Welcome to Year 2 Summer Term

 

Curriculum 

Our themes this term will be 'What is it like to live by the coast' and 'What is a Monarch? - The King's Garden Party'.

'What is it like to live by the coast?' will include learning all about what seas and oceans surround the UK, what a coast is, different coasts around the UK and identifying human and physical features of a coast. With the theme 'What is a Monarch? - The King's Garden Party we will be learning about what a monarch is, who is our monarch today, what William the Conqueror was like as a king and how he ruled, and all about castles.

In English, we will be writing recounts, stories, letters and descriptions and will use different texts to support our writing - Samson's Titanic Journey by Lauren Graham, Stella and the Seagull by Georgina Stevens, The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry and Jim & the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs. These are all part of our Year 2s Monty reads. We will also be reading 'Samson's Titanic Journey' and 'Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine' by Gloria Whelan for our active read text and develop our comprehension skills. We will continue to practise learning sounds and words for phonics to support our reading and use our knowledge of different aspects of grammar, punctuation and spelling to support our writing.

In Maths, we will practise our arithmetic skills and learn about fractions, time, problem solving and efficient methods, position and direction and statistics. Children also have access to Times Table Rock Stars to practise their multiplication skills and are encouraged to practise our half termly KIRFs (Key Instant Recall of Facts). This term we are learning all the number bonds within 20 and the 3X table including counting in 3s and learning multiplication and division facts.

In Science, we will be finding out about plants including what seeds need to grow and how to take care of plants, seeds and bulbs, germination and the plant life cycle. We will also be learning about human-made and natural materials and how plants can be turned into products.

In Music, we will be exploring tuned percussions and reading simple symbols representing pitch, as well as developing an understanding of structure by exploring and ordering rhythms. In ICT, our focus is creating a stop motion animation with small changes between images. We will to this by creating a flip book animation first, then plan a simple story and create scenery, then use an Ipad to create it. In PSHE, we will be exploring 'Citizenship' and 'Economic Wellbeing' and in R.E. we will be thinking about the questions 'How do some people talk to God?' and 'Where do some people talk to God?' In PE we will be participating in Ball Skills, Invasion, Athletics & Striking and Fielding.

 

Reading 

Reading Journals - Children are encouraged to read regularly at home. It is recommended you read at least 5 times a week to help you earn your Star Reader Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Awards. You can write your own reading comments in your planner and parents/carers can make comments too. Children can can change their reading books every day or as and when needed. Those children on Accelerated Reader can complete their quizzes at school once they have read their book.

Here's a list of websites that you can access for online books:

 

www.oxfordowl.co.uk                 www.freechildrenstories.com                 www.storylineonline.net

 

Reminders and Homework 

 

  • Reading - as above.
  • Homework Book:-
    • Maths - Arithmetic questions will be set every Monday and children are encouraged to practise multiplication facts on TimesTables Rock Stars each week. Children are also encouraged to practise their KIRFs (Key Instant Recall of Facts) and to log onto Active Learn to play games which relate to class lessons.
    • Spellings - Spellings will be set each Monday with a spelling test carried out on the same day.
    • Comprehension - Comprehension questions will be set each Monday.
  • PE days are on a Tuesday and Wednesday. Please remember to wear your PE kit to school, remove earrings and have long hair tied back.
  • Please ensure that all items of clothing, water bottles and lunchboxes are clearly named.
  • If you need to speak me, you can contact me through the school office using the admin email - admin@mps.robusmat.co.uk 

 

Here's looking forward to a great term.

Miss Moss and Mrs Carter-Brown