Year 2
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Mr Wilson Class Teacher |
Miss Mendes Teaching Assistant |
Miss Bowler Learning Support Assistant |
Welcome back Year 2!
We hope you have had a lovely break and are looking forward to this term as much as we are. In Year 2 we still have:
· Mr Wilson (Class Teacher)
· Miss Mendes (Teaching Assistant)
· Miss Bowler (Learning Support Assistant)
In Maths, we will be learning multiplication facts for the 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. Your child should practise these regularly at home to gain fluency. We will also be learning how to add and subtract two-digit numbers. We regularly use 100 squares to develop fluency with adding and subtracting.
All children are expected to be lining up on the playground before the bell goes at 8:40, at which time the class will enter school and begin their day of learning. The school day finishes at 3:10 so please be on time to collect your children. It is vital that the children attend school every day. Missing just one day will mean that five lessons have been missed. If your child is too unwell to attend school, please ensure that the office is contacted before 9:00am.
Children must be in school uniform each day - this includes a tie. Please make sure each item of clothing has their name in it to prevent it from getting lost. PE days are on Monday and Friday - please ensure PE kits are brought into school on a Monday and taken home on a Friday. If your child has earrings, they must be taken out for PE lessons. If they cannot remove their own earrings, please take them out before school.
It is a school expectation that children read at home at least three times a week. It is vital that this happens as often as possible as it has such an impact on not only their reading skills but in other areas of learning too. If it is a longer book, your child can read a couple of pages each evening. We ask that an adult signs the reading record every time a child reads at home.
The children will continue to bring home spellings on a Monday. They will be tested on these on a Friday. It would be useful to the children if you could help to practise them by covering up the words so they can learn the spelling patterns of each word.
Our class concept is Growth. Our enquiry question is,
“Does growth have a positive or negative impact on society?”
We will be looking at Growth and how things have grown throughout society in each subject, with a close look at whether it has had a positive or negative impact on society.
If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to come and talk to us. This can be done either by arranging an appointment after school or if necessary, an appointment can be made that day.
Mr Wilson
Growth of materials
We discussed and experimented with different materials, investigating their properties to decide what they would be used for effectively. We looked at how they have changed a lot over time, especially since the Great Fire of London and how these changes have been positive and negative. The children were able to use their knowledge to make comments about this.
'Bricks are strong and hard so that our houses can be strong. But in 1666, houses were weaker and fire can spread more easily.'
'Harry Brearley invented stainless steel which makes it last longer so this is positive. However, it costs more so some people cannot afford it.'
'Cloths and towels are absorbent because they need to take in water when we use them.'