Class teacher- Miss Holliss

Class teaching assistant- Mrs Hoffman

1-1 teaching assistant - Miss Jones

Welcome to Gorman class. Here we will keep you updated on what is happening both in school and within our class. However, if you have any questions about anything, please feel free to catch up with us at the beginning or end of the school day.

Book changing and Numbots /Time Table Rock Stars

Pupils will have the opportunity to change their books twice a week, on a Monday and a Thursday. We encourage pupils to read each night and to read the Phonics Read Write Inc books 3 times before they change them to consolidate their knowledge of sounds and build fluency and expression. Once your child has finished the Read Write Inc scheme, they will be assessed on their reading fluency, expression and comprehension and will move on to 'banded books' when they are ready. Your continued support at home with reading and Numbots and Time Table Rock Stars practise will help your child progress further and develop more confidence with reading and number knowledge. If you have misplaced your child's Numbots/ Time Table Rockstar password, please see Miss Holliss for a new copy.

PE 

On PE days, if your child has their ears pierced, can they remove them if possible or bring tape to cover them for safety reasons. If children are taking their PE kits home to wash on Fridays, please can you make sure they are back in school on Mondays. Our PE sessions are on Mondays and Wednesdays. As the weather is beginning to get colder, children can wear jogging bottoms on top of their shorts.

Additional Information 

Children are able to access and drink water throughout the day. It is important that children bring in a refillable water bottle daily. With the weather getting colder, please can children come to school in a clearly labelled jumper or cardigan. If children could also bring in a coat as we often enjoy the outside whatever the weather.

If your child has an inhaler, please could you make sure that it is clearly named and in date.  Their inhaler needs to be in school so that it can be accessed at all times.  If your child requires any other medication please could you make us AND the office staff aware. For any medication, a medical form is required to be filled in. You can get this from the school office.

Spring 1

Topic

Our topic for Spring 1 is all about the children's choice. We listened to their ideas, hobbies and interests and have planned a unit based on their suggestions. Lots of children wanted to learn about animals and the sea, so we have created an 'Ocean Odyssey' Topic. We will start by looking at some Geography focused on the oceans and compass points. We will touch upon some History of the Titanic and what the causes and consequences were of this ocean disaster. We are going to learn about pulleys and how they support lifeboats and create some fantastic ocean inspired art.

English

Learning to read is a life-long skill and a key thing your child will learn at our school. Everything else depends upon this skill, and so, at Bourton we put as much energy into ensuring that every single child not only learns to read but learns to love reading!

Phonics is the key to unlocking reading and writing, and it is why we have chosen to use the Read Write Inc (RWI) phonics and writing scheme at our school. Children have daily RWI lessons, which includes an English lesson (made up of reading and writing) and a Phonics session (made up of sounds, words and spelling). Children are assessed termly to identify their progress. Learning to read is a life-long skill and the most important thing your child will learn; we encourage you to embrace your child's journey with phonics, and have included Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3 sounds below:

Those who have completed the RWI scheme and have moved to the literacy group will be using high-quality texts to support both their reading and writing. 

As always, there will be regular reading and handwriting practise throughout the term.

Maths

In Year 2, we will be looking at fractons, 3D shape and position and direction 

Important dates:

Tuesday 6th January - Children return to school

Wednesday 7th January - Children will have their first PE lesson of the term

Friday 13th February - Break up at 3.15pm