Hazel - Year 1/2 2018-2019

Mrs Hazeldine

Welcome to Hazel Class!

At Wimboldsley Primary School our vision is to ‘Achieve Excellence’

Our teacher is Mrs Hazeldine.

Mrs Clarke works with us in Hazel Class.

We are in Year 1 and Year 2

Life in Hazel Class

The children in Hazel class are looking forward to a great year of learning.

We complete Grammar Hammer and Big Maths on a Monday.

Our PE days will vary. Your child will need t-shirt, shorts, pumps in school for PE.

We have a focused session on Reading, Writing, Maths and Phonics each day. We also enjoy lots of opportunities to learn about Science, Computing, French, History, Geography, RE, Art, DT and Music each week.

Our Curriculum

At Wimboldsley Primary School we aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes excellence. We aim to foster a lifelong love of learning, through delivery a twenty first century education. A cross curricular approach to learning encourages the children to be independent, reflective learners and responsible citizens. We work closely with parents to support children’s learning.

Key skills we will be developing in Year 1/ 2

English

*using a range of conjunctions to join ideas together

*use a range of punctuation accurately including full stops, capital letters, ? ! and commas in a list

*recording written answers to questions about texts

Maths

*securing the understanding of place value with numbers up to 100

*recalling addition and subtraction facts within 20

*recalling our multiplication and division facts for 2, 5 and 10 x table

*adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers using informal written methods

*understanding the fractions 1/2 1/4 3/4 1/3

Our Topic

Please see our newsletter at the bottom of the page for more information.

It will be a busy and fun filled year of learning.

How can I help and support my child at school?

Homework

Homework is set on Thursday and should be returned by the following Wednesday

Homework will include Reading regularly, Spellings, Maths and handwriting

Spelling Check will be on Monday.

Reading is encouraged daily and should be recorded in your child’s blue reading record book.

Key Websites your child can use to support their learning include:

www.topmarks.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/education

Practical ideas you may wish to make use of:

Sharing books, reading with and to your child.
Visiting places of interest, talking to your child about them, and encouraging them to ask questions. Places you may choose to visit: the library, country parks and local nature reserves, museums, etc.
Making opportunities to play and work with others.
Opportunities to be creative.