Sycamore Tree- Year 1/2 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Sycamore Tree Class!      

Welcome back! I hope you all had wonderful break with your friends and family, and are looking forward to our last term together. 

Have a read through our welcome letter and curriculum overview to see all the exciting things we have planned for the Spring Term. These are in our files section below.   

On this page, you will find some useful information about the term ahead and any key messages that you need to be aware of.  If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see our class Twitter feed and link to Google Classroom. We love to use Twitter to share some of the excellent things going on in class and will use Google Classroom to support learning at home - spellings, homework and useful documents will be uploaded and made available on there.  If you are on Twitter, please follow @sycamore_tree1 to see regular updates.

We are set to have a great term and have some really exciting things planned and lots of new things to learn about. As always it is important that we work in partnership to ensure the very best for your children. If you have any queries or need some support, please do not hesitate speak to me at the end of the day, phone or arrange an appointment. 

Kind regards,

Miss Humphreys 👩‍🏫

Maths

During our Maths lessons, we'll finish our Statistics topic, then move on to Money, linking it to addition and subtraction from the Autumn Term. After that, we'll explore fractions before wrapping up with Mass and Capacity. We have worked so hard on our 2's, 5's and 10's. Please continue this times tables work at home on Numbots.

English

Throughout the term, the children will explore a range of stimuli to inspire and engage their writing. They will start with 'The Last Wolf,' focusing on making predictions and drawing inferences. As they progress, they will apply their knowledge of expanded noun phrases, adverbs, tenses, and conjunctions to create different types of writing. A key focus in this final term will be encouraging independent writing and self-editing, where children will review their drafts, correcting spelling and grammar mistakes and finding ways to improve their work. Sycamore Tree class have been working extremely hard with their spellings. This term the children will need to focus on using their spelling strategies and rules consistently to ensure they can spell all of the KS1 common exception words. Please ensure your child is practising their spellings and three of the week at home.

Science

This term for Science, the children will be learning about ‘Living Things & Their Habitats’. This topic investigates food chains, local and micro-habitats and mini beasts. The children will continue to focus on developing their working scientifically skills alongside deepening their knowledge and understanding.

History

This term in History, we will explore the question: 'Why were Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong brave explorers?' The children will learn about these two important figures, their achievements, and the lasting impact their explorations have had on the world today.

Geography

Our last Geography unit is called: ‘Where can I go?’. The children will be discovering where the UK is within the world. They will be using maps, atlases and globes to locate the continents and oceans and some of the countries and landmarks that make them significant.

Homework - This term, homework will be sent home on a Friday at the end of each week and is to be returned to school the following Wednesday. If you require any help or support with this, please just ask. Thanks for your support. 

PE - This term, our PE is on a Wednesday and Thursday. As in previous years, children can come to school in their PE kits. Please ensre children are in their correct kit as last year, clothing such as football shirts and other brightly coloured shirts started to be worn in some classes. It is also important children have appropriate footwear and a warm, hooded jacket or coat to keep them warm in colder weather. 

Google Classrooms - Please log in to Google Classrooms and use the invite code in your child's diary. This is where our homework is posted, and any additional links you may want to use for your child will be uploaded there too!

Useful Links

Please find some useful links below.