Welcome to Year 2

Class Teachers:

Cedar: Mrs Ffrench 

Laurel: Mrs Pallister (Mrs P)

Support Staff: 

Mrs Shelley (LSA)

Mrs Rossi-Kerr (LSA)

Key Messages/Dates

• PE is on a Friday.
• Water bottles should contain only water.
• Children to be reading at least 3 times a week and recording it on Boom Reader.
• Children need to be playing TTRockstars at least 3 times a week.
• World Book Day Thursday 5th March – Come dressed as a book character.
• National Science week 9th March.
• Red Nose Day Friday 20th March - Please wear red.
• Charity fundraiser for Pakefield Pastures Friday 27th March – Wear your own clothes day, please bring in £1     

Spring 2

What are we learning?

Reading

These are the texts that we cover throughout the year:

At St Margaret's we are passionate about reading! We teach a daily reading session based on a  Curriculum for Unity School’s Partnership (CUSP) text.

This half term, our core texts are The Street Beneath My Feet by Charlotte Guillain and The Rhythm of the rain by Grahame Baker-Smith .The core texts are supplemented by a variety of additional texts to support children developing their reading fluency and confidence across a range of text types.

Writing

At St Margaret's Primary Academy, we follow CUSP for our writing curriculum. The CUSP curriculum is a vocabulary rich, knowledge-based approach to help develop pupils' retrieval, vocabulary and deepen learning. During the Spring Term, Year 2 will be learning

to retell stories using the past tense, expanded noun phrases and the third person. They will plan and sequence narratives, before editing for impact and publishing their work. They will also write personal recounts using first person and chronological order.

Maths 

At St Margaret's Primary Academy, we adopt a Mastery approach to teach maths lessons. The mastery approach supports children in becoming fluent and confident mathematicians. Maths lessons include ‘Flashback 4’ where children recap four previously learnt skills, fluency activities and opportunities for children to apply their knowledge to reasoning and problem solving.This half term the children will learn about length, height and money. They will measure, compare and solve problems using practical activities before completing an assessment at the end of each unit. The children will continue to practice their 10 , 5  and 2 times tables daily. 

Geography

This term the children  will explore their local environment while learning map skills. They will use atlases, aerial photographs, compass directions and map keys to describe places and create simple maps during fieldwork.

Science

This half term, the children  will revisit learning about living things, habitats and materials, strengthening their understanding. They will take part in Science Week activities linked to their scientific skills.

Art/DT

In art the children will be studying  the artist Katie Vernon, they will collage and explore the use of chalk, crayons, rubbings and simple printing. They will combine materials to create textured artwork and discuss visual and tactile qualities.

In DT The children will investigate materials and their properties. They will test waterproofing, explore how clothing suits different weather and study how materials are adapted for purpose. They will observe, test and record their results.

RE

This half term the children will be exploring the enquiry: How important is it to Christians that Jesus came back to life after his crucifixion?  They will learn about the Christian belief in Jesus’ resurrection. They will explore the Easter story and reflect on themes of new life, memories and what happens when people die.

PSHE

The children will learn ways to keep their bodies healthy, understand relaxation and stress, explore safe use of medicines as well as classifying foods into groups to understand a balanced diet.

The children will be working through the unit Healthy Me. In this unit the children will

Home learning

We expect children to read a minimum of 3 times a week at home; this should be logged on Boom Reader. If you need support with Boom Reader, please come and speak to a member of the Year 2 team who will be more than happy to help. 

Children are expected to practise their times tables at home regularly using Times Tables Rockstars. 

https://ttrockstars.com/ 

If you need support with logging into TTRS or are unaware of your child's login, please reach out to a member of the Year 2 team.