Welcome to Woodland Class. Some of the Year 1 children and all of the Year 2 children are in Woodland Class. The main class teacher is Mrs Hillier who teaches in Woodland class Monday to Thursday. On a Friday, Mrs Bray is the class teacher. The teaching assistant is Mrs Allsop.
Welcome back!
It has been lovely to see the children back in school. We have had a fantastic first week and the children have settled in really well.
The curriculum letter informs you about the units of work and expectations for this first Autumn Term. There is also an information sheet about handwriting expectations and, for the Year 2s, a letter about Times Tables Rock Stars. Please click on the links below and have a read!
TTRS info for Year 2 parents SEP 2020
Class Celebrations this week (Week ending 25/9/20)
Learners of the Week
Year 1: This week Rayne is our learner of the week. I have been very impressed with Rayne’s attitude towards her learning. She listens carefully and always tries her hardest. Well done Rayne!
Year 2: Our learner of the week is Ruby. Over the past few weeks Ruby has found some areas of Maths difficult. She has persevered and is well on the way to mastering place value. Keep up the hard work Ruby!
Remarkable Readers
This week’s remarkable readers are Phoebe and Taylor. It is really nice to see both of you using reading eggs to improve your reading. Well done!
Mathletics
We have two BRONZE certificate winners this week, well done to Theo and Jude.
Prehistoric Landscapes
This week we have been making Prehistoric Landscapes using all natural materials. Can you spot the dinosaurs?
Class Celebrations this week (Week ending 18/9/20)
Learners of the Week
Year 1: This week Rosie is our learner of the week. I have been very impressed with your attitude towards your learning, across all areas of the curriculum. You always try your best and have already produced some great work. What a start to Woodland Class!
Year 2: Our learner of the week is Mackenzie. You are an example to the rest of Woodland Class. I can always rely on you to try your hardest, showing perseverance even when the task is a little challenging. Keep up the hard work Mackenzie!
Remarkable Readers
Our remarkable readers this week are Gem and Theo. Both Gem and Theo have been working hard on Reading Eggs, well done!
Dinosaur Egg
We had a very exciting first week in Woodland Class. When we arrived at school on Monday we found some very strange (and large) footprints outside the classroom. We went out to investigate and look for clues so we could find out what creature had left them. We found an enormous blue egg in a nest, slabs of rock and walnut shells. We excavated the rock and found fossils inside – they were claws and teeth from different dinosaurs. We decided the footprints and egg were left by a slow moving dinosaur (it’s footprints were very close together) which was a herbivore because it liked eating nuts!
Class Celebrations this week (Week ending 11/9/20)
Learners of the Week
Year 1: This week Ellie is our learner of the week. What a fantastic first week you have had in Woodland Class. You have worked hard in all areas of the curriculum and produced some brilliant independent writing about our Dinosaur discovery. Well done Ellie!
Year 2: Our learner of the week is Georgie. It has not gone unnoticed how hard you have worked this week. I was especially impressed with your recount writing about our Dinosaur discovery. Keep up the hard work Georgie!
Remarkable Readers
Our Remarkable Readers this week are Ruby and Scarlett. Both Scarlett and Ruby have worked hard on Reading Eggs this week, showing perseverance when they found it difficult. Well done!
Mathletics
We have no Mathletics certificate winners this week. Come on Woodland let’s see how many we can get next week!
Woodland Class home / school learning during school closure
Week 7, Summer Term 2 (13.7.20)
Woodland Class Timetable Sum Term 2 Week 7
Teaching videos can be found at https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
Year 1
Lesson 2 – Time to the half hour
Maths Problem of the day
Spellings
Year 1 – Common Exception Words
of, said, was, has, come, one, once, ask, your, if
Whole School Transition Project
This week we are thinking about special memories and then looking forward to the next school year…
Whole School Transition Project
Transition Project – Resources
If you want to continue listening The Ice Monster click on the following link:
worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
Review 6.7.20
Our certificate winners this week
Well done Poppy, you have achieved a BRONZE certificate!
GOLD – Gracie and Harry
BRONZE – Rosa
Well done Poppy, you have done amazingly well this week achieving a SILVER ans a BRONZE trophy!
Well done Ariana you have achieved a BRONZE trophy!
Week 6, Summer Term 2 (6.7.20)
Woodland Class Timetable Sum Term 2 Week 6
Year 2 Teaching videos can be found at https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Year 1 Video Links can be found in the document below.
Year 1
Lesson 2 – Describe position (1)
Lesson 3 – Describe position (2)
Lesson 4 – Problem solving with position and direction
Year 2
Lesson 3 – O clock and half past
Lesson 4 – Quarter past and quarter to
Maths Problem of the day
Spellings
Year 1 – name, line, jam, many, man, time, up, yo-yo, the, hat
Year 2 – Question words and SPaG terms – who, why, what, how, which, where, when, adjective, adverb, verb
Our whole school topic this week is Well-being
Well-being is about feeling comfortable, happy and healthy mentally and physically. We hope you enjoy the activities planned this week.
The resources can be found in the following file
Review 29.6.20
Well done to the following children who have achieved certificates this week!
Silver – Poppy
Bronze – Ariana, Elodie, Poppy, Ryan
Well done to Charlie and Rosa who both achieved a SILVER certificate!
Well done Poppy for achieving a BRONZE trophy this week!
Week 5, Summer Term 2 (29.6.20)
Woodland Class Timetable Sum Term 2 Week 5
Teaching videos can be found at https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Year 1
Year 2
Lesson 1 – Measure mass in grams
Lesson 2 – Measure mass in kilograms
Maths Problems
Spellings
Year 1 – it, insect, upstairs, under, yolk, yawn, tree, bite, jumper, jam
Year 2 – after, past, hour, half, minute, quarter, month, second, week, before
Letter Tiles Spellings Activity Sheet
The focus for this week’s project is R.E. This is a whole school project which includes some different activities for different classes.
RE – Places of Worship Learning project
RE Resources
YR & KS1 – Jewish – Synagogue YR & KS1 – Islam – Mosque
YR &KS1 -Sikh-Gurdwaras YR & KS1-christian-churches
Review 22.6.20
Congratulations to the following children who have achieved certificates or trophies this week!
SILVER – Jacob
SILVER – Ariana
BRONZE – Ariana, Poppy
Ariana
Ariana
Ariana, Elodie, Poppy, Harry
I hope you all had fun with the Art project last week, don’t forget to send photos of your work.
Week 4, Summer Term 2 (22.6.20)
Woodland Class Timetable Sum Term 2 Week 4
Year 2 – The video links for Lessons 1-3 can be found in the document below. The video for Lesson 4 can be found at https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Year 1
Lesson 3 – Comparing numbers (1)
Lesson 4 – Comparing numbers (2)
Year 2
Lesson 1 – Describing movement
Lesson 3 – Describing movement and turns
Y2 Video Links for Lessons 1-3
Here are this week’s maths problems
Spellings
Year 1 – lion, lunch, line, luck, sadly, madly, light, deeply, ball, all
Year 2 – January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
The focus for our project this week is Art. The activities and resources can be found below.
I hope you have a great week and the creative juices flow! Have fun!
Draw-a-Cubism-Portrait instructions
Abstract-Portrait-instructions
Review (15.6.20)
Congratulations to the following children who have managed to achieve certificates for their work on Reading Eggs or Mathletics.
GOLD – Gracie, Toby, Harry
SILVER – Bella, Layton, Jacob, Ruby
BRONZE – Jacob, Ryan
Well done to Ariana and Poppy who have achieved a BRONZE trophy on Reading Eggspress!
SILVER – Lottie
BRONZE – Jude, Ryan, Ariana, Elodie, Poppy, Lottie
Click on the link below to see one of the obstacle courses that was created last week!
Week 3, Summer Term 2 (15.6.20)
Once again you have all been working really hard at home or at school. Year 2s it was lovely to be able to see and talk to you this week (virtually), it sounds like you have all been really really busy. Year 1s, as ever, you are working really hard in school. This week we have given you an Olympic topic to work on.
