Welcome to Starling Class!
Year 1 & Year 2
Class Teachers: Mrs Gardiner (Monday-Thursday) Mrs Stanley (Friday)
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Stone.
Class Information.
Reading Books will be changed every Monday once read to an adult -please ensure books and reading records are sent in daily. Please read each book more than once.
Less fluent readers should read the first time for decoding, second time for fluency and a third time for comprehension. This may be a sentence or a page at a time.
Our spelling tests will take place each Monday -please practise spellings and the rules which the children will be learning in our phonics sessions and ensure spelling books are sent in each week. The spelling list for each current week will be listed below in case your child is absent when they are given out or they are mislaid.
From Autumn Term.
PE sessions will take place Tuesday and Wednesday.
Children will need to bring in their kit in at the start of the week and it can be taken home again at the end of the week for washing or left on pegs until the end of half term whichever you prefer! Please ensure all kit is labelled clearly and spare socks provided for girls who may be wearing tights during the day.
HOMEWORK
Weekly homework will be daily reading of between 8/10 minutes & practice of spellings.
Occasional optional homework may be posted below to support your children in their learning. This will not necessarily be posted weekly so keep an eye out!
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'MyMaths' log in letters will be sent home in the next few weeks, as always if you misplace logins please contact us.
You could also install the new White Rose 1 minute maths app. Great for practising maths skills... check out the link here.
TIMES TABLE ROCKSTARS-Logins will soon be set for year 2's.
Times Table Rockstars Link Here!
Please check back regularly as we will update when we can.
Resources to support wellbeing and mental health can be found below...
Support Services for Parents-Somerset Big Tent
Free resources to support social and emotional wellbeing and learning are available here 
Mymaths homework link can be found below!
Have a look at the games on Espresso or Top Marks...
Activities to support reading can be found below.
When you've finished reading a book try and complete an activity.
Look out for cooking up a character, making comic strips and wanted posters!
In addition to our weekly spelling list the children the children are expected to be able to spell the following common exception words by the end of the school year. These can also be found in the children's reading diaries.
Mats to support the learning of common exception words can be found below.
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Yr 1 a, the, I, is, was.pdf | Download |
| Yr 1 are, has, one, our, put.pdf | Download |
| Yr 1 be, he, me, she, we.pdf | Download |
| Yr 1 here, there, where, says, push.pdf | Download |
| Yr 1 no, go, so,by,my.pdf | Download |
| Yr 1 of, said, do, to, you.pdf | Download |
| Yr 1 pull, full, love, some, come.pdf | Download |
| Yr 1 sure, who, water, again, half.pdf | Download |
| Yr 1 today, once, friend, school, house.pdf | Download |
| Yr 2 ask, his, were, your, they.pdf | Download |
Phase 4 and 5 tricky word booklets for blended learning are below.
See Starling Class calculation policy below.
If you are stuck this is how we do maths!
