Year 2 2020 - 2021

Miss Griffin

Year Two Teacher

Welcome to Year 2

With

Miss Griffin and Mr Howarth

Class Dojo is a great way for me to keep in touch with you all. It's always great to see what you've been up to!

The Summer term's context for learning within our vision is ‘Connected by Curiosity: Whizz, pop, Bang’.

This will be explored through the Story Box approach, which children first encountered in Early Years, which is drama-rich and engages leaners through provocations, requiring deep thinking, with a focus on raising the profile of oracy.

Our World Knowledge, Science and English will all follow the book Rosie Revere Engineer. There are three key inquiry themes we will be looking at; Invention/ Engineering, Gender Stereotypes and Resilience (in files).

English

Through the story of Rosie Revere Engineer as a basis we will enter Rosie’s world and meet her family and classmates (Frankie Flapper and Iggy Peck). With a focus on Invention Narrative & Explanation and writing Diaries, Letters, Poetry, Instructions and Emails.

Maths

Fractions

Fractions of numbers
Writing simple fractions

Multiplication and Division

Problem Solving
Missing number problems

Geometry

3D shape
Describe, identify
Lines of symmetry

Money

Money problems
Finding change

Measures

Volume / Capacity / Thermometers
Standard/non- standard units

Science

We will be exploring materials and their suitability for different objects and inventions that we are making. We will also be looking at how we can change materials through bending, squishing and twisting.

Phonics

We are now looking at Phase 6 phonics and learning and applying different spelling rules, techniques and rules.

Spellings

This half term each child will have a personalised list of spellings to learn for the half term. These are from the Year 2 Common Exception Words (in files) and First 100 High Frequency Words (in files) that each child has struggled to spell.

Things to remember in year 2:

P.E Mondays and Fridays with Mr Forbes

Please can all Year 2 children come into school on this day in their PE Kit. If it is a cold day, the children may wear plain black or blue jogging bottoms. Please ensure that your child is dressed in the correct PE kit.