Welcome to Class 2

A little bit about Class 2:
Miss Berry is our teacher and Mrs Morris supports in class every Monday morning and Miss Richardson supports in class on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.  Mrs Monteverde teachers us on a Wednesday.

English:
In English this half-term we will be looking at the following books, 'Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram' and 'Amelia Earhart' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara.  Within our English lessons we will be looking carefully at sentence structure, correct letter formation and use of basic punctuation.

Mathematics:
In our math lessons we will be focussing on time, shape and developing our addition and subtraction methods.  We will also continue to develop our problem-solving skills in a range of fun and practical activities. 

Science:

In Science this term, we will be animal including humans. We will be looking and comparing animals, including humans, and the different offspring which grow into adults.  We will find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air).  We will also be describing the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food and hygiene.

PE:
For PE this half-term we will be going to gymnastics on a Thursday afternoon.  Please make sure your child comes to school on a Thursday in correct PE kit.  We will also be doing a block of swimming at Appleby Leisure Centre, week commencing Monday 13th until Thursday 16th January (please note there will be no gymnastics this Thursday).  Please ensure full swim kit is in school for this week.

History:
In History this term we will be looking at a range of famous people including astronauts, nurses and people from the local area. 

Music:
In music this half-term we will be looking at learning to play the piano (on Ipads) and following music scores.  

Design Technology:
This term we will be designing and creating our own fabric faces.  We will be looking at different ways and methods we can join fabrics together, and then we will be making our own masterpieces! 

Art:
In art this term we will be looking and recreating art work from famous artists including Henri Matisse and Steven Brown. 

Religious Education:
This half-term we will be looking at Christianity and thinking about the question 'What do Christians believe God is like?'  We will be looking at some parables from the bible and understanding their hidden meanings and messages.  

Computing:
This half-term we will be learning to programme our robots!  We will be following programming cards to make the robots move, blink and dance!  Watch out for some videos! 

Spellings:
Every Friday we will do a spelling test.
The spellings are attached at the side of the class page under ‘spellings’ and then select the correct year group for your child.  
The spellings are also on ‘spelling shed’ where children can practice their spellings in a safe, fun and interactive way online. 

Times Tables:
The children will complete a times tables test on a Friday. 
They will work through their 10s before moving onto their 2s and on to their 5s.  Children will start with times tables in order (bronze level), then move on to times tables muddled up (silver level) before moving on to the division facts (gold level).  The children can use the fun and safe online site ‘Times Tables Rockstars (TTRS)’ to practice their current times tables. 
For children just wanting to practice multiplication facts on TTRS you will need to select ‘single player’, then ‘jamming’ and then select ‘multiplication only’ otherwise you will get a selection of both multiplication and division questions. 
 

Homework:

• Reading – Children should continue to read for at least 5 minutes every day to an adult at home. 
• Mathematics – Children will have a math homework sheet, which is linked to the work they have been doing that week in class.  This will be uploaded to Google Classroom on a Friday where they should complete this and submit it back to Google Classroom for the following Friday.
• Spellings and times tables – your child should continue to practice their weekly spellings and times tables.  These can be done either on paper writing them out, or on ‘spelling shed’ and ‘TTRS’.