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Welcome to Koala's Class 2024 - 2025!

Hello and welcome to the Koala's class page.

Miss Stewart is the class teacher supported by Mrs Thompson the teaching assistant. We are both really excited to be working with you this year, sharing and celebrating the progress and achievements of the wonderful children in our care.  

PE

In the Autumn term, our P.E day's are every Thursday and Friday.  We please ask for children to leave their PE kit in school until the end of the half term when it will be returned to wash. 

Reading Books

Reading books will be changed on a Tuesday and Friday, but please send book bags into school every day.  An additional 10 minutes playtime on a Friday is awarded to those children who read at least three times over the course of the week. We ask  please that the reading diary is signed each time your child has read, as the reads get counted and certificates are awarded.  Please send book bags into school every day to be checked. On Tuesdays and Fridays the children will change their books.

Homework

Homework is sent home on Fridays. This is a list of spellings and a piece of Maths, both linked to learning in the week. Please return all homework by the following Friday. We have a spelling test each Friday so please support your children to learn their spellings each week.

Reading Ted

We have a class reading ted which goes home with a child twice a week and there is a journal in the suitcase to document their reading adventures together. 

Water Bottles

Please send children to school with a water bottle every day.  We are a healthy school, so water only please (no fruit juice or flavoured water.)

Long Term Planning

Please click on the following links to find out about what we will be learning about:

 

 

Week Commencing 08.07.24

This week we have enjoyed reading The Disgusting Sandwich and using adjectives to describe the sandwich and all that has happened to it! We loved making our own sandwiches today for our DT project and trying them during a picnic on the playground. In Maths we have been recapping money by adding and finding change. In Geography we learnt how to use a compass and find north, south, east and west.

Our Stars of the Week are:

Harvey and Max for their amazingly high expectations of themselves. 

Well done!laugh

Making our sandwiches

Week Commencing 01.07.24

This week we have continued to read Leaf and have found out why the polar bear has found himself in a forest rather than the Arctic. This is because his iceberg melted and he floated away. We have been learning about how we can help to save polar bears and their habitats by trying to reduce our impact on the environment. We have written persuasive posters using adjectives and adverbs to spread the message! We enjoyed visiting St Wilfrid's church to learn about Pentecost and why this is a special time for Christians. In Computing we have been learning how to code a set of instructions for an object. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Cooper and Edward for their independent writing! 

Well done! laugh

Pentecost at St Wilfrid's church

Week Commencing 24.06.24

We have enjoyed reading a new book this week called Leaf, all about a polar bear who mysteriously arrives in a wild wood. We have been using our inference skills to look for clues about how the characters feels and behave. In Maths we have been exploring position and direction. In Science we have been learning about the life cycle of a seed and using scientific language to describe it. In Geography we matched map symbols to their definition. We enjoyed our visit to our new schools on Thursday and had fun with our new teachers! 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Joshua and Daniella for showing wonderful curiosity in their learning! 

Well done! laugh

Matching map symbols to their definition in Geography

Week Commencing 17.06.24

This week we really enjoyed our trip to Southwell Minster for Time Travelling! We learnt about different parts of the bible and also why the building is so important to many people. We also had great fun at our sports day today, thank you for coming and cheering us on! The children showed great sportspersonship in supporting each other and trying their best. In Maths we have been recapping time before moving onto position and direction. In writing we have been exploring the life of Greta Thunberg and thinking of questions we would like to ask her. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Jenson and Edwin for always showing such respect to their teachers, classmates, their school and their work. Well done! laugh

Southwell Minster trip!

Week Commencing 10.06.24

This week we have continued to read Greta and the Giants and we have described how characters feel before and after events in the story. In DT we have been looking at the healthy eating plate and designing a healthy sandwich based on the categories in the eatwell plate. In Science we have learnt about food chains and which plants and animals eat each other. In Maths we have continued with pictograms. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Harley and Chester for their team working skills. 

