Class 2

Hello and Welcome to Class 2,

My name is Mrs Stubbs, and I am so excited to be back in Class 2 this year with our Year 1 and Year 2 children. I will be joined by Mrs Kelly, Monday to Wednesdays, and Mrs Wooldridge, Thursday to Fridays. Mrs Aisbitt will be teaching in Class 2 on Tuesdays.

Below is some useful information about life in Class 2. If you have any questions, then please get in touch via the office or email Mrs Dowling and she will pass it on to me.

School Day:

Core subjects:

Reading and Writing - Read Write Inc lessons, 4 x week.

Maths - Whole class or in year groups, 4 x week. Plus Mastering Number, 3 x week.

Science - Monday afternoons

Foundation Subjects:

Foundation subjects are taught mostly in the afternoons.

Tuesday - PE, Music and RE.

Wednesday - History or Geography

Thursday - Art or DT.

Friday - Computing, PE and PSHE.

Year 2 will take part in swimming lessons in the summer terms (more details will be given later in the year).

Homework:

Homework will be sent home on Friday, to be returned the following Friday.

Reading:

We will send home the RWI storybook they have read that week in their phonics group, plus a RWI 'Book Bag Book' that is matched to their current colour band. It is important, especially for year 1 children, to re-read their books up to 3 times to support fluency and develop their comprehension.

For more information and helpful hints for reading with your child at home, click here.

English and Maths:

The children will have a sheet of English and maths homework, linked to the skills we have been teaching in school.

Maths fluency:

There will be a fluency focus for each half term. This will be counting based for Y1 and times tables for Y2. This is a skill that will need to be practised repeatedly and could have a huge impact on your child's mathematics in school.

Autumn term 1:

Y1 - Counting on and back in 10s to 100

Y2 - The 10 x table

Autumn term 2:

Y1 - Counting on in 2s to 24

Y2 - The 5 x table

Maths songs and games:

Below are some links to songs we have/will be using in class to support their times tables:

Year 1 and Year 2:

The Counting Up to 100 Song ( We like to make this an active one, crouching down and standing up each time we say a 10s number!)

The Counting Down from 100 Song

Year 2 only:

Times Tables Rockstars:

Year 2 should have a log in for TTRS, please use this to practise x2, x5 and x10 times tables.

Year 1 will receive their log in the near future.

RWI Videos:

I will share Read Write Inc. videos throughout the year to help continue your child’s reading and writing journey at home. These videos reflect the strategies we use in school and are a great way for you to see how we teach reading and writing in the classroom.

Year 1:

Set 2 sounds:

ay May I play?

ee What can you see?

igh Fly high

ow Blow the snow

oo Poo at the zoo

oo Look at the book

ar Start the car

or Shut the door

air That's not fair

ir Whirl and twirl