Welcome to Year 2’s Class Page

Here you will find some information for this term.  

Literacy:

Our Literacy work this term will be based around the story ''A River' which will focus on the journey along a river and the different landscapes along it. This will result in us producing a circular narrative with our own settings. Our non-fiction unit will involve writing a letter to explain what the journey along the river will be like. 

Maths:

In Maths we will be starting the year looking at place value. We will consider the value of each digit within numbers to 100 and consider different ways of partitioning numbers. Once we have completed our unit on place value, we will start to apply this knowledge to add and subtract two 2-digit numbers. We are also continuing our Mastering Number programme supported by the NCETM (National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics). The children started this in year 1 and will take the next step this year. It will consist of daily activities that will allow children to develop a secure grasp of number ready for Key Stage 2. 

Topics & Themes:

This year we will be teaching our foundation subjects in blocks. This is the same as how the children worked in year 1. On a Tuesday and Wednesday we will be starting the term with science, where we will look at living things and their habitats. Later in the term we will study history where we will find out about The Great Fire of London in 1666. Computing will involve us looking at the different devices that can be classed as computers as well as understanding of how to keep safe online. Mrs Shaw will teach Music, R.E., PSHE, Art and Design Technology on a Thursday and Friday afternoon. Much more information about our curriculum coverage is available in the Curriculum on a Page document at the bottom of this page. 

P.E.:

During this term the children will have PE on Monday, however they can keep their P.E. bag in school all half term. We will send the kit home to be washed at the end of each half term. We should remind everybody; P.E. kit includes a T-shirt (based on their house colour) blue shorts and either trainers or plimsolls. Black jogging bottoms are fine too if the weather is cooler. No jewellery should be worn for safety reasons. If your child is unable to take out earrings, they must have their own tape in school to cover them. 

Homework:

Homework consists of reading EVERY night. Please use the reading record to  record when your child has read, and make comments. A spelling list will be sent home each Monday after the new spellings have been introduced and a times table sheet will be sent home to support multiplication facts. Spelling Shed and TTRS can be used as an online learning platform to support spellings and times tables too- Log in details can be found in your child's reading record. 

Reading Information:

Children will be reading either the Read Write Inc books or the Accelerated Reading books as their class/home reading book. Your child will come out with a number called a ZPD on Accelerated Reader which tells us which books are at the right level for reading and comprehension skills. Children are expected to read shorter books twice (at least once to an adult at home) before completing a quiz on the book in school. If they score above 85% on a quiz for that level of books 3 times then they will move up to the next number within their ZPD. 

Class Dojo:

Our Class Dojo is our main channel of communication.  We will put day to day information on there, as well as pictures of what the children have been up to in school.  Please do not hesitate to message us via Dojo if you need anything.

Here’s to a great term!

Mrs Walker and Mrs Shaw

Useful websites:

• Time Table Rockstars Use the log in at the front of your child's reading record and use school pupil log in, find BPS

• Spelling Shed Use the log in which can be found at the front of your child's reading record

• Topmarks- Maths and Literacy games

• Phonics Play Games to develop phonics skills