Welcome to Year 2’s Class Page

Here you will find some information for this term. The Autumn term is always a busy one, starting with getting settled into the routines of year 2 and ending with lots of Christmas activities and our exciting Christmas production. 

Literacy:

Our Literacy work this term will be based around the story 'The River' about a journey along a meandering river that takes in some very different scenery. The illustrations will inspire us to write our own narrative about the journey along a river. 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. 

Maths:

In Maths, we will start the term focussing on place value. This will help us to solve addition and subtraction calculations using apparatus and jottings so that we understand the value of each digit. Towards the end of the term we will look at money. We will use our lessons on Fridays to develop fluency with our arithmetic skills this term and move onto some work on shape once our confidence has developed. 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. On a Wednesday and Thursday we will be starting the term with Science, where we will be looking at living and non-living things and studying the habitats found in our locality. Computing will involve looking at parts of a computer and online safety. In History we will study 'The Great Fire of London'. Mrs Watson will teach Music, R.E. and P.S.H.E on a Tuesday afternoon and Mrs Shaw will teach 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 PE on Monday, however they 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) blue 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 and a times table sheet will be sent home to support multiplication facts. 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 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