Year 2 – Term 2 Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

Here is a brief outline of the work your child will be covering within the curriculum for the rest of this half term. Any resources or expertise you may have that would enhance the children’s learning in any of these areas would be much appreciated.

Literacy

Texts for shared reading and writing: traditional stories and non-fiction texts. Examples of other work that will be ongoing throughout this half term include the reading and spelling of common tricky words (please see attached list), listening with sustained concentration and following instructions accurately, exploring familiar themes and characters through improvisation and role play, guided reading (reading on sight high frequency words specific to books matched to the abilities of reading groups), guided writing, phonics and handwriting practise.

It is also important that you continue to hear your child read as often as possible. 

 

Numeracy

Read and write two and three digit numbers; recognise odd and even numbers; place numbers in order on a number line; estimate a number of objects; count up to a hundred objects and check by grouping in twos, fives or tens.

Addition and subtraction mentally and using written methods, addition and subtraction facts for numbers to 10, pairs of numbers which make 20 and pairs of multiples of 10 which make 100.

Handling data – lists, tables, diagrams and block graphs.

Measures – estimate, compare and measure lengths, masses and capacities using standard units of measure; read numbers on a scale and work out the numbers between them.

2D and 3D shape – name 3D shapes, sort and describe 2d and 3d shapes according to their properties, identify reflective symmetry in 2D shapes and draw lines of symmetry.

Timestables – continuing to practise 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and then 3’s and 4’s – please help your child to learn them!

 

Science

Forces and movement

 

ICT

Digital media and presenting

Other ongoing skills

 

Geography

Where in the World is Barnaby Bear? (ongoing all year)

Comparing Headingley andIslamabad

 

RE

Christianity and Hinduism – special books and stories

 

PE (Wednesdays and Fridays – please make sure your child has their PE kit in school)

Gym – spinning, twisting, turning

Dance – words from stories

 

Music

Exploring pitch

 

Art

Picture this!

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