarise
Maths
In Maths, we will continue to use Power Maths and the children will be taught in year groups. Year 1 will be continuing with addition and subtraction within 20 before moving onto numbers to 50. Year 2 will be carrying on with their Multiplication and Division unit before moving onto length and height.
Multiplication is a pivotal part of Maths education and underpins so many aspects of the curriculum through school. It would be so beneficial if at home, children could be practising times tables. The primary focus should be on 2s, 5s and 10s for Year 1 and 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s for Year 2. TT Rockstars is a great way for children to practice their times tables.
Science
In Science, our topic this term is plants. Year 2 will learn why plants disperse their seeds and the various clever ways in which they do this. They will also plant cress seeds and grow a bean using hydroponics as well as watching and recording what happens to them. Year 1 will explore the outdoor area of school and look at plants that are growing. They will discuss what plants they are and what they will look like when they are fully grown.
Geography
Geography this half-term will involve learning all about our wonderful world! The children will learn all about the location of countries, continents and oceans of the world in relation to the position of the United Kingdom and thier own locality. Children will develop global awareness by looking in detail at the position of the seven continents and five oceans of the world. We will continue to build on their map skills using atlases, world maps and globes more widely, along with using aerial photographs to recognise human and physical features including landmarks.
Readers
Get caught up in a book...
In Hazel Class, we understand the importance of reading and expect children to read for at least 10/15 minutes each night. It is important that we instil the skill of sustained reading into our children rather than just reading a few pages a night. This will encourage a love for reading as well as helping with fluency and expression. Record books will now be checked daily by Mrs Collins, and we will also encourage a love of reading through choosing books from our reading corner.
P.E
Our P.E. lesson this half-term will be on a Wednesday afternoon. Please could you ensure that children come to school wearing the correct P.E. kits on the day of their session.
Spellers
This year we will be taking a different approach to spelling in school and the children will not be completing a spelling quiz in class. Weekly spellings will still be on spellings shed, and I will send out a hard copy of the spellings however we will assess the children through spelling games and activities every Friday based on the spellings for that week instead of a formal quiz.
Forest School
We will not be attending the forest this half-term.
Snack
If you would like your child to have a snack, please pay for this on parent pay at the beginning of the term. Snack will be £1 per week.
Notices
If you have any questions or concerns, my door is always open.
Don't forget to check our dojo class story and our school twitter @Waterprimary for updates.
Thank you for the support.
Miss Ashworth