Welcome to Holt Class!

Class Teachers:

Miss Smith 

Classroom Assistants: 

Ms Harrison 

 

 

 

In Holt Class, all staff strive to weave their teaching prowess into an extraordinary experience. We aim to immerse children in the joy of reading, as we embark on thrilling literary adventures which are linked with our captivating History and Geography topics.

In Holt class we treat every child like the unique individuals that they are, ensuring an engaging and meaningful educational journey for all. However, we also aim to promote the community aspect of our class, encouraging the children to look after each other, show kindness and work as a team.

We strive to support children in embodying our school values and ASTONishing Learner attributes throughout their time in Holt Class, fostering a positive and respectful learning environment.

In terms of academic development, we not only consolidate what we have learned in Key Stage One but also focus on enhancing our reading and writing skills required for Key Stage 2. Furthermore, we continue to expand our mathematical and scientific abilities, ensuring a well-rounded education.

We recognise the importance of supporting each child's personal development. Through kindness, encouragement, and patience, we will guide each child in building confidence, resilience, and a love of learning. 

Every child brings their own set of skills and abilities to the classroom. We will celebrate their strengths and provide opportunities for them to discover and develop new talents, whether in reading, maths, art, science, P.E., music or other areas. 

Our learning journey:

Term 1:

This term our topic is 'We are tour guides '. We will explore different settlements, understanding what these are, what is needed in a city, village and a town. The children will also understand why settlements occur in different locations as well as what is important for a settlement to thrive. We will venture on a special trip to Brimstone Farm where we will understand how the farm works in its location but the group of cottages that used to be there did not. The children will also begin to understand more about food, farming and the importance of the river for Brimstone Farm as a means of transport prior to roads and cars.

'The Iron Man' will be our main literacy text this term, which will inspire us to write character descriptions, newspaper reports and a recount. In maths, our focus areas for this term include; counting and place value with numbers up to 1000, addition/subtraction of numbers within 1000 with and without regrouping, multiplication by 3 and 4, multiplication and division strategies using both mental and written methods. We will continue consolidating other areas of the Maths curriculum through our daily Maths Meetings.

Term 2: 

This term our topic is 'We are Historians'. We will explore the Stone Age through to the Iron Age. We will be looking into aspects such as homes, food, clothing and tools. We will be studying Stone Age animals and how people survived during these eras. We will also be doing a study of the Skara Brae settlement and the impact of its discovery. 

'Littlenose the Hero' will be our main guided reading text this term. We will develop our skills of retrieval, inference and explore ways to find the meanings of unknown words. In English, 'Stone Age Boy' will inspire us to write a recount, instructions and inspire our own creative writing. In maths, our focus areas for this term include; counting and place value with numbers up to 1000, addition/subtraction of numbers within 1000 with and without regrouping, multiplication by 3, 4 and 8, multiplication and division strategies using both mental and written methods. We will continue consolidating other areas of the Maths curriculum through our daily Maths Meetings.

Term 3: 

This term our topic is 'We are time travellers'. We will be looking at the topic of the Ancient Egyptians. During the next term we will be looking at the achievements of this ancient civilisation. We will learn about how and where the ancient Egyptians lived, what was important to the daily lives of ancient Egyptians, who Tutankhamun was and how mummies were made. We will also learn about how Egyptian people used hieroglyphs to communicate and compare the powers of different gods.

'The Ancient Egypt Sleepover' will be our main guided reading text this term. We will develop our skills of retrieval, inference and explore ways to find the meanings of unknown words. In English, 'The Egyptian Cinderella' will inspire us to write character descriptions, diary entries and narratives. In maths, we will continue to solidify our understanding of our 3s, 4s and 8 timestables. We will explore measurements in metres, centimetres and millimetres as well as litres and millilitres. We will then move onto understanding what the denominator and numerators are in fractions, understanding the whole, how to compare and order fractions and adding and subtracting fractions.