Welcome to Class 2
A caring village school with a family feel where relationships are at the heart of all we do. Our unique community is connected under the protection of the tree of life, where all are enabled to grow and flourish in their own surprising ways’
Welcome to Class 2! Our classroom is a happy, productive learning space and we would love to share it with you! We look forward to welcoming you in for book looks, parent evenings and FOSS events throughout the year. Best wishes, Mrs Down
This term’s big question is:
How could you help the three little pigs?
These are some of the ways we will be exploring our Big Question across the curriculum.
History - How have buildings changed over time in our local area?
Geography - Human and physical geography of the Cotwolds.
Science - Y2 and Y3: Plants
Y2: Uses of everyday materials
Y3: Rocks
RE - Kingdom of God: When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost?
How and why do people mark the significant events of life?
Art - Sculpture: Stick transformation project
DT - Structures: making outdoor shelters
PSHE - Being My Best and Growing and Changing
PE - Athletics, Dodgeball and Cricket
This term’s timetable
Monday - Math, English, History, PSHE
Tuesday - Maths, English, RE, Art
Wednesday - Maths, English, Science
Thursday - English, Maths, PE
Friday - Maths, English, Music/Computing
Helping Your Child at Home
Reading with your child at home has a huge, positive impact on their education. We recommend that every child reads at home for at least 10-15mins every day. It’s lovely to see how much the children enjoy putting up their House Points as a reward for reading at home!
Spelling homework helps to support children’s learning of spelling rules learned that week in class. They are sent home on a Monday and tested on a Friday. Please encourage your child to practice them daily.
In Year 3, children will begin to learn the times tables in a more formal way. Weekly homework will be provided to support your child to learn the times table they are focusing on. Please encourage your child to complete this alongside logging on to TTRockstars regularly. They will have a times table test each Friday.
In class 2 we like to make learning fun! Below are links to a few websites that support your child’s learning in both Maths and English. Have fun exploring them!
Routines
Drinks and Snacks
Please send your child to school with a refillable water bottle which they will have free access to in the classroom throughout the day.
You are welcome to provide your child with a healthy snack to eat at morning breaktime. We will provide children in Year 2 with a healthy morning snack as part of The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme available to all children in Key Stage 1.
PE
PE is on Thursdays. Please send your child to school in their PE kit.
Class News
Friday 16th May 2025
May is turning out to be the perfect weather for getting out and about! This has afforded us with the opportunity to take our Geography learning outside and into our local community. The children were amazed to find so many signs of changes over time when we visited the church this week. We spotted bricked up doors and windows, different patterns and sizes of bricks where additions have been made over the years and a range of different style stain glass windows. I am looking forward to seeing how they put their history detective skills to work when they bring in their homework project posters about their own homes on Thursday 22nd May.In Maths, we are working on fractions. The children have embraced it with enthusiasm and have enjoyed using the resources to find equivalent fractions. Who knew fractions could be such fun!
In English, we are writing from the perspective of the wolf in The Three Little Pigs. The children have been very inventive when coming up with excuses for why the wolf ‘had to’ eat the poor little pigs. I am looking forward to seeing their creativity let loose during our independent writing after half term.
It is lovely to be able to share your children’s achievements with you on Class Dojo. There are many benefits to the children, you as parents and our school from having such positive lines of communication. Please feel free to share things from home with me via the app so I can celebrate these with the children too. If you haven’t yet joined us on Class Dojo, please consider doing so as it’s a great way to keep in touch and see what we get up to in Saplings!
Best wishes,
Mrs Down
