Welcome to Class 2!

Ms Davis, Miss Lewis and Miss Skidmore

We are so excited to welcome you back to a new term and to start all of our exciting new topics!

Take a look at some of the exciting things we will be learning during the Autumn term…

Numeracy

This term, we will focus on place value, addition and subtraction, and shape. We will understand the value of numbers to 100 and order and compare them confidently. We will also study a range of strategies for adding and subtracting efficiently before looking at the properties of 2D and 3D shapes.

Reading

This term, we will be reading lots of stories as a class, including poems, picture books and traditional tales.

The aim this term will be to develop confidence when decoding texts. Our reading lessons for this first term will focus on phonics: reviewing sounds that children already know and building confidence and fluency with some of the trickier, alternative sounds. 

Writing

This term, we will be writing from the Pathways writing scheme. Each half term, we will share a new text and write a range of fiction and non-fiction pieces based on the text.

Our focus texts will be: Troll Swap (Autumn 1) and The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Autumn 2).

Art & Design Exploring colour Still life	Computing Online safety Coding	D&T Sewing skills
Geography Field work Using maps and atlases	History Significant people in the UK Remembrance	PE Hockey Gymnastics Tag rugby Dodgeball
PSHE Being me Celebrating differences	RE What is the good news that Christians believe Jesus brings?	Science Habitats Human survival

Homework

Reading

We ask that all children read three times per week for around 10 minutes to an adult. Please sign and date in your child’s diary when they have read at home.

Spelling

Children will learn a new spelling rule in class each week. Once one rule has been covered, a set of spellings that the class have been learning will be sent home for children to practise. There will be a quiz each Friday.

As well as these spellings, there will be some spellings in a table at the bottom of their list that will stay the same each week. These are ‘Year 2 Common Exception Words’ that children should be confident reading and writing at the end of year 2. Each week, we will pick two or three words at random from this list. This list will stay the same for a full half term so children feel confident with them.

Activity

Each Friday, there will also be a grammar or maths activity set. Children can hand this in any time the following week.
If your child finds the homework tricky, you can of course help them and work together, or they can bring it to us and we will help in school. If anybody misplaces their homework or spellings, spares are always kept in the cloakroom.

PE

Our PE days this term are Tuesday and Thursday. Children may come to school in their PE kits on these days: black bottoms/shorts and a white top. Children without the correct PE kit will be given spare kit to wear. Please also ensure that children are not wearing earrings on these days and that long hair is tied back.  

Home Learning Links

If you are looking for some extra activities to do at home, these websites have some great challenges and ideas!