Year 2

Welcome to Year 2 

Children experience a variety of exciting subjects giving them the opportunity to explore, investigate and enhance their own learning.

At Brambles, children succeed, belong and thrive!

Staff

 Class teachers

                                                      

  2 Beech                        2 Willow

Support staff

       

Important Information

The School Day

The class register will be taken at 8:45am and learning will begin immediately after this.              It is vital that pupils are on time to school so that they do not miss any important learning.

Pupils should bring to school each day:

• Their reading books and reading record
• A water bottle with their name on
• Suitable clothing for the weather
• A packed lunch (if required)

Pupils are to be collected from school at 3:15pm

 

We have three school rules:

Be Ready
Be Respectful
Be Safe

 

PE Days

 

 PE is taught on a Tuesday and Wednesday
Please send your child to school wearing their PE kit.
For more information on uniform please click Uniform.
Please make sure your child's name in in their PE kits, school uniforms, coats, hats, scarves and gloves. 

Key Dates

This half term we will be learning...

  

English
In English we will be starting with a setting description using the story 'The Rainbow Bear'  where we will write creatively using expanded noun phrases and conjunctions to extend our writing. 


We will then write a recount about our trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. 

Maths
Our Maths curriculum follows the White Rose Maths scheme, which is designed to help children develop a deep understanding of key mathematical concepts.

We have a busy half term looking at length and height and mass, capacity and temperatures. 

Science

This half term we will be continuing our topic  'plants'.  We will look at what a plant needs to survive and the life cycle of a plant. 

Geography

This half term our topic is  Continents and Oceans & Hot and Cold Areas of the World. We will link this to our History topic in Spring 1 and look at the route of the Titanic. 
We will look at human and physical features of hot and cold countries and how animals can adapt to these places.

 Art
In Art, our topic is: Map out the sky! (Craft and Design)
Artist Study: Van Gogh

PSHE
In PSHE, we use the My Happy Mind curriculum. This half term we will be focusing on the unit 'Relate' and 'Friendships' . Children will follow a series of lessons and activities, whilst filling in their My Happy Mind Journals along the way.

RE
This half term, we will look at the Easter Story, what Holy Week is and how Christians get ready to celebrate. 

Links to use at home

 Little Wandle - For parents | Letters and Sounds (littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk) 
Support and resources to support your child's learning at home

 White Rose Maths - Parent resources | Maths workbooks | White Rose Education

 Topmarks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 
A range of phonics and maths resources and games to support your child's learning at home.

 Phonics Bloom - Phonics Games for the Classroom and Home - Phonics Bloom
Fun phonic resources.

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