Welcome to Sparrows Class -Year 2
Class Teacher: Meg Rose
Welcome to Year 2. On this page you will find links to our curriculum along with other useful information including home learning expectations.
Learning Journey
This half term, our learning journey questions are:
· How can we celebrate what makes each person special?
· Are all baby animals the same when they are born?
· How can one small act of kindness make a difference?
Reading
Encouraging a love of reading is a key part of our class. We enjoy sharing books that link to our learning journeys and we read our Fab 5 books together at the end of each day. We also have a Thursday Book Club, where each week one child brings in their favourite book, or chooses one from school, to share with the class. The children can then ask questions and learn more about the story and why it was chosen.
Each child has a reading record and will bring home a book of their choice to enjoy reading at home. We encourage them to read at home for at least 10 minutes each day. Some children will also bring home a phonics book to support their reading practice.
Please record your child's reading in their reading record. We ask that both the reading record and reading books are brought to school every day, this helps the children to change their books regularly.
Maths
We are beginning this year by focusing on place value, particularly exploring tens and ones, partitioning numbers to 100, comparing number representations and counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. We will then move on to addition and subtraction.
We use practical resources, games and problem-solving activities to help the children develop confidence and enjoyment in maths. We encourage the children to explore different methods and understand that there is often more than one way to find an answer.
The children will also have opportunities to use NumBots in school, login details will be shared so that learning can continue at home.
PE
Our PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday sessions will be led by Premier and Thursday sessions will be teacher-led.
This half term, we will be developing coordination, agility and teamwork through competitive games. This will include collecting and controlling a moving ball and learning different fielding positions.
We ask that each child brings a clearly named PE kit and suitable footwear that can stay in school.
Outdoor Learning
Forest School takes place every Friday. Please provide a clearly labelled bag containing a pair of welly boots that can remain in school, along with suitable clothing for the weather, such as a raincoat and waterproofs during the autumn and winter months.
These sessions help the children develop teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills in an exciting outdoor environment.
Homework
We ask that the children:
· Read at home and keep their reading records up to date.
· Login and practise NumBots.
· Complete weekly spelling activities.
Homework and useful learning resources connected to our learning journey will be shared on Class Dojo.
If you every have any questions or worries, please do not hesitate to come and speak to me, Ms Andrews or Ms Bailey, we are always happy to help.