AUTUMN 1

Welcome back everyone! We hope you’ve had a wonderful Summer break and are looking forward to coming back to school! We have lots of exciting topics to explore; please see our yearly overview at the bottom of the page to see what we will be covering this academic year.

Important Information
 

The Attenborough Class team
Teachers: Miss Kappes (Monday) and Miss Williamson (Tuesday to Friday)
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Root and Miss Tunbridge 

PE
PE will be taught on a Monday and a Thursday. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit on their set days. Please also make sure that hair is tied up and earrings removed before the school day.
 

Reading
Try to read at least 3 times a week at home (and have your diary signed by an adult). It is crucial for our early readers to build a secure level of fluency and begin to develop comprehension skills. Diaries are checked every Thursday.

Also, reading books are changed on a Friday. More information regarding reading book levels and accelerated reader for year 2s will be sent out in the coming weeks.

Times Tables
In Attenborough Class, we practise times tables daily with a particular focus on the 2s, 5s and 10s. On a Friday, the children will have the opportunity to sit a times table test at the end of the week. A child will only sit a times table test once I am confident they understand how to multiply numbers together. For those who were in my class previously and were completing weekly times tables tests, I will be re-testing them on their 2s, 5s and 10s to check they can recall their times table facts before moving on. Please practice x tables daily (you can choose a method that suits you), starting with the 2x table. It is important your child knows how to count in their 2s up to 24 before moving them onto multiplication.

Water Bottles
Please send your child in with a water bottle every day. The children will have regular drink breaks throughout the day.

Topics for the Autumn Term

See our Curriculum Snapshot below for this half term's learning.