Sycamore Class

Welcome to Sycamore Class!
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Sycamore Class. The children will be taught by Miss Ellis and will be supported by Mrs Kelly. Mrs M Bailey will be teaching our class on a Tuesday morning.
Mrs Ambler will be teaching our parallel year 2 class, Maple Class, supported by Mrs Wilkinson. We also have a number of Teaching Assistants supporting individual children this year so we would like to welcome Mrs Say, Mrs Palmer and Miss Massie to the year 2 team.
If you have any questions or would like to talk to us, please speak to any of the team at the gate before or after school and we will be happy to help you. If you aren’t able to catch us then, please write a note in your child’s reading record book. Alternatively, you can make an appointment at the school office.
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It is a pleasure to welcome you to Sycamore Class. The children will be taught by Miss Ellis and will be supported by Mrs Kelly. Mrs M Bailey will be teaching our class on a Tuesday morning.
Mrs Ambler will be teaching our parallel year 2 class, Maple Class, supported by Mrs Wilkinson. We also have a number of Teaching Assistants supporting individual children this year so we would like to welcome Mrs Say, Mrs Palmer and Miss Massie to the year 2 team.
If you have any questions or would like to talk to us, please speak to any of the team at the gate before or after school and we will be happy to help you. If you aren’t able to catch us then, please write a note in your child’s reading record book. Alternatively, you can make an appointment at the school office.
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We are looking forward to lots of exciting learning over the next term...

We have a very busy autumn term ahead of us. Some of our learning will include:
English – responding to stories, descriptive writing, traditional tales, non-fiction animals, comprehension and winter poetry.
Maths – place value, addition and subtraction and shape
Science – Animals including humans
Geography - ‘The World’
History – Our local area (focussing on Wrest Park)
Music – Pulse, rhythm and picture / Playing in an orchestra
Art – Drawing / Craft and design
Design Technology - Puppets
Computing – E-safety, word processing, creating images.
PSHE – being unique, developing self-esteem, anti-bullying, protective behaviours
PE – orienteering, multiskills
RE – How do we show care for others? How and why do we celebrate at significant times?
English – responding to stories, descriptive writing, traditional tales, non-fiction animals, comprehension and winter poetry.
Maths – place value, addition and subtraction and shape
Science – Animals including humans
Geography - ‘The World’
History – Our local area (focussing on Wrest Park)
Music – Pulse, rhythm and picture / Playing in an orchestra
Art – Drawing / Craft and design
Design Technology - Puppets
Computing – E-safety, word processing, creating images.
PSHE – being unique, developing self-esteem, anti-bullying, protective behaviours
PE – orienteering, multiskills
RE – How do we show care for others? How and why do we celebrate at significant times?
Additional information
PE – As in year one, the children come to school in their PE kit so that we can maximise the time that they are active. For Sycamore this is Thursday and Friday.
Homework - Homework will be sent home on Friday; please could this be completed and returned by the following Wednesday.
Library - we will aim to take the children to the library each week so that they can choose a library book to take home. Our library day will be a Tuesday.
To help your child at home please read together as much as possible. It is useful to ask your child questions about what they are reading to check that they understand the story of information that they are reading. In year 2 the reading level your child reached in year 1 will be used as a starting point.
Please continue to practise counting at home. In the autumn term we will be working on counting in steps of 10, 2, 5.
We are really looking forward to seeing you all back in school ready for a term of exciting learning!!!
PE – As in year one, the children come to school in their PE kit so that we can maximise the time that they are active. For Sycamore this is Thursday and Friday.
Homework - Homework will be sent home on Friday; please could this be completed and returned by the following Wednesday.
Library - we will aim to take the children to the library each week so that they can choose a library book to take home. Our library day will be a Tuesday.
To help your child at home please read together as much as possible. It is useful to ask your child questions about what they are reading to check that they understand the story of information that they are reading. In year 2 the reading level your child reached in year 1 will be used as a starting point.
Please continue to practise counting at home. In the autumn term we will be working on counting in steps of 10, 2, 5.
We are really looking forward to seeing you all back in school ready for a term of exciting learning!!!
School Day
Sycamore Class doors will open at 8.45. The school day ends at 3.30.
If someone different is picking your child up, please could you make a member of our team aware, through a written message that is sent with your child, or a message to the school office.
We are really looking forward to seeing you all back in school ready for a term of exciting learning!
If someone different is picking your child up, please could you make a member of our team aware, through a written message that is sent with your child, or a message to the school office.
We are really looking forward to seeing you all back in school ready for a term of exciting learning!