Class Teacher: Mrs Hughes
Class Teachers: Mrs Pritchard and Miss Toghill
Learning Support: Miss Casella and Mrs Smith
PE days – Tuesday and Friday
Library: Wednesday
Spelling test day – Friday
Class celebrations: Monday
Trips and experiences:
Arundel Castle Thursday 22nd October
Our topic this half term is ‘Pirates’
Image provided by Emsworth Online
Science: Plant Life
Indoor PE: Gymnastics: Animals
Outdoor PE: Invasion games
PSHE: My Healthy self: How can we look after our bodies?
RE: Religious stories – Hinduism and Christianity
Computing: Computing systems and networks
Geography: Mini mappers
Music: On this island
Art: Our School
In maths we will be learning all about number and place value in Autumn 1. We will be recognising the value of each digit, comparing numbers, making number bonds and using different representations and strategies. We will also be beginning our learning on addition and subtraction, focusing on different strategies.
This year we are going to be focusing on Times Tables skills, counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. The children will use a range of practical and abstract strategies to learn their times tables.
Mental Maths
Mental Maths is a concept meaning you are able to give an answer to a maths question by thinking about it mentally opposed to recording notes on paper. This is a skill developed over time with regular practise in small steps. Below are a range of mental maths activities undertaken in Year 2 that can be completed at home to support any home learning you may want to engage in.
Please be aware these are end of year 2 expectations.
This half term in English, we will be learning all about Pirates! Our first book will be ‘The pirates Next Door’, followed by ‘Pirate Cruncher’ by Jonny Duddle. The children will be creating a wanted poster about the pirate Jim Lad, using descriptive language. They will also be writing instructions on how to be a pirate.
Guided Reading: Our whole class guided reading texts will be supporting our learning about living things and their habitats and meerkats.
Reading at home is crucial for your child’s progression.
We would like you to read every day with your child for 5-10 minutes. This is really important for them to continue building their reading stamina and fluency and it is highly encouraged.
We are developing a love of reading in Year 2 using a range of strategies and incentives. We have established a reading challenge in class whereby your children receive rewards for reading at home. They move up the zone board 5x before receiving a reward. We will be celebrating children that complete the zone board 5x with a reading certificate. Thank you for the time that you dedicate to reading at home. Reading frequently has a huge impact on your child’s literacy and progress in class. We aim to change spot books daily if your child has read them. Library books are changed every Friday. Please aim to read the library book throughout the week so that the child can benefit from the routine of changing their library book.
Access the Bug Club Phonics online sound board HERE to understand how to pronounce the pure sounds.
Spelling
In Year 2, our spelling tests take place on a Friday morning and are based on the phonics sounds your child has been learning that week.
Any help you can give your child to support them with learning their spellings would be greatly appreciated.
Additionally, it is important for your child to practise the Common Exception Words and High Frequency Words attached. They should be able to read and spell the words and apply them in their writing in line with the end of Year 2 expectations. These will be sent home to you in the Autumn Term on blue card.
Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Words
Handwriting
In Year 2, we follow a cursive handwriting scheme called Letter-join. This scheme teaches children 4 ‘handwriting families’ to ensure they have the opportunity to practise correct letter formation. This supports children in working towards meeting the end of Year 2 handwriting expectations as stated below:
Use spacing between words that reflects the size of the letters
Form capital letters and digits of the correct size, orientation and relationship to one another and to lower-case letters
We are able to offer you access to digital resources for home use. This includes interactive handwriting tools and animations alongside worksheets which are also attached below for your convenience.
Please see the login details below.
Tablet Edition: User Name: jk78829 Swipe Code: A Capital ‘L’ shape starting at top left
Home-School Account: User Name: jk78829 Password: home
Please see the supporting resources for Letter-join below to support with your child’s handwriting.
You will receive homework for each half term that will be linked to the topics being taught. These tasks are not compulsory but are additional if you wish to partake.
We strongly encourage reading with your child daily whether this be your child reading or you reading to them.
Please enjoy looking at the photos of our children captured on camera during their learning journey this academic year.
