Fantastic Foxes Class 2024-25!

A warm welcome to the Fantastic Foxes Year 2/3 Class.

The Fantastic Foxes are taught by Mrs. Brown and supported by Mrs. Symonds.

On our class page, we will celebrate our wonderful learning and there will be important information too.

 

Information for week beginning 21^st April:

Welcome to the Summer Term in the Fantastic Foxes class. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter break with plenty of Easter Eggs! We have lots of exciting things coming up this term.

School reopens on Tuesday 22^nd April.

Read, Write Inc. will begin again on Monday 28^th April.

We will have our spelling test on Tuesday 22^nd April. The spellings to be tested this week are as follows:

Amazing Aces: (Consolidating from last half term’s spellings): him, them, down, child’s, replying, describing, patted, dropped, everybody, after.

Superstars: (Consolidating from last half term’s spellings): action, mention, introduction, construction, pension, diversion, confession, weight, build, early, caution, creature, furniture.

 

New spellings are being given out on Tuesday for a spelling test on Tuesday 29^th April. The spellings for this week are as follows:

Amazing Aces: (The ‘r’ sound spelt ‘wr’ at the beginning of words): write, written, wrote, wrong, wrap, wrist, wriggle, wreck, wrinkle, wrestle.

Superstars: (Spring Term recap): enclosure, creature, redecorate, extension, comprehension, mention, position, immature, supermarket, missed.

 

We will be starting our new topic, 'Emperors and Empires' this week. This topic is all about the Romans. Please scroll down for more information about this topic. 

 

Our times tables test will take place on Thursday. If your child had their Homework (Dinosaur) Journal in school on the Thursday before the Easter Holidays, I have written in it which times table they will be tested on this week. I have also updated the teacher set times tables on Times Tables Rock Stars (Garage).

 

PE will continue to take place on Mondays. Please send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday.

 

 

Here are a few regular routines in Class 3:

Our spelling test takes place on Mondays each week.

PE takes place with Synergy Sports on Mondays. 

New homework and spellings are given out on Tuesdays and to be handed in by the following Monday (Please scroll down for homework information).

Times tables tests take place on Thursdays. 

 

P.E.

The children will have a P.E. lesson on Monday afternoons with Coach Ryan from Synergy Sport. Please ensure your child comes to school dressed in their outdoor P.E. kit on Mondays.

Monday Afternoons

The children will be taught by Mrs. Richardson during Monday afternoons (along with their Synergy Sport P.E. lesson). For the remainder of the week, Mrs. Brown will teach the class.

Reading Books and Homework Diaries

Please ensure your child brings their reading book and homework diary to school every day. The children may need their reading books to read with an adult in school and their homework diaries to practise spellings and record notes/messages. Children who are doing Read, Write Inc. will change their Reading for Pleasure book every Wednesday. All other children may change their reading book any day except Friday.

Snacks at Break

Children in Key Stage 2, do not have fruit snacks provided at morning break.  Please ensure your child brings fruit/vegetables if you wish for them to have a snack.

 

Homework:

All homework will be given out on Tuesdays and is to be handed in by the following Monday (it can be handed in earlier if completed). Please find the homework expectations below.

Reading Homework (weekly)

• Children are expected to read at least 3 times per week (daily would be preferred though)
• Parents/carers will need to sign/comment in the reading diary
• Children are expected to complete a 60 Second Reads comprehension sheet

Spelling Homework (weekly)

• Linked directly to spellings covered in class
• 10 new spellings each week
• New Homework: Look Say Cover Write Check sheet to complete at home 
• These will be copied into children’s diaries and on the class webpage
• Spellings are taken from the National Curriculum
• Each week, children will complete a spelling test on a Monday

Maths Homework (weekly)

• Spend a minimum of 10 minutes per week on TTRockStars on Single Player: Garage (as this is teacher set to the current times table(s) your child is practising). Children may also access any of the other activities on TTRockstars additionally.
• Practice regularly through the week for our weekly times tables test on a Thursday.
• Children will write in their diary which times table they are required to learn for the following week.

Children will be rewarded for completing their weekly homework. Please ask if you have any questions regarding the homework system.

Our Topics 2024-25

 

Autumn - Through the Ages (Pre-history: Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age)

 

Spring  - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles (The structure of Planet Earth, rocks, volcanoes,              

                earthquakes and Tsunamis)

 

Summer - Emperors and Empires (The Romans)

 

 

Autumn  - Through The Ages

In the Through the Ages project, you will learn about three different periods of British prehistory: the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. You will discover terminology relating to time and sequence dates to make a timeline. You will explore the changes to people, homes and lifestyle throughout the different periods and investigate examples of prehistoric settlements, monuments, burials and artefacts in detail. You will also study how technology improved over time, including how the discovery of different metals changed the way that people lived.

 

Spring Term - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, you will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. You will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. You will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. You will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude and a compass to learn about the cardinal and intercardinal points. You will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have.

 

Summer Term - Emperors and Empires

In the Emperors and Empires project, you will learn about the growth and decline of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. You will discover the absolute power of the Roman emperors and study the hierarchies of Roman society and the Roman army. You will study the first invasions of Britain in 55 and 54 BC and the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43. You will learn about Boudicca’s rebellion, Hadrian’s Wall and the Romanisation of Britain, including how Christianity came to Britain and investigate the legacy of Roman Britain in our local area.

Useful links

Click on the links below for useful resources for homework. Log-ins for Times Tables Rockstars and Purple Mash will be stuck into homework diaries shortly.

• Purple Mash
  Computing and learning across the curriculum.

• Times Tables Rockstars
  Practise your times tables here.