Herons
Welcome to Herons’ class page!
You will find all of our news and homework organised by type on a handy one-stop page!
| Routines in Herons | Adults in Herons |
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| PE Outdoor — Tuesday | Miss Delph |
| PE Indoor — Friday | Mr Broadley |
| Spellings — Monday | Mrs Holgate |
Heron Class governor: Rob Fordyce
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 2
Maths Knowledge Organiser Spring Year 2
Learn by Heart Facts-Maths Homework Y2 Spring
Science Knowledge Organiser - Animals Including Humans
Class News
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Wednesday 17 December 2025 Exploring Recipes and Instructions in Herons For our new English unit we are looking at instructions. We explored a variety of recipes to see what they all had in common. We answered some key questions in partners and then discussed our answers as a whole class. We paid close attention to the features that made an instructional text effective and discussed which features did not work well.
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Wednesday 17 December 2025 Science - Animals Including Humans
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Wednesday 17 December 2025 Fashion Show KS1 - Entry Point 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 Key Stage One 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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Thursday 4 December 2025 Design And Technology in Herons 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. We have also explored weaving as a way of joining and creating patterns.
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Friday 14 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. We used our knowledge of number lines to estimate where a chosen number would go. We also discussed how to make a sensible estimate by looking at the numbers at the start and end of the line and thinking about where the number would fit.
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Wednesday 5 November 2025 Entry Point KS1 - All Dressed Up Today saw the start of our new topic 'All Dressed Up.' As our entry point, our Year 1 children visited Bradford Industrial Museum to see how cloth is made. They completed a weaving workshop where they learnt the process of making wool; from sheep shearing to carding, combing, spinning and finally weaving. We even saw a range of clothes from the past and were able to discuss how they are different from the clothes we wear today. What a great and interesting way to start our new topic!
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Tuesday 4 November 2025 KS1 Exit Point - Art Gallery
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Thursday 23 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 practicing the skills to help us answer different questions.
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Thursday 23 October 2025 Comparing Leaves and Petals in Science Herons have been exploring our school grounds, collecting fallen horse chestnut and sycamore leaves, along with flower petals, to compare. Back in the classroom, we used magnifying glasses to take a closer look, describing and discussing the similarities and differences we observed. Using their excellent observational skills, the children worked in pairs to record their findings before sharing and discussing them as a class.
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Thursday 23 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. Some children showed great curiosity and challenged themselves by exploring different ways to make the same number by flexibly partitioning.
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Wednesday 22 October 2025 Key Stage One Muddy Puddles Day - Autumn Term
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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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Wednesday 8 October 2025 Scrambled Sentences in Herons 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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Tuesday 7 October 2025 Practical Maths - Counting in 3’s
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Tuesday 7 October 2025 Science - Welly Walk In science Herons 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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Tuesday 7 October 2025 Imaginary Trip to the Beach
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Monday 6 October 2025 Space Week - Whole School Homework
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Wednesday 1 October 2025 Representing Numbers In maths, Herons have been practising representing numbers to 100. Great work, Herons!
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Wednesday 24 September 2025 Science - Plants
