Hepworth Class - Year 1 and Year 2
Welcome to Hepworth Class. Your child's teachers are Mrs Mason and Mrs Longshank.
Our PE days are Wednesday and Thursday.
Book Bag reading books are changed on Tuesdays.
Autumn Term 2025
We will be exploring the following fantastic texts: Toys from Space, Billy and the Beast, Lubna and the Pebble, and Jim and the Beanstalk. The children will be writing descriptions, letters, posters and stories. In addition, the children will continue their phonics learning in groups, practising sounds, reading texts and using their sounds to spell. The children who have come off phonics will be focussing on comprehension.
In maths, our focus for the first half term is place value and addition and subtraction.
In geography, our topic is sustainability. We will be finding out about water, energy, recycling, looking after our oceans and looking after the environment.
In history, our topic is toys. The children will learn about how toys have changed over the years.
In science, we are focusing on living things and their habitats starting with animals then mini beats followed by plants.
In art, we are going to be focussing on portraits. The children will look at the artists Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee and Andy Warhol, and how they created their portraits. They will use different techniques to create portraits.
Our PE focus will be dance and handball.
In music, the children will learn about low and high pitch through a variety of different genres of music.
In computing, children will be using the computer to develop mouse skills and developing keyboard skills. They will also be learning about how to use the computer to create art work. The children will also be continuing with E-safety every half term.
In PSHE, our focus is kindness and how to work as a team.
In RE, they will learn about why light is an important symbol for Christians, Jews and Hindus. They will also learn how celebrations bring a community together.