Hedgehogs - Year 2 Class
Welcome
Welcome to Hedgehogs Class Page. We are a class of Year 2 children. We hope that you will find this webpage useful as we share all there is to know about Year 2.
- Staff information
- Reminders
- What are we learning about this term?
- Reading
- Homework
- Useful websites
- Useful documents
Staff information
Our class teachers are Mrs Ford who teaches Monday- Wednesday am and Mrs Horton who teaches Wednesday pm– Friday. Our class teaching assistants are Mrs Seaman, Miss Morgan and Mrs White. Mrs Horton really enjoys music and loves to bake in her free time. Mrs Ford enjoys teaching English and in her free time likes to spend time with her family, especially playing games with her two young children. Mrs Seaman is a skilled florist and likes to make candle and wax melts, Miss Morgan loves Yoga and baking and Mrs White enjoys crafting!
Reminders
- Always remember to bring in your home/school diary each day.
- Read your reading book each night to become a reading superstar! Remember to get this signed by an adult.
- Name all your belongings, it is helpful when you need to find things like your jumper or coat.
- Bring in a water bottle daily, learning is thirsty work!
- Bring in a healthy snack at break time such as fruit or vegetables.
- Be punctual each day, every moment of the day counts!
- Complete your homework when it is given, this will help your learning in school.
What are we learning about this term?
This term we are using 2 fantastic books to inspire our English learning. The Bear and the Piano, by David Litchfield and the Minpins, by Roald Dahl will form the basis of our English lessons. Through these texts, we will write stories, letters, information pages, instructions, poems and develop our understanding of characters. We will continue to work on ‘speedy reading’ and embedding our phonic and spelling knowledge to become fluent readers.
In Maths, we are consolidating our knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes and applying our number skills using money. We will explore the coin and note system, how to pay and add coins together and apply subtraction skills to give change. Towards the end of the term, we will begin to explore multiplication and how this links to repeated addition.
This term’s history is one of Mrs Ford’s personal favourites, Famous Queen’s. We will be learning about Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II and looking at how they changed life in England. Together, we will explore why we still remember them today and use our learning to create some non-fiction writing.
In RE we will be learning all about Sikhism and discovering what Sikhs believe. Sharing, working hard and honesty are some of the key elements of Sikh beliefs; we will be thinking about how we can show this in our own lives.
In PSHE we are thinking all about whole school theme, ‘dreams and goals.’ We will think about how to stay positive and motivated to achieve our own personal goals and support others in achieving their goals. At the end of the term we will take some time to celebrate all of our great achievements.
Science focuses this term on animal life-cycles and we will start the term exploring what this looks like in humans. Towards the end of the term we will learn about the lifecycle of a chicken and a frog and look at the changes the animals go through.
This term in Art, we will be learning about the famous artist Pablo Picasso. We will evaluate his ‘cubism’ art and use these pieces as a starting point for our own. We will use this skill to make abstract portraits and self-portraits.
Lastly in outdoor PE we are developing our ball skills, become more competent in the ways that we send and receive a ball with our hands. We will play simple games developing our attacking and defending skills. Indoor Pe will focus on exploring ways to move creatively in the hall to a piece of music and creating simple routines.
Reading
In Year 2 you will have access to a range of reading material that will help you to develop different reading skills. Each book is designed to develop a different area of reading.
You will have a:
Phonics Book Bag Book - A phonics book linked to the sounds you are learning.
Ebook - A phonics e-book linked to the books you are reading in phonics.
A PM Benchmarking book - Linked to your comprehension skills.
A library book – Chosen by you from the library bus to share with a grown up at home.
We follow a scheme called Read Write Inc Phonics to learn to read and write. Please watch this video for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjlPILhk7bQ
year 2's staff book recommendations
Homework
Homework will always be an activity that is linked to something we are learning in school or need a little bit more practice with. You will receive:
Spelling homework – a selection of spellings to read and spell
Reading homework – Book bag book, e-book, comprehension book and library book
Maths – Activities to work on at home to improve your maths knowledge
Useful websites
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button - Practice your number facts here
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page - Log in to read a wide range of ebooks
https://ictgames.com/ - Play a wide range of Maths and English games