Dear Parents / Guardians,

Welcome to Year 2, I hope you all enjoyed the autumn break. This term we will be learning about Cold Places and a famous ‘Ice Explorer’, Ernest Shackleton. We are going to a book festival talk on Monday 10th November at The Quarterhouse and on a school trip to The Beaney in Canterbury on Wednesday 19th November. We will also be very busy learning and practising our Christmas play!!

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English:

In reading we will continue to learn and practise our RWI sounds, but this time in class rather than in small groups. In writing we will be looking at recounts in the form of diary entries and think about how we can add descriptions to really paint a picture in the reader’s mind. We will also continue to practise using capital letters and full stops and other punctuation to show sentences. 

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Maths:

Maths will be taught based upon the White Rose scheme. This term our focus will be on addition and subtraction. We will look at number bonds and fact families. We will add and subtract 1 and 2 digit numbers before looking at solving missing number problems. 

Science: We will be exploring the topic of ‘Animals and Habitats’. We will be looking at different habitats, what animals need from their habitats and how they are able to survive there. 

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History / Geography:

We will be learning about the polar regions, The Arctic and Antarctica. We will also learn about Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to the South Pole on his ship, Endurance. 

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Art / DT:

Miss Hayward will teach Art on Fridays, looking at print, colour, collage - exploring the world through monoprint. We will also do some art in class linked to our topic and create decorations for the exhibition in December.

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PE:

This term we will focus on ball skills and dance. We will continue to have a specialist teacher on Fridays. 

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Computing:

Computing will be taught by Mr O on Fridays. This term children will look at online safety and spreadsheets. 

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RE:

This term, once again, we have a focus on the religion Christianity. We will look at how should we care for others and the world and why does it matter.

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Home learning:

Each term the children will receive a new grid; from which they can choose activities to complete in their homework book or any other way that suits the work. Please allow children the freedom to complete any of their own ideas for activities in addition to those on the grid.

Daily reading, phonics practise and continuing to learn and practise times tables would greatly support the learning and progress of your child.

Finally, when we do PE this term, it will be on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

Please send your child into school with their full school uniform each day except Friday when they will need to wear their P.E. kits all day. Please ensure it is all clearly named. 

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to ask.

Mrs Honzik