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‘THE WRITE STUFF’

In Year 2 we are continuing our writing journey using the ‘The Write Stuff’ with Jane Considine.

This half term the children will be using the texts Little red Reading Hood to explore fiction and Grace Darling  through BBC Film to learn how to write a biography

We will also be having a poetry week in line with National Poetry day.

 

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Handwriting 

We will be continuing our journey into developing outstanding handwriting. 

Can your child form their letters correctly?

If you would like to practice ask your class teacher for some handwriting lines.

We teach the handwriting in letter groups.

The straight family -i,l,t,j

The coathanger family - c, o, a, d, q, e

The bridge family - n, m, r, h, b, k, p

The zig zag family - v, w

The smile family - u, y

The misfits - s, f, x, z

SCIENCE

The children will be exploring the unit 'Animals including Humans where they will be learning the importance of exercise, eating healthy and hygiene.

The children will be using fitness watches to monitor and track their steps and exercise.  They will beale to use data collected by the whole class.

 

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Look out for the photos on our website class pages.

HISTORY

What was life like for a Victorian child? The children will think about events beyond their own living memory. They will take a 'Step back in time' to a Victorian school on our trip to Ramsey Rural Museum. (Letters to go out soon).

They will also explore famous people from Victorian life like Grace Darling and Queen Victoria.

 

Art

The children will be deepening their understanding of sketching/painting in order to explore portraits. They will be looking at portraits from our past Kings and Queens, concentrating on detail and pattern. They will also have a chance to find out more about Pablo Picasso and the techniques he used to create his art.

MATHS

  • Number facts  to 20. recalling all facts speedily.
  • Place value (2 digit numbers)
  • Addition and subtraction of a 2 digit number and 10's
  • Counting in 2,5,10
  • 2-D and 3-D  Shape properties
  • Fractions of a shape

Help at home telling the time. O’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to, Recognising coins and making amounts.

 

E-Safety

It is still a high priority of ours to teach the children how to safely access the internet.

Please keep a look out at home what your child is accessing online. For more information on e-safety please access the E-safety page on our website.

Brinkworth Earl Danby’s CE Primary School - E-Safety

Home Learning

Your child will bring home a home learning bingo board next week in a book.

Over this half term you choose an activity a week to complete with your child in the book.

At the end of the half term bring the home learning book back to school for the teacher to see.

If your child completes the home work they could be chosen for a home work prize!!

Editable Homework Award Certificate - Award, homework, reward

Swimming

This term we have been delighted to be offering swimming lessons to our Year 2 pupils who signed up for lessons. We see this as a vital life skill. Children will swim weekly for a series of lessons at Stanground pool. We see huge progress during these lessons and by the end, the majority of children can either swim unaided or with a float and all have gained water confidence.

Helping your child with

reading

Your child’s reading book will be changed every Monday. They will also bring a  lending library book home too. 

Remember to read every day with your child. This could be you reading to them or them reading to you.

Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books: Orange Set 4 Storybooks Mixed ...

Reading Challenge

At the end of the week if your child has read at least 3 times they will get a reading sticker.  If they keep this up over the half-term they will get a reading prize. Please remember to write in your child's reading record when they have read. 

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                                          EVENTS

  • Sports/Active Week of the 23rd September - wear PE kit every day
  • Victorian School trip to Ramsey Museum- 21st October and the 23rd October. Look out for the letter to see when your child will be going.
  • National Poetry Day - 3rd October. 
  • Year 2 story cafe. A chance to come into school to work alongside your child on reading activities based around a story.

9.00-9.45 - Otters

9.45-10.30 Moles

10.30-11.15 Deer