Year 2

Hello, I am Mrs. Burdon the Year two class teacher and Assistant head teacher. Mrs Kirtley is also working with Year two. If you have any questions or any concerns, please see Mrs Kirtley on the door on a morning.

SPAG/Literacy

This term we will be focusing on our spelling, punctuation and grammar.

We will be using SPAG in our independent writing.

We will be learning about different genres of writing including retelling stories, writing recounts, diaries and instructions.

The focus this term is on writing longer sentences using conjunctions and putting noun phrases into our work.

Reading

We LOVE reading in Year two. We encourage children to read anything and everything from posters on the wall to leaflets that come through the door. The emphasis is reading for enjoyment!

Please read a story to your child EVERY night it will develop their love of stories and have a huge impact on their vocabulary!

Maths

We have very good key stage one results for Mathematics each year. Each morning the children have a mental maths task to complete. It is important that they be in school on time so that they do not miss this extra practice of core mental skills.

Take time to help your child to learn the two, five- and ten-times tables.

Library

The library is open to the children and the children will take home a library book of their choice to read at leisure.

They will also bring home a phonics home reading book to practise their weekly sounds.

General

Please email me at teacher@damedorothy.org.uk if you have any queries or concerns: I’m happy to help! Water bottles can be brought into school – either a school one or a different one from home. Please ensure your child can identify their own bottle. They can access water from their bottles whenever they need to. Don’t forget, we post regular updates on Facebook.

Topic

This terms topic is based around a character called Percy the Park keeper who looks after all the animals in the park. We will be looking at plants and animals throughout this term. We will be learning about the basic needs of animals to survive and how to stay healthy. We will be identifying different habitats and why they are suited to that place. We will be growing bulbs and seeds and investigating what they need to grow. We will also be looking at winding mechanism in D.T. and making our own to help save the rabbit in the well

ICT

We have a range of opportunities to use a range of ICT resources such as laptops and iPads. We ensure that the children are aware of how to keep safe online when using the internet. PLEASE support your child to STAY SAFE when using the internet at home.

PE lessons are on a MONDAY.

We have professional coaches in school to teach P.E. skills in tennis, athletics, gymnastics and dance over the year.

Please ensure your child has the correct footwear for PE as there are times when we will be outside for PE.

Please ensure all jewellery is removed.

Music

Y2 have bi- weekly music lessons which are active and fun! They are introduced to some musical language, for example pulse, tempo and pitch. Listening skills are encouraged by clapping activities and the use of the glockenspiels. They are given opportunities to improvise and compose their own melodies. They take part in weekly singing lessons.

Reminders

HOMEWORK is given out each Friday and we ask for it to be returned by the following Wednesday.

Reminder that children can only wear watches and stud earrings for school no other jewellery is allowed.

If parents/carers have any concerns, please contact the school office or speak to Mrs. Kirtley in the mornings.