Welcome to Year Two's Class Page
Mrs F Friis ~ Year Two Class Teacher
Mrs L Welch ~ Teaches on a Tuesday
Mr M Fairclough ~ Teaches on a Monday afternoon
Miss G McCallion and Mrs R Mistry ~ Teaching Assistants
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This half term, we will be learning about...
AMAZING
Spring One Curriculum Newsletter
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| Curriculum Newsletter - Spring One - Amazing Africa.pdf | Download |
Knowledge Organisers
These are used in lessons to help children learn key vocabulary and facts about topics. You could look at these together at home too!
African Savannah Project
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| Savannah Project.pdf | Download |
Useful resources and websites
National Geographic - Savannah Grasslands
Find out more about Africa...
Watch 'Go Jetters - The Continent of Africa': https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000814s/go-jetters-series-3-5-the-continent-of-africa
Interesting facts: https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/continents/africa/
Explore Nigeria, a country in Africa: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j/articles/znxp92p
Homework
Homework is set on Fridays and is due in on Wednesdays
It will consist of 1 piece of Maths, 1 piece of English and reading.
Children need to read 4 times over the whole week to count as Green Readers.
Their records must also be dated, commented in and signed by an adult on each of those days.
Reading
Your child will be set a reading day and this is the day your child should bring their reading book and green reading record in. They will read to an adult and change their book if necessary. There will be other opportunities for your child to read but this will be using books and extracts in school.
Spelling
By the end of Year Two, children must be able to read and spell most of these common exception words:
Maths
In January, we will be continuing our work on Subtraction before moving on to Multiplication and Division.
Please have a go at completing these workbooks with your child at home.
SATs
- The KS1 SATs will take place across schools during a flexible 2 week period in May.
- Children will have tests in Reading and Maths.
- They will also be assessed by teachers on science, writing, and speaking and listening. This however is known as the teacher assessment, and it is not an official score for the SATs or national assessments.
- Further information for parents can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-1-and-2-national-curriculum-tests-information-for-parents
PE
P.E is on Mondays and Fridays. Monday is indoor and Friday will be outdoor (weather permitting)
Please can your child come into school wearing their PE kits on these days.
Please can I remind you that PE kits are:
Black or navy joggers or this can be shorts if the weather is warm enough
Red T-shirt
Black or Navy zip-up/hooded jacket
Trainers
Year 2 Long Term Plan
