Hello and welcome to Year 2!
Mrs Kirby, Mrs Seaton and Miss Carwardine are so pleased with how the children have settled in to Year 2, they are all working so hard and we are so proud of them!
Autumn 1 and 2
Our topic this term is 'Fire and Ice' and we have already produced some excellent work related to this topic. We are currently reading the book 'Lost and Found' in our English lessons, this book is about a lost little penguin who is looking to find his way home. All the children have written some fantastic pieces of writing linked to the book, as well as taking part in some hot seating where they pretended to be a character from the story.
In Maths, we have already completed our Place Value topic. Year 2, have looked at tens and ones, multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s, greater than and less than, locating numbers on a number line and estimation. The children have used a variety of resources to help them in their math's lessons, including: base 10, ten frames, numicon and counters.
We are now looking at addition and subtraction and the children are continuing to work really hard.
In Science, our topic is 'Living things and their habitats' and so far we have explored things that are living and dead. We have also began to look at different habitats. We are having fun exploring the grounds of our school and using magnifying glasses to find living creatures and to look at their habitats.
We also looked at larger habitats such as the desert, ocean and forest. We made a habitat diorama using shoe boxes, material and lots of other bits and bobs - we had great fun making them!
PE Days
Just a reminder that our PE days are on a Monday and a Thursday. Please make sure your child is wearing a suitable PE kit. Thank you :)
Art
We have explored the work of Van Gogh.
We have looked at famous Van Gogh pieces including 'Starry Night' and have re-created the different techniques he used.
We have used both pastels and paint to blend colours and create texture in our masterpieces.
Spring Term
This term we have welcomed Mrs Ellis into 2KS, she will be teaching the class Monday and Tuesday.
Our topic this term is Victorians and The History of Chocolate.
We will be learning all about the life of Queen Victoria, Children at work in the Victorian Times and Victorian Schools. At the end of the term, we will visit the Black Country Museum.
In English, we will be studying the books Secret Diary of Jane Pinny and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In Maths we will be looking at multiplication and division, length and height and mass, capacity and temperate.
This term will be very busy for the children as we will be preparing for the Year 2 SATS that will be happening in May.
There will be a presentation to parents on Thursday the 9th of March at 5pm for more information on how the tests will be administered.
Summer Term
This term we are starting our new topic 'Battle of the Roars'. In English we will be looking at lots of different texts about dinosaurs and dragons.
In Maths, we will be looking at time, fractions and statistics as well as practising many SATs style questions.
In Science we will be studying plants. We will hopefully have the opportunity to work in our forest area during our science lessons and do some investigating work.
Our Geography lessons will be very busy, we will be learning the points of a compass, looking at atlases and maps and comparing the United Kingdom with Peru.
In our Art lessons, we will be learning how to draw dragon eyes and then creating these eyes with clay.
Throughout the term we will be focusing on preparing the children for their SATS which will be happening during May.
The children will also be preparing their end of Year 2 play which is 'Pirates vs Mermaids'. Please look out for a letter which will tell you the dates of the play and what tickets are available.
Homework
Homework, reading books and spellings are sent home on a Friday. Please make sure your homework and your reading books are returned back in to school for the following Wednesday. Spelling tests are on a Friday, and your teacher will send your child's spellings score to you through Marvellous Me.
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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