Red Class (Year 2)
Term 3 – Red Class
What are we doing next?
We have a great term ahead of us with lots of opportunities to take our learning outside and work practically.
| Maths |
Money Multiplying and dividing |
| English |
Performing nonsense poems Non-chronological reports Formal invitations |
| Science | Everyday materials |
| History | The History of Offham |
| Computing | Questioning |
| PE | Multi-skills and Gymnastics |
| Art | Monoprinting |
| PSHE |
Online-saftey Questioning |
| Music |
Inventing a musical story |
| RE |
Judaism and the Passover |
What can you do at home?
Continue daily reading.
Continue to practice maths fluency by using numbots and TT-rockstars.
Complete the spelling practice ready for Friday’s tests.
Complete any of the optional tasks.
PE days are Monday and Wednesday
Forest school in weeks 3(Wed) and 6 (Fri).
Reading
Reading continues to be a fundamental part of your child's learning in Year 2 and we recommend that you listen to your child read at home at least 3 times a week. Your child will be sent home with a reading book from school, please annotate your child's reading record with their reading progress. Books will be changed on a Tuesday and Thursday if it is indicated in their reading record that they have read the book to an adult -if there is no comment in the yellow reading record we will not change the book.
We are promoting reading as much as we can in Year 2 and will be awarding a house point as a reward for the children every time they read their books to and adult, as a result please make sure you write in the yellow reading records when the children have read. We are collecting the children's reading books every day to keep a log of those children reading at home and will give out house points when we see the children have been reading their books.
Along with giving the children a reading book that matches their reading ability (as assessed in class) the children will also bring home a ‘reading for pleasure’ book. Red Class will visit the library weekly to select/change their own choice of book. Remember that even when your child can read it is still important that adults read to them to ensure that they continue to develop a love for books and can be exposed to new vocabulary.
Homework
Homework will be sent home each Friday.
A list of spellings will be sent home and then informally tested the following Friday. We will also expect the children to log onto Numbots and/or TT rockstars to complete some maths fluency practice. Daily reading is also a very important part in your child’s learning journey. This can be reading their school reading book and/or enjoying a reading for pleasure book of their choice.
KS1 - Optional extra home-learning tasks
1) Bake some cakes and decorate them using patterns. If your up for a challenge, write some instructions to tell somebody how you made them (you could even add pictures).
2) Make a donation to a local food bank and write or record a news report explaining why we do this at harvest time.
3) When you visit a shop use some coinage to pay for an item. Talk about the coins that you have used and what their value is.
4) Go on a scavenger hunt in an outside area. Collect a variety of natural objects. Talk about their texture and appearance. Sort them into different categories and explain how you have sorted them. Are there different ways that they can be sorted?
5) Go on a local walk/bike ride and talk about the surroundings. Can you name the features around you (hill, tree, car park, castle etc.)? Are they human (man-made) or physical (occur naturally)?
6) Think Eco! Re-use some recycling to construct your own junk-model creation. You could make a house, an animal or use your imagination to create something new.
