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 "The Ugly 5" and "Meerkat Mail".
Throughout the week we will have handwriting, grammar and spellings lessons. During Shared Reading lessons, we will be focussing on fiction linked to Africa.

Year 1: This half term, our Maths learning will focus upon place value to 100, addition and subtraction and multiplication and division.

Year 2: This half term, our Maths learning will focus upon statistics, addition and subtraction problems and multiplication and division problems.

Our focus this half term is Animals. The children in Yr1 will be learning about the different groups of animals and then comparing their characteristics. The children in Yr2 will be sorting animals into carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. This will help them to make a simple food chain.

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.