Year 2 Fir Class 2023 - 2024
Mrs Williams
Support Staff: Mrs Markley and Mrs Robinson
Mrs C Williams | Mrs Markley | Mrs Robinson |
Curriculum information for Spring 2
English:
In English we will be exploring the text, 'Kassim and the Greedy Dragon.' We will be using Talk for Writing techniques to learn the text off by heart and then begin to write our own versions.
Maths: Power Maths Unit 7- Multiplication and Division; Unit 8- Length & Height and Unit 9- Mass, Capacity and Temperature
Science: We will be conducting a variety of experiments through our STEM topic.
History: In History we will be learning about holidays in the past and how they have changed over time.
Art: Painting and Mixed media
PE: Dance
PSHE: Living in the wider world
Computing: Digital Photography
RE: Christianity- focusing on the bible
Important Information for Spring 2
PE- Fir Class will have their PE sessions on Wednesday.
PE Uniform:
- Team colour t-shirt
- Plain black shorts
- Black pumps for indoor PE
- Trainers for outdoor PE
- Tracksuits, sweatshirts and leggings can be worn for outdoor PE in colder weather
- Ear rings must be removed and long hair must be tied back
Reading Book Changes
Expectations
It is expected that all children will read at home at least five times each week. This can be a mixture of reading with support from an adult and independent reading. It can be their home reader, a magazine, newspaper, library book, or any other book that your child would enjoy reading. All home reading should be recorded in home-school diaries, this can be as simple as individual date and signature and the book that has been read as well as comment about how your child has read.
All children at Whitby Heath read daily in class whether it be on a 1:1 basis or working within group. As a school, we aim for ‘Strive for Five’. Using our Dojo reward system to celebrate this achievement. As a result, parents will receive a notification of this via the Dojo app as well as children receiving a stamp in their Reading Record indicating their total number of reads each week.
Each child has an allocated day that their book/s will be changed, linked to their house teams:
Donaldson- Monday
Seuss- Tuesday
Dahl- Wednesday
Rowling- Thursday
In school, we use children’s Reading Records to keep a record of what the children are reading rather than a dialogue between parents and school. We love to see parent comments about how they have got on if you have listened to them reading aloud or have asked them some questions about what they have read. We look forward to catching up with parents about children's reading progress in our parent’s evenings.
Homework Information
Mathletics Tasks: Set every week
English homework will be set every week on Class Dojo.
ClassDojo
Should parents need to contact the Year 1 team please send a direct message through ClassDojo. All communication from school will be shared in this way.
Other useful websites for learning at home
- Mathletics
- Timestables Rockstars
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
All children have a login for this website.
- Hit the Button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
A great way to practice times tables at home.
- Newsround
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround
A place for children to keep up with current events!
- National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
A lovely website for children to learn more about animals, wildlife and the world around them.
- BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
A place full of information that covers the range of the subjects and topics we study in school.
- Phonics playhttps://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
- A fun website where children can practise their Phonics by playing fun games!
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