Welcome to Year 2
Woody and Buzz
Welcome to our page! Please keep up to date with everything that is happening in both classes on this page or via Class Dojo.
Please don't hesitate to speak to your child's class teacher too if you have any questions.
Mrs Gaunt Mrs Harpham
Mr Ellis (PPA cover) Mr Ellis (PPA cover )
Mrs Derbyshire Miss Leach
Miss Smedley Miss Begum
Miss Begum
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Year 2 Project
Summer One - How does your garden grow?
English
We will begin the half term investigating non chronological reports. Our chosen text is called ‘Meerkat
Mail’ by Emily Gravett. We will start by looking at a range of non-chronological reports before planning and writing our own.
Maths
In preparation for SAT’s we will be focusing on a different aspect of maths each week. This is to ensure full coverage of the curriculum before children complete their SAT’s tests. We will be covering time, addition and subtraction, position and direction and multiplication and division .
Science
This term we will be investigating plants. We will look at what plants need to grow as well as observing and describing how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants.
Geography
In Geography we will identify where our food is grown by looking at a range of fruit and vegetable packaging. We will record the information using a picogram to show where our food is grown.
RE
Our focus question in RE will be ‘How should we care for others and the world and why does it matter?’ Children will explore what makes our world special and what we can learn from different religions.
Art
In Art, we will focus on the artist Megan Coyle. We will research Megan’s style of art and then create a flower picture using recycled materials.
DT
We are going to be designing and creating a vehicle to fit a purpose. We will evaluate our vehicle thinking about we has gone really well and what we could do to improve our vehicle.
PSHE
In PSHE we will be looking at relationships. The children will look at what a good friendship looks like and they will identify ways of problem solving when friendships aren't working.
Computing
In computing the children will be creating their own digital music.
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Class Newsletters
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Medium Term Plans
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PE
Children have PE twice a week.
Please ensure that your child has a sensible PE kit, including trainers in school for PE lessons on Mondays and Tuesday. This PE kit can them be kept in school for the remainder of the half term so that children have it in school when they need it.
SOME PE LESSONS WILL BE OUTDOORS - PLEASE ENSURE CHILDREN HAVE ADEQUATE CLOTHING IN THEIR KIT
(THIS MUST INCLUDE TRAINERS AND A WARM JACKET).
Homework
Homework is set on a weekly basis for Spellings and Number facts. The spellings and timestables are sent out via the apps (Spelling Shed and Timestables Rockstars) and can be accessed at home. All children have log ins for both sites. These need to be completed at least daily, to ensure the children get the best opportunities to succeed.
Reading
Reading is a life skill, so it is so important that your child reads on a daily basis. Please make sure that your child reads every single night. Encourage them to read a variety of different books. Record how they read in their reading records.
*Ask your child questions about the book e.g.
-Can you predict what will happen next?
-Can you describe how the character might be feeling?
-Can you summarise the key points in the story?
-Is this fiction or non-fiction? How do you know?
Reading books must be in school every day so that their progress can be monitored and their name moved up the class reading tree, the children will also need to read during the day.
Maths
-Encourage your child to practice times tables at home.
-Ask your child mental maths questions as often as possible e.g. when you are sat in the car/ walking to school/ sat together at home. You could ask them additions, subtractions, doubles etc.
-Ask any siblings if they can remember a maths game that they played in school and encourage them to play together to make maths fun.
Useful websites
- http://www.broadfield.rochdale.sch.uk
- www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games
- http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/games/
- www.ictgames.com
- http://www.literacyshed.com
- www.spellingshed.com
- www.ttrockstars.com
- http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/
Please join our class dojo page too! Click on the link HERE to go straight to the website and sign up using your child's code. If you don't have the code please speak to Mrs Gaunt or Mrs Harpham who will be able to give you your child's individual code.
Please keep checking back for updates on what we have been doing!
