Fox Cub Class

Class teacher’s welcome

Welcome to the Fox Cub class page!

I am delighted to welcome you and your children to Fox Cub Class for another exciting year of learning and discovery! It is a real joy to be teaching the children for a second year, and I am looking forward to helping them continue to flourish both academically and personally.

This year, we will be going on a wonderful learning journey together, exploring new ideas, deepening our knowledge, and developing key skills. A big focus will be on encouraging independence in learning, so that each child feels confident in taking on challenges and celebrating their achievements.

Equally important, we will be working on building strong friendships, supporting one another, and making sure that our classroom is a happy, safe, and fun place to learn. Through teamwork, creativity, and curiosity, I know the children will continue to grow into confident and resilient learners.

Alongside this, we will be thinking about how we can serve our community in small but meaningful ways—through everyday acts of kindness, helping others, and showing respect and care both in and outside of school.

I am so excited to see all the progress the children will make this year and to share in their successes, both big and small. Together, we will make this a year full of learning, laughter, and lasting memories.

Mrs Fox

Curriculum news

At a glance –

Spring 1:

The “At a Glance” overview, which was previously updated on the website each half term, is now provided as an attached newsletter document for ease of access.

Year 2

Spring:

Week	Focus	Example Words
Week 1	The or sound spelt a before l and ll.	almost, already, chalk, small, stalk, talk, altogether, Red Words: above, after, again
Week 2	Soft c .	Circus, city, concert, excellent, exercise, fancy, notice, pencil, Red Words: any, anyone, are
Week 3	Adding the suffix –y (1)	Dotty, muddy, spotty, runny, sunny, yummy, foggy, funny Red Words: ask, bath, beautiful
Week 4	Special focus 1: Red words. Common exception Special Focus 2: Homophones.	1: where, could, there, want, was, would, what 2: See/sea, son/sun, blew/blue, knight/night, saw/sore
Week 5	Adding the suffix –y (2)	Breezy, crazy, curvy, greasy, simply, spiky, wheezy, Red Words: behind, both, bought
Week 6	Adding the suffix –ly	Bravely, foolishly, happily, loudly, nearly, softly, warmly Red Words: break, brother, buy
Week 7	Half term
Week 1	The n sound spelt kn and gn.	Gnash, gnaw, gnome, knead, knee, knock, knit, Red Words: caught, child, children
Week 2	The *igh* sound spelt y.	Butterfly, horrify, July, multiply, my, nearby, reply, Red Words: Christmas, class, climb
Week 3	Adding the suffix –ing (1)	Beginning, clapping, dropping, gripping, nodding, shopping, tripping Red Words: clothes, cold, come
Week 4	Special focus 3: Red words. Common exception Special Focus 4: Homophones.	3: money, people, busy, half 4: There/their, no/know, right/write, to/too, week/weak
Week 5	Adding the suffix –ing (2)	Baking, cracking, phoning, racing, shading, tickling, writing, Red Words: does, door, down
Week 6	Half term

Year 3

Spring:

Week	Focus	Example Words
Week 1	Adding the suffix -less	careless, endless, fearless, harmless, helpless, hopeless, pointless, restless
Week 2	Adding the suffix -ment	amazement, attachment, enjoyment, judgement, movement, treatment
Week 3	Words ending in -tion	caption, fiction, motion, nation, option, potion, section, station, vacation
Week 4	Adding the suffix -es	babies, bodies, carries, copies, cries, families, flies, hobbies, replies, tries
WEEK 5	Y2 Special Focus 6 (Contractions and apostrophes) and Y2 Special Focus 7 (Possessive apostrophes)	6: I’d, I’ve, they’d, they’ve, we’d, we’ve, you’d, you’ve 7: (singular possession –> root word + ’s)
Week 6	Adding the prefixes dis- and in-	disagree, disappear, dishonest, dislike, incomplete, incorrect, invisible
Half term
Week 1	Adding im- to root words beginning m or p	immature, immoral, impatient, imperfect, impolite, impossible
Week 2	Y3 Special Focus 1 (Orange words – Y3/4 Nat. Curric word list)	answer, business, February, island, length, strength
Week 3	Adding the suffix -ous	dangerous, enormous, fabulous, generous, jealous, nervous, ridiculous
Week 4	Adding the suffix -ly	badly, carefully, completely, finally, gently, horribly, nicely, rudely, simply, suddenly
Week 5	Y3 Special focus 2 (Homophones)	bare/bear, brake/break, grate/great, meat/meet, weak/week, wear/where
Half term

Home Projects:

Geography

Create a map of your local area (real or imaginary) showing homes, roads, green spaces and landmarks
Compare two places (village vs city, UK vs another country) using pictures and labels
Make a land use collage showing where people live, work, play and grow food
Design a settlement and explain why you chose that location (near water, roads, land)

Science

Build a simple forces investigation (e.g. which surface makes a toy car travel furthest)
Test magnetic and non-magnetic materials and record results with drawings
Make a push and pull poster showing forces used in everyday life
Create a mini science diary of forces you notice at home or outdoors

Design and build a bridge or structure using recycled materials
Create a moving model (slider, wheel or lever) linked to land use or transport
Design a playground or park for a chosen place, explaining materials used
Make a poster showing the design process: plan → build → evaluate

Be Creative! You can make a scrapbook, a giant poster, a PowerPoint slideshow or even a video diary. Add drawings, photos, maps, charts, and anything else to make your project exciting and colourful.

Please bring your home project during the week beginning 2nd February- we are hoping to make these part of our exploration showcase! . The suggested projects are just ideas. You are welcome to create anything you like based on what we’ve learned this term.

Dates for the diary

PE days: Tuesday and Wednesday

Links to support learning

Home Learning Opportunities

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for a minimum of 10 minutes. At least 3 reading sessions per week should be recorded in the school Reading Record. Children should all have a school reading book (that can be changed regularly) but should be encouraged to read other material as well.

Maths

Year 2 Numbots (login on inside front cover of Reading Record) – Children work through the different levels to help secure their calculation skills and number facts.

Year 3 Times Table Rock Stars (login on inside front cover of Reading Record) – Y3 introduces 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables, as well as building on 2, 5 and 10 (from Y2)