Welcome to JC2's Class Page
On this page you can find out about our learning in class and enjoy looking at pictures of us!
Our Learning this Term
This term we are investigating the following questions in our learning:
Science: What does an animal need to live? How do plants grow?
History: What was The Great Fire of London?
Geography: How is Kenya different to England?
In English we will be writing:
postcards
Instructions
diary entries
We will be reading the following texts as well as many others:
Meerkat Mail
The Great Fire of London
The Tiny Seed
Handa’s Suprise
The Enchanted Wood
In Maths lessons we will be exploring:
place value
Addition and subtraction
Money
Multiplication and division
For more information have a look at our termly newsletter using the link below. Our Key Features sets out our learning for the year.
Take a look at our year overview →
JC2 Class Routines
Reading
You will get two new reading books every week, these will go home on a Monday. You need to read each book three times. This improves your phonics, expression and comprehension. Please write in your child's reading record book when you have read, and send them in with their reading folder daily. Reading books will be changed once a week on a Friday in preparation for the new week.
PE
Our PE sessions are on Monday taught by Mr Hughes. PE kit should be kept in school every day.
Forest School
Every Wednesday afternoon JC2 have Forest School with Mrs. Monkhouse. Your child will need to bring warm clothes and wellies. We provide waterproof coats and trousers. The children go out in all weathers, so please provide layers and a change of clothes for the afternoon. Mrs. Monkhouse sends home a letter at the start of each term outlining what the child will need.
Helping your child at home
Your child will bring home a reading folder every night. In the folder you will find:
A reading book containing the phonics sounds they have been learning at school. For the first few weeks, your child will bring a wordless book home and their new reading record. In the reading record, there is a note to help with how to use wordless reading books.
Please read every night with your child. Ask the child to tell you what sounds they can see "c-a-t" and encourage them to blend the sounds together "cat" to hear the word "cat". This will click but can take some time, if your child cannot blend yet help them by blending the word yourself.
A Phonics flipbook containing the graphemes (letters) that represent the phonemes (sounds) that we have taught in school will be sent home. Your child needs to say the sound for each letter. Prompt if needed. Be careful to use the correct pure sound: sss not 'suh'. Click here for the ELS phonics Parent Support.
At the back of your reading record ‘Harder to Read and Spell words’ (HRS words) will be added later in the term for the children to practise reading at home.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me or catch me at the end of the day if you have any questions.
Mrs. Loram
