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Hippos - Year 1 & Year 2

WELCOME TO HIPPO CLASS

Important Information for Hippo Class.

Welcome to Hippo Class we are a mixed Year 1 and 2 class. We are the Happy Helpful Hippos and we are encouraged to do the best we can in all areas.

Our Learning this half term will be based around the topic "Over and under the ocean" See below for details on what we are learning in our different curriculum areas .

Children will have their reading books changed once a week on a Friday. Please ensure that all books and diaries are in school every Friday. The children will receive prices every half term for passing specific milestones along the way!

PE is on a Tuesday afternoon and on a Wednesday. School PE kits should be worn to school on these days.

All earrings will need to be covered by plasters/tape on these days for health and safety. Please provide this in class for your child.

Some weeks a Forest School session will take place instead of PE on a Tuesday.

Please can you make sure all items of clothing is named so that it can be returned to you if it gets lost. This includes coats, gloves and scarfs.

Homework is set on a Friday via WEDUC. This needs to be completed by a Wednesday so that children recieve a stamp on their sheet. Work is set on Education City and will consolidate skills that the children have already covered in class.

SUMMER 2- Over and under the Ocean

Curriculum Information

FOUNDATION SUBJECTS

In History this half term, we will be focusing on learning about "Grace Darling". We will be learning about what she did that makes her still famous today. We will also be learning about how her life was different to ours.

In Computing, the Year 1 children will be learning how to use the Sratch Junior App on the IPad. The Year 2 children will be learning how to use Google Slides to make a PowerPoint about life cycles.

For RE we will be learning about different stories that are important to both the Christian and Jewish faith.

In Design and Technology, we will be learning how to design, make and evaluate a lighthouse. The Year 2 children will then be adding a light to the top.

In English this half term, we will be covering three different texts. They are "Dougal's Deep Sea Diary", " At the beach" and "Poems about the seaside".

Maths

In Year One this half term we will be starting by learning more about addition and subtraction. We will then be learning about shape and then end the year with multiplication and division.

In Year Two we will be starting by learning more about addition and subtraction, they will then move on to learning about fractions, postition and direction and then end the year with more work on multiplication and division.

Science

In our science lessons we will be learning about Animals and Humans. We will also be visiting Vicar Water to do something pond dipping.

Our investigation this half term will be involving the life cycle of a tadpole to a frog.

Jigsaw (RHE) and British Values.

Our Jigsaw Theme (PSE/RHE curriculum) is '' Changing Me". We will be learning about the changes between us and how we change as grow up.

Our British Value learning this half term will be a whole school project.

FOREST SCHOOLS

Hippos will be doing Forest Schools on the following dates and the children will need to come to school in appropriate clothing and footwear.

The dates for this half term will be:-

Tuesday 6th June 2023
Tuesday 20th June 2023
Tuesday 4th July 2023 (Please bring Forest School clothes in a bag to change into after Transition morning)

PLEASE BRING WELLIES OR A CHANGE OF SHOES TO SCHOOL IN A CARRIER BAG SO THAT WE CAN CHANGE INTO THEM OUTSIDE.