Mrs Leeson & Mrs Springer

Mrs Leeson and Mrs Springer

Welcome to 1EL's webpage!

We are a happy and enthusiastic group of year 2 children who love to explore and learn new things.

Mrs Leeson teaches us on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and Mrs Springer teaches us all day on Wednesdays. Miss Hornsey works with us every day and she enjoys challenging us and enhancing our learning in English and mathematics.

Covid-19 Absence

As we begin our new academic year, we are aware that there may be times when children are unable to be in school. To help continue their learning, we will put work on this page for them to access as needed. There will be a range of activities to be completed that match what is happening in school on those days. When work is completed, please e-mail it to classleesonevans@st-andrews-woodhall.lincs.sch.uk

Home Learning

General Information

Water Bottles

Please send your child's water bottle in with them every day- they need enough water to last the whole day if possible. We will send them home every afternoon to be washed, refilled and returned the following day - plain water only please.

Homework

Your child will have English and maths homework to complete each week. This needs to be handed in each Wednesday and will be given back on Fridays.

Spellings

Each week your child will be given a set of spellings to practise. They need to complete this on the sheet provided and also write a sentence with each of the words. The children should hand these in on Fridays. The children will be tested on their spellings on Fridays. Your child's score will be recorded in their planner each week.

Reading

The children are able to change their school reading book on Mondays and Fridays. It is important that the children read as much as possible and we ask that the children read at least is three times a week - planners will be checked each Monday.

Our belongings: Please name all your child's belonging. We do try to ensure your child returns home with all their belongings and your help with this is much appreciated.

Please do ask if you have any questions.

Term 2

Around the World

This term, our theme is “Around the World”. In our English lessons we will be focusing on books linked to our ‘Around the World’ theme. We will be looking at different texts including:

The Snail and the Whale
Meerkat Mail

We will be focusing on different sentence types as well as continuing to learn about nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.

In geography we will be learning about names of the oceans and continents, then moving on to look at each continent in more depth.

In Science, we will continue to learn about animals including humans. We will be learning about how living things change as they get older, what they need to stay alive and then focusing on how we can help ourselves to stay healthy with exercise and a balanced diet. We will also be learning about the senses,

In DT, we will be creating model homes.

In IT, we will be continuing to learn about e-safety – how to stay safe on the internet.

In our outdoor PE sessions, we will be doing multi-skills.

In RE, we will be learning about the beliefs of Muslims and what it means to be part of the Muslim community

Term 1

Homes

In English we will be focusing on the story - Anancy and Mr Drybones before moving onto read 'This is the House the Jack Built'. We will be having a go at writing our own estate egents advertisements. We are also going to be developing our joined handwriting.

In maths we will be learning about place value before moving onto addition then subtraction. We are also eveloping our recall of our 2, 5 and 10 times tables before starting to learn our 3s.

History - we will be learning about the history of homes, looking at how they have changed over time.

DT - we will be designing and buildings a home.

Developing Reading

This term, Mrs Leeson and Mrs Ruddock were planning to hold a reading workshop to help parents and carers in supporting their child in developing their reading skills. Unfortunately, owing to current circumstances, we are unable to hold the workshop. We have attached the slides below and if you require any further help/support please contact your child’s class teacher.

Key Stage One Reading Support.pptx

Newletters

Additional Resources and Links for Home Learning

The Snail and the whale

BBC Daily Lessons Daily lessons in a range of subjects

Oak National Academy Lessons from across the curriculum

Mum in the Mad House Mum in the mad house is a website full of exciting and interesting ideas. There are hundreds of activities, recipies and other resources to keep you busy.