Year 2

Welcome to the Year 2 page

^{‍You will find all of the things you should need to know for the year. In Year 2, the teachers are Miss Ranjbar, Mrs Carlton and Mrs Masters. We are supported by Mrs Widdicombe who is our teaching assistant and also Mrs Voden who will be working across Key Stage One. We also have Mrs Cowin and Mrs Mitchell who cover our planning time, which is usually on a Wednesday and Friday and any additional time when we are out of class for training purposes. Having familiar adults helps to build consistency and means the children and adults are familiar with each other. Year 2 is a key year and involves the children taking greater responsibility for their own learning. Despite this we are very keen to work together as a partnership, with the children, parents, teachers and school all working together to help us 'to be the best that we can be'. Please feel free to contact the Year 2 team if you have something you wish to ask or would like to discuss. We have an open-door policy and will see you as soon as possible. Please ask at the office if you would like to see us in person or would like to pass on a message or catch us in the playground at the start or end of the day.} 

Thank you

The Year 2 team

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Book Bag:

All children require a book bag in which to store and transport reading books, spelling books, home-school liaison books and letters. 

Water bottle:

A clear, medium-sized water bottle with a sports-flip lid.

(in order to avoid spillage, please do not carry water bottles inside book bags)

Fruit & Snack:

ALL children in Year 2 continue to be provided with one piece of fruit per day.

However, children are invited to bring a healthy snack (clearly named) for their morning play time snack.

PE Days:

Indoor PE : Tuesday

Outdoor Games: Friday 

PE Kit :  Black shorts & white T-shirt, trainers or plimsolls.

No need for a tracksuit as we still get outside in Winter with coats on.  

Children can come to school inPE kit on the days that they have PE.                     

Please make sure ALL PE kit and Uniform is clearly NAMED

Reading:

We aim for children in Year 2 to read with and adult at least once every week However, all children will also be involved in guided or group reading activities throughout each week.

Please find time to read and discuss your books at least 3 or 4 times each week.  

Spelling:

In Year 2 most children have 8 individual spelling to learn each week. These will be given out on a Thursday and tested the following Friday. Whilst the children do sit a spelling test, we will be looking for the children using their spellings correctly in context and within their regular writing tasks.

Please find time to practise your spellings over the week.

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Curriculum- Yearly overview of topics

Topics Covered Throughout the Year

Autumn Term: Sailing the Seven seas!

Spring Term: Near, Far, Wherever you are.

Summer Term: Here, There and Everywhere!

Termly overview

English- We will be looking at poetry and creating our own poems for Bonfire night using our senses. We will them write our own acrostic poems about Remembrance day. We will find out all about the Plague, using this as an inspiration for writing information texts. We will learn about The Great Fire of London and Samuel Pepys, this will support us when we are writing our own diary entries.

Maths- We will continue looking at formal methods for addition and subtraction using the column method before looking at money, this will include recognising and recalling different coins, finding totals and giving change. We will start our unit on Multiplication before Christmas, looking at arrays and equal groups.

Science – We will look back on our previous learning and observe changes across the four seasons, describing how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants. We will be finding out about different types of trees and learn how to identify them by their leaves. We will also be looking at seed dispersal, using this as a great opportunity for outdoor learning. Please ensure your child brings a coat to school every day and we will let you know if trainers or wellies are required.

Computing – We will learn to recognise that different devices can be used to capture photographs and will gain experience capturing, editing, and improving photos. .

DT – We will make our very own fire engines, linking in closely to our History and English topic. We hope to have a special visit from the Devon and Somerset Fire and rescue service

PE – In dance, we will create and perform individually and in pairs and groups about the Great Fire of London. We will use changes in speed, level, direction and space in the dance and include the following three sections

Section 1 -The beginning of the fire. Circling, shapes, large, small, whole body actions ,individual body parts, slow, continuous and controlled, on the spot, travelling, different directions e.g. side by side, facing each other.

Section 2 -The fire spreads. Jumping, travelling, quick and sudden,

explode and fade, speeding up, slowing down, body shape. Moving in opposite directions, unison, canon, meeting and parting

Section 3-The Great Fire ends. Fade and slowing down. Moving in opposite directions, unison, canon, meeting and parting

History - We will find out about The Great Plague, with a focus on London and discuss why it happened, what was done to help and find out what put an end to it! We will then be looking at The Great Fire of London, focusing on sources of information and the lasting impact it has had on the London of today.

PSHE – Using the whole school PSHE programme JIGSAW we will be looking at Celebrating difference and start to understand that sometimes people make assumptions about boys and girls (stereotypes). This will be linked to our weekly assemblies.

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