Well done! laugh

Father's Day

Designing our healthy sandwich

Week Commencing 03.06.24

This week we started reading a new book called Greta and the Giants exploring climate change and deforestation. The children have used their inference and prediction skills to write about the front cover and the first part of the story. In Geography we are exploring map skills and used 'I see, notice and wonder' strategies to talk about maps. In DT we are designing a sandwich and we looked at different types of sandwiches this week as well as the history of the sandwich. In Maths we are recapping time and have started learning about pictograms.

Our Stars of the Week are:

Lacey Mai and Sophie for their fantastic concentration. 

Well done! laugh

Week Commencing 20.05.24

This week we have continued to read Dear Earth and explore the impact humans have had on our planet but also what we can do to help protect the earth. In RE we have explored what it is like to visit a church and wrote a guide for how to be respectful in this special place. In History we have looked at evidence to prove that statements about Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expedition are true, such as they took dogs and ponies with them. In Maths we are finishing exploring time by looking at times past and to the hour. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Pippa and Noah for their brilliant communication. 

Well done! laugh

Our final Robert Falcon Scott portraits and history lesson

Week Commencing 13.05.24

This week we have started reading a new book called 'Dear Earth', where a girl called Tessa is inspired by her Grandad's exploring adventures and decides to write a letter to the earth. We have been learning about different ecosystems and that wonderful animals that live there. We have been using expanded noun phrases and commas in our descriptive writing. In Science we have learnt how plants have adapted to their habitats, such as cacti having thick stems to store water. We have started our final portraits in Art of Robert Falcon Scott. We began by sketching his face and body and we will mix our colours and paint to finish. In Maths we have began to learn about time using o'clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past.

Our Stars of the Week are:

Harper and Noah for their super creativity in all their work. 

Well done! laugh

Football skills with The Stags

Week Commencing 06.05.24

This week we have continued to learn more about penguins and create our penguin books, which we are very proud of! We wrote about where penguins live, penguin chicks and our favourite facts. In Science we have explored why animals are adapted for the habitats they live in, such as polar bears have two layers of thick fur to keep them warm. In History we looked at the motives Robert Falcon Scott had in wanting to travel to Antarctica. We have continued to explore fractions in Maths, including finding thirds and three quarters. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Ellis and Charlie for always being so kind to their friends and teachers. 

Well done! laugh

Discussing the motives of Robert Falcon Scott for travelling to Antarctica and mixing secondary colours

Week Commencing 29.04.24

This week we have started to read a fantastic non-fiction book 'Antarctica, Land of the Penguins' and have been collecting facts about glaciers, icebergs and, of course, penguins! We created a poster today advertising the best features of Antarctica using a title, subtitle and categories. In Maths we have been exploring fractions, including half, one quarter and three quarters. In History we are learning about the timeline of Robert Falcon Scott's adventure to Antarctica and putting the events in order. In PE we are learning football skills such a dribbling and ball control. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Dexter and Bobbie for being ready to learn by showing they are listening and trying their best. 

Well done! laugh

Portraits of Robert Falcon Scott

Week Commencing 22.04.24

This week we have continued to read The Great Explorer and have written a newspaper article of Tom rescuing his Dad from the North Pole. We drafted our reports over two days and then made additions to make them even better, before finally writing in our golden writing books. In Art we have been learning about the history of portraiture and learning about famous artists who made portraits. In History we have explored the equipment Robert Falcon Scott needed for his expedition and why. We have finished measurement in Maths this week by learning about volume, capacity and temperature. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Edward and Alex for staying safe in school. 

Well done! laugh

Purple Mash - pictograms

Week Commencing 15.04.24

This week we have started a new topic 'Where in the world would you like to explore?'. We will be looking at the life of Robert Falcon Scott and his amazing expedition to the South Pole! We have been reading a book called The Great Explorer and thinking about what we would take on an expedition to a cold place using verbs and adverbs. In Science we are learning about living and non-living things and in Art our focus is portraiture. In Maths we have been using grams and kilograms to compare mass. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Emily and Charlie for their fantastic perseverance in writing. 

Well done! laugh

Explorer equipment and artefact hunt!

