Welcome to Year 2

Bird Feeders

• We will be looking at instructions about how to make a bird feeder.
• We will look at the features of instructions and writing our own set of instructions.

Remember, Remember

• Remember to punctuate your work correctly.
• Use conjunctions to extend sentences.

Science

We will be learning about plant and trees.

• name different tress
• know what plants and trees need to survive
• observing plants grow

Remember, Remember

• Names of different types of trees
• Name the parts of a tree

Art

• In art we will be learning about the job of an architect.
• We will looking at different building around the word as inspiration for our ideas and then using these to create our own structures.

Empty Boxes

Please could you save and send in empty cardboard boxes for our project.  Please remember that we are a nut free school. Thank you

Computing

• We will be looking at the skills needed to type.

Geography

• We will learning about Whitby
• We will revisit the countries of the UK and its surrounding seas
• We will locate Whitby on a map and identify features of the coast.
• We will be identifying human and physical features of Whitby, and comparing it with Worksop.

Remember, Remember

• The 4 countries that make up the United Kingdom – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
• The seas surrounding the UK – North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Irish Sea, English Channel

RE

• We will be learning about what is means to belong.
• We will be looking at how people from different faith show they belong.
• We will look at how Christians are baptised to show they belong to the Christian faith.

Photographs

It would be lovely to see a photo if your child was baptised.  Please send them in, Thank you

PE – Invasion Games

PE is on Wednesday this half term

Weather permitting, we will do PE outside.  Please ensure your child has a white t-shirt, tracksuit bottoms/leggings, a sweatshirt/jumper and trainers/pumps.

Spelling Test

Spelling test will be on Monday.

Reading

Reading books will be changed every Friday.

Please write in your child’s diary each time they read at home so they can earn reading points!

Homework

This term we will be completing pages from the English and Maths Homework Books.  You will find a list of the pages that need to be completed in the back of your child’s Spelling Bee.  Please return homework on Wednesday each week.

Reminders  

Please ensure your child has the following in school every day:

• Reading log
• Reading book
• PE Kit
• Water Bottle