Year 1 and Year 2

Welcome to the Year 1 and 2 Class Page

Class Teacher: Mrs Dunleavy

Class Teacher: Mrs Hooper

Support Staff: Miss Flannagan

Support Staff: Mrs Jones

Just a few quick reminders:

Reading books need to be in school daily and we will endeavour to change them once a week on a Friday.
Spelling tests will take place on a Monday for year two.
PE will take place on a Monday and Friday.
Your child does not need to bring in their own stationery/pencil cases as we will provide all equipment for them to use.
Please ensure your child has a refillable water bottle, clearly labelled with their name on. Disposable water bottles are not allowed in school.
Children are welcome to bring in a healthy snack for break times, for example, a piece of fruit or cereal bar.
Please ensure your child’s uniform is clearly labelled with their names, as this will enable us to minimise the amount of missing items.
Please do not bring fizzy drinks in to school.
Please ensure that your child does not bring toys in to school, in order to prevent loss/damage.

Topics this Term

R.E.	Our topic is 'Creation and Covenant'. We will focus on the creation story (Genesis 1). We will learn ab out God's love for us and caring for our common home which God created for us. Children will take part in prayer and liturgy daily.
Maths	Year 1: Place Value and Addition and Subtraction within 10. Year 2: Place Value and Addition and Subtraction within 100.
English	Wanted: The Perfect Pet by Fiona Robertson. We will be writing our own story about our perfect pet. We will also create non-chronological reports about perfect pets and explore some animal poetry.
Phonics	Year 1: Reviewing prior learning and focussing on sounds ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, ir, ue, aw, wh, ph, ew and oe. Year 2 will continue to practise spelling patterns. They will also have SPAG and guided reading sessions.
Science	Materials
History	Toys
Art	Drawing, painting and mixed media
Computing	Technology around us
PE	Dance
Music	Pulse and Rhythm
RSHE	Meet your brain, Experiencing God's love in our family, NSPCC PANTS

Home Support

Reading: your child has been given a reading book and reading diary. Please listen to your child read as much as possible and record this in your child’s reading diary. Reading books will be changed once a week. Your child will receive a decodable phonics book as part of the Essential Letters Scheme (ELS). This book will be appropriate for your child's current phonic knowledge and will be changed when they can read the book with fluency and expression (do not be surprised if your child has the same book for a couple of weeks at a time, this is not uncommon).

Further Resources

Please check here for further resources and links if you complete work and are looking for some more.

ELS Pronunciation of Phonics Sounds

Oak National Academy Online Classrooms

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage

CBeebies Games

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games

CBeebies Topics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics

BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

BBC Teach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/primary/zd7p47h

Topmarks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/primary/zd7p47h

White Rose Maths

https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/

The Year 1 & 2 staff are always here to help and are available talk to you over any concerns before and after school. If your class teacher isn’t available, please contact the school office and book an appointment.

We look forward to working with you over the coming year in supporting your child with their learning journey.

The Year 1 & 2 team.