Year 2
Meet The Staff
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Miss McKeown and Miss Pandor
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Mrs Kaye and Mrs Ustrana
Reminders
The doors open at 8.45am and the school day will start at 9.00am.
The school day ends at 3.20pm and children can be collected at the end of the school day at 3.20
Thursday: Home book changing day and library day. Please keep these books over the course of a week and read the same book repeatedly so the children can gain fluency. If you would like to change your child's reading book more frequently, please feel free to bring your child's book bag in as and when you would like it to be changed.
Monday PE DAY! Please ensure your child brings their PE kit in a bag to change into in the afternoon at school.
Items include:
- White polo/t-shirt
- Black shorts/joggers/leggings
- Jumper/jacket for the colder months
- Appropriate footwear eg. trainers
Friday- This will be our spelling day, and tests will be done in our Phonics groups.
Dates for your diary
Monday 6th January - School opens for the Spring term
Friday 14th - Finish for February half term
Monday 24th - School opens
Thursday 30th January @ 9:00am - Year 2 Showcase
13th & 14th March - Year 2 Trip to Junior Kitchen
Look at what we have been doing in class.......
In DT we designed and made Tudor houses based on our learning around the Great Fire of London. We developed skills in making a hinged door or window opening and looked at buildings to gather ideas for windows and timber patterns.
DT Tudor Houses
In DT we made Tudor houses based on our learning around the Great Fire of London. As well as designing window and timber patterns, we made an opening window or door, using a hinge.
London's Burning!
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Some of us wanted to burn our houses down!
SPRING TERM
This half term we are learning about the moon landings of 1969. Lots of our work will link to this historic event, for example we will be painting spacescapes, reading non-fiction books about astronauts and space travel and learning about how to look after our own planet.
Parent Overview Spring 1
Helpful Information
Here are the expectations that children in Year 2 are working towards in Maths, Reading and Writing.
These words will be included on the weekly spelling tests. Please practise spelling the words with you child throughout the week, in preparation for the test on Friday.
Friday 10th January Home Learning
Reading Comprehension - read the text and answer the questions. Ask your grown up to help.
Spellings - practise the words then test your self to see how many you can get.
Maths warm up - Practise the 2 times table. If you already know it, try 5 or 10 times tables.
Maths - work out the amounts. Use real coins and practise making the same amount in different ways
Science - Look for materials around your home. Go on the link below to watch the videos and answers the questions
