Wonder Zone Yr 1&2

Mrs Claire O’Brien

Class Teacher

Mrs Claire Neate

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Karen Edwards

Teaching Assistant.

Wonder Zone 2 Year Rolling Programme

Welcome to Wonder Zone! Our Year 1/2 class is where children hone the skills of independent learning and explore the curriculum through a creative and energetic approach.  Learning is driven by the enthusiasm of both staff and pupils, with quality talk promoting inquiry and reflection.  It is recognised and celebrated that everyone is individual and time is taken to listen to each other with thought and compassion.  Children are happy to acknowledge their mistakes as an essential and valuable part of their learning process, and the supportive and inclusive environment means that children become empowered, confident learners who care confident to take risks.  Every term a new topic is introduced where all of the foundation subjects link together and high quality texts are chosen to support learning.  Engaging, practical activites are planned and delivered that excite the children and encourage them to learn more.   Every term a new topic is introduced where all of the foundation subjects link together and high quality texts are chosen to support learning.  Engaging, practical activities are planned and delivered that excite the children and encourage them to learn more.

In English we implement the highly successful Read Write Inc approach to teach phonics and our Year 2 pupils who have completed RWI participate in group reading sessions with a VIPER’s focus.  We use Spelling Shed as an additional resource to support and consolidate spelling patterns for both the Year 1 and 2 children.   English lessons are based around  high quality, age appropriate texts chosen by the class teachers with the aim to engage and excite the children and link in with our class topic.  Through these texts, we continue to focus on punctuation and grammar with the aim of being really aware of the way in which sentences are crafted and words changed.  We encourage the use of story language and exciting vocabulary in order to promote and develop the children’s ideas, imagination and for them to develop a love of writing.

In maths, we drive number knowledge through learning about place value, number patterns, times table facts and practicing the calculation of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using the White Rose Mixed Age Planning.  Mastering Number is also taught to develop and consolidate automaticity.  To further support the children’s maths, all of the children in Wonder Zone are signed up to Maths Whizz, Times Table Rockstars and Numbots.

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Numbots: https://play.numbots.com/#/intro

AUTUMN TERM 2024

Autumn 2024 Topic Web

This term Wonder Zone will  begin the Autumn Term learning about Cornwall and the local area in which they live.   The children will begin with a history focus where they will learn about the significance of Henry Trengrouse and how he became a significant individual in Cornish History.  They will learn about his inventions that have helped save numerous lives at sea.  To support this unit and other areas of the curriculum, the children will be using the texts ‘Soggy the Bear, ‘The Mermaid of Zennor, ‘The Mousehole Cat’ and ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch.  In Geography, the children will learn all about the local town of Helston, its features and significance in the local area. RE will also look at the significance of religion in Cornwall where they will identify local churches, Truro Cathedral, they will learn about the importance of St Piran in Cornwall and become aware of religious symbols in Cornwall from the past.    Science will link to humans including animals where the children will learn about lifecycles of humans and animals and the importance of taking keeping healthy.

 

 

 

Spring Term 2025

This term will begin with a strong history focus, where the children will be learning in depth about Queen Victoria, Victorian inventions and this will then move on to the geography topic of seaside holidays where the children will compare seaside holidays in the past compared to the present day.  During DT this term, the children will be making their own puppets, inspired by watching Punch and Judy shows!   During Art, the children will be learning about 3D Sculpture and music will focus on vocal and body sounds. In PE, the children will be learning how to control a ball with their feet, gymnastics, some dance and we will also be swimming in Spring 2!

For Science this term, the children will be identifying different animals, the habitats in which they live and why these particular habitats are suited to them.  The children will be looking at the woodland habitat and micro-habitats as part of their outdoor learning. In PSHE, the children will continue to learn about keeping health and wellbeing, safety and the changing body.  Computing will develop the children’s use of using a Chrome book through learning how to use a word program along with programming using Scratch Jnr.  RE this term introduces the children to the faith of Judaism where they will be learning about how Jewish people live, worship and celebrate the Jewish faith.