Welcome to Class 2 - the home of Year 2 and 3
Mrs Batchelor and Mrs Whitlock
My name is Mrs Batchelor and I am the class teacher. I have been teaching at Dodleston for 7 years. Before that I worked as a speech and language teaching assistant and taught English as a Foreign Language.
I am passionate about communication. I love supporting children to express themselves, teaching music and French and creating art through textiles.
Outside school, I am mum to three grown up girls and I play the piano at our church. I enjoy spending time in Denmark, hiding away with a new book and discovering new walks in the countryside.
I can't wait to see what we will discover about God’s Amazing World this year.
My name is Mrs Whitlock and I am a teaching assistant. I have been working at Dodleston Primary for 6 years as a TA and I used to work in Cool Kids. I have also worked at Dodleston Pre-School and I worked as a nanny and childminder in the past.
I love working with children and helping them learn and discover life. Children are a blessing and a gift.
Outside school, I have two grown up girls, I am studying for my diploma in Catechesis and I love sharing the word of God, especially since my healing from Jesus last year.
Our Curriculum- Long Term Planning 2023-24
Medium Term Plan
PE
PE lessons are on Wednesday and Friday. On Wednesday, the children come into school dressed in the their PE kit and remain in them all day. On Friday children bring in their PE kits and change for PE.
Homework
Homework comes home in homework books on Friday and is due in on a Wednesday. There will be a piece of set work for your child's year (often maths) and homework bingo where the children can choose from a selection of activities linked to our curriculum this term. Each term's spellings and the year's high frequency books are also in the homework book for regular practice. Reading books are changed each Wednesday and the children can also choose a book from the Book Bingo to share and enjoy with their families .
Timestables
By the end of each year the children are expected know the timestable facts securely for certain tables. This means that they know 3x2 = 6 2x3= 6 ÷ 2 = 3. Year 2 are introduced to the multiplication and division symbols towards the end of Autumn Term and when they have covered the unit TT rockstars logins will be sent home to help children practice at home. Year 3's have TT rockstar logins from the start of the year.
The expected tables are : Y2: 2x 5x 10x tables Y3: 3x 4x 8x tables