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 Mrs Derbyshire Mr Freeman (PPA cover )
Miss Hussain Miss Leach
Miss Fallon
Miss Begum
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Year 2 Project
Autumn One
Why is it Marvellous to be me?
Within this project we will -
In English
The genre we will focus on this half term is ‘stories with familiar settings’. The text we have chosen is ‘The Pirates Next Door’ written by Jonny Duddle.
Our class novel is Rabbit and Bear by Julian Gough and Jim Field.
In Maths
In Math’s, we will follow the schools chosen scheme, White Rose. Children will be working on the place value of numbers to 100 before moving on to addition and subtraction.
In Science
We will be studying animals including humans and looking at life cycles. We will also learn about the basic needs for survival and the importance of exercise for humans.
In Geography
This term we will be learning the names of the seven continents and oceans. We will learn how to locate them on a map by using atlases.
In RE
This term we will be answering the question ‘What is a Christian and what do they believe?’
In DT
This term we will prepare our own vegetable/ fruit using equipment to prepare their fruit/ vegetable and evaluate their product.
In computing
This term we will be looking at technology around us and how this impacts our lives.
In PE
In PE we will be looking at the fundamental skills practising and developing these skills to enable us to use them in small games.
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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!
