Year 2 2024 - 2025
Mrs Welsh
Autumn 1
Welcome to the autumn term in Year 2.
Below you will see what is happening in year 2 for the next six weeks.
If you have any questions/queries please do not hesitate to contact me by email:
Mrs Welsh & Miss Culverhouse
Our class timetable can be found in the files at the bottom of the screen.
* PE *
Children will take part in PE on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. On these days children should come to school in their PE kit and they will wear it for the remainder of the day.
* Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct PE kit - A plain white t-shirt , a hoodie and black or navy joggers.
Dates to remember...
Friday 25th October - finish for half term holiday
General Information:
The school day
Timings: Drop off/Pick up point:
Year 2 start time: 8:40am Drop off: Main playground
Year 2 finish time 3:10pm Pick up: We will meet you on the playground at Year 2's gate and send children
one by one to parents as we see them arrive.
What will my child need to bring to school?
Full school uniform - black shoes , no trainers please.
A raincoat
A water bottle (water only)
A small healthy snack
A lunch bag (if needed)
Please ensure all personal items are labelled before sending them into school.
Read Write Inc
Read Write Inc is the program we have chosen as a school to teach children the sounds needed to read. There are 44+ sounds that children need to know so they can sound out/Fred talk any unknown words. As children build their knowledge of these sounds, they will in turn develop their fluency. This means children will be able to read words, with the sounds they know, at a glance. It is vital children can read fluently in order to understand what they have read.
See below for a list of all the sounds children need to learn in Year 1 and a video on how to correctly pronounce them.
 |
| English text | Geography | Science |
| The Secret of Black Rock | What goes on in a train station and an airport? | Why is it imprtant to keep our bodies healthy? |
|
|
Homework in Year 2
This half term the activities on the homework grid are based on our English topic - Big Book of Blue. The tasks will cover a broad range of the curriculum including English, Maths, Science, Art, French and Music activities. Children can complete as many tasks as they wish, choosing ones that interests them most. This will further their understanding/learning in our termly topics. ( See grid in files below.)
Spellings
Spelling homework will be sent home every Monday afternoon. Children will be taught a sound and then will be given 10 spellings to practise at home. These homework sheets do not need to be returned to school.
Maths
This half term the children will be working on place value. They will learn how many tens and ones are in numbers up to 100.
Encourage your child to practise these fun games and songs to practise recognising and writing numbers to 100.
| Splat numbers to 100 | Place Value Basketball - Dienes Game for 5 to 8 Year Olds (topmarks.co.uk) | Count to 100 song |
Reading Books
Children will be given reading books to take home every Wednesday.
Our reading focus in Year 2 begins with developing children's fluency in line with their knowledge of sounds. Children will use Book Bag Books in order to do this. It is highly recommended that you and your child work through the activities suggested to support their fluency when reading and understanding of the text. ( These activities are stapled to the inside cover of your child's reading record.)
Please use the SWAYs below to refresh your memory on how to use Book Bag Books effectively and the previously mentioned activities.
Children should read at least 3 times per week and this should be recorded in their reading diary. Each reading activity from the Book Bag Books counts as a read alongside any other reading experiences e.g. sharing a Bingo Book. The name of the book title and a signature is all that is required when recording your child's reading.
In addition to their Book Bag Book children will be bringing home a Bingo Book and a non-fiction book which they can choose from our class library. These books are sent home with a view for you to enjoy them together. It is not expected that your child will be able to read these books independently.