Class 2
Welcome back Class 2! We hope all our families had a restful and enjoyable Christmas break. We are looking forward to a busy term with new topics for the children to get their teeth into! We are delighted to welcome Mrs McLaughlin to the class, who will be teaching on Mondays and Tuesdays, covering Mrs Champness’ maternity leave. Mrs McLaughlin has worked at Bickleigh before and is keen to get to know you all!
Geography lessons this term study the continents and oceans including some map skills and fieldwork. We will learn about the structure of the Earth and its parts, name the 7 continents and describe them, name the 5 oceans and describe the Mariana Trench, use atlases, globes and compasses, ask and answer questions on the Arctic and Antarctica, discuss the polar ice cap melting and describe the effects on animals and weather and debate what humans can do to slow it down.
Our Maths lessons follow the White Rose scheme. Yr1 children will be exploring adding and subtracting with larger numbers, securing their knowledge of number with place value and then moving onto measure, exploring new equipment and units. Yr2 children will be multiplying and dividing using multiples of 2, 5 and 10 for the first part of the term and then we shall be measuring length and height using standard units, followed by work on mass, capacity and temperature. Our middle area will support work on money by setting up a shop where the children can use coin for paying and giving change.
The children have been re-assessed at the end of last term and are in their new Read Write Inc groups for phonics lessons. As last term, ‘home reading books’ will be sent out at the end of each unit (typically 5-day cycles). Later in the term we will work as a class to study some fiction and show off our writing skills.
Music lessons will follow the Charanga scheme; we will learn a new song and use instruments to play along. Children will be identifying the beat and tempo and recognise the changes in timbre, dynamics and pitch.
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) will include learning on keeping healthy, staying safe, relationships, being responsible, feelings and emotions and computer safety.
Art lessons this term will include study of Clarice Cliff’s work and colour mixing. The children will build on their experience using primary and secondary colours to create their own using a varied palette. Later on in the term we will explore sculpture, making 3D models from paper. We look forward to seeing what our amazing little artists produce!
Computing lessons will continue to support work across the curriculum, as well as providing practise on times tables and targeted phonics interventions. We will also have dedicated lessons on computing skills including mouse control/using a mouse pad, typing, saving and digital painting.
Our RE work in the first part of the term will focus around the question ‘What do Christians believe God is like?’ and later in the Spring, a celebration of Easter, including our Easter service, festivities and the famous Bickleigh Egg Rolling!
Class 2 consists Year 1 and Year 2 children
Teacher:
Mrs McLaughlin (Maternity Cover) and Mrs H Walford
Teaching Assistants:
Miss T Janes