Year 1/2
Welcome back to school! We hope you have had a restful half term.
Our next topic is Fire! We will be learning about the Great Fire of London in History and Festivals that happen in Autumn in RE. If your child is celebrating any festivals at this time of year we would love to hear about it in school, they could make a presentation or bring in things from home to show the class. At the end of the half term we will be performing our Christmas Play which we are very excited about!
Year 1/2 Routines
Reading books will be changed once a week, please speak to your child's teacher or email the office if you want to discuss your child's reading. Please record what your child has read in their reading records. Reading records will be checked by teachers once a week.
On the days children have PE they should come to school dressed in their outdoor PE kit. They should wear black or blue joggers/shorts, a white or light blue t-shirt, jumper and trainers please. Please note NO sports teams kits, eg NO football shirts). It is very important they have extra layers they can take on and off when the weather gets colder.
PE days for Hardwick are:
Monday and Wednesday for both classes
PE days for Cambourne are:
Dragonfly Class - Monday and Thursday
Bumblebee Class - Monday and Thursday
Butterfly Class - Monday and Wednesday
Please can we remind parents to make sure children are dressed appropriately for the weather and remember we will continue to keep classrooms well ventilated so classrooms may be cool.
Home Learning
Reading, times tables, real life maths and vocabulary-building are all excellent ways to help your child learn and make progress at home. The home learning expectation in year 1/2 is that the children do the following learning at home
- Daily reading (suggested time 10 minutes)
- Read to your child daily (suggested time 10 minutes)
- Daily maths fluency (suggested time 5 minutes)
You can also check out the school website maths and English pages for lots of other exciting things to do at home.
Additional maths materials
Please look at the maths pages on the school website for more ideas.
The number bonds, doubles and halves games on 'Hit the Button' are also great for improving fluency.