Hazel Class Learning
English
In English, we will be starting the term with a whole school writing project centred around a picture of a boy on a magic carpet. Next, we will be writing letters to Greenpeace. After this, we will be writing a diary entry based on the book, ’And Tango Make Three’. We will be learning when to use a capital letter in a sentence and how to use different punctuation marks to make our writing more exciting.
Year 1 children will continue to access Little Wandle phonics sessions every day and will participate in 3 adult led guided reading sessions each week. On the week commencing Monday 10th June, the children will complete their phonics screening check.
Year 2 children will continue to access Little Wandle spelling sessions every day and will participate in 3 VIPER sessions each week. On the week commencing Monday 20th May, the children will complete their SATs.
We welcome parents and carers into school for 'Come read with me' sessions every Monday at 8.45-9am.
Maths
Year 1
We will start the term focusing on money. This will involve naming and identifying coins and notes. We will be counting coins in 2s, 5s and 10s as well as making the correct amount to pay for items in our class shop. Our learning will involve lots of practical activities and opportunities to develop children's problem solving skills.
We will move on to explore measurement including height, length, mass, capacity, volume and temperature. We will be measuring, recording and comparing information. Later in the term, our maths learning will focus on position and direction. We will be creating and following directions, learning about turns and describing the position of objects on a grid using prepositional language (next to, above, left, right).
During all lessons we will focus on fluency, problem solving and reasoning to allow children to utilise their skills in various ways.
Year 2
We will start the term focusing on money. This will involve naming and identifying coins and notes, as well as counting out correct amounts to pay for items in our class shop. We will be solving money problems and using our fluency skills to make the same amount using different coins. Our learning will involve lots of practical activities and opportunities to develop children's problem solving skills.
We will move on to explore measurement including height, length, mass, capacity, volume and temperature. We will be measuring, recording and comparing information. Later in the term, our maths learning will focus on statistics.
During all lessons we will focus on fluency, problem solving and reasoning to allow children to utilise their skills in various ways.
Science
We will be learning about the environment and climate change. We will carry out an investigation melting ice and exploring endangered animals both on land and in our oceans. We will learn about small changes we can make to protect our planet and make posters to encourage others to do so too!
Over the course of the term, we will also be learning about the seasons and making the most of practical opportunities to observe the changing seasons in our school environment.
Foundation Subjects
Our Geography topic for the Spring Term is 'What can you see at the coast?' We will explore the amazing features and landmarks in the UK and discuss seas surrounding the UK. We will also be finding out about the human and physical features of coasts. We will finish the topic by learning about our local coasts.
In History, we will be exploring holidays in the past. We will be finding out what is was like to go to the seaside in 1900 and how holidays have changed over the years.
Our Design Technology topic is textiles. We will be designing and making a pouch. We will need to design, make, decorate and evaluate our product.
Our Art and Design topic this term is landscapes using different media. We will begin our topic by visiting Yorkshire Sculpture Park to explore . We will be colour mixing and exploring the shades and tints of the sea, sky and sand. We will create a beach collage using a range of media to create texture and depth. We will evaluate and celebrate our work with the class, discussing what features we like and what we could improve on.
In Music, we will be focusing on vocal and body sounds. We will create soundscapes of the sea using instruments and our voices.
Our PE topics this term will be Athletics and Invasion Games. We will also be competing in our School Teams during Sports Week.
In PSHE we will be discussing how to stay healthy both physically and mentally. We will talk about growing, changing and staying safe.
