Welcome to the Autumn Term in Year 2
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am really looking forward to welcoming the children back after their summer break and starting another exciting year in Year 2. Having many years of experience teaching in Year 2, I am looking forward to supporting the children as they settle into their new year and continue to grow in confidence and independence.
I will be working a four-day week, with the lovely Mrs Gutierrez teaching the class on Mondays. She brings many years of teaching experience and is very excited to be joining us. I am also delighted to have Mrs Peairs supporting the class this year. Having worked with the children over the last two years, she already knows them very well and will be a familiar and reassuring face, helping to make the transition from Year 1 into Year 2 as smooth as possible.
We will work closely together as a team to ensure consistency throughout the week and create a fun, engaging and supportive environment where every child can thrive and reach their full potential.
We are looking forward to a fantastic year of learning and making lots of lovely memories together.
Please find below some information about the Autumn term in our class that you may find useful. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. My email address is d.paterson367@st-annes-pri.durham.sch.uk.
- This term our PE slots are Monday and Wednesday afternoon. Please come to school wearing your PE kit on those days.
- Homework is set on a Friday and to be returned by the following Wednesday. They will be given a piece of English or Maths work to complete. Occasionally there will be homework projects given linked to our topic work.
- We will be continuing with Read Write Inc- please support your child by hearing them read regularly and ensuring they bring their phonic pack to school every day.
- Paddington Bear (our class bear) will visit a different family each week. He will go home on a Friday and need to be returned by the following Thursday ready for his next visit. Children only need to record their weekend news but if your child would like to write more, that is fine too.
| English | Our book focus will be The Bear Under the Stairs by Helen Cooper and The Bear and The Piano by David Litchfield. We will be learning how to write a file of fears, letters of advice, oral retelling, postcards, information posters and writing their own stories. We will also be focussing on grammar, punctuation and handwriting throughout the term. |
| Maths | Our Maths units are:
Place Value – We will be learning about place value and exploring the value of each digit in a two-digit number. The children will use practical resources and a range of representations to partition numbers into tens and ones, compare and order numbers, and develop their understanding of numbers up to 100. Addition and subtraction– We will be developing our understanding of addition and subtraction, using practical resources and a range of methods to solve calculations. The children will learn to use number facts, add and subtract ones and tens, and apply their skills to solve problems in different contexts. Shape– We will explore 2D and 3D shapes, learning to recognise, describe and sort them using their properties. |
| Science | Our Science units are:
Living things and their Habitats Microhabitats |
| PE | Our P.E units are:
Tag Rugby and Hockey |
| Art | Our topic this term is ‘Drawing: Tell a story’.
The children will use charcoal, create textures, and use observational drawings to convey emotion and use detail to tell a story. |
| DT | Children will be investigating different types of levers and how they work in everyday mechanisms. |
| History | History Makers- To learn about famous nurses- Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. |
| Geography | Our topic is Where is it Hot and where is it Cold?
The children will be learning about the continents of the world and the five oceans. |
| Music | Our topic this term is Animals- Call and response. The children will focus on developing rhythm and pulse through chanting call and response sound patterns and performing with untuned percussion instruments. |
| RE | Our focus questions this term are:
‘What can we learn from the story of St Cuthbert?’ ‘Why is the Bible special to Christians?’ ‘How and why is light important at Christmas?’ |
| PSHE | Our topic is My healthy self: How can we look after our bodies? Understanding how everyday choices support health and well being by exploring the effects of movement, sleep, food and drink on the body. |
| Computing | Creating pictures- This unit lets children explore digital art creation through the use of a digital art tool – 2Paint A Picture. Children learn about famous art styles and how a digital art tool can be used to reproduce art in that style. Additionally, children learn about the flexibility of digital art and how it can be shared with an audience electronically.
Making music- This unit lets children explore digital music creation through the use of the music tool, 2Sequence. Children learn about structuring a tune, creating music to represent a feeling and also making music to play in the background of a video clip. |
Further information about the curriculum content can be found on our school website.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Paterson
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