Welcome to F2!

Our school motto is: 

"SUCCESS is in our hands"

Mrs Holmes – Birch Class Teacher

Mrs Downie & Mrs Blackwell – Elder Class Teachers

Miss Ward - F2 Support

Please look out for our termly newsletter which will keep you updated and will include all key dates and events. 

Overview of F2 2024/25

Curriculum Journey for F2 2024/25

This term we have looked at a range of celebrations and discussed whether they are positive or negative celebrations. 

To begin our learning in week 1, we spoke about what big events and changes have happened in our lives recently, such as starting school and why this is a positive change. We then celebrated this with a ‘Welcome to Mapplewells’ party with dancing, games and cake!

In week 2, we spoke about how babies being born is a positive event that we celebrate with baby showers and presents. We looked at photos of ourselves as babies and learnt that we were born in the years 2019 and 2020.

In week 3, we learnt that all families are different and that is what makes us special. We spoke about our own families and drew who we live in a house with. We also tried to label our picture and spoke about how we are all unique.

During week 4, we sang a song and learnt the days of the week. We now know the order of the days of the week and know that we are currently in the year 2024.

In week 5 we learnt about King Charles and his coronation. We learnt that a coronation is where someone becomes the King or Queen. The children had a debate as to whether they thought that this was a positive celebration or not, with some children saying that it was because he became King, and others saying it wasn’t as Charles only became the King because his Mum died.

During week 6 learnt about why we celebrate Bonfire Night. We know that the 5^th November is when Guy Fawkes tried to use gunpowder to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James. The guards caught him and he was put in prison in the Tower of London. The children had a discussion as to whether or not this was a positive celebration, with some believing that it was as the King was still alive and others saying it wasn’t because we shouldn’t celebrate someone trying to kill the King.  

In week 7 we learnt about Remembrance Day, We learnt when Remembrance Day is, what it is for and why we celebrate it. We also had a discussion about how Remembrance Day is not a positive celebration as it is remembering the soldiers and animals that have fought in the wars.

In week 8, we discussed what we knew about Remembrance Day and Bonfire Night and whether we thought these celebrations were positive or not. We then compared the celebrations, saying what was similar and different about them.

During week 9 we learnt about the celebration of Christmas and why we celebrate. We listened to the Nativity story and were able to use scaffolds to retell this story to our peers. We decided that Christmas is a positive celebration as it is when Jesus was born.  

In the final week, we created a video about all of the celebrations. We talked about the celebrations and decided whether we thought they were positive or not and why.

Autumn 2024

Enquiry Question: "Are celebrations always positive?"