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Maple Class

Teachers: Mr Williams and Mrs Herbert (Wednesday)

Teaching Assistant: Miss Wood

Email: gwilliams@wellandps.org.uk

Welcome to the Maple Class page. We are already hard at work and having lots of fun as we learn. Keep checking this page to see what we have been up to!

Key Information

PE - On Friday. Please send your child to school in their PE kit.

Homework - Set and checked on Friday. We are currently using the Year 2 CGP books.

Reading - If your child needs a new book, remind them to ask an adult in class and we will help them choose a new one. We ask that children read at last four times a week at home please. Your child's book number will be assessed using the Accelerated Reader diagnostic assessment at least half termly.

What does learning look like in our class?

Every morning we begin our day with morning mathematics (fluency) challenges. We often have a riddle to solve too.

What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile?

English

Our English time is broken up into a 60 minute English lesson and a shorter spelling, punctuation and grammar lesson or reading comprehension lesson. In English, we love learning by reading and responding to a variety of books. We enjoy, soak in and respond to texts before building the skills to produce pieces of writing inspired by what we have read. Sometimes we use drama, computing or music to bring our learning to English learning to life. In Maple Class, we write to entertain and inform.

Mathematics

In mathematics, we work through small steps to ensure we build an excellent understanding of all areas of the curriculum. We use a variety of resources and apparatus to help us learn. We work really hard to make our reasoning clearer and we enjoy problem solving to really stretch ourselves. We also love using mathematics skills in the afternoons, especially in science, art and design technology. Fluency sessions help us improve our approach to calculations, and we enjoy discussing how we solved problems and which methods are most efficient.

Class Assembly

On Wednesday, we have a class assembly. Themes for class assemblies may include: British values, relationships, personal growth, keeping safe and healthy, significant cultural events and notable celebrations (both religious and secular).

Afternoon Lessons

In the afternoons, we complete science and topic work. Within each topic, explicit subjects are taught and the children develop the skills and knowledge needed to become good historians, geographers, scientists, musicians, designers and artists. Where possible and relevant, cross-curricular links underpin the work we are completing. We love to showcase our growing skills and knowledge through art, design technology and computing projects.

Please click the example timetable below to see what a week might look like in Maple Class.