Orangutans- Year 1 & Year 2

Welcome to Orangutans!

Our grown ups

Mrs Brudzinski is our class teacher on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Mrs Tinsley is our class teacher on Thursdays and Fridays.

Mrs Morley is our class teaching assistant.

We are a mixed year 1 and 2 class! We have very positive attitudes towards learning and embrace new learning experiences and challenges! We never give up even when something can seem tricky, you will often hear us saying "we can't do it YET" or "just keep trying". We are very hardworking, and understand mistakes are part of learning. We work collaboratively when working in groups or with a partner; we love to share our learning, ideas and experiences with each other. Our grown ups like our lessons to be fun, enjoyable and interactive; they encourage us to immerse ourselves in our learning. They have high expectations for us and want us to achieve the best whilst being the best versions of ourselves we can be! We are kind, caring and thoughtful friends, looking out for one another and comforting each other if we are feeling sad or hurt.

Our topic this half term is...

In English our focus texts will be "Dougal's deep sea diary" and "Poems about the seaside".
Throughout the week we will have handwriting, grammar and spellings lessons. During Shared Reading lessons, we will be focussing on fiction and non fiction texts about lighthouses.

Year 1: This half term, our Maths learning will focus upon fractions, shape and multiplication and division.

Year 2: This half term, our Maths learning will focus upon fractions, geometry (position and direction) and multiplication and division.

Year 1: This half term our Science learning will focus upon Seasonal change. Later in the half term our learning will then focus on recognising and sorting evergreen and deciduous trees, and wild and garden plants.

Year 2: This half term our Science learning will focus upon Animals including humans looking at animals and their offspring and life cycles of humans and frogs.

We have PE on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Children will need to come to school in their PE kit on Tuesdays and Fridays (unless there is a Forest School session on the Friday). Children should wear a white or green round neck t shirt, navy or black shorts or jogging bottoms and plimsolls or trainers. Long hair MUST be tied back. If possible, earrings should be removed, however they can be covered with plasters or micro-pore tape if they are unable to be taken out.

Spelling homework will be sent home every Friday. The children need to complete this by the following Wednesday. We also expect your child to read daily at home, where possible. They will receive a stamp on their Bear Hunt or Stick Man sheet for each piece of homework completed.

Your child's reading book will be changed once a week, every Friday. Please make sure your child brings their reading book into school every day. We expect children to read at home, and this to be recorded in their reading diary.