Owls Class Yr 1/2

Welcome to Owls Class

We are a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 class.

Owls is a friendly, enthusiastic class who enjoy learning and love having a story at the end of the day.

Our class room has a wonderful role play area linked to our topic, a comfy reading area with some new reading buddies and a developing outdoor area.

Our teacher is Mrs Hood.

Home Activities

Good evening to you all. I thought I would share some pictures with you so that you can see what our classroom looks like ready for Year 1's to return tomorrow.

I thought it would be nice for you to also have a little story about returning to school. Open the document below.

Hello again everybody, I hope you have had a lovely half term and enjoyed the sunny🌞 weather. I hope you remembered to slip👕, slap🧴, slop👒🧢 and stayed safe in the sun.

Well its going to be a little bit different again from now on as I am back in school teaching Year 1's but don't worry Year 2's I won't forget about you.

This week I have created for you a new outdoor classroom to explore. Your very own virtual Garden! 

Click on the link below to access books, activities and videos.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSz5mhRCVA1En5B9jzRMsDzjXdfb_paNnL3zKVfQZcS_EPidTRIHfMAG2rmK4vNk1lEZUJQmqjKPQD6/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Our story at the end of the day will be from this amazing book 📚  'The book of Hopes' which has been written by over 110 authors and illustrators to comfort, inspire and entertain you all. Follow the links below.

https://literacytrust.org.uk/news/katherine-rundell-launches-the-book-of-hopes-a-free-childrens-book-by-over-110-authors-and-illustrators/

At the bottom of the link is button to click to read the book. It would be lovely Year 2 if you could recommend your favourites for me to share with Year 1.

Well  back to our learning again this week 📚📝➕➖✖➗😃.

All of the activities for you this week are in the documents below.  Remember that you don't have to complete them all in one go.

If you are not in school are some sites that you may want to visit.  Make sure you choose the correct year group.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/

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

Another good site which you may want to visit for phonics. New lessons are added each day, just scroll down to your year group.  Year 2  it is always good to have a refresh.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw

But before you start you know I like to start week with a new song🎶 . We will be singing this one in school at the start of each day and it would be lovely to think that you are all joining in with us and it would put a smile on our faces!

https://youtu.be/73_y1ESHxqI

Congratulations to  OP for winning the first prize in the Yaxley Royal British Legion colouring/picture competition. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you to all of you who have been sending me pictures of what you have been up to, it is lovely to see them.  I have included some of your pictures in our gallery below.  Please keep sending them and you never know you may even get a little message back 😀.

Your Gallery

More busy bees we will probably have to change our class name!

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Looks like you have been very busy!

Fantastic Lego Challenge

Making a Globe

Useful downloads

Curriculum Overview – Spring 2

English

This term children will be writing with a purpose to entertain. They will be writing fables and  poems. We will also focus on 
handwriting and spelling. Children will read daily as part of whole class and independent reading. 
 

 Maths

This term children will focus on time, shape, measure and statistics.  
Children will regularly practice their fluency and problem 
solving.
 

 Science

The children will be 
learning about animals and 
humans.
 

 Geography

Children will be learning about the 7 continents and 5 oceans.  They will be finding out about the  human and physical features and the animals that live there.
 

 ​​​​​ ICT

This term we will use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.

D&T

Linked to our topic theme, 
children will be designing, making and evaluating animal mask.
 

 Music

This term children will 
explore sounds relating to animals.
 

RE

This term children will be finding out -

Why does Easter matter to Christians?
 

Home Learning

Home learning will be spellings linked to our spelling rules/phonics for the week. It will also have a maths fluency task. Also remember to read at least 4 times a week.

It will be sent home every Friday and should be returned by Wednesday.

P.E.

For P.E. I would advise children to bring indoor and outdoor P.E. kit (including trainers) to be prepared for any weather, bringing their kit in on a Monday and taking it home on a Friday. Regular P.E. sessions with a coach are on Fridays and the additional P.E. will be on Mondays.