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Welcome to Year 2!

Fortune Class

Teacher: Miss O'Rourke

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Bomers

Liberty Class

Teacher: Miss Magog

Teaching Assistant: Ms Roose 

Term 1: Toys Through Time

Is plastic the best material?

Our history topic in term 1 is Toys Through Time.

Children will learn about popular toys through the 20th century and the early 21st century. We will start by asking children to think about their favourite toy from today before moving on to look at toys which were popular when their parents and grandparents were children.

Children will develop a range of historical skills such as: asking and answering questions, identifying and interpreting different sources, and recognising change and exploring how this influences them today.

Hook Day: Monday 9th September 2024

We will launch our new history topic on Monday 9th September when we will start learning more about our favourite toys today and how they are made.

Children can bring a favourite toy from home and come to school dressed in their own clothes.

P.E. Lessons

PE lessons take place on Friday morning. Please ensure that children come dressed for PE that day, including removing earrings and long hair tied back. Children will need to wear plimsolls, a pair of shorts, a T-Shirt and track bottoms/leggings (for outside PE).

Forest School Lessons

Forest School lessons take place as follows:

Liberty Class – Tuesday
Fortune Class - Thursday

Children must wear a long sleeved top and long trousers regardless of the weather. Children will be outside for at least 50 minutes of a session; they will have time to get changed at the start of the session. Children do not get changed after the session; they go home in their kit. The only exceptions are if they are attending a club.

Please scroll down to find out more about our learning.
 

 Key ways to help your child SHINE

Maths

1-minute Maths

Designed for use both in class and at home, 1-minute maths is a free app that helps children build greater number confidence and fluency. It’s all about targeted practice in engaging, one-minute chunks!

The app is aimed at Key Stage 1 pupils. Individual one-minute tasks focus on adding and subtracting – and on ‘Subitising’, the skill of instantly recognising the number of items in a group without counting. Multiplication and division topics are also available.

Children can choose any topic they want to try. They then answer a unique series of questions (so it’s a different set of questions every time). If they’re struggling with a question, a ‘Hint’ button will give a helpful clue by showing the question in a different but familiar way. When the one minute’s up, they’ll see a feedback screen telling them how they’ve done.

The app is free to download for parents and children from the Apple App or Google Play Store.

Times Tables Rockstars

By the end of Year 2, most children should be able to recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers. We use Times Tables Rock Stars because it has a proven track record of boosting children’s fluency and recall in multiplication and division.

The question-based games automatically adapt to each child’s unique learning needs, helping them to recall their times tables in record speed.

Children will be able to play the games at home or in school using a their unique login.

Reading

Reading is the key to success!

Children should read regularly. We know that children who read do better at school and make more progress across the curriculum. Research also shows that children who read are more likely to be healthier and happier with better mental wellbeing and self-esteem. 

Please ensure that your child is reading regularly. We read a range of texts every day in school, including fictional stories, leaflets, magazines and even menus. There are opportunities to read all around us. 

Children will be expected to read most nights in the week for at least 10 minutes. Each child will bring home a Reading Record Book where you can record what they have been reading and tell us about their progress and reading skills. 

 

Spelling

In Year 2, we follow the ELS Essential Spelling programme. To enable children to spell successfully, they need to have a strong grasp of the main sounds of the English language. All children entering Year 2 have been taught these main sounds and the code used to represent these.

ELS Essential Spelling allows children to deepen their phonic understanding in Year 2, as well as covering the spelling focuses outlined in the National Curriculum. For those children who need support to consolidate their code knowledge to underpin reading, we prioritise this using the Early Letters and Sounds interventions.

Children are encouraged to continue to practise their weekly spellings at home. These spellings will be tested each Friday. 

You will find the printable spelling lists for Year 2 in the links at the bottom of the page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Useful Links

Times Tables Rock Stars

Number Fact Families Have a go at practising your fact families.

TopMarks Maths for KS1

SPaG - Small Town Superheroes Brush up on your SPaG with the help of some superheroes

BBC Bitesize Daily Activities

Oxford Owl Free Online Books So many great books to choose from!

Oddizzi

White Rose Maths 1 Minute maths app - https://whiteroseeducation.com/1-minute-maths