Welcome to Yellow Class Years 1 and 2

Yellow Class teachers are Mrs Harris and Mrs Richardson

🌟 Summer Term 1 🌟

🌟 We cannot believe how quickly this year is flying by! We have another busy and exciting half term ahead, with lots of opportunities for the children to continue building their knowledge, confidence and independence. We also have a special experience to look forward to later in the term. 😊

✏️ English

Our pirate adventures continue this half term! 🏴‍☠️ The children will be developing their writing skills through a range of exciting genres, including persuasive texts, instructions and character descriptions. We will focus on using ambitious vocabulary, organising ideas clearly and writing for different purposes and audiences.

🔢 Mathematics

This term in Mathematics:

🟦 Year 1 will be:

• Continuing fractions 🟰
• Exploring numbers to 100 🔢
• Learning about money 💰
• Telling the time ⏰

🟩 Year 2 will be:

• Continuing to tell the time ⏰
• Developing problem-solving skills 🧩
• Exploring position and direction 🧭
• Learning to interpret and present statistics 📊

🌍Curriculum

We have lots of exciting learning planned across our wider curriculum:

🔬 Science – Living things and their habitats 🌱
📖 History – Exploring the history of toys and how they have changed over time 🧸

🙏 RE – Exploring What are sacred texts and why are they important? 📖
🍓 Design & Technology – Designing and making healthy smoothies 🥤

📚 Reading

Your child will be sent home with:
📒 A yellow reading diary
📖 A reading book

Please read with your child as often as possible and record each reading session in the yellow diary ✍️.
Each time your child reads, they will earn a raffle ticket 🎟️!

📘 Phonics books will come home on Wednesday and be collected in on Monday.
Please ensure your child brings their reading diary and current reading book into school every Monday so we can monitor progress throughout the term and year.

⚽ Physical Education (P.E.)

This term, P.E. will take place on:

📅 Monday – with JB Sport
📅 Thursday – with Mrs White and Mrs Evison

Please ensure your child comes to school wearing a suitable P.E. kit 👟.
Some sessions may take place outside, weather permitting ☀️🌧️.

🧥 Extra Housekeeping

Please ensure:

Please ensure:🏷️ All uniform is clearly labelled 🚰 Water bottles are in school daily and named⌚

🧢 As the weather becomes warmer, children may bring a named sun hat or cap to wear at playtimes and during outdoor learning. Please apply sun cream before school on sunny days. ☀️

📩 Questions or Support

If you have any questions about your child’s progress, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office or arrange a meeting with us.

Thank you for your continued support 🙏