Welcome to Year 2 

The Team

Miss Pollard
Class teacher
Larch Class
Kev Ranger 
Learning Support Assistant  
​Beech Class
Miss Scoggins
​Class Teacher
Beech Class
Tracey Walker
Learning Support Assistant  
​Larch Class

PE Days

Indoor PE:
Larch Class: Tuesday.   ​Beech Class: Tuesday
Outdoor PE:
​Larch Class: Friday.   Beech Class: Friday
Make sure your child comes into school wearing a PE kit suitable for outdoor PE on both days so that they can stay warm.
Forest School:
​Larch and Beech class: Wednesday

Key Dates

Wednesday 5th January- Back to school and after school clubs start 
Thursday 6th January- Home learning announced 
Monday 7th February- Home learning due in
Friday 18th February- Last day of half term 
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This Half Term

 Project - Mary Anning and the dinosaurs

This half term we will be:
  • Observe and handle evidence to ask questions and find answers to questions about the past.
  • Identify some of the different ways that the past has been represented.
  • Describe significant people from the past.
     

 

Suggested Activities to Support Learning

To support your child at home you could:
  • Find out what a paleontologist is 
  • Go to the local library to find out more about how dinosaurs went extinct
  • Research Mary Anning
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Writing

This half term we will be learning to:
  • Create our own finding tale
  • Use coordinating conjunctions to join independent clauses
  • Use adjectives to describe characters
  • Use adverbs to describe actions
  • Write narratives using past tense 

Suggested Activities to Support Learning

To support your child at home you could:
  • Create your own finding tale  about your own interest.
  • Write a letter to a paleontologist
  • Read daily at home.
  • Practice our spellings on spelling frame. See the link below

Maths

This half term we will be learning to:
  • Know 2, 5 and 10 times tables
  • Recognise, make and add equal groups
  • Make tally charts and pictograms
  • Recognise, count and sort 2D and 3D shapes
  • Recognise and find a half, quarter and thirds
  • Understand unit and non-unit fractions

Suggested Activities to Support Learning

To support your child at home you could:
  • Explore different shapes of objects in the house
  • Practice times table  facts. 
  • Explore sharing objects into equal groups
  • Log on Times Table Rockstars and Numbots .

Computing

Suggested Activities to Support Learning

To support your child at home you could:
  • Talk about how we use the internet safely.
  • Listen to different genres of music
  • Make your own instrument out of household objects 
This half term we will be learning to:​​
  • Understand how music can make us feel different emotions
  • Know what a rhythm is
  • Know how music can be used in different ways
  • Know that music is recorded as notes
  • Know why evaluating is important

Science - Dinosaurs

This half term we will be working scientifically by:
  • Sorting and classifying, recording findings into charts
  • Construct a simple food chain 
  • Describe the conditions in different habitats and micro-habitats

Suggested Activities to Support Learning

​To support your child at home you could:​
  • Use a magnifying glass to explore your garden or local park
  • Choose your favourite animal and create a food chain
  • Design and create a bug hotel for your garden

Art and Design

This half term we will be learning to:
  • Know how to create abstract art using different colours and shapes
  • Know what abstract art means
  • Know how to hold a pencil in different ways to experiment with line and mark making
  • Know how to evaluate my work and the work of others
  • Know the difference between primary and secondary colours

Suggested Activities to Support Learning

To support your child at home you could:
  • Have a go at creating different shape patterns out of household items
  • Research and evaluate the work of Beatrice Milhazes

Music

 This half term we will be learning to:
  • Understand different instruments
  • Layer sounds to create a piece of music
  • Understand the structure of music
  • Use graphic representations to notate ideas and help others to play

Suggested Activities to Support Learning

To support your child at home you could:
  • Research different instruments and the sounds they make
  • Listen to a variety of music and unpick instruments being used 

PE

This half term we will be learning how to:
  • Create our own gymnastic routines. 
  • Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching
NB: Please ensure that children have a full PE kit in school at all times. Please also ensure that the children have appropriate clothing in case of cold or inclement weather. If you are unsure or have any questions please feel free to ask a member of the year 2 team.  

Suggested Activities to Support Learning

To support your child at home you could:
  • Discuss the benefits of physical exercise and the effect that it has on our bodies.
  • Create your own gymnastic routine with rolls and jumps.

 PSHE - Dreams and goals

Suggested Activities to Support Learning
This half term we will be learning to:
  • Work cooperatively
  • Understand goals we would like to achieve
  • Explore strengths as a learner
To support your child at home you could:
  • ​Discuss goals and dreams that they would like to achieve 
  • Talk about the importance of being able to work with others
  • Create a treasure chest filled with things that you are proud of

RE - Islam

Suggested activities to support learning
Our key question this half term is:
  • Does praying at regular intervals help a Muslim in his/her everyday life?
We will be learning to:
  • Know the process of prayer and what happens at each stage
  • Explore what commitment means
  • Explore how Muslims prepare for prayer
To support your child at home you could:
  • Visit a local Mosque
  • Talk to a member of the Muslim community and ask about their religion