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Year 2 Autumn Term Overview 2018
Welcome to Year 2!
We have put together some information that you may find useful as you support your child this year.
Year 2 Topics
You will find a curriculum map of the main activities for this term on the back of this page. These are the areas that Year 2 will be studying this term. Where appropriate, subjects will be linked to our History topic. There will also be a cross-curricular emphasis throughout school on the children understanding and demonstrating our school values as part of the Character Curriculum. We want to encourage the children to develop these important values: Kindness, Responsibility, Respect, Commitment, Appreciation, Honesty and Resilience. This will obviously be done at an appropriate level and using suitable vocabulary for the age of the children.
Children’s Targets
The children’s reading, writing and maths targets will be handed to you at our Parents Evening. They will be working towards these targets in class. You can also use these targets as a guide when supporting your child’s learning at home.
Homework
It is essential that your child is reading every single evening and that they are practising their times tables and spellings. It is important that you continue to listen to your child read as often as possible and record this in their reading diaries. We will reward children who read at home at least three times a week, so signing your child's organiser helps to make sure they get the recognition they deserve.
As well as reading with your child, please encourage them to practise times tables for 5 minutes each day. They should be working on 10’s, 2’s and 5’s this term and there will be tests each Friday. Spellings will be given out weekly and usually tested on Fridays.
Homework will be given out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Thursday.
Important Additional Information
Trip: There will a trip to Sherwood Forest for all children in Year 1 and Year 2 on Wednesday November 14th. This will be used to enrich our History and Literacy work this term. There will be a separate letter with more information about the trip at a later date. The expected cost of this trip will be £9.
PE: This term PE will take place on Tuesday afternoons. For the first half term it will be climbing sessions at the Climbing Centre. The children must wear the correct PE kit (white t-shirt, navy shorts, sensible plimsolls/trainers and no jewellery). Children should have brought their PE kit in on the first day of term and will need to leave it in school until the last day of half term.
Water Bottles: Please note that your child will need to come to school with their own water bottle each day (already filled).
Playground Apparatus: We value your cooperation in ensuring your children do not play on the playground apparatus before or after school.
Important Dates
Friday 5th October: Harvest Assembly 9.05am
w/b Monday 22nd October: Black History Week
Wednesday 24th October: Parents Evening 3.30pm
Thursday 20th October: Break up for half term
Friday 26th October: INSET day
w/b Monday 5th November: Other Faiths Week (Judaism)
w/b Monday 12th November: Anti-Bullying Week
Wednesday 14th November: Trip to Sherwood Forest
Monday 3rd December: Advent Reflection Day
Thursday 13th December: Key Stage 1 Nativity (2pm)
Friday 21st December: Break up for Christmas holidays
Welcome to Year 2!
We have put together some information that you may find useful as you support your child this year.
Year 2 Topics
You will find a curriculum map of the main activities for this term on the back of this page. These are the areas that Year 2 will be studying this term. Where appropriate, subjects will be linked to our History topic. There will also be a cross-curricular emphasis throughout school on the children understanding and demonstrating our school values as part of the Character Curriculum. We want to encourage the children to develop these important values: Kindness, Responsibility, Respect, Commitment, Appreciation, Honesty and Resilience. This will obviously be done at an appropriate level and using suitable vocabulary for the age of the children.
Children’s Targets
The children’s reading, writing and maths targets will be handed to you at our Parents Evening. They will be working towards these targets in class. You can also use these targets as a guide when supporting your child’s learning at home.
Homework
It is essential that your child is reading every single evening and that they are practising their times tables and spellings. It is important that you continue to listen to your child read as often as possible and record this in their reading diaries. We will reward children who read at home at least three times a week, so signing your child's organiser helps to make sure they get the recognition they deserve.
As well as reading with your child, please encourage them to practise times tables for 5 minutes each day. They should be working on 10’s, 2’s and 5’s this term and there will be tests each Friday. Spellings will be given out weekly and usually tested on Fridays.
Homework will be given out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Thursday.
Important Additional Information
Trip: There will a trip to Sherwood Forest for all children in Year 1 and Year 2 on Wednesday November 14th. This will be used to enrich our History and Literacy work this term. There will be a separate letter with more information about the trip at a later date. The expected cost of this trip will be £9.
PE: This term PE will take place on Tuesday afternoons. For the first half term it will be climbing sessions at the Climbing Centre. The children must wear the correct PE kit (white t-shirt, navy shorts, sensible plimsolls/trainers and no jewellery). Children should have brought their PE kit in on the first day of term and will need to leave it in school until the last day of half term.
Water Bottles: Please note that your child will need to come to school with their own water bottle each day (already filled).
Playground Apparatus: We value your cooperation in ensuring your children do not play on the playground apparatus before or after school.
Important Dates
Friday 5th October: Harvest Assembly 9.05am
w/b Monday 22nd October: Black History Week
Wednesday 24th October: Parents Evening 3.30pm
Thursday 20th October: Break up for half term
Friday 26th October: INSET day
w/b Monday 5th November: Other Faiths Week (Judaism)
w/b Monday 12th November: Anti-Bullying Week
Wednesday 14th November: Trip to Sherwood Forest
Monday 3rd December: Advent Reflection Day
Thursday 13th December: Key Stage 1 Nativity (2pm)
Friday 21st December: Break up for Christmas holidays
