Welcome to our super Key Stage 1 class for Year 1 & 2 pupils!
A bit about us..
Years 1 and 2 are busy years for our children, especially for Year 1 children, who complete National Phonics tests where they are assessed on their ability to read a range of real and nonsense words using their phonic knowledge.
The class teacher is Miss Wild and she is supported by Mrs Leddy.
Class 2 Curriculum Overview
Our children work extremely hard, but we keep learning fun and engaging, so our children are empowered to exceed. However, whilst excellent progress in English and Maths is important, we also want to develop the whole child, so we strive to develop skills across the curriculum and promote emotional intelligence too. We have continuous provision in our class which builds on our EYFS provision to provide a seamless transition that ensures happy and enthusiastic learners.
To find out more about our exciting curriculum, you can view our long-term plans below or read all about our whole-school curriculum by clicking here.
Things you should know:
* We teach phonics using the ‘Little Wandle’ phonics scheme. Children are taught phonics for 1 hour per day, which includes group reading and writing. Each week, children are given a reading book that matches their phonic ability. They read this book in school 3 times per week. In group or individual reading, we have a different focus for each session: decoding, fluency and comprehension and prosody. We expect children to read this book 3 times a week at home too.
*Each week, children will be sent home ten spellings to learn ready for a spelling test on Friday.
Class Two Planning Documents
English Long Term Planning
Y1 & Y2 English Plan Cycle A Y1 & Y2 English Plan Cycle B
Foundation Subjects Long Term Planning
Class 2 Cycle A Class 2 Cycle B
What have Class Two been up to?
October 2026
This month we have had lots of fun. In DT, we made hand puppets, the children did a fantastic job. In Forest School we made dens and created art work using natural materials. In PE we began our Tag Rugby topic, the children are really enjoying this topic. In Science we have continued exploring and experimenting with everyday materials and we have been observing seasonal changes in Autumn.
This month we also took part in Hello Yellow to celebrate Young Minds and World Mental Health day. We had a visit from our local firefighters to talk to us about Bonfire Night safety and they let us sit in and explore their fire engine. We learnt about and celebrated Harvest Festival and of course we celebrated Halloween in school.
September 2026
We have a had a busy start to the year in Class 2. In History we have been learning about toys past and present. In Science we have been exploring everyday materials. In PE we have been playing football. We have been creating art work with spirals in Art and we started learning about our school and local area in Geography. Lots of other stuff too. We also enjoyed learning about Romania and Romanian culture as part of European Day of Languages.
