Bradgate Class

Miss Pearce, Class Teacher

Monday – Tuesday

Mrs Burfoot, Class Teacher

Wednesday – Friday

Mrs Bunting, Cover Supervisor

Bradgate Class

Bradgate class has all of our Year 2 children and some of our Year 1 pupils. In Bradgate, we recognise the importance of learning through exploration and play, yet also develop children’s independence through more formal sessions too. Key Stage 1 is an important time for children in developing their social skills, which is why we promote kindness and helpfulness at all times. We also want children to give everything a go, it does not matter if you make a mistake!

PE

Our PE days are Mondays and Fridays.

Reading & Phonics

We love reading and sharing stories in Bradgate. Please support your child in reading at least 4 times a week at home. Bring reading books and journals to school every day, as we will also aim to read with your child as much as possible.

For more information and useful videos on phonics for parents, see https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

Spellings will be sent home once a week and tested in school. Practise these at home and we encourage children to try their best, but please don’t worry about the scores, as these are not aimed to put extra pressure on the children.

See the page tabs to find out more about English, Maths and Phonics in Bradgate Class, as well as Knowledge Organisers for a range of subjects we will cover this year!

Online games and useful websites

Here is a list of different websites that contain useful information and educational games for the children to enjoy. Please see below for the relevant links you need.

Oxford Owl is an all-round great website to use. It has lots of different activities for your children (linked below). It also has advice and suggestions for parents at home.

English

• Small Town Superheroes – This game is suitable for Year 1 and Year 2. Children can choose activities linked to sentence writing, punctuation and grammar to help the characters in the town.
• Karate Cats – This game is suitable for Year 2 children. You train with the Karate Cats by completing English based questions to earn different karate belts.

Phonics and Reading

• Phonics Bloom – This is suitable for Year 1 and Year 2. This website helps the children with their phonic knowledge and their reading skills.
• Small Town Superheroes – This game is suitable for Year 1 and Year 2. Children can choose activities linked to sentence writing, punctuation and grammar to help the characters in the town.
• Oxford Owl – This link provides free ebooks for children to read at home. You can search by age group or by the book band they are currently on.
• Oxford Owl – this link has information about phonics and some videos for you children to watch linked to phonics. This includes the sounds they should be using and help with blending

Maths

(Find more recommended web links on the Maths tab – including Numbots and Times Tables Rockstars!)

• Karate Cats – Maths. This game is ideal for Year 2 children. The children will train with the Karate Cats by completing different math games to earn medals.
• Top Marks – These are games for 5-7 year olds linked to different maths topics. We use this website a lot in class. Children are familiar with ordering games, daily 10 and hit the button.
• Oxford Owl – This website has a range of different online activities for maths for all ages