Week Commencing 18.03.24

This week we are have been writing about the wonderful visit we had last week from Alistair of Hawkeye Falconry. Alistair brought in several birds of prey, including owls and a falcon for us to meet and even fly! We wrote a recount of his visit and a thank you letter. In RE we have been learning about the Easter story and we visited St Wilfrid's church on Monday for an Easter Experience. Chicks have arrived in school to celebrate the beginning of spring and we have enjoyed visiting and holding them. In Maths we finished division and multiplication and began a new topic of measurement.

Ours Stars of the Week are:

Isaac and Jenson for their high expectations in Maths.

Well done! laugh

Easter Experience and Chicks

Week Commencing 15.03.24

This week we have continued to read The Owl and the Pussycat. We have been writing about their journey using capital letters for months of the year. We also wrote a wedding invitation for the Owl and the Pussycat's wedding using vocabulary from the book. We were very lucky to have a visit from Alistair today who has a collection of birds of prey he looks after. We got to hold and fly owls and a falcon! In DT we tested different types of boats to see how quickly they moved through water. In Maths we have been dividing and multiplying by 10, 5 and 2. 

Ours Stars of the Week are:

Sophie and Pippa for their super independence. 

Well done! laugh

Birds of Prey visit!

Week Commencing 04.03.24

This week we have been learning about what Mother's Day is and thinking about why our mums, or other special people, are important to us. We wrote a word bank and used this to create a poem to celebrate our special people. We have also started to read The Owl and the Pussycat and have made predictions about where the characters might be going on their boat. We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday and enjoyed coming to school in costumes inspired by our favourite book characters. In Science we have learnt the important of hygiene and washing our hands thoroughly. We conducted experiments using flour, glitter and oil and washed our hands using different methods. In Maths we have explored the relationship between division and multiplication. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Alex and Noah for their curiosity in our learning. 

Well done! laugh

Music Lesson with Mr Asplin and World Book Day

Week Commencing 26.02.24

This week we have continued to read There was a Wee Lassie who Swallowed a Midgie and we have been exploring unusual meals using adjectives and conjunctions. Every day we have been practising for our Class Assembly on Friday which we are very excited to share with you! In Geography we have deepened our knowledge of the Isle of Coll through online research and in swimming we have explored swimming on our backs and putting our heads under the water. In Maths we have learnt what the division symbol means and how to use it. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Max and Ellis for showing respect each day. 

Well done! laugh

Maths Problem Solving Challenge

Week Commencing 19.02.24

This week we have read a new book called There was a Wee Lassie who swallowed a Midgie, based on There was an Old Woman who swallowed a Fly. This version of the story has a Scottish twist and uses Scottish animals we have learnt about such as puffins, trouts and Scottie dogs. We have revisited rhyme and have learnt to use alliteration. In Geography we have compared the human and physical features of the Isle of Coll. We have learnt the importance of being active in Science through recording our heart rates after different activities. In Maths we have begun to learn about multiplication. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Florence and Edwin for their super team working skills. 

Well done laugh

Practising column method in our morning activity

Week Commencing 05.02.24

This week we have been reading On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan, which is a really funny poem exploring rhyme and onomatopoeias. In Geography we created a map of Calverton using our knowledge of the local area and the bus journey we took last week. In Art we have started to make our final collage artworks of the Isle of Coll, tearing and cutting materials to create layers. In Maths we have been exploring two part problem solving with money. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Indiana and Harvey for their amazing concentration in class. 

Well done! laugh

Final collage artworks of Coll

Week Commencing 29.01.24

This week we enjoyed going on our bus trip around Calverton to explore our local area further. We planned our route and have been making sketch maps of Calverton adding in key features and amenities. In English we wrote fact files about beavers and a booklet detailing everything we have learnt about Scotland's wonderful habitats and animals. In Maths we have continued to explore money, creating amounts in different ways. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Megan and Joshua for their amazing communication skills. 

Well done! laugh

Calverton bus trip

Week Commencing 22.01.24

This week we started reading a brilliant non-fiction book called An Amazing Animal Atlas Scotland, which covers all of the different habitats in Scotland and the animals that live there. We have really enjoyed learning about orcas, basking sharks and red squirrels! We have been using our white boards to record facts as we read together as a class and have used these in our writing. In Maths we have been exploring money by recognising coins and notes and making totals. We have used our map making skills in Geography to make a sketch map of our classroom. 

