In year 2 our PE days this half term are Wednesday and Friday. Children will need trainers, their school PE t-shirt and a plain dark coloured bottoms.
Reading books should be read each night and brought in school everyday to be signed. They will be changed on Monday, Wedesday and Friday.
Our homework is set on a Friday, on Seesaw, and due in the following Thursday.
New spellings will also be set every Friday to be learnt for a test the following Friday. Please ensure spellng books are in school everyday.
We use
Spelling Shed https://play.edshed.com/en-gb
TT Rockstars https://ttrockstars.com/
We will also send home paper homework.
Our Learning
Autumn 1
Please click on the links to access the knowledge organiser for each curriculum area.
PHONICS: Please click here to see our phonic curriculum You will also find our phonic teaching videos by clicking here and scrolling down to the bottom of the page.
ENGLISH: Labels and captions. Narratives
READING: The Emerald Forest by Catherine Ward
Maths: Place value and addition and subtraction.
SCIENCE: Seasonal changes
HISTORY: Childhood then and now
GEOGRAPHY: Our school and local area
RE: Who do Christians say made the world?
Art: Landscapes
COMPUTING: E-safety and Information and technology around us.
PE: Fundamentals and ball skills
PSHE: Dreams and goals
Helpful Resources
Please find below some helpful resources that you may use with your child at home.
Year 1 & 2 Common Exception Words
These are words that cannot be sounded out phonetically and children need to be able to read and spell off by heart.
Phonics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkXcabDUg7Q
Set 1, 2 and 3 sounds list and rhymes
These are phonics sound that your child will be learning in school to help them read and write. You could use these sound mats to play games at home such as snap or even have your child look for items around your home that have these sounds in them and ask them to write it down.
By the end of year 2, children should know their 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s. You could print these to use at home with your child. Likewise, remember to log into your child's TT Rockstars account and practice there!
