Welcome to Holly Class!
Welcome to Holly class website page!
We are a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 class.
Miss Rogers, Mrs Chapman and Mrs Evans work in Holly class ☺️
Miss Rogers Mrs Chapman Mrs Evans
SUMMER TERM!
Our topic for this term is 'The History of Flight'. We will be attempting to answer our big topic question "Could Queen Victoria fly to Spain on holiday?"
We practise our essential English and Maths skills everyday in a number of ways! We independently work on our individual targets each morning as we come in to school, and complete daily RWI phonics sessions and Maths Meetings.
In Maths lessons, we are going to be expanding on our learning earlier in the year about tens and ones, using our knowledge to partition 2-digit numbers into tens and ones to help us solve calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. We will also do some work on fractions and keep practising our 2, 5 and 10 times tables. We will also be working on a range of skills including counting, shapes, money and telling the time in our daily Maths Meetings.
How many tens are there in 56? Can you use < > and = to compare numbers?
In English, we are going to carry on our daily RWI phonics lessons to help us learn our sounds and how to decode words by looking for the 'special friends', saying the sounds, then reading the word. We will also be working on our sentence writing skills, checking to make sure we have used all our correct punctuation - capital letter, finger spaces and full stops and trying to use adjectives and conjunctions to make our sentences even better!
What adjectives would you use to describe a cat? How would you describe a dolphin?
In History, we will be learning about the history of flight to try and answer our big topic question. We will be going on a very exciting trip to the Yorkshire Air Museum to look at a range of different flying vehicles and see how they have changed through time! We will be finding out about a range of pilots, inventors and engineers such as the Montgolfier brothers, the Wright brothers, Amelia Earhart and Neil Armstrong.
How many different flying vehicles can you name? Have you ever heard of Neil Armstrong?
In Science, we are going to be learning all about plants, looking at the different parts of the plant and what they need to grow.
Have you ever grown any plants at home? Where are the roots?
In Art, we will be learning about the Dutch artist, Vincent Van Gogh, and looking at his 'impasto' technique of using thick, layered oil and acrylic paints. We will look at how he uses vivid colour and brush strokes to add texture. We will learn these skills to help us have a go at recreating some of his famous artwork and painting our own self-portraits, just like he did!
Have you ever heard of Vincent Van Gogh before? Do you know what country he is from if he is Dutch?
In Computing, we will be finishing off some of our work on coding, before looking at how we can use different apps to compose and make music!
Can you remember the special computing word for 'instructions'? How do we keep safe when using the laptops or tablets?
In PE, we are going to be doing some athletics, getting ready for Sports Week in June! We will practising our running, jumping and throwing skills.
How do we keep safe when throwing equipment? How do we land when jumping?
In RE, we are going to be looking at what it means to belong to a faith community and why we should care for the world.
Can you remember what the word 'faith' means? What ways could you suggest to care for the world?
USEFUL INFORMATION
Homework
At our school, homework is set in the form of a 'menu'. This will have a range of activities to give you choice and flexibility, e.g. you can choose more creative activities on quieter weekends when you have more time. One task should be completed from the menu each week.
In Holly class, homework will be set on a Friday, and is due back by the following Wednesday.
Parent Forecasts
Our Parent Forecasts will be available below for you to see a brief overview of some of the learning we are planning to do each term. This is not exhaustive, but just to give you a flavour of what we will be up to! If you have any questions about this, please come and see us.
Our PE day
Holly class PE day is Friday. However, we may have to change our slot because of things happening in school, or we may sometimes get an extra session.
Please make sure you bring your PE kit on a Monday morning and leave it in school all week in case of any changes. Children should also have earrings removed in advance, and long hair should be tied back for safety.
Reading Superstars
At Kirkby Avenue Primary School, we believe reading to be extremely important. Reading underpins so many other areas of the curriculum and supports the children in developing their imagination. To support your child with their reading, we ask that you listen to them read at home as often as possible and record this in their ‘Reading Record’.
In school, we have a ‘Reading Superstars’ system for the number of times your child reads with you at home. For Key Stage 1, the breakdown for this is as follows:
Three days out of 7 – your child will earn 1 team point
Four days out of 7 – your child will earn 2 team points
Five or more days out of 7 – your child will earn 3 team points and a prize from our special prize box!
Our photo gallery
Keep checking this section for updated photos of our learning this term!
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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