Blwyddyn 1 / Blwyddyn 2 - Mrs Coleman
Croeso i Fflwyddyn 1&2!
Welcome to Year 1&2!
Year 1&2 Glas- Mrs Coleman (Yr1&2)
Dosbarth Glas will be supported by Miss Courtman
Year 1&2 PPA teacher is Miss Perryman
Our School Day
Start time: 8:35
Finish time: 3:00
Snack
In year 1&2 we will provide snack for your child. Snack costs £1 a week and will consist of fruit and/or crackers. Please give snack money to your teacher at the start of the week.
Please make your class teacher aware if your child has any allergies.
Drinks
Please provide your child with a bottle of water each day. They will have opportunities throughout the day to refill their own bottles.
P.E Days
Children must come to school wearing their P.E. Kit on their allocated day for PE.
Year 1&2 Glas - Thursday
Please wear the following items to school on a PE day:
T-Shirt / Crys-T
Shorts / Siorts
Tracksuit / Traciau
Trainers or daps / Esgidiau chwaraeon
P.E lessons will be taking place outside (weather permitting) so please ensure your child is dressed appropriately.
Please ensure all P.E. kit is labelled clearly.
Topic 1 - Who am I?
Our topic this term is called ‘Who am I?’. We will be learning about ourselves in lots different ways. We will be looking at how to keep our bodies healthy, the different parts of our body, our senses and collecting data about ourselves. We will also be focusing on the story 'What makes me a ME?' by Ben Faulk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Du2pRs6kBs.
We will be learning about how we are all unique and different and how all of these things make us who we are.
In numeracy we will be focusing on our number knowledge and mastering our addition and subtraction skills. We will be using these skills to help us in real life situations.
We have also start our weekly outdoor learning experiences where we use our fabulous school grounds to learn about the world around us.
Home Learning Task for Who am I?
Topic 2 - Celebrations
During this Autumn term we will be looking at the similarities and differences between some of the different celebrations that are celebrated during this time. These include: Bonfire Night, Diwali, Hanukah, Advent and Christmas.
Can you listen to and then recall the story about Rama and Sita? BBC - Rama and Sita Story - Diwali
Topic 3 - Earth and Beyond
We will be learning all about the solar systerm, the planets, stars and everything inbetween. We will also be learning about the different forces found in space for example gravity. We will be looking at Welsh astronauts and how they have had an impact on space discoveries. Would you like to learn the order of the planets in the solar system? Click the link below
Topic 4 - Seeds, Leaves and Trees - Growing
As part of this topic we will be learning about about how plants grow. We will be developing our edible playground and growing and harvesting our own fruits and vegetables. We will also be learning all about seed disperal, pollination, germination and photosynthesis!
We will be focusing this half term on developing our writing stamina by writing stories, facts files, descriptions and diaries.
In numeracy we will be focusing on learning our 2s,5s and 10 timestable and using these to solve reasoning problems.
Reading in Year 2
Reading at home is very important. Reading for just 10 minutes a day can make a BIG difference. Each week we will be sending reading books home for you to read with your child. Please comment on your child's reading ability in the yellow book before sending the books back to school to be changed. We ask for reading books to be brought in on a Wednesday :)
Giglets
Giglets is an online reading programme where your children can access ebooks that will be assigned to your child. Each child has their own personal login that will be sent home. Please contact the class teacher if you are unsure of your child' login.
Accessing Google Classroom from Home
To access Google classroom pupils can download a FREE app via the App store on an ipad or iphone and via the Google Play Store on Android devices. Pupils then need to sign in using the username and password
provided to them by the class teacher.
To access google classroom on a laptop or PC pupils need to go to classroom.google.com and sign in with their HWB details.
Forgotten your HWB details? No problem, notify your class teacher and they can help you out.
Seesaw
In order to capture our pupils' learning we often record activities through photos or videos. You can access these through an individual, unique code specifically for your child by downloading the app.
Ask your teacher for your child's code.
Useful links for reading at home with your children:
BBC I player is showing Julia Donaldson books as films. Children can watch and listen to these.
Listening to stories.
Children can read a range of stories on this website. They are, unfortunately not in book form, but you can scroll down as you do on an internet page.
An American website but some really good links for children who are learning to read.
This website allows you to access a range of E-books.
This website allows you to read along to a range of different E-books.
Thank you for your support,
Please do not hesitate to contact a member of staff if you have any queries whatsoever.
Mrs Coleman.
