Year 1/Year 2 Class
| Autumn 2026 – Wrekin Class Yrs 1 and 2
Teachers: Mrs Leonard and Mrs Davies TA: Mrs Tilly, Mrs Davies, Mrs Raven. PE: Tuesdays and Thursdays (jewellery to be removed or taped up please) |
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English
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In English we will be basing our writing around the book ‘Look Up’ by Nathan Bryon with the focus being on developing spoken language, reading comprehension and writing skills. This will be followed by ‘The Great Fire of London’ by Emma Adams and Jane Weston with the focus being on writing an information report. We will be concentrating on sentence structure, where we will be learning to punctuate sentences correctly and to use a variety of sentence types. |
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Maths
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In maths we will begin with place value which is one of the most important areas of maths. In year 1 we will be taking small steps to ensure we are confident using numbers within 10. In year 2 we will begin by securing our knowledge of using numbers to 20 and will then move on to using numbers to 100. In both year groups we will then move onto addition and subtraction of increasingly larger numbers. This will be followed by learning more about shape. In year 1 we will be learning to recognise, name and sort 2D and 3D shapes. In year 2 we will be learning to describe shapes using the correct mathematical vocabulary and explore lines of symmetry within shape. Learning and applying multiplication facts is also a very important area of maths skills development and the children will be tested regularly in school. In year 1 over the year, the children will be counting in multiples of 2, 5 and 10. In year 2, the children will recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers. The more your child practises the times tables facts, the easier they will find the maths this year! |
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Reading
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In Wrekin, we provide daily reading opportunities, some of which are guided focusing on the skills of phonetical decoding, vocabulary, prediction, explanation, inference and retrieval. Our class book will be ‘Spaceboy.’ By David Walliams and we will also read a range of non-fiction texts linked to our topics. For those children who require further support with their reading they will take part in additional reading sessions as much as possible. |
| Topic | Our geography topic is ‘Where am I.’ We will be using maps to identify the countries making up the UK. We will also be creating our own maps of the school grounds by incorporating pictures and symbols and using directional language. In our history topic ‘What is history’ we will be looking at personal chronology. We will be finding out about holidays inthe past within living memory by examining photographs and asking questions about what holidays were like for our parents and grandparents. |
| Science, DT, Art and Computing | Our science topic is ‘Uses of everyday materials. ‘We will be naming different materials, discussing whether they are natural or synthetic and identifying their properties. We will also be investigating the suitability of different materials for a range of functions, such as whether they are waterproof. Following this we will study ‘Seasonal Changes and naming common plants. We will be investigating living and non-living. Plus, we will be studying animals including humans. In DT we are going to be looking at cooking and nutrition and will be making a fruit crumble. In art we are going to focus on drawing with a view to understanding tone and texture. In computing we will work on e -safety, computer systems and networks and digital photography. |
| RE, PSHE and PE | Within RE we will have a focus on Judaism. In PSHE we will cover ‘Valuing difference,’ where we will discuss what makes us who we are, people who are special to us and how we make others feel.
PE this term will be covering invasion and target games, and dance. We will also be continuing to develop our ball skills. |
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Key skills to work on at home |
We ask that children work on three basic skills at home – reading, spellings and times tables. These are all taught in school but require lots of practise both in school and at home!
Reading Aim to complete 4 home reads a week (20 minutes or more per read). Record this in the Reading Record—hand in on Friday morning. Your child can change their book whenever it is required. Once their ’take home’ book has been read, they complete an Accelerated Reader quiz. It is possible for children to take quizzes on books that you have purchased/borrowed. Using stickers in their reading records, we keep a track of the number of words your child has read, and they receive rewards accordingly with the ultimate aim of becoming a ‘Millionaire Reader’ in the Wrekin Reading Challenge. The children will also have a reading passport and will bring home books that you can read and share with them. Spellings will be set on Fridays as 15 online games on Spelling Shed www.spellingshed.com. A list will also be in their reading record if a paper version is preferred. Times Tables homework will be set on Fridays using Times Tables Rock Stars. A paper copy is available on request if it is preferred. It is important that all children are quick and accurate with the times tables facts in 2s, 5s and 10s by the end of Year 1. Your child also has access to Maths Shed if they wish, which offers a chance to work on various maths skills. |
