Welcome to Year 2’s Class Page

Here you will find some information for this term.  We are very excited to welcome you back to school and hope that you are all ready to start year 2. Mrs Shaw will return from maternity leave soon. Until then Mrs Welsh will work with every Friday. 

Literacy:

Our Literacy work this term will be based around the story 'Leo and the Octopus' an exciting story about a boy who develops an unlikely friendship with one of Earth's most astonishing creatures. Each Friday in our literacy work we will continue to develop our comprehension skills using a range of texts. Spellings will be a feature of our daily work where we will develop our understanding of different spelling patterns linked to the year 2 spelling list. We will also use this time to develop our handwriting skills to ensure letters are formed correctly, on the line, with spacing between words. 

Maths:

In Maths, we will start the term by looking at place value and identifying the value of each digit in two-digit numbers. This will help us to move onto addition and subtraction methods. We will use our lessons on Fridays to work on shape. We are also continuing our Mastering Number programme supported by the NCETM (National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics). The children started this in Reception and year 1 and will take the next step this year. It will consist of daily activities that will allow children to develop a secure grasp of number ready for Key Stage 2. 

Topics & Themes:

This year we will be teaching our foundation subjects in blocks. This is the same as how the children worked in year 1. We will start the year with science where we will learn about living things and their habitats. Computing will involve us learning about the parts of a computer and keeping safe online. Our history topic will see us learning about The Great Fire of London in 1666. Mrs Watson will teach R.E. and P.S.H.E on a Monday afternoon and Mrs Welsh will teach Music, Art and Design Technology on a Friday afternoon. Much more information about our curriculum coverage is available in the Curriculum on a Page document at the bottom of this page. 

P.E.:

During this term the children will have P.E. on Tuesday. However children can keep their P.E. bag in school all half term. We will send the kit home to be washed at the end of each half term. We should remind everybody; P.E. kit includes a T-shirt (based on their house colour) black shorts and either trainers or plimsolls. Black jogging bottoms are fine too if the weather is cooler. No jewellery should be worn for safety reasons. If your child is unable to take out earrings, they must have their own tape in school to cover them, however it is advisable to leave earrings out on our P.E day- thank you. 

Homework:

Homework consists of reading EVERY night. Please use the reading record to  record when your child has read, and make comments. A spelling list will be sent home each Monday after the new spellings have been introduced. Spelling Shed and TTRS can be used as an online learning platform to support spellings and times tables too- Log in details can be found in your child's reading record. 

Reading Information:

Children will be reading either their Read Write Inc books or the Accelerated Reading books as their class/home reading book. Your child will come out with a number called a ZPD on Accelerated Reader which tells us which books are at the right level for reading and comprehension skills. Children are expected to read shorter books twice (at least once to an adult at home) before completing a quiz on the book in school. If they score above 85% on a quiz for that level of books 3 times then they will move up to the next number within their ZPD. 

Class Dojo:

Our Class Dojo is our main channel of communication.  We will put day-to-day information there, as well as pictures of what the children have been up to in school.  Please do not hesitate to message us via Dojo if you need anything.

Here’s to a great term!

Mrs Walker and Mrs Welsh/Mrs Shaw

Useful websites:

• Time Table Rockstars Use the log in at the front of your child's reading record and use school pupil log in, find BPS

• Spelling Shed Use the log in which can be found at the front of your child's reading record

• Topmarks- Maths and Literacy games

• Phonics Play Games to develop phonics skills