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Year 2 – Silver Birch
Welcome To Our Year Two Class Page - Miss Murphy and Mrs Byrne
SUMMER 1
Welcome Back!
A warm welcome back to the first half of the Summer Term of Year Two. We hope you and your families have enjoyed a lovely Easter break.
Our school value this half term is 'JOY' so we are looking for children to demonstrate this value throughout the next few weeks. With so many opportunities, we can't wait to see their light shine!
Please do not hesitate to contact us on info@stjohnsrc.net should you have any queries.
KEY DATES THIS HALF TERM:
Year 2 trip to Martin Mere - Friday 25th April 2025
May Bank Holiday - Monday 5th May 2025 school closed
Finish for 1/2 term - Friday 23rd May 2025
Year 2 What are we learning this year?
Curriculum - Summer 1
English:
Texts - The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Troll, Jack and the Beanstalk (fiction)
Using these texts we will be answering questions to help our understanding of the texts. Writing pieces we will produce include retelling with a change, book reviews, character and setting descriptions and letters. Following our school trip we will also be producing a recount text.
ELS spelling is taught three times a week.
READING BOOKS - These should be brought to school EVERY DAY to enable us to record when guided reading sessions have been done in school. Books will be changed on a FRIDAY.
Home Reading
Your child is expected to read for at least 10 minutes, five times a week.
However, they are not limited to five times as we would like them to read as often as possible to develop a real love for books and take pleasure in exploring different types of books.
When you read with your child, please record this in their reading record.
When you record what your child has read, please include the following:
✓ The date they have read on.
✓ The name of the book they have read.
✓ The pages that they have read that day.
✓ A couple of sentences about what you have noticed or how they have read.
When you read with your child, please question them on what they have read, ask them lots of questions about the story as this develops their comprehension and understanding. Please use the reading booklet provided at the start of the year to help you with the sorts of questions you might ask, dependent on the colour band your child is reading.
Comprehension is a key skill assessed in Year 2 so asking questions will help your child greatly with their understanding.
Maths:
Multiplication & Division cont
Fractions
Time
Length & Height
Mass, capacity & temperature
Ongoing arithmetic
Religion:
Pentecost - a time to spread the Good News
Reconciliation - reasons for rules in the Christian family sacrament of Reconciliation
This half term's value is JOY.
Science:
Living things and their habitats
History & Geography:
Explorers
Computing:
Creating Media - digital music
Art:
Buildings
PSHE:
Living in the wider world
What groups and communities am I a part of?
How do we make choices about spending money?
How can we look after the environment?
These are also linked to our Rights Respecting Curriculum.
PE:
Our PE days are WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. Please bring in labelled kit in a named bag and children will change into it in school. We are no longer wearing kit in school.
Homework:
Spellings - your child will have a set of spellings to learn each week. In the homework book, please work with your child to write each word in a sentence. Underline the spelling word in the sentence. Please use PENCIL.
Spelling books should be brought in on a FRIDAY so we can do the spell check in the back. This enables you to see how your child did in the spell check so you can help further at home
Maths - your child may be given a workbook for the weekend to practise what we are learning in Maths. This may not be every weekend. This does not have to be returned to school.
Please use NUMBOTS for additional activities should you wish to use them. MyMaths is no longer being used for homework.
Phonics Videos
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