Year 2

Year 2 - Term 1

Year 2 Staff

Teachers - Miss Reid, Mrs Patch, Mrs Delaney (Monday- Wednesday) and Mrs Lester (Thursday/Friday)
LSAs - Mrs Banger, Mrs Burchill, Mrs Garland and Miss D
PE Teachers - Mr Boon & Mr Evans

Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities.

As a proud 'Rights Respecting School' we learn about the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Our class charters set out what both adults and children must do to ensure children can enjoy their rights.

Welcome back to Term 1! We hope you had an enjoyable break.

This term our enquiry focus is History where we explore the the question 'What Happened On Pudding Lane?'. The children will learn all about the events surrounding the Great Fire of London; there will be plenty of cross-curricular opportunities such as Art and Geography. In Science, we will be learning about different, everyday materials and whether they can be changed or not for example by bending or twisting. In Computing, the children will use iPads to explore the Scratch Jr app.

Please see the Year 2 Term 1 Medium Term Plan which details the learning taking place in all subjects.

Key Dates

Parents Evening 22nd/ 23rd October (2DL 22nd, 24th October)

25th October - Inset Day

Mid-Term Plan:

Personal skills

Co-ordination - footwork

Static balance – one leg

All children will need a PE kit consisting of:

White T-Shirt
Black/Navy Shorts/Tracksuit Bottoms/ Leggings/Skorts
Trainers/Daps

As always, please remember to name all items of clothing including PE kits, school uniform and coats.

This year, our PE days will be on the following days.

2VR - Monday AM - Mr Evans
2DL - Wednesday AM - Mr Boon
2P - Friday AM - Mr Boon

Home Learning

Reading- Please try to read with your child regularly as it really does make a huge difference. Also, please remember to write in their reading record every time you read with them along with a short comment as books can only be changed if we know they have been read. Children should read their books at least twice before bringing them in to change and be able to answer questions about the book as reading comprehension is a huge focus in Year 2. Finally, in Year 2, children are allowed to change their own reading books, allowing them to choose books which really appeal to them. Due to sharing a library, each class has allocated days on which they can change their books (See below).

2VR - Book changing on Wednesdays and Fridays
2DL - Book changing on Tuesdays and Fridays
2P - Booking changing on Mondays and Thursdays

Spellings - Throughout the year the children will take a weekly spelling test. Spellings will be sent home at the end of each term. Please encourage the children to practise these as often as possible. The school subscribes to the Spelling Shed online learning platform which provides the children with online games to help them practise their weekly spellings. Logins can be found stuck in the children's reading records.

Exception Words - Exception words are common words whose spelling may not follow the usual rules of phonics, therefore making them difficult to spell. By the end of Year 2 the children should be able to recall their correct spelling from memory. Please continue to support the children with learning the spelling of the words highlighted on the sheets which will be given out at Parent's Evening.

Homework - The children will also receive weekly homework. This is given out on Fridays and needs to be handed in by the following Wednesday. The work set will consolidate the children's learning from that week in school. The children should be able to complete the homework independently although some support/supervision is useful.