WELCOME TO CHESTNUT CLASS
Chestnut class is a mix of Year 1 and Year 2 children who love to learn and play.
ADULTS IN CHESTNUT CLASS
Our class teachers are Mrs Heys and Mrs Alderson and our wonderful teaching assistant is Miss Hindle. We also have Mrs Matthews who supports the children in Chestnut class.
HOME LEARNING
Your child will have multiple login details in the front of their reading diary.
Maths
- TT Rockstars (Year 2) Times Tables Rock Stars: Play (ttrockstars.com)
- Numbots (Maths Year 1 and 2) NumBots | Motivational maths practice for schools and families.
Reading
Please support your child by helping them to bring their reading book and diary daily. All children will have a yellow reading bookmark, which gives examples of questions you could ask whilst your child is reading. Reading books are changed on Mondays and Fridays (if your child has finished their book and needs it changing, please encourage them to let us know).
Your child will also have a 'Reading Trail' in the front of their diary. Certificates and rewards are given for completed reading trails. Please have a go at the different challenges. The local libraries have lots of books which your child can borrow for free and they often hold their own reading challenges for children as well. We also have lots of lovely books in school which your child is welcome to borrow.
Every time your child reads at home they will be awarded with raffle tickets and entered into our weekly raffle prize draw!
- Bug Club to support reading ActiveLearn: Login (activelearnprimary.co.uk)
Waterfoot Primary School Badge Scheme- Your children are able to choose a badge project to take part in at any point during the year. The badge information is available near our school office. Children can complete and take part in as many badges as they wish. There are a variety of badges linked with many different themes. Have fun!
Topic Homework
Topic homework grids are sent out each half term. Please support your child by helping them complete some of the fun activities. They can bring in photographs or models to school to show us in class. You could also email the office with any photographs and we will look at them in class. All children will be awarded with house points and raffle tickets. Have fun!
Topic Homework Grids
Autumn 1: KS1 - KS1 autumn 1 24-25.pdf - All Documents (sharepoint.com)
Autumn 2:
PE DAYS
We have outdoor PE on Mondays and indoor PE on Wednesdays. Please make sure your child comes to school wearing their active uniform on our PE days. Refer to the Uniform Policy if you are unsure.
ROUTINES
Mornings in Key Stage 1- Year 1 children are taught English and Maths by Mrs. Ginty or Mrs. Heys and Mrs Alderson. Year 2 children are taught by Mrs Evans and Mrs Buckle.
REWARDS
Class rewards are on a Friday.
Every time your child reads at home they will be awarded with raffle tickets and entered into our weekly raffle prize draw!
We celebrate the housepoint champion, Numbots superstars and we also have a star of the week.
On a Friday: Certificate Assembly - Superstar Award, English or Maths Award.
Autumn walk - 4.10.24
We went on a walk through our wonderful woodland area to spot some signs of Autumn. We found brown, red and yellow leaves, berries and twigs. We noticed that the weather felt cooler and that we needed to wear our coats! Some of the children collected some items from the woods and enjoyed crafting with them when we got back to class.
Diwali
On Friday 1st November we had lots of fun celebrating Diwali. The children learned why Diwali is celebrated and how Hindu's celebrate the Festival of Light. We made Rangoli patterns, decorated Mendhi hands and dressed in Sarees and traditional Indian clothing. We also learned some Diwali dance moves!
Boo Theatre Trip - 9.12.24
NSPCC Number Day
Science experiment - 25.02.25
Our Science topic this term (Spring) is Humans: Survival, Growth and Exercise. We had lots of fun conducting our experiment to find out which materials make the best shelters. We made our predictions, then tested our ideas out! We found that some materials like wood, plastic and metal made great shelters. We also found that some materials are not waterproof and did not keep poor teddy dry!
Pop Art - Spring 1
The children have really enjoyed exploring different styles of Pop Art. We have looked at the work of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol and have had fun replicating their artwork.
Online safety
We talked about how to stay safe online. Then we worked with our friends to create posters to show other children how to stay safe.
World book day - 7th March 2025
What a fantastic time we had on World Book Day. The excitement of sharing our clues and unwrapping our books was a great start. There were so many clever clues! We had fun doing lots of exciting activities through the day and enjoyed reading and sharing stories. We have painted and drawn some wonderful front covers for different books.
Red Nose day - 21st March 2025
What a fantastic day we have had raising money for Red Nose Day. We returned to the 1980's and danced through the day to some amazing music. We also found out about school in the 1980's when Comic Relief first started. We decided that things have changed a lot! We thought about what might happen in years to come and we designed a classroom of the future.
Sphero indi 2nd April 2025
We have been very busy learning how to operate and control Sphero indi. It's been great fun and we have worked together in teams. This week we drew our own maps and sent indi on a journey. We've learnt so much.
Shelter building - 28/04/25
As part of our Outdoor Learning, we learned how to build a shelter using a tripod structure. We forraged for sticks, leaves, moss and other materials to make our shelters waterproof. The children did a fantastic job!
Sandwich Making
In our D.T unit we have been designing a sandwich for a busy astronaut (Bob). We talked about which food types we would include and used our knowledge of a balanced diet to decide which options might be healthier. Finally, we had lots of fun making (and eating) our sandwiches!
