Welcome back to the Autumn 2 half-term. We have lots of exciting learning to look forward to this half-term as well as preparing for our Christmas celebrations. 

English and Maths

Our book for this half-term is The secret of black rock by Joe Todd Stanton. We will be using this beautiful book to inspire our own underwater adventure stories as well as writing some non-fiction fact books about sharks. In our grammar work we will be identifying and writing noun phrases. 

In Maths, we will continue to develop our addition and subtraction skills, developing fluency and applying what we've learnt to one and two-step problems. 

Wider Curriculum

R.E- Celebrating special and sacred times.

Science-Materials Monster.

Geography-Let's go to Liverpool on the coast.

Computing-Research

Art- 3d and Collage, focus artist-Yayoi Kusama

Music-Carnival of the animals and Christmas production

P.E- Monday outdoor-City in the Community-Ball skills

      Wednesday indoor-gymnastics

PHSE- Celebrating difference

Dates for your diary

Our Christmas Nativity; Shine Star, Shine will be performed on Thursday 5th December at 9.30am

and 5pm. 

Reading and Homework

Homework will be given out on a Monday. The children will be asked to practise their times tables and number bonds, read every day and practise their keyword spellings and spelling patterns.

They can drop their book in the box each day if they would like us to look at their work. Books should be returned by Friday ready for the new homework to be stuck in.

We try to read with many of the children every day, whether it be with the teacher, teaching assistants or with one of our reading volunteers. Please can you encourage your child to remember to bring their reading book and reading record every day. This daily reading makes such a difference!

Home School Communication

We are always available at the door in the morning and at the end of the school day if there is anything you need to discuss and we can always make an appointment for a longer chat if needed.

Mrs O'Mahony-Leach, Mrs Moran and Mrs Birks

A very warm welcome to Yellow Class.

Literacy and Maths

Our focus this half-term is Myself and Others and is all about health, well-being and different cultures. We will be looking specifically at Indian folk tales and the book Pattan's Pumpkin by Chitra Soundar. We will be writing letters and diary entries as characters from the book. We will use lots of Drama strategies to inspire and engage us. 

In SPAG we will pay close attention to the four different sentence types: questions, commands, exclamations and statements to help children vary their sentences when writing.

In Maths, we will be developing understanding of place value through counting, comparing and representing numbers. We will also be adding and subtracting one, two and three-digit numbers sometimes crossing a boundary of ten. Continuing to count objects and work on number bonds to 10 and 20 at home with your child will help to support them in Year 2. 

Dates for your diary

Meet the teacher - Tuesday 3rd September 15:30 - 16:30

Wider curriculum

R.E - What can we learn from sacred texts?

History- Intrepid Explorers

Science - Healthy Me

D. T- Food and nutrition. Perfect pizzas

Music - Sing up unit 'Tony Chestnut' focusing on beat, rhythm, melody and tuned and untuned instruments.

Computing - Making music

P.E- Outdoor games on Monday

     -  Indoor P.E on Wednesday

Additional information

Children will be reading every day and can change their books on a Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure book bags are in school every day. Just ten minutes reading at home each day makes such a difference, so please support our home school reading partnership.

P.E days for this half-term are Monday and Wednesday.

Homework will be sent home on a Monday.