Welcome to Orange Class
Orange Class consists of 27 hardworking, keen-to-learn children. Miss Bushnell (4 days) and Mrs Jackson (1 day) are the class teachers.
Our topic this half-term is...
From A to B
This term our Learning Journey has a History focus, but English, Maths, Geography, Science, Art, DT, PE, RE and Music will all link together to create an exciting, memorable learning experience.
In English, we will be focusing on the wonderful story 'Meerkat Mail' by Emily Gravett and going on an adventure with Sunny. We will also be creating some exciting transport poetry.
In Science, we will be learning about materials and their properties exploring how we can change the shape of a material by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching them. Metal, plastic, wood, glass... just some of the materials we use to make the things that surround us. In Orange Class the children will explore the purpose and appropriateness of different materials for specific tasks. For example, which material would be best to make a rain coat?
In our Learning Journey, we will be exploring how travel has changed over time and how transport has evolved. On our visit to the British Motor Museum we will be taken on a journey about the history of cars and different modes of transport.
PE is currently on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon however please ensure full PE kits are in school at all times. This half-term in PE we will be focusing on Ball Skills and Forest School. Pupils will develop their fundamental ball skills such as throwing, catching, rolling, hitting a target, dribbling with both hands and feet and kicking.
KS1 SATS Information
To help inform teacher judgements, pupils in Year 2 will sit national curriculum tests in English and Mathematics, commonly called SATs.
The tests are a tool for teachers to help measure your child’s performance and identify their needs as they move into key stage 2. This also allows teachers to see how your child is performing against national expected standards.
The last compulsory KS1 SATs were administered in May 2023. They will now be optional.
Unlike KS2 SATs, KS1 SATs don't have to be administered according to a nationally-set timetable in a specific week. Schools are free to manage the timetable and will aim to administer the tests in the classroom in a low-stress, low-key way; some children won't even be aware they've taken them!
https://www.theschoolrun.com/changes-ks1-sats-2024
Reading
Please read with your child as often as possible (every day if you can). Research shows that children who read at home make better progress with their reading generally.
The National Literacy Trust which suggested that young people who read outside class were 13 times more likely to read above the expected level for their age.
It also follows a study from London's Institute of Education which suggested that children who read for pleasure are likely to be better at both Maths and English than those who rarely read in their free time. Please encourage your child to bring their reading bag to school every day.
Homework
Thank you,
Miss Bushnell