Woodland Class Timetable Sum Term 2 Week 3
Year 2 – The videos can be found at https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Year 1
Lesson 2 Compare objects within 50
Lesson 3 Compare numbers within 50
Lesson 4 Order numbers within 50
Year 2
Lesson 1 – Properties of 2D shapes
Lesson 2 – Properties of 3D shapes
Here are this week’s Maths Problems.
As the Olympics were due to be held this year, we thought it would be a good idea to have a Sport and P.E. focus for our project this week. The activities and resources can be found below. Have a great week of learning about the Olympics!
Spellings
Year 1 – ‘oe’ and ‘ow’ saying /oa/ – low, slow, window, own, toe, hoe, doe, goes, you, your
Stegosaurus Picture and Word Match
Year 2 – Homophones and conjunctions – night, knight, blue, blew, hole, whole, because, so, that, or
Review (8.6.20)
Well done to everyone who achieved a certificate this week. Don’t forget to keep up with your reading on Reading Eggs, it would be great to see more certificates next week.
Well done Georgie you achieved a BRONZE certificate this week!
Well done Ariana you’ve achieved a BRONZE trophy this week!
Silver – Jude, Ryan
Bronze – Jude,, Ryan, Gracie, Ariana, Layton, Elodie, Poppy
Here’s some of the work that was completed in school or at home. Don’t forget to keep sending in your photos, it is so lovely to see what you have been doing.
Week 2, Summer Term 2 (8.6.20)
Woodland Class Timetable Sum Term 2 Week 2
Woodland Class Project Sum Term 2 Week 2
The teaching video links for Year 2 are below.
Year 1
Year 2
Spellings
Year 1 – Adding un – untie, unwell, undo, unkind, unlock, unfair, unpack, unsafe, November, December
Year 2 – Homophones and near homophones – be, bee, quite, quiet, bare, bear, one, won, son, sun
Review (1.6.20)
Congratulations to the following certificate winners!
Well done Lottie, you achieved a GOLD certificate!
Well done Ariana and Poppy, you both achieved a BRONZE trophy this week!
Elodie, Harry and Georgiana
Jude, Ariana, Layton, Elodie, Alfie, Poppy, Harry, Ryan, Lottie and Georgie
Well done to the Year 2s who have been working incredibly hard at home and it has been lovely to see your photos this week. Year 1s you have also been working hard in school, well done!
Week 1, Summer Term 2 (1.6.20)
For those Year 1s returning to school this week, we will be completing the home learning tasks set in the classroom. For those of you at home, please continue with your home learning in the same way that you have been doing already. I have prepared a suggested timetable and activities just as before which are posted below. I hope everyone has a great week of learning, whether it be in school or at home.
Woodland Class Timetable Sum Term 2 Week 1
Woodland Class Project Sum Term 2 Week 1
Adult Guidance African Animal Sunset Art
The Big Five Research Sheet – African Elephant
The Big Five Research Sheet – African Lion
The Big Five Research Sheet – Cape Buffalo
The Big Five Research Sheet – Leopard
The Big Five Research Sheet – Rhino
I have included the video links for Year 1 and 2 below.
Year 1
Lesson 2 – Recognise and name 2-D shapes
Lesson 4 – Patterns with 2-D and 3-D shapes
Year 2
Lesson 2 – Make equal groups – sharing
Lesson 3 – Make equal groups – grouping
Lesson 4 – Odd and even numbers
Maths Problem of the Day
Spellings
Year 1 – ‘ore’ saying /or/
more, core, score, sore, shore, adore, before, explore, August, October
Year 2 – Homophones and near homophones
there, their, they’re, here, hear, see, sea, to, too, two
Half Term Week
Please make sure you get some time to relax this week and take a break from your home learning. You have all been working so hard over this last half term. Well done to each and every one of you – you are all fantastic and I am so impressed! On the front page of the website, there are some ideas and suggestions of some fun activities to have a go at this week at home but this is entirely up to you whether you want to. Whatever you choose to do, I hope you all have a fantastic week and a well-deserved rest.
