Year 2
Class Teacher:
Mr Pringle
Classroom Support:
Mrs Halfyard, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Liggitt, Mrs Mineiro and Mrs Fairs
Our class email address is:
class2@woodhamley.essex.sch.uk
Important Information
-PE will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons (although this can be subject to change e.g. due the weather)
-Children need a full indoor (t-shirt, shorts and, ideally plimsolls) and outdoor (warm top, jogging bottoms and trainers) kit for PE.
-Earrings should be removed or removeable by children for PE. Staff may not remove earrings nor use tape to cover them
-Absences should be reported on StudyBugs
-Payments should be made through ParentPay wherever possible
-Children should complete nightly reading at home, ideally with an adult
This Term In Year 2
This term in Year 2, the topic is Arctic Adventure. Below, you can find details of the areas we will be focusing on in class.
Literacy
Letter writing and poetry
Sentence structure including time, place and cause words
Descriptive vocabulary (adjectives and adverbs)
Maths
Addition (including column addition)
Subtraction (including column subtraction)
Multiplication (using 2, 5 and 10 times tables)
Division (using pictures and known times tables)
Reading
George's Marvellous Medicine
Science
World biomes
Habitats
Food chains
Geography
The Arctic Circle, it's landscape and wildlife
Inuit life
History
Famous explorers of The Arctic
Art and DT
Sewing
PE
Tennis
Dance
Music
Exploring instruments to convey a message e.g. how to show a storm
PSHE
Zones of Regulation
Topic
Our topic this half term is ...
Arctic Adventure
The topic links back the school's overarching question 'Does the world look after us or do we look after it?' which spans the Autumn Term.
Please find the Knowledge Organiser for this unit below.
Previous Knowledge Organisers
A knowledge organiser breaks down the core learning and vocabulary that children will look at during a unit of work in a particular subject or topic. It details
-Prior learning
-The minimum knowledge should have by the end of a topic
-The key vocabulary (The Vocabulary Dozen) for a a topic.
As a parent, you can support your child's learning my look through knowledge organisers with your child and asking them questions about their learning. You can also find more knowledge organisers under the Class Pages tab on the website.
Target Building
Following on from our Parent Consultations (phone calls), several of you have asked for some resources to support the learning at home.
Please find some handy sheet or booklets you can print at home to support you. If you are unable to print these, please do not hesitate to ask for a copy in school.
Some of these documents appear best when downloaded.
Time, Place and Cause Words
Adjectives
Handwriting
Phonics Mats And Flashcards
Phase 3
Phase 4 Blends
Phase 5
High Frequency Words
First 100 High Frequency Words
200 High Frequency Words
