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Welcome to Year 2!
We have lots of exciting topics this term that you can find more information about below.
What are we learning?
History – Sea Sides of the Past!
During this term, and with summer approaching, our history focus will be Sea Sides of the Past. We will be discovering how seaside holidays have changed over time and comparing them with holidays today. We will be investigating what it was like to visit the seaside 100 years ago, looking at how people travelled, what they wore, and the activities they enjoyed, and then imagining what it would be like to be a holidaymaker from the past!
Science – Science Adventures
In science this term we will be looking at Science Adventures. We will be developing our scientific enquiry skills through a range of exciting investigations and experiments, making predictions, testing materials, carrying out observations, and collecting and recording data! We will also be exploring different ways that we can present our findings, such as using tables or graphs, helping us to identify patterns and draw conclusions from our evidence.
Other Subjects:
English – Narratives and non-chronological reports
Maths – Time and fractions.
PE – Yoga and swimming.
DT – Making puppets
Music – Exploring dynamics, timbre, tempo and motifs.
Computing – Online safety and making music
RE – Stories of Sikh Gurus
What are we reading?
This half term we are going to be reading ‘Dougal's Deep Sea Diary’ by Simon Bartram – a fun adventure story about a boy called Dougal who travels beneath the sea in a submarine. As he explores the ocean depths, he records his discoveries in a diary, meeting fascinating sea creatures and learning about life underwater along the way.
Following that, we will be reading ‘The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch’ by Ronda Armitage – a story about Mr Grinling, a lighthouse keeper whose delicious lunches keep getting stolen by seagulls, so he and his wife come up with a clever plan to stop them.
Alongside this, we will be choosing a variety of different stories to read for pleasure and at home time within class.
Our Year 2 Timetable
The timetable below shows when children will need to bring in specific items during the week. It is the children's responsibility to ensure that they bring the correct equipment and kit on specific days. If any changes are made, parents will be notified via parent pay. We ask that children bring in their reading records and books daily, so that we are able to read with the children whenever possible.
| DAY | THINGS TO REMEMBER |
| Monday |
P.E Day (full kit needed)
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| Wednesday |
Swimming Day (full kit including swimming cap and towel needed) - please ensure the children are not wearing earrings on this day. If children wish to wear goggles, a letter needs to be sent in.
Weekly homework should now be completed on edshed.com and Maths.co.uk. It is an expectation that is completed each week. Reading books changed. |
| Thursday |
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| Friday |
Feel good Friday! Remember your navy trousers! New homework available on edshed.com and Maths.co.uk. |
Remember, all reading books and reading records should be in school every day.
