Year 2

Apple Class

Our teacher is Mrs Khalid

Our teaching assistant is Mrs Avram

Cherry Class

Our teacher is Miss Sabanci

Our teaching assistant is Mrs Kandekore

Here’s what we’ll be covering this term in Year 2:

English

This term, we will be following the Primary Writing Project for English. The children will learn, innovate and invent a variety of text types such as list poems, stories and diary entries.

Maths

In Maths, we are going to be focusing on learning a variety of skills such as place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and time. We are going to be encouraging the children to deepen their knowledge of number bonds. You can also encourage them with this at home using the Numbots website.

Topics that we will be covering across the term

In the foundation subjects we will be learning about:

Art – Abstract portraits
Science – Every day materials
Geography – Continents and oceans
Computing – The internet
RE – God and faith – special books
PE – Multi-skills and hockey
PSHE – Being me in my world

PE

We have PE every Monday and Wednesday

Children are to come to school wearing their PE kits on PE days please.

Children will need trainers for all PE lessons. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing; this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms with elasticated legs, plain black or red shorts and a plain white or red t-shirt.

No jewellery is to be worn on PE days.

Please ensure your child brings their book bag each day with their reading book and library book inside. Your child should also bring their school water bottle and coat to school with them every day.

Dates for your diary

Please look at Dojo every day for all the exciting activities and events that are being planned for your children and for important messages.

Tuesday 8^th September at 3pm - ‘Meet the teacher’ assembly on

Homework options

The table below shows a list of topics that we will be covering in Year 2 this half term and the dates that we will be doing each topic.

Each week, you can choose one objective to complete with your child at home.

Topic	Learning log options to be done at home
Abstract Portraits – Art topic (2 weeks) Week beginning 7^th September – week beginning 14^th September	Create your own abstract portrait. Or Write what you have learnt about abstract portraits.
Everyday materials – Science topic (2 weeks) Week beginning 21^st September – week beginning 28^th September	Plan and carry out your own investigation based on everyday materials. Or Write about different materials and their uses.
Continents and oceans – Geography topic (1 week) Week beginning 5^th October	Create your own map. Label the 7 continents and 5 oceans. Or Write what you have learnt about in geography.
The internet – Computing (1 week) Week beginning 12^th October	Design a poster for staying safe online. Or Write what you have learnt about the internet.
God and faith – RE (1 week) Week beginning 19^th October	Draw and label some special books and why they are important to some people. Or Write what you have learnt about in RE.

Topic

Learning log options to be done at home

Abstract Portraits – Art topic (2 weeks)

Week beginning 7^th September – week beginning 14^th September

Create your own abstract portrait.

Write what you have learnt about abstract portraits.

Everyday materials – Science topic (2 weeks)

Week beginning 21^st September – week beginning 28^th September

Plan and carry out your own investigation based on everyday materials.

Write about different materials and their uses.

Continents and oceans – Geography topic (1 week)

Week beginning 5^th October

Create your own map. Label the 7 continents and 5 oceans.

Write what you have learnt about in geography.

The internet – Computing (1 week)

Week beginning 12^th October

Design a poster for staying safe online.

Write what you have learnt about the internet.

God and faith – RE (1 week)

Week beginning 19^th October

Draw and label some special books and why they are important to some people.

Write what you have learnt about in RE.

To share what your child has done at home, you can send us a message/photo on Class Dojo or upload a photo onto your child’s Class Dojo profile. Your child does not need to bring any of the work with them to school.

Please also encourage your child to read regularly at home, practice their number bonds using the Numbots website and practice their spellings.

Below is a list of the spellings we will be focusing on this half-term.

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7
oh their people	Mr Mrs looked	called asked could	water where	who again	thought through	many laughed

Here are some examples of how your child can practice their spelling words: