Welcome to Class 2

A little bit about Class 2:
Miss Berry is our teacher and Miss Richardson supports us for 2 hours every morning. Mrs Monteverde teachers us on a Wednesday and Mrs Burton supports in Class 2 throughout the week.

English:
In English this half-term we will be looking at the following film study 'Zahra' and the text 'Beegu' by Aleixs Deacon.  We will also be writing some information leaflets which will link in with our Geography work 'around the world'.  Within our English lessons we will be looking carefully at sentence structure, correct letter formation and use of basic punctuation.

Mathematics:
In our math lessons we will be focussing on place value, simple addition and subtraction skills, ordering and sequencing.  We will continue to develop our times tables knowledge and problem-solving skills in a range of fun and practical activities. 

Science:

In Science this half term, we will be looking at animals including humans. We will look to identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.  We will also identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.  

PE:
PE will be on Thursdays this half-term where will be going to complete our Gymnastics sessions at Penrith Leisure Centre.  Please send children to school in full PE kit on these days with trainers. 

We will also have a week of swimming starting on Monday 12th January.  Please make sure children have full swim kit, towel and goggles with them every day during this week. 

Geography:
This term we are looking hot and cold locations and also the continents and oceans.  We will be comparing the hot and cold locations to where we live and also learning about the seven continents and five oceans of the world.  

Music:
In music this half-term we will explore the instruments of an orchestra and the descriptive music of the Romantic period through the theme of space, specifically Jupiter.

Design Technology:
This term we will be looking at making fabric faces and learning how to complete a basic sewing stitch to join fabrics together.  

Art:
In art this term we will be looking at drawing and painting styles.  We will be looking into some famous artists including Vincent Van Gough, Giiuseppe Arcimbolodo and Tinga Tinga art.  

Religious Education:
This half-term we will be looking at the focus question 'Who is Jewish and how do they live?'  We will be looking at Judaism in the home, at the Synagogue, following the Jewish faith and looking into specific festivals and celebrations that they have.  

Computing:
This half-term we will be looking at programming animations.  We will be using ScratchJr to help us programme our animations (known as sprites) and see if we can make them follow a set of instructions to move across the screen.    

Spellings:
Every Friday we will do a spelling test.
The spellings are attached at the side of the class page under ‘spellings’ and then select the correct year group for your child.  
The spellings are also on ‘spelling shed’ where children can practice their spellings in a safe, fun and interactive way online. 

Times Tables:
The children will complete a times tables test on a Friday. 
They will work through their 10s before moving onto their 2s and on to their 5s.  Children will start with times tables in order (bronze level), then move on to times tables muddled up (silver level) before moving on to the division facts (gold level).  The children can use the fun and safe online site ‘Times Tables Rockstars (TTRS)’ to practice their current times tables. 
For children just wanting to practice multiplication facts on TTRS you will need to select ‘single player’, then ‘jamming’ and then select ‘multiplication only’ otherwise you will get a selection of both multiplication and division questions. 
 

Homework:

• Reading – Children should continue to read for at least 5 minutes every day to an adult at home. 
• Mathematics – Children will have a maths homework sheet, which is linked to the work they have been doing that week in class.  This will be uploaded to Google Classroom on a Friday where they should complete this and submit it back to Google Classroom for the following Friday.
• Spellings and times tables – your child should continue to practice their weekly spellings and times tables.  These can be done either on paper writing them out, or on ‘spelling shed’ and ‘TTRS’.  There are also times table songs and games on purple mash under table toons.