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 2025
| 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: David Pass
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 - Time TravellersKS1 Knowledge Organiser - Time Travellers Spring 1stEnglish 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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Tuesday 6 January 2026 Comparing Animals in Science In Science, Skylarks have been learning about different animals from each of the main vertebrae groups (mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile.) Using close observations, they described and compared different animals and then, working in groups, they grouped the animals based on their key features. Great knowledge, Skylarks!
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Tuesday 6 January 2026 Year 2 - Addition and Subtraction In maths, Year 2 have been adding and subtracting numbers to 100. Today, the children used equipment to explain why addition is commutative but subtraction is not. They worked really well in groups and all worked very hard. Well done, Year 2!
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Wednesday 17 December 2025 Exit Point - Fashion Show KS1 Today we concluded our fantastic 'All Dressed Up' topic with a fashion show in front of the whole school. KS1 have been working incredibly hard this half term, designing, making and evaluating their own T-shirts. They've learnt lots of techniques including sewing, gluing, safety pinning, stapling, coiling, stamping and fringing. Today, the children were incredibly proud to showcase their fantastic creations and demonstrated great confidence on our very own 'Tranmere Catwalk!' Great work KS1!
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Wednesday 17 December 2025 KS1 Christmas Party This week has seen the return of the fabulous KS1 Christmas Party. The children had a fantastic time with party games, dancing, singing and party food.
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Wednesday 17 December 2025 Exploring Recipes in Skylarks
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Wednesday 17 December 2025 Science - Animals including Humans To begin our new science unit - Animals including Humans - 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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Thursday 4 December 2025 Design and Technology in Skylarks Class In Design and Technology, we have been learning that there are lots of ways to join fabrics together. We have learnt that fabrics can be sewn together, glued, stapled or safety pinned.
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Tuesday 11 November 2025 Estimating Numbers on a Number Line to 100 In maths, Year 2 have been practising identifying and representing numbers on a number line to 100. Today, we used our knowledge of number lines to practise estimating where numbers would be, when only the start and end number are visible. Great work, Year 2!
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Tuesday 11 November 2025 Number Bonds within 10 In maths, Year 1 have been practising number bonds within 10 in order to help them with addition and subtraction. The children enjoyed playing a game with each other, where they showcased their knowledge by writing number bonds within 10. Great work, Skylarks!
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Tuesday 4 November 2025 KS1 - Art gallery (Exit Point) To conclude our topic 'Hooray, let's go on Holiday,' KS1 set up their own art gallery in the hall showcasing their work using pastels, pencil and charcoal. The children have learnt a range of pastel techniques and have utilised these to create images of coastal towns and the physical/human geography features that might be seen there. They have also used pencil and charcoal to create their own cliff images; showing light and dark.
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Wednesday 22 October 2025 KS1 Muddy Puddle Day - Autumn Term
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Monday 20 October 2025 Problem Solving in Maths In maths, our problem solving focus for this half-term is ‘using equipment and acting out.' See our photos below, where we are practising the skills to help us to answer different questions.
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Thursday 16 October 2025 Skylarks use charcoal in art As part of our topic work, the children have been looking at physical and human geography features that they might find at the coast. Today, we focused on cliffs; where the children drew a cliff using pencil before using charcoal to show light and shade. The children learnt that applying more pressure resulted in a darker colour and that they could blend charcoal to create a realistic image.
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Wednesday 15 October 2025 Partitioning Numbers to 100 In maths, Year 2 learnt how to partition numbers to 100 by identifying the tens and the ones. They began by using Base 10 to represent different numbers, then showed their understanding using part-whole models. Tomorrow, we move on to flexibly partitioning numbers to 100 - tricky!!
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Monday 13 October 2025 Black History Month - African Dance Workshop To celebrate Black History Month, we took part in a fantastic dance workshop with our new friends from the Ivory Coast. What fun we had!
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Saturday 11 October 2025 Skylarks use pastels to create their own art work in the style of Alfred Sisley As part of our topic work, we have been learning about the artist Alfred Sisley. He was a French born artist who often used muted tones and rough strokes in his work. He also liked to create images of the coast and as our topic is all about holidays, we decided to use the pastel techniques that we have learnt and create our own images of Finley, Whiteby and Saltburn-by-the-sea in his style.
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Wednesday 8 October 2025 Science in Skylarks - Welly Walk In science, Skylarks went on a leaf hunt around the school grounds to explore and identify different types of plants and leaves. Using our classroom learning, we observed the shapes, sizes, and colours of leaves to help us recognise a variety of tree species. Along the way, we also looked closely at different plants, identifying their key parts such as roots, stems, stalk, petals, trunk, branches, bark and leaves. We really enjoyed being able to apply our science knowledge to the real world and learn more about the nature around us.
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Wednesday 8 October 2025 Counting in 3s In our practical maths lesson, Year 2 practised counting in 3s, both forwards and backwards. We sang songs to help us to remember the pattern and we played games that challenged us to count out loud. We then used images of Numicon that represented threes to support us in visualising the sequences before writing them out forwards and backwards. We will continue to practise counting in 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s over the year.
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Tuesday 7 October 2025 Scrambled Sentences in Skylarks In writing, our lessons are focused around the story of Billy’s Bucket. Today, we revisited capital letters and full stops and focused on ensuring that a sentence makes sense. We fixed some examples of muddled sentences altogether before the children had a go in small groups. By the end of the lesson, we all understood that a sentence needs a capital letter, full stop and HAS to make sense! Skylarks have now promised that they will not forget capital letters and full stops in their writing.😁
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Sunday 28 September 2025 Representing Numbers In maths, Skylarks have been practising representing numbers. Year 1s represented numbers to 10 and Year 2s represented numbers to 100. Great work, Skylarks!
