Skylarks
Welcome to Skylarks’ class page!
You will find all of our news and homework organised by type on a handy one-stop page!
Reception to Year 1 Transition 2025-2026
Phonics Information Evening 2026
| Routines in Skylarks | Adults in Skylarks |
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| PE Outdoor — Monday | Miss Elliott (M/T/W & F) |
| PE Indoor — Wednesday | Mrs Wright (Th) |
| Spellings — Monday | Mrs Chavda (T - F) |
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Miss Cornes (M) |
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| Ms Crowther (M) Mrs Senyk-Bridge (T - F) |
Skylark Class governor: Lucy Roundhill
Book Bag Days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. More information can be found in the front of the children’s reading diaries.
Homework
Your child will bring their homework home every Monday and should return it the following Monday. This will usually alternate between maths and English/grammar (SPAG). Homework may be used to support other areas of the curriculum too. We politely request that parents mark the work with their child so that any misconceptions can be addressed when returned to school. If they are struggling with any aspects please just write a note on the homework.
Spellings
Spellings will be tested each week on Monday and the new list will be given out following the weekly test. A spelling book will also be sent home with the spellings in.
Knowledge Organisers and Topic Homework Grid
KS1 Homework Grid - StructuresKS1 Knowledge Organiser - Structures - Spring 2ndEnglish Knowledge Organiser Spring Year 1
English Knowledge Organiser Spring Year 2
Maths Knowledge Organiser Spring Year 1
Maths Knowledge Organiser Spring Year 2
Learn by Heart Facts-Maths Homework Y1 Spring
Learn by Heart Facts-Maths Homework Y2 Spring
KS1 Science Knowledge Organiser-Animals Including Humans
Class News
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Monday 23 March 2026 Beep Beep! Day in Skylarks Last Wednesday, Skylarks enjoyed celebrating Beep Beep Day, a day to learn more about the importance of road safety. We learnt the Green Cross Code song, then practised being drivers and pedestrians on the playground, always prioritising our safety. To finish off, we visited the zebra crossing in the school car park and practised singing our song before carefully crossing the road. We learnt so much, and also had so much fun!
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Monday 23 March 2026 Exploring Money in Maths In maths, Year 2 have been learning to recognise and understand the value of different coins. The children each picked a coin, discussed its value together and then practised writing the amount, helping to reinforce their understanding. It was great to see them growing in confidence as they recognised coins and used both the pound (£) and pence (p) symbols correctly.
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Thursday 19 March 2026 Structures in DT As part of our work on structures this half term, the children have been looking at a range of towers and structures from around the world. They worked in groups to discuss 'what makes these structures stable?'
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Thursday 19 March 2026 Skylarks Dance Workshop Today, Skylarks took part in a dance workshop run by the 'Royal Ballet and Opera.' The story was based around 'Alice in Wonderland' and followed an animated tale that the children had to retell through dance. Using actions, dynamics and relationships (key elements of dance), the children expressed themselves through the medium of dance. The children danced in the roles of the White Rabbit, The Queen of Hearts, Alice and the Madhatter!
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Thursday 12 March 2026 Oracy in DT (Skylarks)- Entry Point This half term, our topic is 'Structures.' As our entry point, the children worked in teams to create their own towers using paper and masking tape. Following our talk rules, the children had to come to an agreement on the tower that they were going to make, take-turns, challenge respectfully and bring others into the discussion. The children worked hard to implement these key skills and created some very creative towers! Some were unstable and fell over easily. We will be working on strenghtening techniques over the coming weeks and will utilise these in our final build at the end of the topic. Great work Skylarks!
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Wednesday 11 March 2026 Exploring Shapes in Skylarks In maths, Skylarks have been exploring shape. We have been learning how to identify 2D shapes on the faces of 3D shapes and discussing the similarities and differences between 2D and 3D shapes. The children have also been looking at different ways to compare shapes and have practised sorting both 2D and 3D shapes using a range of properties.
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Sunday 8 March 2026 British Science Week Homework Grid
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Monday 2 March 2026 CHICKS🐣🐥
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Friday 27 February 2026 Skylarks/KS1 Muddy Puddles Day - Spring Term KS1 had a fantastic Muddy Puddles day this week. The weather was mixed - some dry spells and some rain which meant that the day lived up to its name! The children had a fantastic time shelter building, exploring flowering plants and completing an interesting workshop based on 'The Great Fire of London' led by Alfresco Learning.
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Tuesday 24 February 2026 Science - Animals including Humans - Y2 unit To begin our new science unit - Animals including Humans Y2 - Skylarks completed a ‘unit-readiness' activity where they explored what they already knew and revisited key concepts from previous learning. The children had great discussions around each question and were able to confidently share their knowledge with each other. We talked through their answers on the carpet and addressed any misconceptions.
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Tuesday 24 February 2026 Year 1 Represent Numbers to 20
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Friday 13 February 2026 Problem Solving in Maths - Finding Rules and Patterns In maths, our problem solving focus for this half-term is ‘Finding Rules and Patterns.' See our photos below, where we are practising this skill when answering different questions. Great work, Skylarks!
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Friday 13 February 2026 Our Senses Investigation As part of our science learning, we discussed what we already knew about the 5 senses and identified which body part we use for each sense. We then completed an investigation to see how good our senses were. Which is tastier - chocolate or lemon?! See if you can work out our answers by looking at our photos below!
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Friday 13 February 2026 Mixed Addition and Subtraction - Y2 In maths, Year 2 have been learning column addition and column subtraction. Today, we continued to practise mixed column addition and subtraction, including using the inverse operation to work out missing number problems. Well done, Year 2!
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Monday 9 February 2026 Counting Forwards and Backwards within 20 - Y1 In maths, Year 1 have been counting, reading and writing numbers to 20. We have played counting games, sang songs and completed number tracks to help our understanding of counting forwards and backwards. We have been working really hard to make sure that our numbers are formed correctly. Well done, Year 1!
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Thursday 5 February 2026 KS1 meet Samuel Pepys!
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Wednesday 4 February 2026 Skylarks Make Jam Sandwiches! As part of our writing unit (instructions), Skylarks have made jam sandwiches. As we went along, we practised different steps and learnt that each step needed to be clear and precise.
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Friday 23 January 2026 Problem Solving in Maths - Drawing a Picture In maths, our problem solving focus for last half-term was ‘Drawing a Picture'. We have been learning how pictures can help us to visualise different mathematical problems. See our photos below, where we are practising this skill to help us to answer different questions. Great work, Skylarks!
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Thursday 22 January 2026 Skylarks First Moon Landing Over the last few weeks, Skylarks class have been learning about the events of the First Moon Landing. To bring our learning to life, the children took their own steps on the moon's surface through role play. We used flour to imitate the surface of the moon and as the children stepped onto it, they said Neil Armstrong's famous words - "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The children took their roles very seriously (as did Mr Broadley) and said his famous words with great enthusiasm. We discussed how Neil Armstrong's footprints are still on the moon today as there is no wind on the moon. The children thoroughly enjoyed this fun (and slightly messy) experience!
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Friday 16 January 2026 Adding Three 1-Digit Numbers - Y2
