Boynton Primary School

Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Findlay are our Class Teachers

Miss Usher and Mrs. Mortimer are our Class Teaching Assistants. 

Important Class Information

• PE: This takes place on a Thursday afternoon.  Please send your child into school with their PE kits and remove any jewellery beforehand, if they are unable to remove it themselves. 
• Reading: Please remember to keep reading with your child every night. Even if they are able readers please ask them questions and discuss what they are reading. We would like children to read at least 4 times a week. Just a quick note in their reading record book, together with a parent/carer signature, will earn them rainbow rewards in school and team points.  
• Homework will be given out on a Thursday to be completed and returned by the following Monday. Please ensure your child completes all of their homework every week.    
• Spellings: Spellings are sent home on a Monday to be learnt for a test on Friday.  

Here is a timetable of a typical week in Class 2 - Spring Timetable 2026

Our topic for Spring 2026 is...

The Ancient Egyptians

A warm welcome back to Class 2 after what we hope has been an enjoyable winter break as we start another busy and exciting term.  Our first topic this year will be history based as we learn about aspects of ancient Egyptian life, from powerful pharaohs and the mysterious pyramids to everyday people, incredible inventions and the secrets of mummification. Throughout this term, our children will learn to use historical sources, develop enquiry skills and understand how this ancient civilisation has influenced the modern world.  

As always, if you have any resources, artefacts or knowledge that you feel you could share with us regarding our topic this term - then please let us know. 

Literacy: Literacy will begin this term with the story ‘Nen and the lonely Fisherman' by Ian Eagleton,  a story to celebrate love, acceptance and faith, with a gentle message about how we treat our oceans and each other. We are going to write our own fiction story using the skills we have learnt - including a focus on characterisation and scene setting. 

The children will continue to work on their comprehension, punctuation, grammar and spellings with new skills being introduced or refined during lessons in order to enable all children to become more confident readers and writers. 

 *** Please encourage your child to practise their spellings and read at home at least 4 times in a week.***

Numeracy: Maths will address the specified curriculum for Year 3 and 4 children, incorporating the units of number and place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, measurements, geometry and statistics.  Children will also have access to the online programs of 'Mathletics' and 'TT Rockstars' both in school and at home. 

 ***Maths Homework will be given out on Thursdays and should be returned by the following Monday.***  

History/Geography: History this term will take Class 2 on a fascinating journey as we explore the Ancient Egyptian period and the meaning of the term ‘civilization’.  We will identify this era on a timeline and discover how this fits with our prior learning. We will explore the pyramids, mummies, pharaohs and ancient artefacts and delve into their rich belief system to discover a variety of gods and goddesses and learn about their unique roles and powers.  We will look at when it started and why it ended, the social hierarchy, the importance of the River Nile and hieroglyphics, and consider the similarities and differences between the ancient Egyptian civilisation and modern day life.

Science: In Science this term, we will be studying the physics unit of Electricity as we discover where it comes from and how it used before we move onto electrical safety.  We will then look at how to make simple circuits, learning the names of different components and how each of these work and progress to investigate insulators and conductors and use this knowledge to make a switch. Finally, we will challenge them to make their very own electrical devices. Opportunities again for practical experiments and fun activities to enlighten us all.

Art: Children will be introduced to the fascinating world of Egyptian Art including papyrus paintings, cartouches  and jewellery before using the skills of drawing and shading to create art based on what they have discovered.  They will learn about the significance of the colours used, the importance of size and how to draw from an 'aspective' viewpoint.  

Design and Technology: This term, Class 2 are constructors as we look at the designs of the great pyramids and wonder at the questions of why their designs were so robust and have survived for so long.  We will work together in teams to create our own design, using a wide range of materials and apply our understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures to try and design the tallest and strongest pyramid before making and finally evaluating our own creations.

Music: Music will see us continuing to develop our skills of the 5 strands of the Model Music Curriculum which are: performing, listening, composing, the history of music and the inter-related dimensions or elements of music.  This term will focus in particular on composition, listening and performance as we use glockenspiels to explore notation and chromatic notes.   We will also continue to incorporate other musical cultures into our curriculum through our music appreciation assemblies so our pupils learn to respect and value music from all over the world. 

Religion and World Views: This term will focus on 'People who Inspire us' as we look at how faith has inspired individuals to live good lives, focusing on religious figures, saints, prophets and everyday heroes.  We will explore their actions, teachings and impact on communities before we look at our own lives to understand core values such as making the right choices, fairness and kindness.  We will also look at the Humanist belief and what impact they believe, a person's actions may have on the lives of others. 

P.S.H.E: The topic this term is a keeping/staying safe module called ‘Leaning out of Windows’ as we learn to recognise the warning signs and identify dangers around the home and understand risky situations, specifically the dangers associated with height and falling.  We will learn about ways to keep ourselves and others safe both at home and in the wider world and the importance of listening to and identifying trusted adults who can help us to stay safe. 

At Boynton, we recognise the importance of promoting positive mental health and emotional wellbeing to our students and their families. We aim to create an open culture around the discussion of mental health and wellbeing and to empower our children to be able to regulate their emotions. By implementing the Zones of Regulation curriculum we aim to teach our pupils to identify emotions in themselves and others and provide them with bank of strategies to help regulate their emotions and improve their wellbeing.

French: French this term will focus upon 'On the Move' as the children develop their understanding of the language through speaking and listening, and reading and writing. By playing games and activities, the children will learn to develop their conversational skills via some new topics: transport, direction and movement. We will also continue to learn some French phonics to help build strong pronunciation foundations and to support their reading and spelling.

Computing: ICT over the course of this term will enable the children to learn the skills involved with Word/Typing as they become familiar with the terms ‘text’ and ‘images’ and understand that they can be used in Word documents. They will use 'Word' software and consider careful choices of font size, colour and text type to edit and improve their documents. We will also begin our unit on coding as we learn to design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts. They will be taught how to use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output.

PE: P.E this term will begin with football as we introduce some defensive skills and learn to receive, pass and dribble the ball in different directions using different parts of our feet. This will be followed by cricket as we develop and apply a range of skills  such as batting, bowling, fielding, intercepting and running in a competitive context using a range of simple tactics.  

Our Stone Age topic last term was 'amazing', 'fascinating' and 'really interesting' and we produced some fantastic work which adorns our classroom, corridors and hall.  We are very proud of the work that we completed on our Stone Age topic: from journal writing, tribal dances to cave painting!  Well done everyone!  

Here are a few photos from last term...  

Thank you to Henry and Ronnie for bringing in some of their fossil collection to share with the class, In line with our Science topic this term. They are so knowledgeable!

Rachel from Quickline visited Class 2 teaching us all about staying safe online, how to spot fake news and the importance of digital skills

Class 2 & 3 trip to Ryedale Folk Museum, Tuesday 18th November 2025

Well done Class 2 for being so fantastic on our trip to Ryedale Museum. Despite the weather we had a great day and you all represented our school brilliantly!