Welcome to Swan Class page

Class teacher: Miss Trambitasu

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome back to school! As we embark on a new half term of the year, remember that education is the key that unlocks countless doors of opportunity. Let's seize every moment, explore new perspectives, and grow together. Believe in your abilities, embrace challenges, and let your curiosity guide you towards greatness!

We have started to learn songs for the Infant music festival for our year 2s. Please find below the links and it would be much appreciated if you could practice these at home too. 

'Walking on sunshine.' - https://youtu.be/M7d7Ts5LpmE?si=aJK8Cz4_zzVFGhFs. This will be stopped around 2mins 20 to shout 'And don't it feel good!'

'Mr golden sun' - https://youtu.be/vEROxXIUQNg?si=6AHBPM2PfWqvPBdV

'The sun has got his hat on' - https://youtu.be/nkbJE4o_T9A?si=o24QO4iryDYrOaFB - this song starts at around 1 minute.

PE Days

PE is on a Monday and Tuesday, please make sure all PE kit is in school and the children are not wearing any Jewlery. 

Summary of this half terms learning.

In Spring 2 we will covering the following:

English:  This half term we will be focussing on the Narrative of real events” Florence Nightingale”. The children will create their own adapted story using the class model.

In Reading we will focusing on non- fiction where the children will explore topics such as , the Safari and Changes trough time. The fiction text for this half term is Amazing Grace. 

Maths: We will start the term by using appropriate standard of units to estimate mass, capacity and volume. Children will be using rulers, scales and measuring vessels. We will finish the half term learning about money and time. The pupils will be learning different combination of coins that equal the same amount of money and solve simple problems in a practical context about telling the time.

History: nurturing nurses: the children will provide some criteria about what makes a person significant in history. We will talk about what they know about Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell and will know how Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell have helped and influenced nursing and hospitals today.

PE: Our P.E lessons will be on Monday and Tuesday.  All earrings must be removed and hair tied up. This half term we will be focussing on on Hockey and Football.

DT: Eating seasonally. We are cooks. In this unit, children will explain that fruits and vegetables grow in different countries based on their climates. They will understand that seasonal fruits and vegetables grow in a given season and that eating seasonal fruit and vegetables positively affects the environment.

ICT: This unit explores the links between events and actions, whilst consolidating prior learning relating to sequencing. Learners will begin by moving a sprite in four directions (up, down, left and right). They will then explore movement within the context of a maze, using design to choose an appropriately sized sprite. This unit also introduces programming extensions, through the use of pen blocks. Learners are given the opportunity to draw lines with sprites and change the size and colour of lines. The unit concludes with learners designing and coding their own maze tracing program.

PSHE: This term we will focus on communities. Pupils will learn about belonging to a different group such as clubs, friendships, faith and year groups and what is meant by a diverse community. They will look at the contributions that people make to society including being respectful towards people who may live differently to them.

Science: : Everyday materials: Pupils will be able to name objects and identify the materials they are made from. They will recognise that objects are made from materials that suit their purpose and group objects based on their properties.

Music: In this unit, we ask ‘How Does Music Make a Difference to Us Every Day?’ as an entry point for the broad Social Theme of ‘Music Is a Friend, Guide and Support’. This is relevant to learning topics such as identity, motivation, sports, courage, comfort, feelings, psychology, values, loneliness, friendship and other topics as you, the teacher, see fit.

RE: The children will learn about what does the cross mean to Christians. We will give a clear simple account of the Easter story, recognise that the Easter story contains Christian beliefs about salvation and recognise that the Easter story is a source of hope for Christians. 

French: This term we will learn about names of fruit, names of pets and some Easter vocabulary. 

Timetable changes for next week:

Monday 31th March out for the afternoon.  Supply will cover

Friday the 4th April Swan Class trip to the museum