- Stratton Primary School,
- New Road,
- Stratton,
- Bude,
- Cornwall,
- EX23 9AP
- E: secretary@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk
- T: 01288 353196
Year 2: Willow, Hazel
Teacher’s email addresses:
Willow Class: samsmith@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk
Hazel Class: jasonseldon@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk
Hazel and Willow Weekly Update – Friday 26th April 2024
Dates for your diary
Thursday 2nd May – Rosemoor Trip
Monday 6th May – Bank holiday
Rosemoor trip – On Thursday, we will be going on our trip to Rosemoor Gardens to supplement our learning on plants. If you haven’t already consented or ordered a lunch for your child on the App, please do so ASAP. Please ensure your child is wearing normal school uniform, a waterproof coat and wellies/old trainers for the trip. They will also need a small rucksack to carry their lunch in and a water bottle. Children do not need their book bags. We will be leaving school promptly so please arrive at school on time. Please remember we are arriving back after the end of school day for children to be collected at 4pm. Thank you!
English: This week, the children wrote their own poem based on ‘If all the world were’ using the special objects and vocabulary they planned last week. The children have also been introduced to our new fiction text ‘The Dragon Machine’ by Helen Ward. They completed an exciting dragon hunt around the school and used prepositions to describe the location of them.
Maths: In maths, the children have continued their fraction learning. They learnt about quarters, thirds and finding the whole. The ended the week by looking at unit fractions.
Topic: In history this week, the children learnt about how flying began and the history of flight through the development of different flying machines. In art, the children learnt about the artist Barbara Hepworth who is famous for her abstract sculptures. In science, the children set up a cress investigation to test what plants need to grow and stay healthy and predicted what they think will happen for each condition. The children will observe the growth of the cress over the next few weeks before concluding what they found out.
Phonics Screening Check information - In Year 1, the children completed the Phonics Screening Check which is a statutory reading test. Children who did not pass the check will have to retake the check this year. Please see more information regarding the check from Mrs Sayers using this link https://sway.cloud.microsoft/aEc7XaWX1TlE3pBE?ref=Link If you are unsure if your child will need to retake the check, please ask your child’s class teacher.
Homework:
Maths – Please complete the assigned three 3-minute sessions of Times Table Rockstars that have been set.
Reading – Please read five times a week at home.
Spelling:
RWI children – If your child is in a RWI group, they have been assigned an activity on Spelling Shed linked to the split digraph a-e. https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/login
Mr Seldon’s and Miss Smith’s spelling groups – the children will be learning how to spell words where the /er/ and /or/ sound are spelt ‘or’ and ‘ar’ (war, worth, worm). Your child has been set an assignment of 5 games to play to support their spelling of these words. https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/login
Thank you and have a great weekend.
Mr Seldon and Miss Smith
Weekly updates:
Finished weaving - Willow Class
Weaving - Willow Class
Weaving - Hazel
Fencing - Willow Class
Theatre Trip
Willow Christmas Party
Hazel Christmas party
Tree Planting - Hazel Class
Tree Planting - Willow Class
Visit to Charlie Bears - Hazel
Visit to Charlie Bears - Willow Class
Victorian Workshop - Hazel Class
Victorian Toy Workshop - Willow Class
DT so far - Willow Class
