Class 2

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope that you all had an enjoyable summer holiday and that you have spent much needed quality time with your family. Autumn is a busy term full of learning and we cannot wait to get started!

In maths this year we will be introducing ‘Maths Mastery’ this year to Year 2. Mastering maths means pupils of all ages acquiring a deep, long-term secure and adaptable understanding of the subject. Children will have a daily maths lesson that reinforces learning and allows children to take on new skills and apply these in a range of contexts.

In English, children will continue to practise spelling, grammar, handwriting and punctuation while applying this knowledge in stories, information texts and poems. This first term we will be focusing on Paddington’s journey to Peru, retelling various adventure stories about Paddington’s journey! This term we will continue to focus on Expanded noun phrases, sentence cohesion, conjunctions, punctuation. We will then move on to creating our very own fact file based on Elizabeth Blackwell focusing on our non-fiction features.

In science we will be continuing our learning of Plants’. We will grow our own seeds and bulbs this term observing how they have grown over time. The children will continue to explore plants and bulbs and looking at what environment’s plants grow best in and exploring the life cycle of a flowering plants.

Our thematic units are cross-curricular, covering all the traditional subjects as well as more contemporary areas of study such as sustainability and wellbeing. Our first theme this term will be ‘Inter-Nation Media Station’. “Inter-Nation Media Station” is a thematic unit, based on media and broadcasting, with a key focus on history, through which pupils will learn about early methods of communication, leading to the invention of both the television and radio. Pupils will develop confidence in oracy, through opportunities to work on their own broadcasts. We will kick start this unit with our inspiration day taking place on Friday 6th September.

Homework will continue, with Math’s and English being sent out alternatively each week, this will be linked to what has been taught prior that week. Spelling will also continue, which will be linked to the phonics taught that week which will be sent home on a Friday, where a spelling test will take place on the following Friday. Reading books will also be changed frequently to ensure that your child has regular opportunities to read at home and throughout the week. I would also like to thank parents for their continued support in ensuring their child’s homework is completed and reading is taking place frequently.

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P.E will continue to take place on a Tuesday afternoon and a Thursday afternoon. Please ensure that you children have the correct PE kit and it is labelled. Should you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours Sincerely,

Miss Cooper (Class teacher)   Mrs Jones (Support staff) Mrs Moreton (Support staff)