Year 2
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Mr Wilson Class Teacher |
Miss Weiss Teaching Assistant |
Learning Support Assistant |
Welcome back Year 2!
In Year 2 we have:
· Mr Wilson (Class Teacher)
· Miss Weiss (Teaching Assistant)
· Miss Crawley (Learning Support Assistant)
Children are expected to be lining up on the playground before the bell goes at 8:40, at which time classes 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 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 Wednesday and Friday - please ensure PE kits are brought into school before Wednesday 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 important 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 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 Development. Our enquiry question is:
“How does development impact society?’
We will be looking at how things have developed throughout over time in each subject, with a close look at the impact that it has had on society.
If you have any concerns, please see me before school or at the end of the day.
Thank you
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.'