Year 2
Dahl Class - 2K Bryon Class - 2F
Teachers: Mrs Field and Miss Keeling
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Brown and Miss Kubanska
Welcome to Term 5
Welcome to our Year 2 Newsletter for Term 5. As we move into spring and hopefully some fine weather, we are looking forward to a term of fun learning with hopefully lots of outdoor opportunities. 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.
KS1 SATS INFORMATION:
Please find the information on SATs in Year 2 shared in the recent parents' meeting which took place in Term 4, uploaded below. If you have further questions, please let us know.
MATHS
In Maths, we follow the White Rose scheme of learning. We will be practising arithmetic questions with all four operations. We will also be moving on to fractions, where we will explore fractions of shapes and numbers. Please continue to use TT Rockstars and to work through the SAT’s practise book.
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To support your child, please continue to play mental maths games on apps such as:
White Rose 1-min Maths
www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Below is the Year 2 scheme of learning for the upcoming year.
ENGLISH
Writing:
In English, we follow the Read, Write, Inc scheme of learning. We will be focusing in particular on ensuring work is demarcated with full stops and capital letters and that sentences are coherent.
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.
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:
For writing, we will continue to make our own books through 'Writing for Pleasure'. This term, we will be finishing writing our 'Information and me' books so that we can have a publishing party! Then we will go on to writing chapter books.
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 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:
We consistently review your child's reading level and adjust this accordingly. Please listen to your child read daily and ask them questions about what they are reading. Below are some links to online books which you may find helpful.
For Accelerated Readers, here is the website link for completing the AR quizzes:
RE:
In RE this term we will be exploring the religion of Islam and learning about Muslim people’s beliefs. We will also relate this to our own experiences, world views and beliefs and those of the religions and world views we have already learnt about. Our big question this term is, 'Who is a Muslim and what do they believe?'
SCIENCE:
Our unit across the next two terms is Plants. We will be learning to observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants; and find out and describe how plants need water, light and suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy.
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.
Our unit across this term will be striking and fielding.
PE is on Tuesdays and Fridays. Your child can wear their PE kit throughout the day.
PSHE:
We follow Jigsaw for our PSHE learning. This term we will be focusing on "Healthy relationships". This will involve discussions about family and friends and how we know when a relationship is a positive one.
History:
What was Victorian Kingsnorth like?
We will be learning about the history of Ashford. We will be finding out how old Ashford is and compare the town in terms of the past and the present. We will develop enquiry skills, such as using information and photographs to research past events.