Willow Class

Class Teachers: Mrs Ellis (Monday and Tuesday) and Miss Rushton (Wednesday to Friday)

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Whiteside and Mrs McGrath

Welcome to Willow Class. This Class contains Year 2 children only and is part of Key Stage 1.

Please check this page regularly to see updates of what we are learning.

Daily Routine

Drop off time: 8.30am
Drop off/collection point: Gates to KS1 yard
Morning playtime: 10.45am
Lunchtime: 11.30-12.30pm
Afternoon playtime: 2.15pm
Collection time: 3.00pm

Important Information

Useful Links

Phonics and Spelling

Times Tables

Year 2 SATS Information

For information on how you can support your child during their year 2 SATs tests please click the link below.

Important Information – Reading

We strongly believe that all children should experience high quality books that enhance literacy skills and inspire them to read. We aim for children to develop a love of reading and this will help motivate them to write.

To help with this we are sharing a fabulous and highly recommended list of ‘100 Books to Read…’

Reading Spine takes place daily in every classroom where the children are read to. Each of the books help to develop the imagination of our children and equips them with language. We want our school to be a place where children are read to, enjoy, discuss and work with high quality books. We use the Pie Corbett Reading Spine so that children have access to high quality texts and develop a love for reading!

Supporting Reading at Home

Important Information – Spelling

English

Autumn 1

We will teach the skills of reading, writing and spelling throughout our topic. We will also be beginning to learn spelling rules through our spelling programme and continue to practise our phonics.

We will be focusing on the story ‘The Way Home for Wolf’. During this topic we will be writing character descriptions, creating information pages, and re-telling an innovated story based on the book.

Autumn 2

We will teach the skills of reading, writing and spelling throughout our topic. We will also be beginning to learn spelling rules through our spelling programme and continue to practise our phonics.

Spring 1 

This term we will teach the skills of reading, writing and spelling throughout our topic. We will also continue to learn spelling rules through our spelling programme and continue to practise our phonics.

We will be focusing on traditional tales. We will be reading and writing letters, and developing our own version of a traditional tale with a twist.

Physical Education

The PE Days for Willow are Wednesday and Thursday. On these days, Willow Class pupils need to come to school in their outdoor PE kit. This includes a white top, navy tracksuit bottoms, navy jacket/waterproof coat and a pair of trainers.

Spring 1 

We will be practising and developing our knowledge of games, practising our skills of running, jumping, throwing and catching and apply these individually and in team games where we can develop simple tactics for attacking and defending.

S.T.E.M

Religious Education

Autumn 1

This half term, as well as focusing on a very special book, the Bible. We will be discussing why the Bible is so special to Christians, exploring the stories within the Bible, and re-telling these stories in a variety of different ways.

Autumn 2

This half term, we will be learning about the journey to Bethlehem that Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men made for the birth of Jesus within the Christmas story.

Spring 1 

This half term, our topic is Jesus, Friend to Everyone. We will be learning about the times that Jesus helped others and how he is a friend to all of his followers.

Curriculum Enhancement

Remembrance Day

Take a look below at our contribution to the Remembrance Day display.