Year 1 and Year 2

Welcome to the Year 1 and 2 Class Page

The class teacher for year 1 and 2 is Miss Lloyd with the support of teaching assistants Mrs Davidson and Miss Higgs.

Just a few quick reminders:

Reading books need to be in school daily and we will endeavour to change them once a week on a Friday.
Spelling tests will take place on a Monday for year two.
PE will take place on a Monday and Friday.
Your child does not need to bring in their own stationery/pencil cases as we will provide all equipment for them to use.
Please ensure your child has a refillable water bottle, clearly labelled with their name on. Disposable water bottles are not allowed in school.
Children are welcome to bring in a snack for break times, for example, a piece of fruit, cereal bar.
Please ensure your child’s uniform is clearly labelled with their names, as this will enable us to minimise the amount of missing items.
Please do not bring fizzy drinks in to school.
Please ensure that your child does not bring toys in to school, in order to prevent loss/damage.

Topics this Term

R.E.	Beginnings Children will take part in collective worship daily. Children will also be learning traditional prayers like the Hail Mary and Our Father alongside their class prayers.
Maths	Place Value, addition and subtraction, shape
English	Stories about dragons- Zog. Information booklet- The Great Fire of London
Phonics	Year 1 have a phonics input daily- following the Essential Letters and Sounds scheme. Year 2 will continue to learn different spelling patterns and begin to spell following those patterns. Year 2 will also take part in daily SPAG and Guided reading lessons.
Science	Changing materials
History	The Great Fire of London
Art	Drawing- different types of lines
Computing	Online safety, exploring Purple Mash and Questioning
PE	Outdoor games
Music	Pulse and Rhythm
RSHE	My Happy Mind- Meet Your Brain

Home Support

Reading: your child has been given a reading book and reading diary. Please listen to your child read as much as possible and record this in your child’s reading diary. Reading books will be changed once a week. Your child will also receive a decodable phonics book as part of the Essential Letters Scheme (ELS). This book will be appropriate for your child's current phonic knowledge and will be changed when they can read the book with fluency and expression (do not be surprised if your child has the same book for a couple of weeks at a time, this is not uncommon).

Further Resources

Please check here for further resources and links if you complete work and are looking for some more.

ELS Pronunciation of Phonics Sounds

Oak National Academy Online Classrooms

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage

CBeebies Games

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games

CBeebies Topics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics

BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

BBC Teach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/primary/zd7p47h

Topmarks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/primary/zd7p47h

White Rose Maths

https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/

Extra Resources

The Year 1 & 2 staff are always here to help and are available talk to you over any concerns before and after school. If your class teacher isn’t available, please contact the school office and book an appointment.

We look forward to working with you over the coming year in supporting your child with their learning journey :)

The Year 1 & 2 team.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School