Class 2 - Bolton Abbey

Welcome to Bolton Abbey Class

Hello and welcome to Bolton Abbey Class!

We have great fun learning and growing together in our welcoming, vibrant and stimulating learning environment. Our teachers, Mrs Anderson and Mrs Townsend and teaching assistants Mrs Porter and Miss Rodgers take great care of us each day and plan exciting, purposeful and challenging learning linked to creative topics that we love.

We will keep you updated with all our fantastic learning so keep visiting our page.

This grid shows an overview of our learning for this half term:

This term the key Stage One Children in Bolton Abbey class are going to be following the main topic Bright Lights Big City

Please see the topic tab for more information about how you can support your child's learning on this topic.

The Foundation Stage children are going to be starting the year with a topic called Dangerous Dinosaurs

In the Dangerous Dinosaurs project, your child will find out about prehistoric animals that lived on Earth. They will learn facts about dinosaurs and discover how big some of these giant creatures were. They will learn about the difference between carnivores and herbivores. They will also find out about the animals that lived after the dinosaurs and which modern-day animals have prehistoric relatives.

In the 200 years since the first dinosaur was named what have we learned? - BBC Newsround

Supporting your child at home

Go onto the Natural History Museum website and look at interesting facts about dinosaurs together.
Go to the CBeebies Dinosaurs website and explore the games and videos together.
Look up interesting dinosaur facts to share with the class.
Share and discuss the Did you know? resource.

Maths	Number; Numerical patterns
PD	Gross motor skills; Fine motor skills
PSED	Self-regulation; Managing self; Building relationships
World	People, culture and communities; The natural world
Exp A&D	Creating with materials; Being imaginative and expressive
CL	Listening, attention and understanding; Speaking
Literacy	Comprehension; Word reading; Writing
Memorable experience	Museum visit
Innovate challenge	Designing a dinosaur

Outdoor learning with Bolton Abbey Class

The children in Bolton Abbey Class have regular opportunities to explore learning outside. Our classroom has direct access to a fabulous outdoor area which the children love to use to build creations with loose parts and explore mixing and concocting in the mud kitchen area. Whenever possible, we take our learning outside to make connections to the local environment and explore ideas on a larger, more exciting scale. On Wednesday afternoons, the children visit the local Pilsley Woods for Forest school activities learning about the seasons, the trees, plants and animals that live there and building deep connections to the environment over the school year. Children enjoy the opportunities to enjoy storytelling, hands-on exploration, investigation, and discovery, stimulating their curiosity and creativity.