Beech

Welcome to Year Two!

WB 9.11.20

The children enjoyed Interfaith Week, particularly learning about Sikhs and participating in lots of group work and practical activities enabling them to understand Sikh beliefs and values. A big thank-you for the recycling you sent in, the children made some fantastic junk models of Gurdwaras.

In maths this week we will be learning different strategies to add and subtract 2 digit numbers with 2 digit numbers. In English we will be learning about the features of non-fiction books in preparation for creating our own non chronological reports, 'All about India'! In Science we will be learning about Charles Mackintosh and how his discoveries help us today.

Reminders: PE is now on a Friday and reading books are to be handed in on a Monday so we can have them ready to hand them out to you on a Wednesday

Have a super week,

Mrs Turner x

Parent Information

Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Words.

Our learning!

Tie-Dye

Pretzel making

Learning a poem about people who help us!

Letters

Class Information

Class Teacher: Mrs Turner

Class Teaching Assistant: Mrs Adams

Reading at home	Children are expected to read to an adult at home daily. Two reading books will be changed and sent home on a Wednesday and collected in on a Monday. Please indicate that you have read with your child in the reading diary. Children's books will be changed when you have read them twice.
PE	Children will be doing double PE on a Friday. Please send your child in to school in their PE kit on this day.
Spelling	Please see the list of Year Two common exception words. These are the spellings children are expected to be able to spell by the end of the year.
Times Tables	By the end of Year Two children are expected to be confident with the 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables.
Topic	Our topic for the first two weeks is Journey Through Europe. For the rest of Autumn Term it is Indian Spice. Below are some useful links if you would like to do some research and extend your child's learning within this topic.

Dates for your diary

Please check regularly for updates.

1st October: Virtual Games competition - please send you child in their PE kit on this day.

15th October: Tie-dye activity - please send all t-shirts/pillow cases in by 9th October.

Half term: 26th - 30th October

2nd November: Interfaith Week

10th November: Pottery Workshop

Year 2 Topics

For your information - these are the topics our class will cover this year:

History and Geography

Week 1 and 2 - Whole School 2 Week Topic - Journey Through Europe

Remainder of Autumn Term - Indian Spice

Spring Term - Wonder Women

Summer Term - The Home Front (World War 2)

Science

Terms 1 and 2 - Materials

Term 3 - Animals, including Humans

Term 4 - Living things and their habitats

Terms 5 and 6 - Plants

RE

Religions covered in Year 2: Christianity, Islam, Sikh, Buddhism

Indian Spice

What to do if you are worried while school is closed:

Support for children's mental health: https://www.lapworthschool.co.uk/childrens-mental-health/

Your questions and concerns about Coronavirus answered: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround#more-stories-2

Wellbeing Activity Pack: https://www.risingstars-uk.com/media/Rising-Stars/Wellbeing%20and%20Character%20Education/Happy-Newspaper-Activity-Pack-download.pdf

Additional BBC Bitesize support with Geography Skills:

Below you will find a selection of very good Geography lessons put together by BBC Bitesize. Children should be able to look through these independently, watch the video, read the information and try the short quiz at the end. There are several to choose from with all seven continents covered.

Antarctica: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxwwg7h

Australia: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhv8jhv

Europe (France): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zk4j7nb

Africa (Nigeria): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zk9tpg8

North America (San Francisco): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhhb42p

South America (Rio De Janeiro): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6yg9mn

Asia (Shanghai): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfcbrj6

Cities, Towns and Villages: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zks4ydm