Willow (KS1)
“…with God, all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
Monday 2nd June 2025
Welcome back Year 1 and Year 2! We hope you had a restful and sunny half term break. It’s hard to believe we’re now in our final half term of the year! We’ve got a busy and exciting few weeks ahead as we continue our learning and prepare for the summer holidays.
Our Pathways to Write text this half term is Grandad’s Secret Giant – a beautiful story that will help us explore kindness, inclusion and the power of helping others through our writing.
In Maths, we’ll be learning about fractions, time, position and direction, building on the skills we’ve developed so far this year.
In RE, we’ll be learning about what happened at the Ascension and Pentecost, exploring the importance of these events.
Our Geography topic is Safari and Conservation, where we’ll learn about the African savannah, the animals that live there, and how we can protect endangered species.
In Design and Technology, we’ll be exploring structures and also having fun with Food Technology, including some hands-on activities in the classroom!
A few reminders for this half term:
On Tuesday's we will have Forest School. Please make sure that your child has a change of shoes to ensure that we do not carry mud back in to school.
PE will be on a Wednesday this half term. Children should come into school wearing their PE kits on their PE day.
Please bring reading books and reading records into school each day. Reading should be recorded daily in reading records.
Homework will continue to be sent home on a Wednesday. This needs to be returned by the following Wednesday.
Let’s make the most of our last few weeks together and enjoy a fun-filled end to the school year!
Miss Kelsall and Mrs Gerrard
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Welcome back Year 1 and Year 2! We hope you had a lovely bank holiday weekend and are ready for a brand new half term full of exciting learning and discovery.
In Pathways to Write, we will be diving into The Last Wolf, a story that explores nature, conservation and caring for the environment. We’ll be using the book to develop our writing skills and to think about how we can make a difference to the world around us.
In Science, we’ll be continuing our work on Plants, observing growth, learning about plant parts and what they need to stay healthy. In History, we’ll be learning about a Significant Local Historical Figure – George Mottershead – and exploring how his work helped to create Chester Zoo.
In Art, our focus will be on creating sculptures and models using 3D shapes, while in PSHE, we’ll be exploring the theme of Relationships, thinking about how to be a good friend and how we can work and play together respectfully.
A few reminders for this half term:
PE will be on a Wednesday this half term. Children should come into school wearing their PE kits on their PE day.
Please bring reading books and reading records into school each day. Reading should be recorded daily in reading records.
Homework will continue to be sent home on a Wednesday. This needs to be returned by the following Wednesday.
We’re looking forward to a creative and busy few weeks ahead!
Miss Kelsall and Mrs Gerrard
Monday 24th February 2025
Welcome back to school Year 1 and Year 2! We hope you've had a lovely week of fun! This half term, we have lots of new topics to explore. Our Pathways to Write text is 'Beegu" and in Maths we will continue learning about multiplication and division and we will also learn about length and height. In Geography we will be looking at a new topic ‘Where are we?’ We will explore oceans, continents and where we live. In Design and Technology we will be learning about mechanisms, attempting to make our very own miniature vehicles!
A few reminders for this half term:
• PE will be on a Wednesday this half term. Children should come into school wearing their PE kits on their PE day.
• Please bring reading books and reading records into school each day. Reading should be recorded daily in reading records.
• Homework will continue to be sent home on a Wednesday. This needs to be returned by the following Wednesday.
Miss Kelsall and Mrs Gerrard
Monday 6th January 2025
Welcome back to school and Happy New Year! We hope you've enjoyed your time off over Christmas and we look forward to hearing all about it! This half term, we will be exploring lots of new topics.
Our Pathways to Write text is 'The Dragon Machine' and our Pathways to Read text is 'The Dragonsitter'.
We will be learning about Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in our history lessons. In Science, we will begin our new topic Uses of Everyday Materials and we will experiment with different materials throughout the term.
A few reminders for this half term:
PE will be on a Monday and a Wednesday this half term. Children should come into school wearing their PE kits on their PE days.
Please bring reading books and reading records into school each day. Reading should be recorded daily in reading records.
Homework will continue to be sent home on a Wednesday. This needs to be returned by the following Wednesday.
Miss Kelsall and Mrs Gerrard
Monday 4th November 2024
Welcome back to school Year 1 and Year 2! We hope you've had a lovely half term holiday and look forward to hearing about your exciting adventures! This half term, we have lots of new topics to explore. Our Pathways to Write text is 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark" and we may even have some surprise visitors in school over the next couple of weeks!
We will continue our history enquiry looking at The Great Fire of London and The Fire of Nantwich.
In Science, we will begin our new topics on Animals including Humans looking at offspring, life cycles and basic needs of animals and humans for survival.
A few reminders for this half term:
PE will be on a Wednesday this half term. Children should come into school wearing their PE kits on their PE day.
Please bring reading books and reading records into school each day. Reading should be recorded daily in reading records.
Homework will continue to be sent home on a Wednesday. This needs to be returned by the following Wednesday.
Miss Kelsall and Mrs Gerrard
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Hello Year 1 and Year 2! We hope you had a wonderful summer holiday. We are very much looking forward to the year ahead and know that you are going to enjoy all of the exciting topics that we will be learning about. Below you can find our curriculum map which details our learning each half term over the next academic year.
Here are a few notices and reminders:
PE will be on a Wednesday this half term. Children should come into school wearing their PE kits on their PE day.
Lunch orders will be taken as the children arrive at school in the morning. Packed lunches and water bottles can be kept in the classroom. Fruit will be provided daily during afternoon playtime.
The children will receive x1 maths and x1 English homework each Wednesday and this will be due the following Wednesday. Children can hand their homework in at any time during the week once it is completed. There is a basket in the classroom for finished homework.
Spellings will be sent home at the start of this half term, and we will have a short spelling quiz each Monday.
Please record your reading daily in your reading records. We will check through these weekly.
Miss Hill, Miss Russon and Mrs Gerrard