Hedgehogs Class (Years 2 and 3)
Hello, my name is Mrs Ward and I am the Class Teacher in Hedgehogs Class. Miss Whitehouse and Mrs Mabb are the Teaching Assistants.
We are so excited for the start of the school year and our new class - Hedgehogs. We will be adding exciting things we have been doing each week to the school’s newsletter.
Over the course of the year, we will be learning about a range of exciting topics that will interest the children, along with deepening their knowledge
Term 1: Would you prefer to live in the Stone Age, Iron Age, or Bronze Age?
Term 2: Why did the Romans settle in Britain?
Term 3: Why do people live near volcanoes?
Term 4: Why are rainforests important to us?
Term 5: How hard was it to invade and settle in Britain?
Term 6: Where does our food come from?
Reading
For whole class guided reading, we use various texts over the term and your child will be heard reading in class during this time or one to one with an adult during the week.
As well as this, we use Accelerated Reader as our reading tracker in school. At home, we encourage all children to continue to use their Reading Records to record when they have been reading. We will also record when your child is heard read in school in the same way.
Writing
Within our writing, we use 'Talk For Writing' to guide our own learning journey linked with our topic. This style follows immersion, imitation and then innovation. This will be on a two-to-three weekly cycle. Over the course of each term, we will be writing a range of both fiction and non-fiction pieces. Some units of work we will be completing are a narrative based on 'Stone Age Boy' by Satoshi Kitamura and a newspaper report based on volcanoes.
Spellings
In Hedgehogs Class, we use a programme called No Nonsense Spelling. This ensures we offer a comprehensive, yet accessible programme when teaching spellings. We will teach strategies, knowledge and skills pupils need to learn
spellings effectively.
Maths
In both Key Stage 1 and 2, we use Power Maths as a foundation to our learning. We will enrich the children’s mathematical knowledge through reasoning, problem solving and investigative activities.
To support the learning of times tables, we encourage children to use Numbots and TT Rockstars as a home learning tool.
Times Tables Rock Stars: Play (ttrockstars.com)
PE
We have a qualified sports coach, Mr Newton Taylor, who comes to school every Wednesday to deliver PE across the school. In addition to this, the children take part in a planned programme of other physical activities each week, including swimming for children in KS2, and participation in competitive activities.
PSHE/SRE
Across both Key Stage 1 and 2, we use a programme called Jigsaw to support the teaching and learning of PSHE and SRE. Jigsaw is a unique, spiral, progressive and effective scheme of work, aiming to prepare children for life, helping them really know and value who they are and understand how they relate to other people in this ever-changing world. This is adapted when needed to ensure that it meets the needs of our pupils.
Homework
In Hedgehogs Class, we will be setting homework weekly via Microsoft Teams, which will consist of English or Maths each week, along with spellings and timetables.
Please ensure your child reads a minimum of 3 times a week as well as using Numbots or Times Table Rockstars to support their numeracy fluency. Thank you for your support with this.
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