Year 2
Dahl Class - 2K Bryon Class - 2M
Teachers: Mrs Maund and Miss Keeling
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Banks and Miss Smith
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Please see below what we will be covering this term. We are grateful for your continued support in working with us and your children.
Please also refer to the termly newsletter for further information. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us on the Year 2 email account - year2@kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk.
MATHS
In Maths we will be learning about place value and counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. We will also be learning how to calculate within 20, add and subtract 1s and 10s to and from two-digit numbers and group objects in different ways and relating to multiplication. The children would benefit from regularly practising their 10- and 2-times tables. Apps such as Whiterose 1-minute maths and games such as ‘Hit the Button’ will help with their speed of recall.
White Rose 1-min Maths
www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
ENGLISH
Writing:
The children will continue with Read, Write Inc. lessons alongside daily Writing lessons which are planned through Writing for Pleasure. Our grammar focus continues with capitalisation and punctuation. We will continue writing our memoirs and then go onto write a chapter book. Similar to last term, handwriting is very important in Year 2 and children will be encouraged to form their letters neatly. Year 2 children will also work on daily spelling tasks
Attached below is a list of common exception words as well as high-frequency words. We would really appreciate your support in helping your child practise spelling these words so that they are confident in both reading and writing them independently.
We are often asked how you can support your child with writing at home. Here are a few ideas that will support your child in both their creativity and in practising the structure and content of various genres:
- Write a letter or postcard to someone
- Write a shopping list or a wish list
- Write a recipe or instructions on how to do something
- Keep a diary, updating it regularly
- Write a familiar story in your own words, maybe even change some of the elements i.e. character, setting etc.
Reading:
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Please continue to listen to your child read daily at home and ask them questions about the story to develop their reading skills. We are finding that inference skills are the thing that many children are finding most tricky; this is where we ask children why or how do you know questions about the text where the answer is not always written obviously within in. For more ideas of how to support, please use the link below. |
Children on AR are encouraged to complete quizzes at home before starting a new book.
The video below will help you to understand how to say each of the sounds from Set 1 to Set 3. It would be really beneficial for you to watch this to support you with your child's learning.
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/3rQRQmLf/1PKrKlSi
For Accelerated Readers, here is the website link for completing the AR quizzes:
RE:
In RE this term, our big question is ‘How should we care for the world and for others, and why does it matter? We will be studying different faiths and beliefs as we explore this as a class.
SCIENCE:
Living things and their habitats – habitats around the world.
We will be investigating different habitats around the world and what living things thrive within them. We will explore why they thrive best in certain environments and compare and contrast them to our own habitats
PE:
In PE, we follow the TLG scheme of learning. Below is a yearly overview of the topics your child will cover in Year 2.
Both classes have PE lessons outdoors (where possible) on a Tuesday and Friday. The children may come to school in their kit and stay in it all day. When wearing PE kit, ensure that your child has dark jogging bottoms, a sweatshirt or school fleece (no hoodies) and trainers. Children cannot wear earrings during PE, due to health and safety.
PSHE:
Celebrating difference
We follow Jigsaw for our PSHE learning. This term we will be focusing on "Celebrating Differences". We will explore how each of us are different and why and how we are different, including gender, race and interests. We will be celebrating these differences and how to show respect to one another.
History:
What is the British monarchy?
We will be learning about significant British kings and queens. We will be learning about putting events in time order (chronology).