Welcome to the Summer Term in Year 2!

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

In the Summer Term, we will explore  a lots of exciting new topics. The children will participate in Sports Day and Science week as well of lots of other exciting events. 

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.

• Our Year 2 Teaching Assistant is  Mrs Corey who will work with both Year 2 classes across the week. 

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....

Courage

Our key questions are:

When do we need to be brave? 

How can courage help us in times of difficulty? 

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!

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  deepen our understanding and application of phonics and will explore a wide range of spellings through the ReadWriteInc Program.  We will have a renewed focus on presentation of work, correct letter formation and  how to write letter joins correctly. 

We will be making sure that sentence structure is secure and all Year 2 punctuations is used consistently and accurately. 

We will write explanation texts, Wishing Tales and short descriptions. 

Maths

As Mathematicians, we will continue to deepen our understanding of the four calculations. We will learn how to add two two-digit numbers and how to subtract a two-digit number from another two-digit number. We will be using the column method with exchanging the tens. We will learn about how fractions are equal parts of a whole amount and how to solve problems involving fractions. We will also be revisiting telling the time throughout the term. 

Science

As Scientists, we will look explore the three states of matter; gasses, liquids and solids. We will classify materials by their properties.  We will explore how some materials change their state of matter. 

We will develop our investigative skills and conduct experiments that will help us to further understand the properties of different materials.

History

As historians we will learn about two explorers from the past—Sacagawea and Micheal Collins a pilot on board Apollo 11 when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.

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.