Welcome to St Gemma's class – Years 1 and 2

Spring Term 2 - 2024

 St. Gemma Galgani

Feast Day is April 11th.

When Gemma was on earth she could see visions of Jesus and Mary, while she was praying.

In her short life, Gemma took care of her family and was always generous and kind to others.

Gemma was known for her kindness and her compassion for the poor.

We, in St Gemma's class, try  be caring, kind and generous like her. 

 

 

The Adults Who Look After Us

 Mrs S. Hobson

Year 1 / 2 Teacher

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday am

Mrs A. Marques

Class Teaching Assistant

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Mrs S. Phipps

Year 1 / 2 Teacher

Wednesday pm, Thursday, Friday 

Mrs M.Kane

Class Teaching Assistant

Wednesday

Mrs C. Manning

Class Teaching Assistant

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,

Friday

What we will be learning

Religious Education

Jesus Teacher and Healer -  To know Jesus taught people about God and how they should live through stories called parables, and that he performed miracles that healed people. They will also know some of the parables that Jesus told and will be able to explain what he is teaching us through them. They will know that Jesus performed miracles that healed people.

 

Lent -  To know that Lent is a special season in the Church’s year when we try to change and grow to be more like Jesus by following his example more closely. They will know some of the sayings of Jesus and identify some ways of applying them to real life situations. They will also know that Jesus, in his words and action, gave people a chance to change, and that Lent is a special time when we too are given that same chance.

Holy Week - know the names and sequence of the important events of Holy Week, and be able to describe most of what happened on each occasion. They will also be able to empathise with the characters in the story and begin to understand the importance of the events for Christians today.

 

English 

This Term our text is Beegu by Alexis Deacon

Outcomes: Descriptions, commands, letters, nonsense-word dictionary, poems, non-fiction report

Main outcome: Own version ‘alien’ narrative

We had a very exciting beginning to the Term with an alien space craft crashing outside the classroom. We have now discovered that a friendly alien is on the loose somewhere in the local vicinity and needs our help. Children describe the alien before writing letters of advice. The teacher also explains that the alien is learning English and speaks in words which are close in sound to the English words. Children have to work out which words the alien could mean and write an alien dictionary. Children make sock puppets of their own alien and write reports on these before writing their own narrative based on the story shape of Beegu.

 

Maths

Science

 

Topic

 

PSHE -

Learning how to communicate safely with adults; considering who keeps us safe in our community; learning steps to crossing the road safely; identifying which substances should or should not go in the body; learning how to call 999; knowing the difference between secrets and surprises; learning about appropriate and inappropriate contact.

Music

 

PE

 

Computing 

 

 

Curriculum Newsletters 

Gallery 

We are very proud of our classroom and work hard to keep it looking bright and interesting.

100 High Frequency Word List

Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Words

Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation Terminology

How to form cursive letters -PowerPoint

Useful Websites

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/  BBC Maths Bitesize KS1 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/ BBC English Bitesize KS1

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/science/ BBC Science Bitesize KS1 

 

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm Phonics Play 

 

http://www.crickweb.co.uk 

Learning through games

 

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/maths/index.html 

Interactive Maths Games


Age related expectations for Year 1

Age related expectations for Year 2