Class 2E

Welcome to Class 2E!

Mrs Oldfield, Mrs French & Mrs Bullen

On behalf of all the adults and pupils, welcome to our class.

We love exploring and discovering new things, and each day we challenge ourselves to be a little bit better. We hope you enjoy looking at and reading about what we get up to, and hope you might learn something new too...

Summer Term - Planet Earth and Beyond

This term, the children will study the geography/ science topic, ‘Planet Earth and Beyond’. In science, the class will describe the movement of the Earth and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system. They will recognise that the Earth, Sun and Moon are spheres. They will explain that the pattern and time-scale of the changes in the Moon's appearance over 28 days is evidence that the Moon orbits the Earth once every 28 days. They will use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and that a year is the time taken for the Earth to make one complete orbit of the sun. As part of this topic, in English, we will be studying a science fiction animation and using it as a stimulus for our own creative writing. We will also be using photographs from space as a stimulus for a descriptive piece of writing.

In geography, the class will use ICT and maps to identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, the Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night) and relate the above to their knowledge of the sun and earth. They will also explore key aspects of physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. Linked with this element of the topic, the children will write newspaper reports, letters and diaries using their knowledge of mountain explorers, and natural disasters. After half term, in science, the class will study forces (gravity, friction and water/air resistance).

In R.E, the children will explore what can be learnt from inspiring people in sacred texts and religions (including Moses, Jesus and Muhammad). In art, as part of this topic, the children will investigate the Pop Art images of Andy Warhol and use these as a starting point to create their own image of an inspirational person of their choice- finding, editing and repeating photographic images. They will then develop their work further- using the ‘pin’ method to transfer the image to watercolour paper, painting with acrylic paint, scanning work and then using computing skills to manipulate tones and brightness. In music, the children will study, compose and perform music that represents ‘Planet Earth’ as well as different pieces and types of music from around the world.

Our lovely reading area.

Key Reminders

PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays

Spellings are given and tested on Mondays

Times tables tests are on Fridays

Reading

• We aim for every child to read at least three times a week, and in 2E, for the childrens' sakes, we very much see this as a minimum. Please sign planners, once you have heard your child read. If your child reads 3 times a week they will be rewarded with a green card. If your child is a fluent reader, they can read independently and get an adult to sign their diary to confirm this. 
• Also, every time your child reads three times in one week, they will  get a square marked off on their challenge board at the back of their reading diary. An adult in school will sign and date this square. We will reward your child with reading pins (bronze, silver and gold) as they accumulate the required amount of squares.
• A fun and worthwhile strategy is to share a reading session, perhaps taking a paragraph or page each. That way, your child hears a model reader!

Contact us

Mrs Oldfield  joldfield@arnoldmill.notts.sch.uk

Mrs French  jfrench@arnoldmill.notts.sch.uk

Mrs Bullen sbullen@arnoldmill.notts.sch.uk

Whole School Values

Each month, the whole school will focus on an aspect of British Values.

Children demonstrating behaviour linked to the value of the month can receive a value award in our 'Good book' assemblies. 

Educational Links

Children, below, are a selection of educational links that you can use to help you move forward even further in your learning.

Remember to always seek a trusted adult's permission to use the internet, and remember how your have been taught to be safe online.