This week's Learning in Year 2 at a glance!
Year 2Learning Link: Beside the Seaside |
This term we will be learning about the seaside and how holidays have changed over the years. We will look at changes in transportation and the impact this has had on the places we can visit including comparing Guildford and Brighton. We will be focusing on Victorian seaside holidays in history and we will be celebrating our learning at our S=P+A+C+E day where we hope to have donkey rides and a Punch and Judy show! |
| Mrs Della Maestra: mrsdellamaestra@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk
Mrs Royce (Weds to Fri) : mrsroyce@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk Mr Jones (Mon-Tues): mrjones@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk |
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| Summer Curriculum Newsletter | |
Year Group reminders |
Week Commencing: Monday 12th May
Week B Weekly reminders: Monday: Spelling test today – please remember orange books. PE for 2D. Wednesday: PE for both classes. Friday: Chertsey Museum are coming to school for a Victorian Seaside Workshop today. The children do not need anything special for this and should come in normal school uniform. There will be NO ‘SPACE For Me’ today due to the history workshop. Please bring in Maths CGP booklets today to be marked in school and the new workout will be set. Please return Barnaby Bear and the Class Sketchbook today. Library book exchange day. Looking further ahead: Friday 23rd May: Year 2 Prayer Service at 9am. 2D Forest School also on 23rd May (parent mail to follow with further details) |
Reading for Pleasure |
Book of the Week:
Little People, Big Dreams: Vivienne Westwood by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. |
RE |
To the ends of the earth
LC: To learn about the story of the conversion of Saul There is a long scripture story explaining the conversion of Saul. As a class, we will discuss what it meant and its importance to the church today. LC: To recall the story of the conversion of Saul We will have a recap of this special Bible story and the children will have the opportunity to recall it. |
English |
Writing
LC: To plan the remainder of a story, applying the features of creative writing The children will hear the opening of a story set at the seaside. They will need to plan the remainder of the story, thinking about the build-up, problem, resolution and ending. LC: To compose the build-up and problem of your story, applying the features of creative writing Using their plan from last lesson, the children will continue on with the build-up for their seaside story and describe the adventure that their characters go on. LC: To compose the resolution and ending to my story, applying the features of creative writing The children will explain how the characters return from their adventure and where they are at the end of the story. Master Readers Text: Seaside Holidays Now and Then, by Claire Hibbert. Focus vocabulary this week: resort, pier, charabanc, modern, grand, chalet. |
Phonics/spellings |
/oo/ /yoo/ sound spelt ‘ue’ e.g. blue and rescue and spelt ‘ew’ e.g. chew and new. |
SPAG |
Please practise the spellings in your child’s orange book using the grid provided. Your child needs to write 3 sentences using these spelling words. |
Maths |
Fractions
LQ: Do I understand unit and non-unit fractions? In this lesson, children will be introduced to non-unit fractions (fractions in which the numerator is not 1). LQ: Can I recognise equivalent fractions? Today, we will learn that ½ and are equivalent fractions. Children will prove this using physical resources and different numbers of objects LQ: Can I recognise ¾? Children will apply their knowledge of unit and non-unit fractions to work out one quarter and three quarters of numbers up to 20. LQ: Can I count in fractions to a whole? In this lesson, we will learn about non-unit fractions becoming one whole. |
Science |
LC: To understand the life processes used to classify whether something is living, dead or has never been alive
In this lesson, children can explain some of the life processes. They can explain how life processes can tell us if something is living, dead or has never been alive. |
Art |
LC: To design a clay tile inspired by nature
We will look at some of Georgia O’Keefe’s paintings of flowers and the interesting perspectives that she captures. Using viewfinders, the children will then find interesting compositions in nature to sketch different designs for their floral tiles. |
Computing |
LC: To create and compose music on a computer
The children will start to compose and e.dit music using a computer |
Geography |
Chertsey Museum visit
Today we will have a special workshop all about Victorian seaside holidays. Chertsey Museum will bring in a range of historical artefacts from the time and there will be plenty of engaging activities for the children to take part in to really bring their learning to life. |
French |
LC: To learn 8 words for farm animals in French. |
Music |
Rediscover Starlight. Understand rhythm as pattern of syllables over a pulse. Introduction to stick notation.
What is the rhythm of your name? Can you clap the rhythm of a known chant? What does this symbol mean (stick notation)? |
PE |
Athletics
Children will run at different speeds and start to combine this with jumping. They will also be Jumping for distance and height in isolation and throwing for distance with accuracy and velocity. Children will start to remember, repeat and link combinations of actions. Striking and Fielding Children will develop overarm and underarm throwing to progress to Rounders and cricket in KS2. Track and collect a rolling ball, catching to get someone out, use hitting effectively and understand the rules of the game to play fairly. Team building KS1 OAA equivalent and begins with teamwork, building trust with good communication, strategy and planning, problem solving and basic map awareness. |
Learning for Life |
L.C. To understand different emotions and how they make us feel
think about different emotions. The children will realise that we all have different feelings at different times and know we have different likes and dislikes. Also that it is important that we can talk about our feelings and understand how our feelings might differ from other people’s. |
Homework |
Reading homework: Reading for pleasure book (RP): sent home on Fridays and returned Fridays to change in the library. Reading scheme book (RS): Some children will continue to bring home a Little Waddle book on Fridays to be returned on Mondays. Some children will take home alternative books more frequently. This will be explained in a label stuck into your child’s reading record book if applicable.
Spellings homework: please practise the spellings at least three times throughout the week and write three sentences using at least one of the spellings in each sentence. Due in on Mondays. Maths homework: CGP Maths booklet Workout 10 set. Due 23rd May. |