Welcome to Year 2 at Red Hill!
We would like to warmly welcome your child into Year 2 and we are very excited to support them on their last year in Key Stage 1 as they prepare to move into Key Stage 2.
At Red Hill, we have three Year 2 classes:-
2W Miss Wooldridge (Mrs Dwyer and Miss Balaj)
2L Miss Laverick (Miss Mihailova)
2M Miss Morris (Mrs Simmonds)
Our Class Pioneers!
At the start of the year, Y2 were excited to learn about their class pioneers! We explored why they are known as such significant individuals and the impact they they had on the world we live in today.
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Curriculum
Please click below to see the topic web for this half term (Spring 2). These are working documents however, so they may change as we progress into the term.
Our Learning
Year 2 have been incredibly busy immersing themselves in their topic: Live and let live. We will be learning about features of familiar places on a map/globe and we will be describing geographical features of the UK. As well as map work we will be: Looking at the similarities and differences between 2 different habitats, Learning how animals are suited and adapted to their habitats and Learning about migration.
English
In English we will be:
Using the book ‘One we will be writing character and setting descriptions.
- We will be looking at a range of poetry and writing our own poems all about planet Earth.
- We will also be reading the book ‘Dear Greenpeace’ to help inspire us to write letters about saving planet Earth
Maths
In Maths, we will be learning all about multiplication and division.
- We will be making equal groups, dividing by 5 and 10 also learning doubles and making arrays.
- We will record information using pictograms, block diagrams and tally charts.
Supporting your child with their learning at home
Reading
Reading should be completed a minimum of 3x a week, but ideally for 10 minutes each evening. This should be completed with an adult, and children can choose to read their own book, a book from school or on bug club. Adults need to record the reading session in the reading record, alongside a sentence or two about how the read and anything they found tricky. Reading records must be in school every day.
Homework books
Homework books are sent home on a Friday and must be returned to school on a Wednesday. Weekly homework includes:
Maths
A short maths challenge linking to the week’s learning. There will be 3 different challenges that your child can choose to complete depending on how confident they felt with that concept in class. They will also have a maths activity set on MathShed that is optional, but can be completed should they want to. Again, this will be linked with the learning taking place in class. Children should also log into TTRS (https://ttrockstars.com) and practise their multiplication recall.
Spellings
Children will have 10 spellings sent home linking to a spelling pattern being taught in class. These will be tested in the spelling session on a Wednesday morning.
IPC
At the bottom of the homework will be some questions linking to the topics being taught in class. Please ask your children these questions and get them talking about all the incredible learning that is taking place in classrooms! This is a great chance for children to share all of their amazing knowledge.
PE and Forest School
PE and Forest school days are as follows for Autumn 2:
2W- Tuesday and Thursday
2L- Tuesday and Thursday
2M- Thursday
As we move into Winter, please ensure that children wear their winter PE kits (jogging bottoms, Red Hill PE top, school jumper and trainers). Please also make sure children bring a warm, waterproof coat with a hood.
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