Year 2
Look at our blog (link below) to see what we've been doing in Year 2!
Caption: In the Autumn term we found out about the Great Fire of London.
Caption: Every day we spend 15 mintues completing our daily mile.
Caption: This term we will find out about Christopher Columbus.
Caption: We will also find out about Neil Armstrong.
Welcome to Year 2. Our class teacher is Mrs Thorn who works alongside Mrs Matheson our teaching assistant.
In Year 2 we are working hard to learn lots of new things right across the curriculum. We are continuing to do the 'Daily Mile' each day. No matter what the weather we spend fifteen minutes running/ walking around the playground. This is to help both with our fitness and our concentration. Even Mrs Thorn and Mrs Matheson are joining in.
In class we star everyday with the daily mile before doing our phonics and Literacy. After playtime we do our maths and all other subjects happen in the afternoon.
Our Topics for this half term are:
RE: The Good News, Science: Animals including humans, History: Explorers. Geography: Wonderful World, Computing:How to train your robot, PE: Gymnastics, Art : Painting .Music: playing the xylophone.
Other things you may need to know about Y2:
Reading Books: In class we will read every day so please make sure the children bring their books into class. Mrs Matheson will check reading books on a Tuesday and a Friday, if you have written in that the book has been read it will be changed. I will also hear the children read in groups, these books will be kept in school. We currently have two volunteers who will also be coming into class to hear children read.
Topic Work: Each term I will send home pictures linked to our topics for you to look at, and talk about with your child. If you wish to put extra information in or suggest something they would like to find out about and send it back to class that would be lovely. The children are welcome to bring things into class which are linked to our topics.
PE: PE will take place on Tuesday. Please make sure that all of their kit has their names in it. We are also going to be completing the ‘Daily Mile’. This involves the children walking / running around the playground for 15 minutes. They do it in their normal uniform, wearing a coat if it is raining or taking their jumper off if it is sunny.
Homework: Each child will have a homework bag which will be sent home on a Friday. Please send it back in by Tuesday. I will vary the homework so that they bring home Literacy one week and Numeracy the next week. The children have been given their RM Easimaths logins and can do this at any time they wish.
SATs: At the end of the year the children will complete their SATs. We will do this through calling them ‘quizzes’ and the children will be put under no pressure in the preparation for them.
Rewards: We use the schools traffic light system where the children start on green and aim to stay on green. I will also have reward charts for the children to be given stamps and stickers for good work or behaviour. Once they have filled it they will be allowed to choose a reward.
Home time: We will be going out through the door by the year 6 classroom. I will only let the children out once I see who is collecting them so please stand where you can see the cloakroom. Please let school know if someone else is collecting them.