Review 18.5.20
Congratulations to the following certificate winners!
Gold – Alfie, Poppy
Silver – Georgiana
Bronze – Poppy
Bronze – Jude, Ariana, Elodie
Silver – Alfie, Poppy,
Bronze – Ariana, Eodie, Alfie, Poppy
Take a look at all the fantastic learning from this week…
Week 4, Summer Term (18.5.20)
I am so impressed by how hard you are all working. Don’t forget to send in photos, I love seeing the work you have done!
Woodland Class Timetable Week 5
Woodland Class Project Sum Term 1 Week 5
Note for Year 1s – There is no video for Thursday’s lesson on 3D shapes. Have a look at the class timetable for your activity.
Year 1
Lesson 1 – Compare lengths and heights
Lesson 4 – Recognise and name 3-D shapes
Year 2
Lesson 1 – Multiplication sentences using the x symbol
Maths Problem of the Day
Spellings
Year 1 – ve for /v/
live, give, have, serve, leave, active, relative, believe, April, July
Year 2 – Common Exception Words
any, many, clothes, water, pretty, Christmas, beautiful, busy, poor, kind
Review 11.5.20
Congratulations to the following certificate winners!
Gold – Alfie, Mackenzie, Lottie, Layton (6), Poppy
Silver – Georgie, Layton
Our first trophy on Reading Eggpress, well done Jude!
Bronze Trophy – Jude
Silver – Ariana
Bronze – Ariana, Elodie, Alfie, Poppy, Harry, Lottie
Take a look at all the fantastic learning from this week…
Week 4, Summer Term (11.5.20)
Woodland Class Timetable Week 4
As a school we have subscribed to White Rose Maths. We have been really impressed with their resources and the feedback from children and parents has been incredibly positive. You need to watch the teaching videos on their website and then download the activities below.
Year 1
Y1 Lesson 2 Subtract within 20
Y1 Lesson 4 Compare number sentences
Year 2
Y2 Lesson 1 Add and subtract 10s
Y2 Lesson 2 Add 2-digit numbers
Y2 Lesson 3 Subtract 2-digit numbers
Y2 Lesson 4 Bonds to 100 (tens and ones)
Maths Problem of the Day
Spellings
Year 1: are and ear saying /air/ – stare, care, share, dare, tear, wear, bear, pear, January, February.
Year 2 – Apostrophes for possession – Megan’s, Ravi’s, the girl’s, the child’s, the man’s, the woman’s, the school’s, a dog’s, a teacher’s, a postman’s
In Woodland class, the R.E. unit of work for this half term is Judaism. This is the focus of this week’s project.
Review 4.5.20
It is lovely to see photos of what you’ve been up to, please keep sending them in.
Congratulations to the following certificate winners!
Reading Egg Certificates
Gold -Layton, Mollie, Elodie, Poppy
Silver – Toby, Elodie
Mathletics Certificate Winners
Silver – Mackenzie
Bronze – Alfie, Mackenzie, Elodie, Poppy
Take a look at all the fantastic learning from this week…
Week 3, Summer Term (4.5.20)
We have posted your home learning project on the News page of the school website as it is a whole school VE Day project. We hope you have lots of fun with the lessons and activities we have set.
This week’s timetable and learning resources are below:
Woodland Class Timetable Week 3
From this week, White Rose Maths and BBC Bitesize Maths units of work run alongside one another.
Maths Problem of the Day
Spellings
Year 1 -Adding -ing and -er to verbs – playing, player, teaching, teacher, helping, helper, singing, singer, also, before
Year 2 – Apostrophes for contractions – can’t, didn’t, hasn’t, couldn’t, it’s, wouldn’t, shouldn’t, wasn’t, Mr, Mrs
Review 27.4.20
It was lovely to speak to most of you last week and I am amazed by the amount of work you have been doing. You are superstars! Don’t forget to send photos in as I love to see what you are up to.
