Year 2
Mrs Markham's Email Address:
2m.homework@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk
Mr Branskey's Email Address:
1b.homework@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk
Spring Term
We are looking forward to an exciting spring term with you all. Please read the brief overview below this telling you what we will be doing in each subject.
As always, you can continue to contact us through our class emails which are at the top of the page. Our emails will continue to be monitored on week days during the term time and we will endeavour to reply within 72 hours. Messages can always be sent via the blue organiser and any brief messages at drop off or collection times are welcome. Any urgent messages should be phoned through to the office.
Many thanks,
Mrs Markham and Mr Branskey
PE
2M and 2B will be doing PE on Tuesday and Thursday this half term.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we will doing PE outside as much as possible so can you please make sure your child is suitable clothed e.g. navy jogging pants. The focus will be cricket and working on our athletic skills whilst participating in a range of activities.
Please can you carefully label your child's jumpers/cardigans with their names. We do try to make sure any misplaced clothing gets back to the right child and we appreciate it when parents ask about any lost property.
Maths
In maths we will be focusing on multiplication and division. we will be using concrete objects, pictorial representations and mental strategies to solve a range of multiplication and division based problems. Through working in small steps, we will be using known facts to increase our fluency.
English
We will start the term off by reading a selection of books by Oliver Jeffers. Our focus will continue to be embedding our use of capital letters, full stops and letter formation.
We will then look at using conjunctions and, or, but, because, when, if, that to join ideas together in sentences.
Science
Our topic this term is Materials Matter. We will be identifying and discussing the uses of different everyday materials. Through a range of enquiry skills, we will think about the properties of materials in order to decide why materials suitable or unsuitable for different uses. Through working scientifically, we will compare the uses of different materials.
Reading
The children have been given either one or two reading books and one book for shared reading with an adult. They will change these books once a week.
Please continue to read with your child as often as possible and write a brief message recording this in the blue organiser on the righthand side. We are always happy to hear about anything they are reading from home as well.
Any teachers who read with your child will also write a comment there about how your child is progressing with their reading.
Geography
Our Geography focus is on London as a capital city. We will be learning about the human and physical features of London and will compare these features to other cities in the UK. Our mapping skills will come into practise when we learn compass directions to describe the location of features on a map. We will get the chance to practise our fieldwork skills when we tour Macclesfield Town in order to compare its features to those of London.
RE
In RE, we will be learning about why the Torah is important to the Jewish people and how it helps them in guiding their lives. They will learn what happens at the Synagogue, about the how they worship and the different celebrations they have. They will learn about the role of the rabbi and compare this to the role of a minister taught in Christianity. This will help them to see the similarities and differences between the roles of religious leaders.
DT
The children will be looking at a range of puppets and will discuss how they have been made and for what purpose. They will explore different ways of joining materials and then design their own puppet which will fit a set criteria. After that they will evaluate their product and discuss any changes that have been made during the making process.
Phonics
We will continue to focus on Year 2 Common Exception Words, playing some memory games to see which spellings we can remember and then we will practise writing them into sentences. We will then start to learn about homophones and suffixes.
Tricky Words
We are still focusing on a range of Year 1 and Year 2 tricky words. The children will be reading these words and applying them in their writing. See attached document for the different words.