In Fox class we have children in Year Two, Year Three, and Year Four.
Class Teachers:
- Miss Mayne
Class Teaching Assistants:
- Mrs Cox (Monday – Thursday)
- Miss Cross (Wednesday – Friday)
Class overview:
Our topic for the autumn term 1 is: Egyptians
Science
In Science this term we will be investigating Sound.
We will be identifying how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating, finding patterns between the volume of sound and the strength of vibrations that produce it.
We will be asking relevant questions and use different types of scientific enquiries to answer them.
In Art and DT this term we will be cooking. The main focus will be: Pizzas, biscuits and bread.
This will be completed during Monday afternoon enrichment.
PSHE
In PSHE , this unit, entitled VIPs (Very Important Persons), will focus on relationships we have with our VIPs. It will look at friendships, how friendships are formed and maintained, and the qualities of a good friend. The lessons will then move on to disputes and bullying and will address strategies for coping with each of these.
Religious Education
In R.E this Hinduism unit will give children an overview of Hinduism, focusing on its origins, core beliefs, festivals, special places. Children will explore the different holy books, identify key Hindu symbols and understand their meanings.
In Topic this term our key question is : What is the legacy of the Ancient Egyptians?
To answer this question we will be learning about the history of Ancient Egyptians and their customs, their hierarchy and their way of life.
Our writing text are Peace on Earth and Cinderella of the Nile.
Maths
In Math’s, Year 2 will be learning all about Place Value followed by Addition and Subtraction.
Year 3 will be learning about Place Value followed by Addition and Subtraction.
Year 4 will be learning about Place Value followed by Addition and Subtraction.
English
In English we will be reading Peace on Earth. This is a two-week Writing Root for Flooded by Mariajo Ilustrajo. The learning experience begins when the children discover that there is flood ‘water’ and that this is posing a threat to the inhabitants of a city. The text is shared and children explore the scenario from the perspectives of different protagonists through role-play, diary entries and other opportunities to write in role. The children are then supported to either thank/praise the problem-solvers, engage in the writing of a report about working together or, for the most experienced children in school, writing the report of the official inquiry into the flood and why things became so bad.
We will also be reading Cinderella of the Nile. This three-week Writing Root begins with the discovery of a bottle that contains a map and a message. After interrogating the scenario presented and writing a short news report using the present perfect tense, the children then share the first part of Cinderella of the Nile. They develop skills of inference before exploring the author’s use of literary language and the effect that this has on the reader. Suffix fixers are used to investigate abstract nouns which are then used to create an emotions graph before being woven in to a diary entry in role that also draws upon literary language from a previous session. Once the story has been read, the children sort statements about traditional Cinderella tales and statements about this version onto a Venn diagram and then go on to devise their own version of a Cinderella story complete with fable!
Home Learning
| PDF Document | Approx Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Home Learning Pack | 1.8mb | 2023 |
| Year 1 Practical Ideas | 680kb | 2023 |
| Year 2 Home Learning Pack | 1.5mb | 2023 |
| Year 2 Practical Ideas | 635kb | 2023 |
Useful Websites
- Lots of books to read here – In case you have run out of books to read.
- Even more books to read here – Just in case you have run out of books.