Year 1/2
Welcome to Year 1/2
Welcome to Year 1-2 at Hazel Grove Primary School!
In this class, pupils benefit from being taught in mixed age groups – where children from different years learn together in the same classroom. This approach offers a range of advantages that support both academic progress and personal development:
- Enhanced social skills: A mixed-age class encourages cooperation and broader friendships across age groups. Younger pupils gain confidence by learning alongside older peers, while older pupils develop mentoring skills and responsibility – which fosters a strong sense of community.
- More flexible learning: Teachers of a mixed-age class can be more responsive to the support that pupils may need, irrespective of their age. This allows pupils to progress at their own pace and be challenged appropriately.
Meet the Team
Our teaching team includes Mrs Travis (Class Teacher), and Mrs Sedgwick (Teaching Assistant).
Our Bookshelf
Our bookshelf texts are:
- Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne
- Cyril the Lonely Cloud by Tim Hopgood
- One Day on our Blue Planet – Savannah by Ella Bailey
- Sensational! Poems inspired by the five senses chosen by Roger McGough
- Amelia Earhart: A Kids Book About Flying Against All Odds by Mary Nhin
- Mae Jemison by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
- Look Up! By Nathan Bryon
- We are all Astronauts by Kate Pankhurst
Important Information
- We are timetabled to have PE every Wednesday with Mr Sykes.
- Home reading books will be changed on a specific day once a week. Your child’s day will be written on their yellow reading record. Please sign their reading record every time you hear them read.
- We try and read 1:1 with your child during the week. Therefore, please ensure that your child brings their bookbag into school every day.
- Words and sounds relating to what the children are learning in Phonics lessons are sent home throughout the year for home practice.