Welcome to Year 2
Year 2 Curriculum Map
Welcome to Year 2!
Welcome to the Autumn term in Year 2! The children will be in class with Miss White (Monday, Thursday and Friday) and Mrs Moleele (Tuesday and Wednesday), with additional support from Miss McNamara. Above is our Long Term Plan for the year with details about the Year 2 curriculum. Below are some brief details about elements of our learning this half term and some key information to help the half term run smoothly. There are also Knowledge Organisers for our science, RE, history and geography for your information. Please do keep an eye out for regular information about our class on our blog (details for which will be on the school newsletter, although if you’ve found this, you’re in the right place!) and any last minute information or changes on the school app. If you have any questions, please contact one of us at anna.white@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk or kirsty.moleele@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk and we will reply as soon as we can.
Thanks for your continued support.
Kind regards,
Miss White.
Reading: Children will continue to bring home books weekly and have 1:1 reading sessions in school. We will collect in returned books on a Monday and keep these until Tuesday when new books will be provided. Please aim to read these, and other books, with your child for 5 to 10 minutes each day. There is a yellow reading record that will come home with these books too, please indicate when a book has been read with a tick or initials and any comments if you feel necessary. Please return the reading record when books are returned. Reading in school will take place as part of our phonics sessions and children will also be heard 1:1 during the week.
Spellings: Spellings will be taught in class during our phonics lessons. There will be a weekly quiz of 5 words and a dictated sentence towards the end of each unit. These will all be taken from the review part of our phonics sessions and, as such, words will not be sent home to practice.
Below is a breakdown of the sounds and spelling patterns for the Spring term.
Handwriting: Handwriting sessions will initially take place every day. We learn cursive handwriting in Year 2. Below is a link to example joins we will be learning.
Continuous Cursive Joins Letter version 3 - Animations and Worksheets (teachhandwriting.co.uk)
PE: In PE this half term either Forest School or Invasion Games - both on Wednesday. Children should have received a letter telling them which weeks they are doing Forest School and appropriate clothing for this. All other weeks children should come to school wearing their PE kit – black jogging bottoms or shorts (if the weather is fit), white t-shirt, black jacket and trainers.
Things to remember:
- All children should bring a flask or bottle of water to school. Water only, please. This should be taken home and washed every day.
- Named pumps must be worn in school. Children should be able to tie laces quickly if they have lace-up pumps/outdoor shoes and pumps should be checked by a parent every half term to ensure they are in good condition to prevent trip hazards.
- Named, appropriate clothing for the weather should be brought every day – please ensure your child has a coat if rain is forecast or looks likely, especially as we head towards the winter.
- School Policy is that, other than for religious reasons, children should not wear jewellery in school apart from a watch. These need to be removed for PE lessons.
Science Knowledge Organiser
RE Knowledge Organiser
History Knowledge Organiser
Geography Knowledge Organiser
Year 2 Class Blog
Sunflowers!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 2 Class Blog
As part of our new science topic about plants, Year 2 have planted some sunflower seed this week. We will be taking care of them and observing their growth over the next few weeks. We will measure them and see which can grow the highest.
Basic hygiene in science
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 2 Class Blog
This week we have finished our science learning about Animals including humans by investigating whether we need soap to wash our hands. We used pepper to act like germs and etched as they were repelled by a finger that had soap on it.
We then followed steps to wash our hands thoroughly.
Shabbat Artwork
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 2 Class Blog
This week, Year 2 have been continuing with their learning about Jewish people by exploring the weekly celebration of a Shabbat meal. They have created silhouette artwork on a sunset background to show important items in a Shabbat meal and then labelled these with explanations about how they are used during the meal.
Chairs for Paddington
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 2 Class Blog
Year 2 have now completed their chairs for Paddington Bear! They finished their DT learning about stability by making the chairs using supports and a flange joint to attach the legs. I think you’ll agree Paddington looks very comfortable on them!
The Reading Lounge
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 2 Class Blog
Thanks to money raised by the PTA we have had a revamp of our reading corner, now name ‘The Reading Lounge’. We have been able to buy new furniture, cushions, a rug and some new books to make reading an even more special and enjoyable experience. Here it is in full use during reading morning this week.
A huge thank you to everyone involved in raising this money - we LOVE our new Reading Lounge!
