We are a kind class who love learning about new things and try our best every day.

Our Topic is: "Magnificent Monarchs"

This half term, the children will be learning about the English and British monarchy from AD 871 to the present day. Using timelines, information about royal palaces, portraits and other historical sources, they will build up an understanding of the monarchs and then research some of the most significant sovereigns.  We will be visiting Windsor Castle to help bring this topic to life.

In English, we will be reading The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton.  A beautifully illustrated story that takes the reader on a heat-warming and magical tale.  The children will be focusing on writing stories with a clear beginning, middle and end. 

In Maths, we are using the White Rose scheme for Year 2. This will be building on knowledge learned year 1 and supporting all levels, so that every child is able to progress.

We will commence our recorder lessons this term.  Please ensure that your child has their recorder in school for their weekly lesson each Friday.

For our RE lessons, we follow the Guildford Diocese recommended curriculum.

We will be also working on other parts of the curriculum, so that everyone has a chance to shine.

Art and Design Knowledge Organiser

Geography Knowledge Organiser

History Knowledge Organiser

RE Knowledge Organiser

Long Term Plan

Half Term Plan

Timetable

Homework:

Every week the children will be given their homework on Monday, to be completed by the following Monday.

They will be given:

• Weekly spellings to learn;
• SPAG activities, focusing on Grammar and Punctuation, which will be sent home in their Orange homework book.
• For Maths:
• 1000 points of Mathletics;

In addition, we ask for them to read for 15 minutes every day.  This is an important part of their learning and will support and reinforce their progress during the year.

If the children would like to explore the topic further and earn extra house points, they can complete one or more of our fun and interesting activities from the Scented Garden Homework grid below.

Please look at the list below of recommended books to read with your child. Sharing books with them is something you can do regularly to support them in their learning.

Listen to your child read and read to them. Ask them questions about what they are reading: Do they understand all of the language? Are they following the plot developments? Can they make predictions about the progression of the story? Have they understood what's being inferred by the author?

These books are recommendations only, not compulsory!

Year 2 Suggested Reading List

 PE and swimming:

On Tuesday mornings the children will be swimming in our outdoor pool, in small groups.  Please ensure that they bring their costume, towel, goggles and swimming hat to school each week for their lesson.

On Thursday afternoons, the children will be enjoying outdoor PE.