Year 2
Welcome to Year 2
Who's who?
Mrs Bothma - class teacher
Mrs Pullin - LSA and cover supervisor
Miss Lowe-Collins - student teacher
Wider Curriculum
This half term we are learning about the countries in the United Kingdom in Geography, where they are located, their capitals, flags and key facts. In Music we are starting to look at tuned instruments and learning how to play and compose music using glockenspiels. In Art we are investigating the colour wheel, mixing different shades and using this to create our own interpretation of Mark Rothko’s work.
In PE we are consolidating our skills in throwing and catching before moving on to learning how to play Matball. We will learn the rules of the game as well as teamwork skills to compete against each other in tournaments within the class.
Ways to help your child at home
Read, read and read some more! Your child should be reading to you at least 4 times a week in addition to you reading to them. Try to also ask them questions about what they are reading to check their understanding.
If your child finds the spellings easy in any week, try asking them to put them into sentences as well. We will be continuing to develop the cursive script with a focus on the size of the letters being appropriate so please use the guide in the learning log to support this.
Important Information
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Timings of day |
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Monday |
8.45am* – 3pm Mrs Bothma teaching all day |
Spellings tested and new spellings given out PE session in the afternoon |
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Tuesday |
8.45am* – 3pm Mrs Bothma teaching all day |
Year 2 library day – books will need to be returned and swapped on a Tuesday only
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Wednesday |
8.45am* – 3pm Mrs Bothma teaching am Mrs Pullin/Miss Lowe Collins pm |
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Thursday |
8.45am* – 3pm Mrs Pullin and Miss Lowe-Collins teaching all day |
PE session in the afternoon |
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Friday |
8.45am* – 3pm Mrs Bothma teaching all day |
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Useful Websites
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Website |
Resources |
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www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button |
This is a great game for developing quick recall skills in Maths. |
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www.activelearnprimary.co.uk |
As previously, you can find additional Bug Club books here. If you have any trouble logging on, please let me know. |
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www.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/ |
Free to register with additional books you can enjoy with your child. |
Merry Christmas from Year 2
Identifying leaves from our class tree - the Silver Birch
Our super clay tiles inspired by Joe Scarborough's 'Sheffield through the Ages'
We love our weekly Harthill Spelling Gameshow
While reading 'Here we are' we spend time outside with a hot chocolate appreciating the world around us
Bubble fun
