Welcome to Year 2
Teacher - Miss Ingram
Teaching Assistant - Mrs Aitken
Year 2 Key Information
Spellings: We have a weekly spelling test every Monday.
PE Days: Tuesday and Thursday. Please come to school dressed in your PE kit on your PE days. This includes a white t-shirt, black or grey leggings/trousers/shorts and suitable trainers. In colder months, please bring a jumper for outside PE.
Reading Books: Read Write Inc books are changed every Monday. These books are linked to phonic groupings. Reading for pleasure books are changed on a Monday and Friday. These will be changed if reading records are signed and books have been read
Library books:
Homework: Read Write Inc books are changed every Monday. These books are linked to phonic groupings. Reading for pleasure books are changed on a Monday and Friday. These will be changed if reading records are signed and books have been read.
Homework Expectations
This is just a reminder of the expectations for KS1 homework. Every day all children should complete, five minutes of spelling practise and reading.
At our school we are passionate about reading and it is massively beneficial to children. It supports their development in all areas of the curriculum, their mental wellbeing and broadens their imagination.
What’s happening in Autumn term?
Autumn 1
Our Geography topic this half term Hot and Cold places. We will explore what life is like for humans and animals in hot and cold places and discuss where we would prefer to live. Our science topic for the Autumn term will be materials. In maths, we will explore place value and begin to add and subtract numbers up to 100.
Class Books: The Journey Home and Dear Earth.
Autumn 2
Topic: In Autumn 2, our history topic will be The Gunpowder Plot. In maths, we will continue with addition and subtraction and explore the properties of 2D and 3D shapes.
Class Books: The Goldilocks Project and Wolves.
What’s happening in Spring term?
Spring 1
Topic: In Spring 1, we will compare Manchester to Cairo in Egypt. This will provide an opportunity to learn about different landscapes, use of land and how people live in different countries. In maths we will cover money and multiplication and division. In Science, we will study Animals including humans.
Class Books: The Bear under the Stairs and The Minpins.
Spring 2
Topic: During Spring 2, we will learn about inspirational people and how they have changed the world.
In PE, we will develop our dance skills and net and wall games.
In science, we will begin our plants topic. In math, we will complete our multiplication and division unit before moving onto measuring length, height, mass, capacity and temperature.
Class Books: The owl and the pussycat and If All the world where
What’s happening in Summer term?
Summer 1
Topic: During summer 1, we start with a History focus of Titanic where we learn about the events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic, what the ship was like and the people who were on the ship.
In science, we will continue our plants topic before moving onto Living things and habitats. We will also go on a school trip to Brockholes Nature Reserve to support out science learning. In maths, we will explore fractions and time.
Class Book: Lizzy and the cloud, The Dragon Machine and Ocean meets Sky.
Summer 2
Topic: During Summer 2 there will be a Geography focus exploring What is it like to live by the coast? In maths, we will be introducing statistics and position and direction.
Class Books: Rosie Rivere Engineer and A walk in London.