Welcome to Year 2

Miss Guest - Rosemary Class
Mrs Pounder - Lavender Class (Monday - Wednesday)
Ms Bamford - Lavender Class (Wednesday - Friday)

A Very Warm Welcome to Year 2

Welcome back to the second part of the Summer term 2024 from all of the Year 2 team. We are really excited to jump into teaching and learning with our amazing ‘history’ led topic.

‘Why do we like to be beside the seaside?'

This half term we will be exploring why we like to be beside the seaside. We will be learning about the physical and human features of the coast (looking closely at St Ives) and comparing seaside holidays today, to those in the past. Our writing this half term include innovating the story of the Sand Horse, writing instructions for making a sandcastle and some seaside poetry. In science, we will be looking carefully at the impact of diet, hygiene, exercise and sleep on the human body.

Our writing this half term focuses on ‘The Sand Horse' by Ann Turbull:

Over the half term, we will also be learning:

• MATHS – Consolidation, Problem Solving
• SCIENCE – Animals, including humans (diet, hygiene and exercise)
• DT - Cooking
• COMPUTING – Algorithms
• HISTORY - Seasides
• PE - Basketball and Athletics
• PSHE - Growing Up
• RE– Sikhism
• MUSIC - Rockpool Rock

Topic Knowledge Organisers

We will be using these topic knowledge organisers throughout the half term to help children recall key facts and vocabulary and to support them in all areas of the curriculum. Please use these at home with your children to discuss their learning.

Key Dates for Summer 2

PE and Outdoor Learning for Summer 2

Please bring the correct PE kit and Outdoor Learning kit to school on the following days:

PE kits consist of PLAIN black shorts or jogging bottoms, PLAIN white t-shirt, and trainers. Children should wear their school jumper too. The children will take part in Outdoor Learning every other week and they will need wellies, warm clothing and a waterproof coat. Outdoor Learning kit will need to be brought into school in a named bag. 

Please bring PE kits into school at the beginning of the half term and leave them in school until the end of the half term. This ensures that PE kit is in school when needed.

Homework in Year 2

Each week, we ask that all children read with somebody at home at least three times a week and record it in the Communication diary. This could be any adult, an older sibling or friend. Every little bit of reading really does help children on the learning journey and these children tend to make the most progress throughout the year. We also ask that all children practise the printed texts that are sent home each Friday in their reading bags. There will also be weekly spellings which can be found in Communication Diaries, along with the logins for NumBots and Times Table Rock Stars so that the children can practise their mathematical skills.

Housekeeping

Please ensure that everything that your child brings to school (including OL kit, PE kit, hats, scarves, gloves and water bottles) has their name on it. Name tags are great, but biro on a label is just as good. This will hopefully make it possible to return any lost property.