Year 2
Apple Class
Our teacher is Mrs Khalid
Our teaching assistants are Mrs Mahmood and Mrs Young
Here’s what we’ll be covering this term in Year 2:
English
In English, we will be following the Primary Writing Project for English. The children will learn, innovate and invent a variety of text types, such as list poems, stories and diary entries.
Maths
In maths, we are going to be focusing on learning a variety of skills such as place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and time. We are going to be encouraging the children to deepen their knowledge of number bonds. You can also encourage them with this at home using the Numbots website.
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Topics that we will be covering across the half-term
In the foundation subjects we will be learning about:
Art – Abstract portraits
Science – Every day materials
Geography – Continents and oceans
Computing – Online safety
RE – God and faith – special books
PSHE – Being me in my world
PE
We have PE every Monday and Tuesday.
Multi-skills and indoor athletics.
Children will need trainers for all PE lessons. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing; this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms with elasticated legs, plain black or red shorts and a plain white or red t-shirt.
No jewellery is to be worn on PE days please.
Dates for your diary
Please look at Dojo every day for all the exciting activities and events that are being planned for your children and for important messages.
Homework options
| Topic | Learning log options to be done at home |
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Abstract Portraits – Art topic Week beginning 8th September |
Create your own abstract portrait. Or Write what you have learnt about abstract portraits. |
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Everyday materials – Science topic Week beginning 22nd September |
Plan and carry out your own investigation based on everyday materials. Or Write about different materials and their uses. |
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Continents and oceans – Geography topic (1 week) Week beginning 6th October |
Create your own map. Label the 7 continents and 5 oceans. Or Write what you have learnt about in geography. |
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Online safety – Computing (1 week) Week beginning 13th October |
Design a poster for staying safe online. Or Research ways to stay safe online. |
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God and faith – RE (1 week) Week beginning 20th October |
Draw and label some special books and why they are important to some people. Or Write what you have learnt about in RE. |
To share what your child has done at home, you can send us a message/photo on Class Dojo or upload a photo onto your child’s Class Dojo profile. Your child does not need to bring any of the work with them to school.
Please also encourage your child to read regularly at home, practice their number bonds using the Numbots website and practice their spelling.
Below is a list of the spellings we will be focusing on this half-term.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 |
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| Oh their people |
Mr |
called asked could |
water |
who again |
thought through |
many laughed |
Here are some examples of how your child can practice their spelling words:
