Studland Class

 

Welcome to our class.

 

We are in Year 2 and our teacher is Mrs Critchell every day except Friday when Mr Battishill teaches us.

 

Mrs White helps in class on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Mrs Stevens on Thursday and Friday.

 

Curriculum Newsletter                      Summer Term 2013

Studland Class

Welcome back to the new term! I hope you have all had a good Easter break and are ready for a fun-packed, busy Summer Term! We will be covering 3 different topics this term.

Judaism – understanding world religion
Dates: 15 April – 26 April
The children will take an in depth look at the Jewish religion, it’s rituals and customs and the Jewish way of life. They will learn about some of the main Jewish celebrations that occur during the year and begin to understand their significance to the Jewish community.
On Thursday 25th April, the children will visit a Synagogue in Bournemouth to see how the building is used for worship.  For this visit the children will need to wear school uniform, but the Synagogue has also asked that girls wear skirts and boys wear a baseball cap.  As we are also visiting the gardens in Bournemouth, please could everyone bring a packed lunch.

‘Bere School in Bloom’ – a gardening competition.
Dates: 29 April - 17 May and 8 - 12 July
The children will design, plant and grow a garden as part of a group. They will carry out investigations to understand what is involved in growing plants for a thriving garden. They will have the chance to look at other gardens, including some private gardens around our village and those at the Winter Gardens in Bournemouth, where we are hoping that they will be having a talk from a park gardener. The children will keep a photo diary of their garden to show its development over time.

Whole School Active and Grounds Week
Dates: 20 – 24 May
A week in the school grounds which will include Sports Day on Thursday 23rd May.

Castles and Dragons – a historical study
Dates: 4 June – 5 July
The children will visit and learn about Corfe Castle: why and how it was built and which materials were used to construct it. (If you would like to join us for this trip, please indicate on the permission slip below).  The children will create their own working models of a castle, including a draw bridge with a wind-up mechanism.  They will learn about significant events that have taken place there in the past and find out about the way the people living in the castle were affected. From this research, the children will write an information text about what they have learnt. Alongside this, the children will hear, act out and read a variety of stories based on castles, knights and dragons which will allow them to create their own stories. 

 

How can you help?

• Send your child in correct clothes for the Synagogue trip.
• Join us on our walk around Bere Regis gardens on the morning of Tuesday 30th April.
• Help the children plant their gardens on the afternoon of Thursday 9th May.
• Kindly donate any spare seeds or plants to our gardening project.
• Provide your child with old shoes and an old adult shirt to protect their uniform to be kept in school during this project.
• Join us on Thursday 13th June for our trip to Corfe Castle.

 

The topics cover skills from many subjects in the National Curriculum. However, subjects which are not specifically covered in the topics such as Maths, PSHE (personal, social and health education) and P.E will be taught in separate lessons.

P.E will be taught twice a week, usually on a Wednesday and Friday. However, the days on which these lessons take place will change from time to time so please make sure that your child has their P.E kit in school at all times.

Homework

Spellings are going to be sent out and tested on a Thursday this term. The children will need to have their spelling books with them so that they can write their new spellings in. Homework will continue to be collected in and sent out on a Friday.

Children are welcome to change their reading books on any day, by placing them in the reading tray. Please also feel free to make a note in the reading record book of any home books that your child has read with you. This will earn them a star on the star chart and help towards getting a ‘dip in the box’.

• There is no home learning being set for our topic on Judaism.
• However, during the gardening topic, the children will bring home a sunflower seed to grow. They will be expected to look after it and keep a record of it’s growth. There will be a prize for the tallest plant!
• For the castle topic, the children will be asked to find out about a castle (not Corfe Castle) and present the information they have found in anyway that they would like to such as a scrapbook, powerpoint, cartoon strip etc

 

News

Studland Class are pleased to see the return of Mrs Lyne, who worked with us in the Spring Term. She will be teaching alongside Mrs Critchell as she completes her final teacher training block practice.
Mr Battishill will not be teaching in Studland Class this term due to other teaching commitments. Friday will be covered either by Mrs Critchell or Mrs Tibbey.
We hope that this newsletter gives you an overview of what your child will be experiencing in school this term but if you would like any more information about the curriculum, please do not hesitate to speak to one of us.

SATS

All children in year 2 sit SAT tests this May.  We will try to do this very discreetly, within lesson time and ideally without the children being aware they are doing tests.  As parents, the best way to help your child is to try and make sure that any absence is kept to a minimum during May.

Yours sincerely

 

Mrs Critchell

Trip to Synagogue and Gardens I give permission for my child________________________________ to go on the trip to the synagogue and gardens in Bournemouth on Thursday 25th April         Yes/No I understand and agree my child will be travelling in a car driven by staff or parent volunteers.                Yes/No Signed______________________________________ Dated______________________

 

  

 

Mrs K Critchell
Studland Class Teacher

 

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