Dear Parents and Carers,
Year
2 - Curriculum Newsletter
Welcome back to the New Term! We hope you find this letter
informative. Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher if
you have any questions relating to the curriculum.
Homework:
Our expectation at Mead is that every child should do the
following every night:
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15 minutes reading to themselves or an
adult and note in the reading record.
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15 minutes practising spellings
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15 minutes rehearsing counting/times
tables facts (arithmetic-all four operations)
If
children would like to attempt additional challenges, we have the Year 2 Bingo
homework for children to attempt this Summer Term. All the activities are based
around the topics, literacy or numeracy and experiences. Children do not have to attempt every
activity but instead select the activities that they are most interested in. We
hope that children will take their time with the homework and be proud of the
work they produce they should hand this in to their teacher at the end of the
Half Term.
Spellings:
Spellings will continue to be given out on a Friday. The
children should practice their words every evening. The test will take place on
Thursdays.
Trips
Year 2 will visit the Tower of London on the 26th
June 2019.
Curriculum
Information
We
have included a summary of the topics, which the children will be covering this
term. If you would like to make any suggestions of what you or your child would
like to learn in relation to the topics taught, please complete the form
attached and return it to your child’s class teacher. We welcome any
suggestions you may have.
Yours
Sincerely,
Mrs
Rolph
Miss
Lomas Miss Gibson Miss Murray
Year
Group leader
Teacher
Madagascar Egypt teacher Kenya teacher
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Summer
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1st Half Term
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2nd Half Term
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Topic
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Year 2: Dungeons and Dragons
Castles
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Year 2: Dungeons and Dragons -Battle of Hastings
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Literacy
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Year 2
RWI/Literacy
and Language
Reading and
Writing
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Year 2
RWI / Literacy and
Language.
Reading and Writing
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At home-Please
fill in the reading journal after hearing your child read. It is so important
for your child to read regularly to help their fluency, spelling and
comprehension. Reading will impact on all their learning.
Your child
will also bring a library book home to share.
For a good
selection of children’s books visit your local library.
Useful web
links-
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Numeracy
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Year 2
Arithmetic
Reasoning
Time
Position and direction
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Year 2
Arithmetic
Measurement
Investigations
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At home-Please
practice counting in 2s,3s,5s and 10s forward and backwards.
Useful
websites:
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ICT
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Year 2
PowerPoint Presentations
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Year 2
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Science
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Year 2
Mixtures and Potions-Properties of materials
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Year 2
Mixture and Potions -Properties of materials
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You could visit the
Science Museum. Admission is free.
Located at Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London, SW7
2DD.
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History/ Geography
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Year 2
Castles-Attack and Defence
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Year 2
Battle of Hastings and
William the Conqueror
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You could visit local castles like Colchester Castle.
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P.E
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Year 2
PE with coaches
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Year 2
PE with coaches-Athletics/Sports
Day
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Please ensure your child has their P.E kit for Tuesday.
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Music
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Music lessons Monday afternoons with a music teacher.
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Music lessons Monday afternoons with a music teacher.
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Art/ Design and Technology
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Year 2
Art- Textiles
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Year 2
DT-Sewing a Puppet
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P.H.S.E/R.E
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Year 2
Going for Goals
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Year 2
Moving on
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If
you have any suggestions you would like to make in relation to the topics we
are covering please fill in the box below.
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Topic
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Suggestion
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Child’s
name: ___________________________
Date:________________________
