Hello and welcome to our class

​We are a mixed year 1 and 2 class who love learning.
Our learning is cross curricular and is linked to our termly topic.
Our topic for the Autumn Term is..

Farming and Our Community

The first half term is a History based topic looking at changes in farming. We will also be looking at farming in our local area.The second half term will be learning about  people and events that have shaped our local community. This will include learning about Shakespeare, Felix Dennis and local connections to the Gunpowder plot at Coughton Court.
English: Most of our learning is cross-curricular. Our English lessons are often based around a book related to our topic. This half term we will be focusing on a book called ''Too Much Talk' which is an African tale based on a talking yam. We will also be reading other tales related to farming. We will learn how to write explanations about where food comes from. During the second half term we will be linking our text to people that help us and using 'Eliot the Midnight Super -hero' as a starting point for writing our own versions.
Maths:  We use concrete resources, such a cubes, Numicon and counters to help us to develop strong foundations in maths before moving on to more abstract concepts.Our focus this term will be place value, addition and subtraction and multiplication and division.
Science: Our science lessons are interesting and fun! They link to our topic, so we will be looking at how animals are cared for on the farm and which food products are from each animal. The children will investigate life cycles before moving on to a study of the seasons in the second half of the term.

Please see our Curriculum letter for more detail on this exciting topic.

"We enjoy educational visits to the Heart of England forest each half term. This half term we will be exploring hedgerows to link with our farming project. Our second visit will focus on autumn and changes to the forest.

Home Learning
It would help your child if they read regularly at home. Please share the book your child brings home, but remember to read to them too . We will also be sending phonic cards home to Year 1 children.

They have a Spelling Test every Wednesday. Tests will always be based on the 'phonic focus' of the week. Tests are marked with the children, with new spellings handed out directly following this. Maths homework will be sent to Year 2 only.

Meet the teachers...

Mrs Cole-Buchanan
Class Teacher

Mrs Davies
Class Teacher

Mrs Wyatt
Teaching Assistant