Hello everyone and a warm welcome to the Beech Class!

I hope you all had an enjoyable summer. We have a fabulous year ahead of us in year 2. I am really excited to be teaching your fantastic children with Mrs Morton.

Please find below some information about the term ahead of us. 

During the first term, our main topic is ‘What happened to London during the fire in 1666?’

We will be travelling back in time to 1666 and exploring what happened during the Great Fire of London. This will be a theme across several of our subjects for the term.

As part of our literacy, we will be writing our own newspaper reports about the key events during the Great Fire of London followed by a story based on the Great Fire of London. We will be learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly - commas for lists and apostrophes for contracted forms. Continuing to use sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command with the correct end marks. Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify [for example, the blue butterfly]. Correctly use the present and past tenses correctly and consistently, including the progressive form. Use subordination (using when, if, that, or because) and continue to use co-ordination (using or, and, or but).

In our design technology lessons, we will be using wheels and axles to design and create our own fire engines that might have helped prevent the spread of the Great Fire of London.

In maths, we will focus on developing our knowledge of place value before moving onto addition activities.

The other subjects covered in term 1 include RE which focuses on what the good news is that Jesus brings. We will understand that Christinas believe Jesus brings good news for all people. Understand that Christians believe Jesus is a friend to the poor and friendless and know the story of Matthew the tax collector. We will know and understand that for Christians this good news includes being loved by God and being forgiven for bad things. Know that Christians believe Jesus’ teachings make people think hard about how to live and show them the right way. 

In P.S.H.E. we will explore different emotions and focus on transitioning into year 2 and how we can support ourselves and one another.

In PE we will be practising and developing skills for invasion games and footwork alongside sending and receiving.

We will be having French lessons once a week with Madame Honorez where will be introduced to the French language.

Our enrichment for the term is P.E. with Mr Starkey.

Other important information:

• Please remember to bring a water bottle and a healthy named snack.

*No nuts please – there are children in school with allergies. *

• Once provided please bring reading books, reading record and learning journal to school on Mondays and Fridays (Reading records and books will be given out w/c 14^th September).
• Please remember to bring a pair of outdoor shoes/wellies when the weather gets wetter.
• Our PE days are Tuesdays and Fridays, and the children are to come to school wearing their kit that day.
• Homework: Daily reading, maths and Spelling will be given each week (Homework will start from w/c 14^th September and will be given out on a Friday).
• Please ensure you order your child’s school meals unless you are supplying your child with a home packed lunch.

Teacher Timetable:

Monday to Thursday mornings – Mrs Jones

Monday to Thursday afternoons – Mrs Morton

Friday – Mrs Morton

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with myself or Mrs Morton via ClassDojo or the school office.

Many thanks,

Mrs Jones