Welcome to Toucan Class
Miss Chapman – Year 2 Class Teacher
Mrs Taylor – Year 2 Teaching Assistant
Curriculum Overview
Welcome to Year 2. Throughout the year your children will learn through the topics;
• We’re Going on Safari
• We Need a Hero
• Art Attack
• London’s Burning
• Cool Britannia
• Green Planet
Click the link below for more information including our exciting Topic Launches, Educational Visits and Finales.
Year 2 Long Term Curriculum Plan 2021 – 2022
You can also speak to your class teacher Miss Chapman for additional information regarding the National Curriculum for Year 2 or click on the link below.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum
Our Topic – Autumn 1
This half term our topic is
“We’re Going on Safari”
We will be learning all about the amazing continent of Africa.
We will be learning about life on the African Savanna and the wonderful animals that can be found there.
We will also be finding out about the different countries and the interesting culture of this continent.
Please click on the link below to see our topic overview for this half term:
We’re going on Safari Topic Overview 2A
Things to Remember
PE Kit
Our PE days are on Monday and Thursday.
Please bring both an indoor and outdoor kit so children are ready for any weather.
Homework
Homework and spellings will be handed out on a Friday.
Please return homework books on a Wednesday.
Milk
Milk is available to children at a cost of £1.00 per week. Families who are in receipt of low income benefits will qualify for free milk for their child. To register and pay for milk online, please click on the following link; http://www.schoolmilkuk.co.uk/
School Dinners
Please see the School Dinners page or Mrs Brailsford in the school office for more information about our School dinners.
Reading at Hendal Primary School
Phonics: Your child will learn to read following the ‘Floppy Phonics Sounds and Letters’ Programme. This programme is designed to support the rigorous and systematic approach to teaching synthetic phonics. The programme offers opportunities for multi-sensory learning. Our caring teaching staff plan exciting lessons to meet the needs of all individual children.
Reading: Our phonics resources are fully integrated with our ‘Oxford Reading Tree’ scheme of books. These books include the well-known characters, storylines and illustrations of Mum, Dad, Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy the dog! Our reading books are organised into coloured bands based on the level of challenge and length of text. We have a wide selection of other books within the coloured bands to ensure children are exposed to a variety of texts with the intention of all children developing a love for reading that will ensure success in adult life.
Parent Partnerships
We welcome any opportunities for parents to share their skills and knowledge.
Please listen to your child read at home every day and record this in your child’s reading record.
Thank you for your support.
Home Learning
Handwriting
Handwriting – Cursive handwriting booklet
Handwriting – Common exception words handwriting
Diamond Dash
Topaz – Counting in steps of 2, and 10 to the 10th number in the sequence
- Not timed
- All numbers in the sequence must be correct
Emerald – 2, 5 and 10 times-tables
- Not timed
- All answers must be correct
Pearl – 2, 5 and 10 times-tables
- Multiplication and division calculations
- Timed: 5 minutes
- All answers must be correct within the time
Ruby – 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 times-tables
- Multiplication and division calculations
- Timed: 5 minutes
- All answers must be correct within the time
Sapphire -3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 times-tables
- Multiplication and division calculations
- Timed: 6 minutes
- All answers must be correct within the time