• Numeracy
• Literacy
• Science
• ICT

Welcome to Class Two

Mrs Di Franco

Mrs Williams and Mrs Moore

Welcome back to a new term! We hope you had a lovely Easter break.

Here is an overview of the learning that will take place this term.

English

In English, we have some lovely books coming up that we will study. The first is ‘How to Live Forever’ by Colin Thompson. It covers questions around immortality and whether living forever would be a good or bad thing. The second is ‘Toys in Space’ by Mini Grey, a lovely fantasy story about a box of lost toys. The children will have lots of opportunities to use their creative imaginations to write their own narratives in this half term.

Maths

Mass and capacity— We will use a range of equipment to measure grams and kilograms, and litres and millilitres with accuracy.

Position and Direction/Shape—We will also cover position and direction with Year 2 where they will learn about clockwise and anticlockwise, as well as quarter, half and full turns. Year 3 will move onto turns as angles, including right angles, and learn about parallel and perpendicular lines when examining shape.

Statistics—Year 2 children will record data using tally charts and create pictograms to show results. Year 3 children will move onto drawing bar charts and analysing two-way tables.

Fractions—Year 3 children have another topic on fractions which includes adding and subtracting fractions and calculating fractions of a set of objects.

Time—Both year groups will study time. Year 2 will focus on telling the time to o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to the hour. We will also look at telling the time in 5 minute intervals .Year 3 children will read the clock to the minute, examine digital time, understand am and pm, and calculate units of time, including minutes and seconds. Time is a really lovely topic that you can work on with the children at home. They need to understand analogue clocks, so please work on this skill with your children as much as possible.

Science

In our science topic, we will be learning about light. This will include learning about different light sources, exploring materials that are reflective, and investigating shadows.

History and Geography

In this term, we have two great topics coming up. The first is a history topic where we will learn all about George Stephenson and the Rocket locomotive. The children will learn why he is a significant historical person and how transport has changed over time. In the second part of the summer term, the children have a geography unit on the Masai Mara. Children will examine what life is like in this part of the world, understanding how it is different to Bretherton, and the human and physical features of the area.

DT

Our transport topic links nicely to our Design Technology work on ‘Moving Vehicles.’ The children will have to create their own moving vehicle, ensuring that it has a chassis, axles and wheels, and that when tested, it can move smoothly. They will work through the design, create and evaluate process to do this.

R.E

In our R.E lessons, we will be learning about the church as a holy place. They will also learn about holy places for different religions, such as Judaism, Hinduism and Islam. We will also examine the ascension and Pentecost and find out why these are two significant events in the Christian calendar.

Art

In our art lessons, we will be learning about Andy Goldsworthy and creating lovely outdoor art. We also have arts week coming up this half term which links nicely to our outdoor theme. We can’t wait to show you what we create!

French

The children will learn about the seasons, and be able to use the correct vocabulary and grammar to describe their favourite season and reasons why. 

As you can see, we have a lovely term ahead of us. If you would like to share any information that you have, for example, you have photos or leaflets regarding any of our learning, please do send it into school for us to have a look at.

If you have any questions about our learning for this term, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any of the Class 2 team.

Keep an eye on the Class 2 blog, as we will keep you updated with our learning. 

Additionally, please ensure that you check Google Classroom regularly for any updates on learning or any messages from class. 

Please find documents on this page relating to the curriculum which we ensure if fun and engaging to the children. 

In Key Stage 1 we use Monster Phonics to support your child's reading development. 

Our reading schemes are: Oxford Reading Tree, Lighthouse and Pearson  

We are currently using 'Spelling Shed' for those in year two and three which enables them to learn spelling practise and practise at home on the computer or ipad. The link to this is https://play.edshed.com/login. (This will take you to an external website)

Always make sure you have an adult with you when you surf the Net.