Welcome to Hazel Class

Class Teacher: Miss Ashworth

Class Teaching Assistant: Mrs Collins

We also have Mrs Sanderson, Miss Sykes, Mr Riley and Mrs Baker in our class some afternoons this half-term.

Hello, everyone! We hope that you have had a lovely summer break, and we are all looking forward to the start of an exciting year ahead in Hazel Class.

English

In English, we will be reading The 'Way Home for Wolf' by Rachel Bright. The children will be planning their own narrative story, but instead of a wolf, the children will choose a different animal.

Guided Reading

Hazel Class follows a whole-class approach for guided reading. We will start the year by reading a series of bug club texts which will also support children with their phonics.

The children will develop skills by answering questions following our VIPER skills which are:

VIPERS stands for 

Vocabulary 

Inference 

Prediction 

Explanation 

Retrieval

Sequence or Summarise 

Maths

In Maths, we will continue to use Power Maths and the children will be taught in year groups.

During Autumn 1, year 1 will be looking at numbers to 10, part whole within 10 and addition within 10 and year 2 will be looking at numbers to 100 and addition and subtraction.

Multiplication is a pivotal part of Maths education and underpins so many aspects of the curriculum through school. It would be so beneficial if at home, children could be practising times tables. The primary focus should be on 2s, 5s and 10s for Year 1 and 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s for Year 2. TT Rockstars is a great way for children to practice their times tables. The children will have a TT Rockstars login in the front of their reading record.

Science

In Science, our topic this term is animals, including humans.

We will be thinking carefully about what we were like as a baby and how our bodies have changed since then. We will compare foot and hand sizes to make a class display, consider how to investigate what we can hear in the playground, investigate fruit and vegetables, and plan a balanced picnic for guests.

                                                                   History

This half-term, the children will be learning all about the first aeroplane flight. They will identify important events surrounding the history of flight, explain how a significant event has changed the lives of others, have the opportunity to ask questions about people and events in the past and use primary sources to find out about people and events in the past.

Readers

Get caught up in a book...

In Hazel Class, we understand the importance of reading and expect children to read for at least 10/15 minutes each night. It is important that we instil the skill of sustained reading into our children rather than just reading a few pages a night. This will encourage a love for reading as well as helping with fluency and expression. Record books will now be checked daily by Mrs Collins, and we will also encourage a love of reading through choosing books from our reading corner. 

P.E

Our P.E. lessons this half-term will be on a Monday and Wednesday afternoon. Please could you ensure that children come to school wearing the correct P.E. kits on the day of their session. 

Spellers

Weekly spellings will be on Edshed every Friday. Your child has their own Edshed login attached to the inside of their reading record book. We encourage you to look at these spellings at home with your child. However, we will not complete a test during school. Instead, we will assess the children through spelling games and activities on the spellings for that week throughout the week. If you would like a paper copy of the weekly spellings, then please let me know, and I can sort this for you.

Forest School

This half-term we will NOT be attending forest school.

Snack 

If you would like your child to have a snack, please pay for this on parent pay at the beginning of the term. Snack will be £1 per week.

Notices

If you have any questions or concerns, my door is always open.

Don't forget to check our school twitter @Waterprimary for updates.

Thank you for the support.

Miss Ashworth