Class 2

Class 2 is a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 group with 29 children. The class is taught by Mrs Ati Charlesworth. Mr Andrew Hunt teaches the class on Friday afternoons. They are supported by teaching assistants Miss Jo Walker and Mrs Jo Cocking. Miss Jo Walker will also be covering for Mrs Charlesworth’s PPA on a Thursday afternoon.

If you ever need to get in touch, please do not hesitate to contact ati.charlesworth@harrowbarrow.cornwall.sch.uk or ask to speak to Mrs Charlesworth via the school reception on 01579 350576.

• MONDAY: Library afternoon
  Can you please ensure that your child bring their book bags in daily. Your children will be sent home with a book from the library to enjoy with you at home. These will be changed every Monday. Your child might also bring home books from our Accelerated Reader or Read Write Inc programs.
• WEDNESDAY:  Outdoor Learning
  Could you please make sure that your child has a set of outdoor gear every Wednesday – this might include a pair of wellies or waterproof shoes, light waterproof coat or overalls and a change of clothes.
• THURSDAY: PE
  We ask that all children come into school in their PE kit.
• FRIDAY: Share a Book and Show and Tell
  Children can bring in one of their favorite books to share with their friends on Friday afternoon. They can also bring along a cuddly teddy or pillow to snuggle with. We ask that you sent the book and pillow/teddy/blanket in a separate bag so that we can store them safely until the afternoon.
  Children are also encouraged to bring in things of interest to share with their friends. This could be something they found, won, made or anything thing that they are proud to share and talk about with the class.

Songs

In Class 2, we love to sing. We sing to learn Maths, we sing in Science lessons, we sing in History lessons,… we sing every time we get the chance. The children have asked that I share some of the songs we love in class here so that they can share them with you. So, here are links to a few of our favourites at the moment.

The Doodling Song:
https://app.sparkyard.com/shared/song/1471/abce65bc-0454-4d33-9b62-a1426b0153d9

One, Two, Three Little Acorns:
https://app.sparkyard.com/shared/song/1187/8012332e-a0ff-4ade-b517-e8d83111a385

Double Trouble:
https://app.sparkyard.com/shared/song/1159/b2c9d1d7-d072-482d-a5e7-6e7c7d20df90

One Add Nine, Nine Add One:
https://app.sparkyard.com/shared/song/1162/5277b51d-f319-4d00-84ed-53db2b2b2c11

Spelling

Spellings are assessed during our Literacy lessons and a week is given to learn them. Please see below the spellings to for the week beginning Monday 13th May 2024:

Click this link for a quick video to that clearly demonstrates how we learn and teach spelling using Read Write Inc.

Maths

This week, why not have a go at some of the activities suggested in your KIRFs for the half term (if you haven’t already!).

By the end of this half term, Year 1 should be able to recognise groups of 10 and combine them by counting in tens, while year 2 should be able to recall multiplication and division facts for the 5 x table. Below are 2 of the suggested activities for this term.

Practice counting rods of ten with the Counting by Tens Quiz:
https://wordwall.net/resource/11251547/counting-by-tens

Work through the times table activities on this page:
https://www.timestables.co.uk/5-times-table.html

You can access the KIRFs documents for each year group by following the link below:
http://www.harrowbarrow.cornwall.sch.uk/maths-harrowbarrow/

Reading

In Class 2, we love our books! We ensure that we choose and share a variety of books every day in class. Further, every child is encouraged to access a selection of books related to our topic. To encourage this love of reading further at home, you could read and talk about the books they bring back home in their book bag. We change these books every Monday afternoon.

For the Year 2s who have access to Accelerated Reader leveled reading books, it is expected that your child is to read for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour per day. Accelerated reader quizzes can be accessed at home. Please click on the link below and then enter in your user name and password.

https://ukhosted106.renlearn.co.uk/2234772/default.aspx

If your child has forgotten login details: The username is the 1st letter of your child’s first name and the first 4 letters of their second name. Regarding their password, if they have forgotten that, please do email me so that I can confirm.

Watch this space for pictures of our class trip to the Eden project and other adventures outside.

Class 2’s voyage onboard the HMS Beagle. We crossed the mighty Atlantic Ocean and on to eastern Pacific Ocean, to finally land on one of the Galapagos Islands (also known as the forest school area to many in school). And just like Darwin, we went exploring, using our field notebooks to draw and note down details of the many different plants we found on the ‘island’.

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