WELCOME TO Swallow Class

Years 1 & 2

Teachers: Miss Miller (Monday and Wednesday am, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday all day) and Miss Lake (Monday pm and Wednesday pm)

Our Topics for the Autumn Term: 

• Science: The Human Body
• Geography: Spatial Sense

Please see the below long term plan for Swallow Class:

Swallow long term plan 

Homework:

Maths: 

Homework will be set on a Friday and is due back on the following Wednesday. This will be set on Mathletics. Our focus is on having instant recall of addition and subtraction facts within 10 and then progressing to instant recall within 20. In addition to the Mathletics task we ask you regularly practise addition and subtraction facts -The White Rose 1 minute maths App will help with this.

Phonics/ Spellings:

Spelling homework will be handed out on a Tuesday and is due in on a fortnightly basis but it is always on a Monday.

The children are expected to work between 5- 10 minutes every day on their Phonics/ spellings throughout the fortnight.

Spelling Letter

Spelling Homework Template

Spelling Homework Examples

Reading:

The children are expected to read with an adult for 10 minutes each day. Please support your child by listening to them read, asking questions about the text and helping children use their phonic skills to decode  any unfamiliar words. 

Topic:

Children are welcome to complete extra home learning based on our topic.

P.E. days:

Our PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays- please ensure that your children come into school wearing their PE kits on these days.

Tuesday P.E:

• Games (outside)

Thursday:

• Gymnastics (indoor)

Link to Safeguarding resources for parents from the NSPCC.

Link to Mathletics

Link to TT Rockstars

Link to  Spelling Activities