Welcome to Swallows class page

Ms Sarwar, Miss Gray, Miss Pearce, Mrs Acri and Miss Sobczyk

Key days to remember:

• PE will be on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please ensure children wear their PE kit to school.
• Spellings will be given out on Mondays and spelling tests will take place on Fridays.
• Homework will be issued on Fridays and children will need to return their completed homework by the following Friday.

Home Learning

Spellings

Children will be given spellings on a Monday. Please spend some time learning these with your child to support their learning in school.

Reading

Please continue to read with your child as much as possible (we recommend just a few minutes every day). If you read at home - remember to sign/tick the reading diary to say you have done so (with a comment if possible).

They will recieve stamps for every time they read which will add up to a prize from Mrs Lewis if they read consistently

There are more books on Oxford Owl which can be read online.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ 

Numbots

Your child will have their Numbots login in front of their reading record. This online game supports children's mathematical skills and we recommend playing at home if possible. The children also have the opportunity to play in school. 

Play Numbots 

Purple Mash

We will set activities on Purple Mash as further optional homework activities which will be linked to our learning in school. Your child's login can be found in the front of their reading record.

Purple Mash

Online games to support learning

Hit the button - practice number bonds to 5, 10, 20, and 100.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

Year 2 SPaG ideas to use at home

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Year 2 Curriculum Overview

What we are learning this term

English

In English we will be reading the story 'Kassim and the Greedy Dragon'. We are going to focus on understanding the events that happen in the story and why they happen. We will use a visual map to help us to learn and read the text. We will look at the key features of the text. We will retell the story by exploring the language used and mapping out the events to assist with re-telling the story. We will later explore the different features shown within the text and rewriting these features through short bursts of shared writing.

Maths

This term the Swifts will be using their knowledge of numbers and addition and subtraction to assist with counting and using money. We will also use our understanding of additon to help us with multiplying. We will then explore the relationship between multiplication and division. Later we will move onto to using different equipment to measure objects.   

Science

In Science the children will learn about plants. The children will learn the different parts of a plant and be able to label and explain their function. They will explore different seeds and bulbs. They will complete science experiments to help them learn about the different conditions that plants need to grow.

Castles

This term, we will be learning about Castles. We will explore the history of castles and what the first type of castles looked like. We will think about the different people who would have lived in the castle grounds. We are going to learn about an important battle, The Battle of Hastings in 1066, and all about William the Conqueror who became king afterwards and introduced stone castles to Britain. 

Phonics

The children are taught discrete phonics lessons everyday following the Twinkl Phonics program which is a DfE approved programme.  We teach the children the sounds in order for them to read and write with increasing proficiency. At the end of Year 1 the children completed a Phonics Screening Check which is a legal requirement for each child. They will apply their phonics knowledge to read 40 words, 20 of which are real and 20 which are not (we call these alien words).

In Year 2, we will continue to build on children's phonics knowledge from reception and year 1. Children will have lessons tailored to meet their individual needs and next steps.

There is more information about the Phonics Screening Check here: 

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/home/reading-owl/expert-help/the-year-1-phonics-screening-check

Here is an overview of our phonics programme. We will be recapping level 3 and teaching levels 4-6 in year 2, depending on the children's level.

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Common Exception Words

We will be teaching the children how to spell these common exception words by the end of year 2.

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