Year 1/2- Stoat Class

Welcome to Stoats Class, our class page will be updated throughout the year with information related to our Key Stage 1 curriculum along with updates and photographs of the exciting things that we have been getting up to.

The children had an amazing time at Hatton Country Park and did not want to leave! During their visit, the children spent time learning about different animals. They were very excited about their time at Hatton, with their highlights being seeing the new born lambs and holding the guinea pigs. Some of the children were very brave and took the chance to experience the large drop slides at the indoor play area.    

English

In English the children have been exploring a different book each week and look at different sentence types.

We take the children on a journey through the book, we explore the front cover of the book and notice as much as possible. We create predictions and while reading explore new volcabulary in context. We look at creating word banks and exploring many adjectives within our writing. 

We create many different descriptive sentences within our writing and look at extending our sentences with different conjunctions. The children have created wonderful descriptive sentences and enjoyed looking at a new book each week.

 In Maths the children have been looking at shapes and numbers.

In Year 1 the children have been looking at the composition of numbers and looked at number and how they can be made up of smaller parts, focusing on numbers 0-10, while building the foundational addition and subtraction skills, They will continue to use these skills that they have delveloped and will begin to look at numbers between 10-20.

In Year 2 the children have been representing counting in 2s, 5s and 10s as the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. The children have also looked at division and using skip counting to solve sharing problems. They then looked at shape and discussed and compared 2D and 3D shapes.

In Science the children have been learning about habitats and this term they will learn about microhabitats. The children will begin by identifying and classifying minibeasts, going on a minibeast hunt and plan an experiment that they will conduct.

The children have been designing and making their pencil pots with the help of the Year 6 children.

 The children enjoyed World Book Day and sharing their books and costumes with each other. 

The children thoroughly enjoyed our Trip to Hatton Country World and particularly liked seeing all of the wonderful animals. 

Key Dates

PE Days are Thursday and Friday.

Every Thursday the children take part in indoor PE and the children will take part in outdoor PE on every Friday weather permitting.

Homework

Reading at home is one of the most important ways you can help your child and 10 minutes of reading per day will have a big impact to your children.

Read a range of books school will provide:

• Read Write Inc. books that have been read in school.
• A range of books to read for pleasure.
• Reading books for children that have completed the RWI program.

Parents will need to record the reading in the children’s reading diaries and books will be changed every Friday.

Your child will be given spellings to practise each week.

They will be handed out on Friday with a spelling quiz to take place on the following Friday.

The children have access to Numbots which will help master their mental addition and subtraction skills, also helps the childrem build confidence and fluency in foundational maths through short, regular play.