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Teacher: Mr Nick Brown

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Woods, Mr Winward, Mrs Woolford, Mrs Wilson

Welcome to Otters' class!

In Otters' class we chose this Psalm to show what it means to be in our class. It also links to one of our favourite books.

Please the opportunity a look at the useful information about what Otters class will be doing this term.

PE Days: Wednesday and Friday, plese come in your kit on these days.

Our Curriculum

Here at Tarporley we follow the BOOKS approach to our curriculum. We want to be/have:

Bravery                                        Otters brave the rivers and seas together

Outward-facing                           Otters look out to the world around them

Opportunities                              Otters take advantage of the opportunities that come their way

Knowledge and skills                 Otters seek out knowledge and skills

Spirituality                                   Otters are spiritual

Here is our y2 curriculum:

spring 2 2025

Religious Education: Christianity

Why is Jesus  special  for Christians?

English: Please do not read the books ahead of time as we enjoy discovering them together!

My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner

Focus: understand and write: statements, questions, exclamations and commands- with its correct punctuation

         : confidently and accurately use 'because' and start to use 'when'

         : use past and present tenses accurately

Maths: number

addition & subtraction

multiplication & division

Science: Living things and their habitats

simple food chains

animals' habitats

Geography:

Would you prefer to live in a hot or a cold country?

Computing: coding

Music: sound patterns

Ard & Design: simple printmaking

PE: 

gymnastics

dance

 summer 1 2025

Religious Education: Humanism

What do Humanists think a good life is all about?

English: Please do not read the books ahead of time as we enjoy discovering them together!

The Last Wolf by Mini Grey

use subordinating clauses with if and that

add -er/-est to adjectives for comparison

use accurate punctuation (.?!)

use ' for contractions (it's/I've/they're)

use a range of sentence forms to engage the reader

re-read their work to check it will make sense to the reader

Maths: number

 statistics 

      geometry

Science: Plants

How things grow

Geography:

What is it like here?

Computing: 

technology outside of school

Music: Pitch

Ard & Design: wheels and axels

PE: 

athletics

In Otters' Class we:

listen to everybody and we take turns to speak

help each other to stay safe and to learn

show kindness every day

are loving towards everyone and our planet

forgive because everyone makes mistakes

So that we can Let Our Light Shine (Matthew 5)!