Year 2 - Autumn 2 2024
I hope you have had a lovely half term break and have come back ready to learn!
Our Year 2 team this year is as follows:
Mrs West, Miss Spence, Mrs Di Micelli (Wed - Fri) , Mrs Bennett (Mon - Wed) and Mrs Smith (morning classroom support)
CLOTHING: PLEASE can you make sure all your child's clothing and belongings are labelled with their names especially as we move into winter and the children start bringing hats, scarves and gloves. Thank you.
PE
PE is on a Friday this half term. The children will need to come into school in their PE kit and please remove any earrings at home.
This half term our topic is Dance. The children will create and explore movements to resemble a given theme. The pupils will link movements together to create a short dance piece.
Reading
We will be having a big focus on reading this year. The children will have daily phonics lessons where they will build on their phonic knowledge. During these lessons they will read a book matched to their phonics group.
Shared reading
For our shared reading we will focus on the following texts:
- The Sea Book (non-fiction)
- A First Book of the Sea (non-fiction)
- One World by Michael Foreman a fiction book
- The Real Boat
During these lessons we will learn reading strategies and skills, comprehension skills, vocabulary and how to refer to the text.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out on a Monday and tested on the Friday that week unless there is a Bank Holiday and then they will be given out on the Tuesday.
Homework
Homework will be given out on a Monday and expected back the following Monday unless it is a Bank Holiday then it will be given out on the Tuesday.
English
Our first text is The Night Gardener by the Fan Brothers. We will use this text to help us write a narrative about a setting using phrases and descriptive language to add more detail. The children will also learn about diaries and write a diary entry to recount an event.
Maths
For maths this half term we will focus on multiplication and division and recalling of facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times table. To help the pupils please practise counting in steps of 2, 5 and 10. Thank you.
Pupils will also learn Geometry: Shape in maths and learn how to identify the properties of shapes. The pupils will also learn about lines of symmetry. For maths basic skills we will be learning from the Mastering Number programme.
Numbots
Pupils will be given a Numbots login which will be placed inside the cover of their reading logs. Children can access this in school and at home to play maths games and unlock new levels.
Science
This half term we will be learning about Living Things. Year 2 will learn that animals including humans have offspring which grow into adults. The pupils will also explore and compare the differences between things that are: living, dead or never been alive.
Geography
Our topic this half-term is Map Makers - School Area. The pupils will have the opportunity to draw a map of Birkenhead Park with a key.
We are planning to go to the park to conduct some research as part of our Geographical Enquiry to answer the question: What do people use the park for?
