Welcome to Hedgehogs Class!
Hedgehogs class is looked after by two teachers, Mrs Shaw and Mrs Rose. In the morning the class comprises of year one and two pupils working on core curriculum subjects. Year three then join them in the afternoon for topic lessons. All the staff working with the children ensure every child has the opportunity to grow and develop to enable them to achieve their full potential. There is a friendly atmosphere, enthusiastic learners and we encourage children to be an active part of our school community. We even have a class pet, a leopard gecko called Curly who likes to come out and say hello.
Year 1 and 2 Curriculum Overview
In Class 2, to help support our teaching of spelling, we set assignments on Spelling Shed on a Friday for Y2. Spelling Shed is a game-based tool that can be used at home to boost children’s confidence in spelling. Children enjoy playing the games and practise their spellings in a fun, interactive way. Your child has been given their login information and they can access Spelling Shed online here: https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/login. The website can be accessed using a computer, phone or tablet; as ever, please do carefully supervise your child when they use the internet.
In Year 2, we work through a one year programme which you can find below:
Spelling Shed Parent Guide
In Year One, spelling rules are taught through the Monster phonics programme. Throughout the programme, children learn to spell words by segmenting them into phonemes. Segmenting is breaking words down into individual sounds, effectively the opposite to blending. For example, shark we break down into 3 sounds sh-ar-k. Children will learn common spelling rules as set out in the KS1 spelling curriculum and the opportunity to learn to spell common exception words.
The importance of reading in Year 1and Year 2
Reading plays a crucial role in the development of pupils in Year 1 and Year 2, laying the foundation for their academic success and lifelong learning. At this stage, children are developing their fluency skills through the teaching of phonics. The skills they build during these years are essential for understanding texts, expanding their vocabulary, and deepening their comprehension of the world around them. Reading for pleasure has a high profile in our school and we actively encourage the children to explore the types of text that they enjoy and share with others. Children have the opportunity to choose a reading for pleasure book from our reading cabin each week.
Below you will find the books we will be reading in class and a suggested wider reading list :
Class 2 suggested reading
In Class 2, the homework takes a number of different forms. We have weekly homework, which includes reading (at least three times a week), spellings (set on Spelling Shed) and Numbots (online number facts) or TTRockstars (online times tables). You can find the login details for each of these online platforms in the front of your child's reading diary. In addition to these weekly tasks, Class 2 also have a termly menu of homework tasks which are based on our topics each half term.
Please find Autumn Term 1 homework below:
Homework
The children have thoroughly enjoyed their art topic this term - 3D sculptures Making Birds. We have made observational drawings of different birds and their feathers as well as experimenting with different ways to manipulate paper
Class 2 Homework
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We had the pleasure of welcoming Ame Austin Seven to our school as part of our History topic on transport in the past. Mr Cheadle came to speak to the children about his car that dates back to 1933. The children thoroughly enjoyed sitting in the car and honking the horn.
We were able to have lots of discussions about how the car worked and we identified lots of similarities and differences between it and modern cars.
