Squirrels (Yr1/2) 2021 - 2022
Miss Jones
Welcome to Squirrel Class!
In Year 1/2 we enjoy learning, always try our best and never give up!
Our teacher is Miss Jones and our teaching assistant is Miss Goodwin.
Welcome to Squirrels class page!
We come into school for 8.40am and home time is 3.20pm.
Wednesday and Friday are our PE days- please come in your PE kit on those day
Information about homework including our optional homework menu can be found on the 'Homework' tab of this page.
Home Learning can be found on the 'Home Learning' tab of this page.
Our topic for first part of our Summer term is 'Let's Play!'. There is an Optional Homework Menu on the homework page for this term linked to the learning that will take place. We will update it to reflect our learning and topics in class.
HALF TERM UPDATE
Welcome to our half- term update. Here you will find information about the themes and topics your children will be learning over this half term. Our theme this half term is ‘Let’s Play!' where we will be learning about toys from the past and present. We will also be focusing on the following:
YEAR 1:
English: we'll be writing a fantasy story about toys and a set of instructions using all the right features
Maths: our focus will be on multiplication and division, fractions and time.
Religious Education: we will begin to learn about Islam with a focus on this Big Question - How and why are Allah and Muhammad (PBUH) important to Muslims?
Science: our learning will focus on materials and their properties
Design and Technology: to develop our knowledge of healthy eating and food preparation, we'll be designing and making a fruit kebab
History: we will learn all about toys from the past right up to the present
PE: preparation for Sports Day!
Computing: we will be looking at sorting and grouping and pictograms.
YEAR 2:
English: we'll be writing a fantasy story and a set of instructions using all the right features
Maths: our focus will be on arithmatic (using all four operations to find answers) and measures (length, mass, capacity, etc.). A good knowledge of times table facts and related division facts will help!
Religious Education: we will begin to learn about Islam with a focus on this Big Question - How and why are Allah and Muhammad (PBUH) important to Muslims?
Science: our learning will focus on materials and their properties
Design and Technology: to develop our knowledge of healthy eating and food preparation, we'll be designing and making a fruit kebab
History: we will learn all about toys from the past right up to the present
PE: preparation for Sports Day!
Computing: we'll be navigating our way around a virtual maze and using spreadsheets
You can get involved at home by visiting museums where there's a toy exhibition, reading books with toys as characters (especially where they go on an adventure or solve a mystery), practise your multiplication and division facts, borrow books from the library abut Islam, ask to help an adult at home prepare a healthy snack so you can develop your knife skills and telling the time at home!
This is an insight to the topics we will be covering this half-term. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. You can email any questions via admin.
Please find below useful documents to help you support your child with their learning.