Ours Stars of the Week are:

Daniella and Hunter for their fantastic creativity skills. 

Well done! laugh

Using Purple Mash to make our own avatars!

Week Commencing 08.01.24

We have enjoyed our first full week back in school this week and are getting back into our routines and learning. In English we are continuing to read Katie Morag Delivers the Mail and have used our prediction skills to imagine what could happen to Katie Morag as she tries to deliver her mail across the Isle of Struay. In Maths we have been identifying vertical lines of symmetry in 2D shapes. We have been learning more about our local area and the key features of Calverton in Geography. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Noah N for being ready to learn with his writing.

Bobbie for being ready to learn in Maths with shape. 

Well done! laugh

Creating vertical lines of symmetry in 2D shapes

Week Commencing 11.12.23

This week we really enjoyed performing our Nativity play Super Star for our families! Thank you for coming to watch and support us! We worked very hard on remembering our lines and projecting our voices as well as singing the songs and actions. We have been reading The Jolly Christmas Postman this week and writing festive letters to characters from traditional tales. In DT we created a moving mechanism using a cardboard tube, string and tape. We have a kindness advent calendar in class and each day we have been undertaking different acts of kindness for our classmates and teachers! 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Dexter and Sophie for both keeping themselves and their classmates safe in school. 

Well done! laugh

Creating a moving mechanism in DT

Week Commencing 4.12.23

This week we have been focusing on learning our lines and songs for the Nativity play, we are very excited to show it to you next week! Thank you for supporting your child to learn their lines at home, please continue to do this. The pantomime came to school on Monday and we watched Sleeping Beauty, which was very funny! On Wednesday we went to St Wilfrid's church and enjoyed the Christingle service. In English we have written recounts of the Christingle and the pantomime. 

Stars of the Week:

Charlie for persevering with column method in Maths.

Lacey Mai for persevering with her independent writing. 

Well done! laugh

Sleeping Beauty Pantomime

Week Commencing 27.11.23

This week we have started to learn our parts for our Nativity, Superstar! We are learning the songs in our Music lessons as well as each afternoon. In English we wrote our letters to Father Christmas and posted them at our local post box. We conducted an experiment in Science to see if we could make ice-cream for Father Christmas' party! We were able to taste the ice-cream afterwards and it was delicious. In Maths we are continuing to practise column method, addition and subtraction. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Jenson and Harvey both for their careful and creative crocodile paintings.

Well done! laugh

Posting our letters to Santa and making ice-cream!

Week Commencing 20.11.23

This week we enjoyed visiting St Wilfrid's Church on Monday for the Christmas experience, where we learnt about different aspects of the Christmas story and why they are special to Christians. For our Golden Writing we wrote a recount of Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles using ambitious adjectives, conjunctions and speech marks. We have begun to learn our Nativity songs in our Music lesson and we have been using our observational skills in Art to draw a crocodile's head! In Maths we are using the column method to cross ten in addition and subtraction. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Hunter for improving his reading.

Edwin for his perseverance with the column method.

Well done! laugh

Christmas Experience and Art lesson

Week Commencing 13.11.23

This week we have continued to read Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles. We have been learning about crocodiles and have written a fact file this week using new vocabulary. In Science we have been learning about whether we can change different objects' shapes by stretching, bending and squashing. On Tuesday we enjoyed learning CPR training so we know how to help people if they are feeling unwell. In Maths we have been learning the column method for addition and subtraction, not crossing ten. 

Ours Stars of the Week are:

Chester for his super knowledge on crocodiles.

Pippa for trying hard to work with more independence. 

Well done! laugh

CPR training

Week Commencing 06.11.23

We have had a great first week back of our new half term. We are exploring Traditional Tales over the next few weeks and have started with Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles, a twist on the classic story! We have been making inferences about the story and using onomatopoeias to describe the sounds of the sea. We have learnt about Remembrance Day and have made poppies to honor the lives lost during the First World War. In PE we are starting a dance unit looking at water and in DT we will be examining moving mechanisms. In Maths we have been adding and subtracting 10. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Harper for her super attitude and wonderful hard work. 