Congratulations to the following certificate winners!
Reading Egg Certificates
Gold – Mackenzie, Layton, Poppy, Harry
Silver – Jacob,
Bronze – Charlie
Reading Eggpress Trophy Winners
Bronze – Jude, Alfie
Mathletics Certificate Winners
Bronze – Ariana, Elodie, Isla, Alfie, Poppy, Lottie, Georgie, Harry
Take a look at all the fantastic learning from this week…
AB – Christopher Columbus AB – Neil Armstrong KP – Maths Problems and Africa
Week 2, Summer Term (27.4.20)
I have put together a timetable for your home learning this week to explain the tasks that I would like you to work on.
Woodland Class Timetable Week 2
Woodland Class Quest Learning Week 2
Maths Problem of the Day
Spellings
Year 1 -‘tch’ saying /ch/ – catch, match, fetch, witch, stitch, ditch, crutch, kitchen, Wednesday, Thursday
Year 2 – words ending in –tion – station, fiction, motion, national, section, addition, subtraction, potion, option, introduction
Spelling Crossword Activity Sheet
Practise spelling these words using sensory spelling and then write them in sentences. Can you include adjectives and adverbs in your sentences? Can you extend your sentences using conjunctions?
Don’t forget to go on:
Review 20.4.20
I am amazed by how much work you have all done, well done! Congratulations to all the following children who have achieved certificates on Reading Eggs and Mathletics.
Reading Eggs Certificate Winners:
Gold – Jude x3, Alfie x7, Gracie x7, Mollie, Elodie x3, Isla, Harry x2, Kaeshiyann x7
Silver – Isla, Gracie x2, Alfie x2, Jude
Bronze – Alfie
Mathletics Certificate Winners:
Silver – Elodie, Lottie
Bronze – Bella, Ariana, Elodie, Alfie, Isla x2, Harry, Kaeshiyann, Lottie x2
It is been brilliant to see all the fantastic home learning that you complete. Here are a few photos – please keep sending them in as I would love to see what you have all been up to.
Please click on the link below to see some amazing home learning!
Week 1, Summer Term (20.4.20)
I hope you have had a very happy Easter and have had lots of opportunities to have some rest and time with your families.
I have put together a timetable for your home learning this week to explain the tasks that I would like you to work on.
Woodland Class Timetable Week 1
We are going to be using White Rose Maths. On the timetable, I have noted which lessons I would like you to focus on. You need to watch the video linked to each lesson and then have a go at the Activity. You don’t need to print the activities if you don’t want to – most of them you should be able to view on your screen then you can jot your answers down. Once completed, please have a look at the answers and see how you have got on.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Maths Problem of the Day
From the timetable, for this first week, you can see I would like you to focus mainly on a Literacy writing task, with a little bit of time spent on our new Quest topic.
Week 1 Literacy and Quest Tasks
Spellings
Year 1 – Adding -er and -est. Louder, fresher, quicker, colder, loudest, freshest, quickest, coldest, Monday, Tuesday.
Year 2 – Adding suffixes -less and -ly. Badly, hopeless, penniless, happily, lovely, joyless, slowly, quickly, careless, fearless.
Roll-a-Word Spelling Game Activity Sheet
Practise spelling these words using sensory spelling and then write them in sentences. Can you include adjectives and adverbs in your sentences? Can you extend your sentences using conjunctions?
Reading Eggs
This week I have set a comprehension task for you to complete on Reading Eggspress. Once you have completed this you can choose your activities and books to read on Reading Eggs or Reading Eggpress.
Week 2 Review
Remarkable Readers
I can see that lots of you have been using Reading Eggs during your week at home which is great!
Our Remarkable Readers this week are Alfie, who achieved 2 Gold certificates, Elodie (4.8 hours), Kaeshiyann (4.2 hours) and Georgie (3.2 hours). Well done!
Well done to all of you who have been completing your Mathletics tasks. Here are the certificate winners for the past week:
Layton, Elodie, Isabella, Harry, Kaeshiyann, Molly and Lottie, – bronze certificate winners!
