Welcome to Year 2!
This year, Year Two will be taught by Miss Furness and Miss Crutchley and we will be joined by Mr Muldoon until after Christmas.
Our topic this half term is Why did the Great Fire of London start? We will be researching how, when and why the great fire started and identifying what more could have been done to stop the spread of the fire.
English
Our English unit this half term also focuses on The Great Fire of London. We will be researching Samuel Pepys and writing a non-chronological report about his life.
Maths
This year we are using the fantastic Power Maths scheme in our maths lessons. This half term we are continuing learning strategies to add and subtract numbers to 20 and then moving on to identifying and describing the propreties of 2D shapes. The children also have log ins for Times Table Rockstars.. You can also log in at home so that they can practice their times tables at home too:https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Reading and Homework
Every Friday your child will bring home a reading book which is linked to the learning that week. Please listen to your child read over the weekend and write a comment in their yellow reading diary. Books need to be returned the following Monday.
Please also check School Ping every Friday, the children will be sent two videos to watch as homework, which supports their Phonics and reading fluency. Watching the videos will help your child to become more confident readers.
Weekly spellings will also be sent out via School Ping and will be tested weekly.
PE
PE is every Tuesday with our PE coach Mr. Downs. Children should come to school in their school PE kit. They also have dance lessons every Friday, but do not need PE kits for this.