Cooper for trying hard to listen to his teachers and make the right choices.  

Well done! laugh

Dance lesson to the theme of water

Week Commencing 23.10.23

This week we have continued to read The Tin Forest and we have written our own alternative version of the story together as a class using time words, conjunctions and adjectives. In Science we tested if we could make paper waterproof by using tin foil, cling film, wax crayons and candle wax. We made a prediction and tested our theories using our team working skills. In PSHE we have been learning about the difference between bullying and teasing and in Maths we have been adding and subtracting across ten. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Edward for his independence.

Harley for his curiosity in all our lessons. 

Well done! laugh

Final Sir Christopher Wren artworks and Science experiment

Week Commencing 9.10.23

This week we have started reading a new book called The Tin Forest and we have been imagining what kind of place a tin forest would be to live in. We have been using ambitious adjectives and conjunctions to describe this setting. We really enjoyed our Harvest Festival performance on Tuesday, thank you all for coming and supporting us!  laugh In our Great Fire of London topic we thought about what the animals of London might have witnessed during the fire and used historical sources to write about their experiences. In Maths we have been adding and subtracting by making ten. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Ellis for persevering with his neat handwriting.

Daniella for showing her teachers she is ready to learn. 

Well done  laugh

Week Commencing 02.10.23

This week we have been preparing for our Harvest Celebration at the church next week. We have been learning why Harvest is a special time for Christians and we have been writing a Harvest poem as a class to read in church. We have also been learning songs and a prayer as well as making autumnal art work! We are excited to share it with you next week. In Maths we have been learning fact families to 20. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Isaac for his independent writing.

Emily for her concentration and independence.

Well done laugh

Autumnal artwork

Week Commencing 25.09.23

This week we have been reading Vlad and the Great Fire of London, in which a flea tells the story of the fire from his perspective! The children have enjoyed writing questions for Vlad and putting him in the hot seat. We will write a recount of the book from Vlad's perspective. In History we have sequenced the 5 days of the Great Fire and learnt key facts from each day. We were also very lucky to have Partake Theatre Company come in and we got to act out the Great Fire using costumes and props! In Science learnt about friction by testing the best material for a fire fighter's boot! In Maths we have been comparing objects and numbers as well as counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Megan for her curiosity in all of our learning. 

Max for his fantastic concentration. 

Well done! laugh

Partake Theatre Company - The Great Fire of London!

Week Commencing 18.09.23

This week we have continued to read The Great Fire of London book and we have been writing a letter to the King to ask him to help stop the fire from spreading! We have been using the past and continuous tense. In Science we did another exciting experiment to see if we could make our leaky buckets water tight, to help us put out the fire! We tested different materials to see how waterproof or absorbent they are. In Maths we have been estimating numbers on a number line. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Noah B for trying his best in all his lessons. 

Indiana for being a super role model. 

Well done laugh

Science Experiment

Week Commencing 11.09.23

This week we have started reading our new book The Great Fire of London and learning all about what happened in 1666. We have also been learning about the city of London in general and its famous landmarks, using adjectives to describe. In History we have compared our life to life in the 1700s in areas such as food, clothing and transport. In Science we have continued to learn about materials and their properties. We have continued to develop our knowledge of partitioning in Maths. 

Our Stars of the Week are:

Florence for being a super role model.

Joshua for continuing his History learning at home! 

Well done laugh

History sorting pictures from today and 1700s

Week Commencing 5.09.23

We have enjoyed our first week in Year 2 and have started lots of brilliant learning! In English we have been exploring our emotions in a book called In My Heart, using adjectives and similes to describe. Our new Topic is The Great Fire of London and this week we began to explore what life was like in the 1700s in London and use our observational skills to make inferences and ask questions. In Art we are researching Sir Christoper Wren and the architecture he designed. In Maths we have been partitioning numbers into tens and ones. 

Drawing Sir Christoper Wren buildings and exploring life in 1700s