Welcome to Class Nine
Teacher: Miss Creaby
Teaching Assistants: Mrs. Horton, Miss. Blackmore and Miss. Pennington.
We are pleased to welcome you to the Class Nine page. The main need-to-know information can be found here including up to date information about the curriculum your child will be taught, as the year progresses.
English
In English lessons throughout the year, we will be reading a range of fiction and non-fiction texts. English lessons for children are structured around the National Curriculum, focusing on four core areas: speaking and listening, reading, writing, and spelling, grammar, and punctuation (SPaG). Throughout the year, children will develop their abilities to communicate effectively, comprehend diverse texts, write coherently for different purposes, and master spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills, with increasing complexity in the skills and expectations as they move through the year. Children will be focusing of varied text types throughout the year, with main purpose being to inform, entertain and persuade the reader.
Our book focus each half term will be:
Autumn 1- Place Value of Punctuation and Grammar Unit
Autumn 2- The Great Fire written by Deborah Fox
Spring 1- Lost and Found and Up and Down written by Oliver Jeffers
Spring 2- Castles written by Colin Thompson
Summer 1- The Queen’s Hat written by Steve Antony
Summer 2- Man on the Moon written by Simon Bartram
Mathematics
Children will learn core mathematical concepts including numbers, operations, shape, space, and measures, progressing from basic counting and place value in Key Stage 1 to more complex fractions and geometry in Key Stage 2, focusing on fluency, conceptual understanding, and mathematical reasoning to solve increasingly challenging problems.
Please see our Class Long Term Plan for a more detailed outline of what key areas of learning will take place for each year group throughout the year.
Science
In Science, children will be working on a Year 2 curriculum. In Year 2 science, children will explore living things (plants, animals, humans), their habitats, and everyday materials, while also developing scientific working skills such as asking questions, making observations, carrying out simple tests, and recording data.
Our topic each term will be:
Autumn 1- Animals Including Humans
Autumn 2- Living Things and their Habitats
Spring- Everyday Materials
Summer 1 & 2- Plants
History
In History, children will be working on a Year 2 curriculum. In Year 2 history, children typically learn to recognise the passing of time, compare life in different periods to their own, and study significant events and people from within and beyond living memory.
Please see our Class Long Term Plan for a more detailed outline of what topics of learning will take place throughout the year.
Computing
In computing lessons this year, we will follow 6 Year 3 units of work:
Autumn 1- Computers and Networks
Autumn 2- Using Computer Stop-frame animation
Spring 1- Coding Sequence and animation
Spring 2- Coding Conditional events
Summer 1- Using Computer Desktop publishing
Summer 2- Using Computer Branching databases
P.E
Every Wednesday and Thursday we will have P.E. Please make sure you send your child’s P.E kit into school.
Music
In Music we will be looking closely at different genres of music. Each term we will learn to sing a new song and play along with instruments.
Autumn 1- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Autumn 2- Junior Voiceworks at Christmas
Spring 1- Dancing in The Street
Spring 2- You’ve Got a Friend
Summer 1- Don’t Stop Believin’
Summer 2- Our Big Concert
R.E
In R.E lessons this year, we will be following 3 key themes in lessons:
Autumn- Christianity: Friendship and Forgiveness
Spring- Judaism: Old testament, Precious objects
Summer- Buddhism: Budda
PSHE
In PSHE lessons we will be focusing on a Year 2 curriculum. Children will learn about personal wellbeing, including healthy eating and exercise, and how to manage emotions. They develop skills for positive relationships, recognising different family structures and building friendships. Children will also learn about online safety, respecting rules, and understanding that they and others are different but valuable.
Autumn 1- Healthy and happy friendships
Autumn 2- Similarities and differences
Spring 1- Healthy bodies, healthy minds
Spring 2- Caring and responsibility
Summer 1- Coping with change
Summer 2- Families and committed relationships
Please see our Class Long Term Plan for a more detailed outline of what focus will take place in lessons each half term.
DT
In Design and Technolog lessons, we will be focusing on a Year 2 curriculum. In Year 2 Design and Technology, lessons focus on developing children’s understanding of the entire design process, including designing, making, and evaluating products for specific users and purposes. Children will learn to use simple tools and a range of materials safely to create moving vehicles and strong structures, and they will also develop basic cooking skills, focusing on healthy food and kitchen safety.
Please see our Class Long Term Plan for a more detailed outline of what focus will take place each term.
Homework
Children will be sent home with spellings to learn each week, could you please find the time to practice with the children.
Children will read at home each day with parents/carers. Please ensure it is noted daily in your child’s reading record.
At The Grange we believe that it is crucial to work in partnership with parents and carers. There is an expectation that you will support us by ensuring that your child completes the tasks that we set as homework.
Obviously the level of your engagement will depend on your child’s age but we expect you to take an active part in all aspects of homework. and where necessary, indicate that you have monitored the completion of it (e.g. by signing the Home/ School Reading Record Book)
The routines of reading every day, learning spellings and multiplication tables etc. can be great fun and very rewarding for all concerned. Best results are achieved when homework is not done at the last minute but has a fixed time in a child’s established home routine. Short, sharp period of activity are preferable to prolonged periods of study where concentration can be lost.
Effective learning and consolidation of learning cannot happen in an environment with lots of distractions (e.g. television etc.) Please give some thought to where your child works at home.
Please see below the extensive list of websites that your child can visit to consolidate and extend his/her learning.
