Year 2
Dahl Class - 2K Bryon Class - 2F
Teachers: Mrs Field and Miss Keeling
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Brown, Mrs Chinnery and Miss Kubanska
Welcome to Term 2
Welcome back! We hope you have had a restful and enjoyable summer! We are pleased to see the children back in school. During the first few weeks, we will be focusing on the children’s well-being and settling them back into the normal routines of the day. We will also be reminding and reinforcing routines and expectations to enable us to all work together, ensuring we are all learning and supporting each other.
We have some exciting areas of learning coming up in Term 1.
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 follow the White Rose scheme of learning. This term we will be learning about place value and counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. We will also be learning how to add and subtract using a tens and ones grid.
Children would benefit from regularly practising their 10 and 2 times tables.
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 writing we will continue to make our own books. This term, we will be working on our welcome project speedy book. We will then continue exploring Haiku poems and how to write them.
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 for 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.
RE:
In RE this term our Big Question is ‘What is the creator of the world like? We will be learning about the creation story and what this tells Christians about God.
We will also be thinking about the importance of farming, growing food and the importance of sharing food. Year 2 will celebrate their learning in the Harvest Festival on Thursday 17th October 2024.
SCIENCE:
What are the basic needs of animals (including humans)?
This term we are learning about animals, including humans, and will consider their basic needs. This will involve looking at what they need to survive, including exercise, food, shelter and hygiene.
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 throwing and catching. Our weekly PE session will be on a Tuesday and Friday afternoon outside (weather permitting). Your child can wear their PE kit throughout the day.
Please ensure your child is wearing the appropriate PE kit for the weather.
PSHE:
We follow Jigsaw for our PSHE learning. This term we will be focusing on being ourselves. We will consider our hopes and fears, our rights and responsibilities and rewards and consequences.
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).