Year 2

Apple Class

Our teacher is Mrs Khalid

Our teaching assistants are Mrs Mahmood and Mrs Young

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

English

In English this term, the children will learn about and write a variety of texts such as stories, diary entries and non-chronological reports.

Maths

In maths, the children will be learning about number and place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions.

Topics that we will be covering across the half-term

In the foundation subjects we will be learning about:

RE – Religious morals and manners

Geography – Life in the city

History – Great Fire of London

DT - Sewing

PSHE – Relationships

PE

We have PE every Monday and Thursday.

Cricket and sports day practice

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.

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
Religious morals and manners – RE topic (1 week) Week beginning 13^th April	Draw and label ways you show good manners. Or Write what you have learnt in our RE unit.
Life in the city – Geography topic (1 week) Week beginning 20^th April	Create a map of your local area. Or Write what you have learnt in the geography unit.
The Great Fire of London – History topic (2 weeks) Week beginning 27^thApril – week beginning 4^th May	Draw and label what you have learnt about the Great Fire of London. Or Create a fact file based on the Great Fire of London.
Sewing – DT topic (2 weeks) Week beginning 11^th May – week beginning 18^th May	Sew something at home. Or Write what you have learnt about sewing and weaving.

Topic

Learning log options to be done at home

Religious morals and manners – RE topic (1 week)

Week beginning 13^th April

Draw and label ways you show good manners.

Write what you have learnt in our RE unit.

Life in the city – Geography topic (1 week)

Week beginning 20^th April

Create a map of your local area.

Write what you have learnt in the geography unit.

The Great Fire of London – History topic (2 weeks)

Week beginning 27^thApril – week beginning 4^th May

Draw and label what you have learnt about the Great Fire of London.

Create a fact file based on the Great Fire of London.

Sewing – DT topic (2 weeks)

Week beginning 11^th May – week beginning 18^th May

Sew something at home.

Write what you have learnt about sewing and weaving.

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 spelling.

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
eye even sure sugar	break steak great	move prove improve	Recap all words	Recap all words	Recap all words

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Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

eye
even
sure
sugar

break
steak
great

move
prove
improve

Recap all words

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

Below is a list of the spelling rules we will be focusing on this half term.