Mr Jenkins
assisted by Bev & Nikki
CURRICULUM
OVERVIEW
Click here for Year 2 overview
HOMEWORK & SPELLINGS
Homework is set on a Wednesday and must be uploaded on Google Classroom by the following Wednesday.
Spelling tests will take place each Wednesday and results recorded in reading records.
USEFUL NOTICES
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Reading records must be in school every day.
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Bring a water bottle to school each day
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PE will be on a Wednesday and you are to come to school wearing your kit.
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Our library session is on a Wednesday so please have your library book in school to renew or change.
ENGLISH
We will continue a book-based approach to the teaching of our English. Across the school, we have found that using a text as a stimulus for their writing brings much enthusiasm and gives them a purpose to what they write. Children will have a range of writing tasks both fiction and non-fiction. They will write in role of characters, write letters and diary entries, they will have opportunities to write stories, newspaper articles and non-chronological reports. In all lessons, children will be learning or consolidating skills in phonics, grammar, punctuation, reading and handwriting. For the first half of the Spring term we will be reading the book The Great Fire of London. It will teach the children about this historical event as well as linking to geography and teaching about London in different centuries and also the about the fire from different character perspectives.
PE
At Boutcher, we follow the ‘Real PE’ approach. Real PE is a unique, child-centred approach that engages and challenges children in their PE lessons. It focuses on the development of agility, balance and coordination, healthy competition and cooperative learning. Real PE focuses on six key cogs, these are: Creative, Cognitive, Health and Fitness, Personal, Physical and Social.
In the spring term, we will be working through the ‘cognitive’ cog in our weekly PE lessons.
Our PE day is: Wednesday
PE kit is as follows:
- plain white t-shirt or polo top
- navy blue jogging bottoms, leggings or shorts (no logos)
- school navy blue jumper or cardigan
- suitable trainers for PE
SCIENCE
This term, we will be learning about Uses of Everyday Materials including wood, plastic, metal, glass, brick, paper and cardboard. Children then go on to compare the suitability of different everyday materials for different purposes. They explore how objects made of some everyday materials can change shape and how the recycling process is able to reuse some everyday materials numerous times. It finishes with children learning about new discoveries which have made over time with a specific focus on John McAdam. A range of learning activities are used in this unit including, discussions, sequencing and a local walk where children work scientifically to identify the uses of everyday materials in the local area.
MATHS
During this half-term, we’ll be looking at different types of measurements. If your child doesn’t already know the four types of calculation please keep practising with them. All children are expected to be able to recite their 2,5 and 10 times tables by the end of Year 2.
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Click here for Maths Methods Handbook
RE
This term our topic is Judaism. The children will be introduced to the faith of Judaism. They will learn what it means to be a Jewish person and focus on some special times for Jewish people: the weekly celebration of Shabbat, Havdalah and the festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Hanukkah.
THEME
Our topic this term is The Great fire Of London which will work alongside our English book looking at the same topic.
PSHE
At Boutcher School, we teach Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE) and relationships as a whole-school approach to underpin children’s development as people and because we believe that this also supports their learning capacity. We use the Jigsaw Programme which offers us a comprehensive, carefully thought-through Scheme of Work which brings consistency and progression to our children’s learning in this vital curriculum area. This term the topic being covered across the school is Dreams and Goals. In this unit, children will think about their aspirations, how to achieve goals and develop their understanding of the emotions that go with this.
READING
Your child will be given a staged/phase book that will be taken home with them. There is no set day for changing books as children will be read to at different points in the week. To facilitate this, please ensure your child’s reading pack (with their book and reading record inside) is in their book bag every day. It is very important to hear your child read out loud each day and ask them questions about what they have read to check their understanding and develop their comprehension skills (see questions inside their Reading Record).
Their school reading book can be read more than once to ensure they not only read the words but most importantly, understand what it is about. Please remember to record the date and page number along with your signature. This helps us monitor your child’s progress.
In Key Stage One, we expect a minimum of 3 signatures a week as well as at least one written comment using the KS1 reading comprehension skills sheet that is in the front of your child’s reading record.
Our library visit will take place on Wednesdays.
BOOK LIST
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