Welcome to the Autumn Term in Year 2!

Welcome to Year 2 !

Over the next term we will learn about lots of new topics. 

In year 2, learning will lead on from what was learnt in Year 1 and Foundation.

The teachers and teaching assistants in Year 2 are very excited about all the learning we will be doing this term.

If ever you have any questions, please make sure you speak to one of the team or send a message on dojo as we have limited time to talk at the start of the day before register. 

 THE YEAR 2 TEAM

The Year 2 Teachers and Teaching Assistants are:

• Miss Vasilonka  and Miss Simpson will be teaching 2VS.
• Miss Vasilonka will be teaching 2VS on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Miss Simpson will be teaching 2VS on Thursdays and Fridays.

• Mrs. Glover will be teaching 2AG. 
• Miss Simpson will be teaching 2AG on Wednesday mornings each week.

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• Our Year 2 Teaching Assistant is  Mrs Corey who will work with both Year 2 classes across the week. 
• We also have Miss Witts working in Year 2VS who is training to be a teacher. 

Underpinning all of our learning and time together is our school values. They are also linked to our Class Dojo rewards. We will learn about and celebrate examples of each value daily. 

OUR VALUE FOR THIS HALF TERM IS....

Happiness.

Our key questions are:

What makes me happy? 

How can I make others feel happy?

English 

Reading is a priority at Salisbury Road, therefore we will be practising our reading skills 5x a week using VIPERS to help us. In the classroom, we will use a mixture of choral, echo and partner reading, this will enable us to become confident, fluent readers. Those children working on their phonics learning will also have phonics lesson each week and will have books sent home to match the level they are at. 

Please remember to read at home four times a week to an adult. It is also really important that you record your reading in your reading record so your teacher can see how much you are reading at home. If you have read four times in a week, you will earn a raffle ticket for the reading raffle and have the chance to win a brand new book!

We will also  visit the central library again.

Children have the opportunity to vote on class books they like to listen to and we will be reading short chapter books with them including..

As Writers , we will continue to build on the skills we learnt in year 1. We will deepen our understanding and application of phonics and start to learn spelling rules. Across year 2 we  will start to learn how to write letters ready to join. Across the Autumn term, we will begin to learn how to join clearly and accurately.

We have a range of writing opportunities to look forward to. This half term we will be looking at a sentence construction and use of interesting vocabulary, information texts and focusing on our spelling and grammar.

We will continue to learn all the spelling as detailed in the Appendix below. 

Maths

As Mathematicians, we will use numbers up to 100 to help us understand that two-digit numbers are made up of tens and ones. This understanding will support our learning about addition and subtraction. We will learn about how we can add and subtract a multiple of ten to/from a number; we will explore what happens to the tens value when we add/subtract a single-digit number to/from a two-digit number; we will start to learn mental methods to calculate with more efficiency; and we will apply this learning to a range of contexts.

Science

As Scientists, we will continue to unpick our understanding of plants and look in more detail at seeds and how they germinate. We will be trying to grow seeds and will undertake an experiment to see how certain factors such as light and water impact on their growth.

We will learn about animals and what they need to survive.

We will also think about whether something has ever been alive, dead or is living and start to learn about the life processes that living things do in order to stay alive.

Geography

As Geographers, we will consider where Plymouth is in the UK and use appropriate terminology to  describe the geographical features of Plymouth and its surroundings. We will be learning about compass points and how we can use these to navigate ourselves in and around the playground! We will then build upon this knowledge in looking at maps and understanding symbols and keys.

Homework

Please can children ensure that they read every day, access Numbots a few times a week. We will also send other bits of homework too at different points in the term. 

Spellings

Spellings will be sent out each Monday. Quizzes will take place each Monday as part of the RWI spelling programme. .

Reading

Reading books will be changed on Mondays as a minimum. Please ensure your child brings their book to school everyday, even if you haven't read at home. We will be reading in school everyday. If a child needs to quiz they need to let us know so we can facilitate the quiz. 

The reading raffle will begin again this term. When your child reads at home, make a note of it in their reading record. If they read 4 times a week, your child will be entered into the reading raffle. At the end of the Autumn Term, a name will be drawn and they will win this term's raffle book.

Times Table Rockstars (TTRS) and Numbots

To help your child with their times tables and number facts, your child has access to TTRS and Numbots. This is a web-based program that will help with number fact recall and times table facts. It is so much fun! If you need help with logging on, contact your child's class teacher and they will be able to help you.

PE

PE sessions will be every Wednesday. Please ensure your child has their kit in school for this day. Every child has their own peg so they can keep their kit in school for the week/term should you wish.