Wren Class

Autumn Term 2024

Welcome to Wren Class. We are a mixed class of Year 1 and Year 2 children

WREN CLASS STAFF:

Mrs Berkley - Class Teacher  

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Coduri-Dunn, Mrs Kent, Mrs Kerry, Mrs Warnes, Mrs Strutt, Mrs Knight

LEARNING: 

We hope you’ve had a relaxing break over the Easter holidays. We are looking forward to sharing lots of exciting learning activities this term with the children.

This term, Mrs Berkley will be teaching Wren class alongside Mrs Wiseman and Mrs Coduri-Dunn. We can be contacted via Dojo at any time and will respond during the school day to any messages sent, any messages sent after school hours may be read but not actioned until the next day.

This term in topic we will be learning about houses and homes; comparing homes in the UK to those around the world. We will recap on the geography of the UK and investigate which continents our comparable countries can be found in and explore the physical and human geography in each country. We also be learning about why farms are important and looking at different types of farms in the UK.  Alongside this we will be looking at how farming and food has changed over the years and hope to have a visit from a local farmer and his tractor.

In science, we will be completing our studies of habitats and animal adaptation followed by an exploration of seeds and what plants need to grow.

In DT the children will be learning about creating structures – constructing a windmill by making functioning sails/blades that attach to the supporting structure. In Art we will be exploring artists who draw and paint flora and fauna and trying to recreate our own versions of their work.

In RE we will be learning about why Christians celebrate Pentecost and why Jewish families say so many prayers and blessings (Tefillah).

In maths, we will be exploring fractions, position and direction and time. In both year groups, the children will be using a range of resources and concrete objects to support their learning and begin to build confidence and independence in solving problems. In year 1 we will primarily focus on ensuring we are confident with all our number bonds within and to 10 and 20 and can use these to help us solve problems. In year 1, the children will be building on their learning from last year to solve problems with numbers to 100. They will be applying their understanding of their number bonds to learn their number bond to 100 and practising how to add and subtract. They will also be looking at measurement his term. This term in maths, year 2s will be learning about applying their knowledge to solve reasoning questions.

In English both year groups will be developing their English skills through texts selected from the Write Stuff scheme, particularly benefiting from the vocabulary rich learning it provides. The first book of the term that we will be using to support the children’s creative writing is called ‘The House That Once Was’. This will complement the learning in their houses and homes topic. We will also be working on phonics and spellings alongside helping to encourage a love of reading. If children love reading, their writing improves alongside this and will enable them access to all other subjects including maths, topic and science. To help improve fluency and comprehension it is essential that books are read at home and reading records completed alongside this.

In music this term, we will be learning more about pitch and rhythm through the topic of Seasons using our voices and tuned/untuned to explore sound and basic musical score production.

PE will be on a Friday afternoon and children should come into school in PE kits on Fridays, please make sure your child is dresses appropriately for these lessons as Mrs Coduri-Dunn hopes to be outside with them when possible. Please can we take this opportunity to remind children than trainers should be worn for PE lessons to allow the children to move safely and successfully.

PSHE will follow the no-outsiders scheme will some reflected education sessions to give children an insight into their own development and emotions.

Homework will be a mixture of online maths games from our Powermaths website and paper homework in a folder. This will alternate weekly. Please note that online homework is optional, however if you do opt out of completing this homework, then you will need to ensure your child is continuing to practice their number bonds (Yr1s) and timetables (Yr2s) during the weeks we have online homework. We would like to continue with this mixed approached to homework to be help support and accommodate all children and be inclusive to all learning needs.

Kind regards,

Mrs Berkley