You have been so busy this week – it has been amazing to see all your work. Please keep sending your photos in as I love to see what you’ve been up to. Well done everyone!
Week 2 Learning (30.3.20)
Topic project 2 – A Science topic this week.
Woodland-Class-Project-2-SPRING-TERM-2.docxSpellings
Year 1 – Adding -s and -es to nouns and verbs. Skirts, raincoats, hoodies, bracelets, words, glasses, buses, boxes, wishes.
Year 2 – Adding suffixes -ment, -ness and -ful. Enjoyment, sadness, careful, playful, plainness, argument, merriment, happiness, plentiful, cheerful.
Practise spelling these words using sensory spelling and then write them in sentences. Can you include adjectives and adverbs in your sentences? Can you extend your sentences using conjunctions?
Sensory-Spelling-ideas.docxReading Eggs
Carry on with your reading. Who will be our remarkable readers this week?
Can you create your own story using The Story Factory?
Mathletics
Year 1: Telling the time to the hour and half hour.
Year 2: Money – value of different coins and giving change.
I will set more tasks throughout the week.
Maths Problem of the Day
Every day I will post a Maths Problem of the Day.
Times Table Rock Stars
Can you beat your score from last week?
White Rose Maths is a great website! They have set up a home learning section with videos and activities linked to the objectives for each year group. The objectives don’t always match the tasks that I have set on Mathletics but may be an excellent revision activity or some new learning that we haven’t yet covered in school. Visit the website link below and click on the appropriate year group on the right.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Week 1 Review
Remarkable Readers
I can see that lots of you have been using Reading Eggs during this first week at home which is great!
Our Remarkable Readers this week are Jude, who achieved a Gold certificate, Alfie (3.4 hours) and Gracie (3.3 hours). Well done!
Well done to all of you who have been completing your Mathletics tasks. Here are the certificate winners for the past week:
Elodie, Lottie and Georgiana – bronze!
Kaeshiyann – silver and bronze!
It has been brilliant to see all the fantastic home learning that has been completed this week. Here are a few photos – please keep sending them in as I would love to see what you have all been up to. Well done everyone!
• Topic project 1– This work links to the topic you would have been completing in school. Woodland-Class-Quest-Project-SPRING-TERM-2.docx
• Numeracy objectives – The tasks set on Mathletics by your teacher will link to these objectives. Please feel free to go onto other areas of Mathletics also. Woodland-Numeracy-coverage-Spring-T-2-notes-2.docx
During the school closure, we would like you to complete some home learning. Depending on individual family circumstances, your capacity to do this may vary e.g. parent work commitments etc. Our advice would be to try to aim for about 2 hours of home learning each day. This ideally would be broken up into smaller chunks of time e.g. half an hour at a time. We do not want to put pressure on families during this already stressful and uncertain times so please do what you can. Teachers will be updating their class pages weekly so please check this regularly. Thank you for your continued support.
Curriculum Letter for Woodland – Jan 2020
Da Vinci’s Parachute
This term in Woodland Class we are learning all about Inventors. Da Vinci is thought of as one of the greatest inventors of all time, as well as an amazing artist. Most of his inventions were not actually made or tested by him. We had a go at creating a parachute based on Da Vinci’s design. We then tested it out and made design adjustments.
The Wright Brothers
We compared the Wright Brother’s gliders with Da Vinci’s gliders then made different paper plane designs and tested them.
Curriculum Letter for Woodland – Nov 2019
Gymnastics
We have enjoyed our Gymnastic lessons, learning about balancing and jumping.
Curriculum Letter for Woodland – Sept 2019
Clay Models
In Woodland Class we have been enjoying the book Beegu. In the book, Beegu was lonely and wanted to find some friends so we created Aliens that could be friends with him. We then created models of our aliens using clay.
Sunset Pictures
Using a colour wash we have created sunset pictures in the same style as the illustrations in Beegu.
Sensory Spelling in Woodland Class
The children enjoy learning their spellings in different ways.
