Year 2 - Penguins

Autumn 1 - 2024

Hello Penguins!

 

Welcome to Year 2! We have lots of exciting learning planned and I know we are going to have a super year together! 

 

To start our learning this year in English, we will be writing our own ‘Beat the monster’ narratives- based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We will then design and make our own traps in the forest area and write instructions to help Jack solve his GIANT problem!

 

We will be learning about plants in Science and continuing with your ‘Let’s Grow’ sessions with Katie in the school allotments. In Science lessons, we will be learning about the things that plants need to be able to grow healthily. We will be growing our own beanstalks and testing cress to see if the different conditions they are grown in effect the way they grow by observing their size, colour and other visual changes.

 

In RE, we will be learning about Islam. We will learn about the 5 pillars- the five most important duties of Muslims and what the Qu-ran says about how Muslims should live their lives.

 

Geography will be taught by Miss Hook on a Tuesday. You will be building on your learning from Year 1, locating the continents and oceans of the world, learning about the countries and capital cities of the UK and you will find out lots of interesting facts about the United Kingdom including native plants, animals, landmarks and geographical features.

 

In Maths, following the White Rose Maths curriculum, we will start with a focus on the Place Value of numbers to 100 and using our knowledge of number to order, compare and then add and subtract 2-digit numbers.

  

Our PE days will be Tuesday and Wednesday (with the sports coach) this term so please come to school in your PE kits on those days. We will be learning a new sport – Lacrosse- this term!

 

I love to read and I can’t wait to share some of my favourite stories with you in class! Reading is so important- it helps your creativity and imagination grow, expands your vocabulary and will really help to improve your writing. By the end of the first week, you will have a home reading book. I would like you to read at least 2 times a week for 10-15 minutes. Record what you are reading each time on the reading record (it doesn’t have to be your school reading book). You can include any books you have read at home; a bedtime story to a brother or sister, a magazine or even a recipe! Your school reading books will be changed on a Friday this term, please make sure your book bags are in school on this day. We will also be sending home a list of your school log-ins- so you can use the TTRS app and then later on, the Spelling Shed app at home – there will be rewards for the effort you put into your home learning too 😊

 

If you have any questions or need to speak to us, please catch us at the end of the school day or make an appointment by phoning the school office.

 

Mrs Green, Miss Page, Mrs Fall and Miss Hook (every Tuesday)