The children have quickly settled into Year 2 and they have already adapted to the new routines.
Well done to them all. We have an exciting year planned for them.
Here is this terms curriculum letter for your information and the Homework Bingo:
Dear Parents and Carers,
Year 2 - Curriculum Newsletter Autumn
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 (please note this in the reading
record and ensure their book bag is brought into school every day)
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15
minutes practicing spellings
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15
minutes rehearsing counting/arithmetic or times tables facts
Your child will also have the opportunity
to bring a library book home to share with you. We also have the Year 2 Bingo
homework to attempt each half term. All activities are based around the
curriculum and experiences the children can share with you. Children do not
have to attempt every activity, but instead select the activities that
interests them. We hope that children will take their time with the homework
and be proud of the work they produce. Then they should hand completed work
into their teacher at the end of the half term. This will then be rewarded in
our ‘E’ for Excellence assembly.
Spellings:
Spellings will be given out on Fridays starting the 20th
September 2019. The children should practice their words every evening. The
test will take place on Thursdays.
Trips
Year 2 will have a Great Fire of London workshop on
the 27th September and will visit Harold Hill fire station during October. (Please complete the attached consent letter
for our local trips)
Showcase in classes on the 29th November at 2
o’clock. Parental reading workshop 10th
October at 8:45.
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
for 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 Gibson Miss Smith
Year Group leader
Madagascar Egypt teacher Kenya teacher
Autumn
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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: Bang, Whoosh, Pop
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Year 2: Australia VS Antarctica
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Literacy
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Year 2
RWI/Literacy
and Language
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Year 2
RWI / Literacy and Language.
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Please fill
in the reading journal after hearing your child read so they can be rewarded.
Your child
will also bring a library book home to share. Please encourage your child to
look after these books and they can be changed regularly in class. There is a
charge for lost or damaged books.
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
Number- Ordering and counting.
Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Number bonds.
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Year 2
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Measurement
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Please
practice the counting and times tables with your children. We complete Rock
Stars Maths arithmetic regularly in class. Children may take home the sheet
they are on to practice. It needs to be completed in 5 minutes. This is to
help their mental math’s skills.
Useful
websites:
www.mymaths.co.uk
www.mathletics.com/primary (cdn have log ins)
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ICT
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Year 2
Researching the great fire of London.
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Year 2
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Science
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Year 2-Materials
Changing materials. The properties of
materials. Performs simple investigations.
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Year 2-Materials
Changing materials. The properties of
materials. Performs simple investigations.
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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
The Great Fire of London.
Samuel Pepys.
The Gunpowder Plot.
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Year 2
Countries and continents. Comparing
different locations.
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You could visit The Monument or Museum of
London both have exhibitions about The Great Fire of London.
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P.E
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Year 2
PE with coaches
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Year 2
PE with coaches
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Please ensure your child has their P.E kit
for Monday.
Remember to name clothing.
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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
Design and make a healthy Pizza.
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Year 2
Painting
Artist-Anthony Frost
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P.H.S.E/R.E
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Year 2
New Beginnings
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Year 2
Christianity. Christmas
Stories about Jesus.
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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.
Topic
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Suggestion
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Child’s name:
___________________________
Date:________________________
Please keep the homework the children complete in the folders we have provided and return to school by Tuesday the 15th October.
Thank you for your continued support.
