Welcome to Y2!

General Information

Staff:

Teachers: Mrs Barker and Mr Jones-Davies

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Smith and Mr Sizer

P.E:

Children will come to school dressed in their uniform and will bring their PE kit in a labelled bag.

Some PE sessions will take place outside unless there are extreme weather conditions i.e. ice, snow or heavy rain.

Please ensure they have the appropriate kit e.g. jogging bottoms/leggings and a jumper/hoodie.

Homework:

Home learning menus are given out at the start of every half term highlighting activities and projects the children can complete based on their current topic.

Each half term, children will be encouraged to complete homework from a 'homework menu' from their class teacher. This will be a range of activities relating to their current topic that parents can complete with their children.

Please do share photographs of your children carrying out the tasks by sharing them with the year group's Twitter page. 

Topics covered:

Summer 1

From Field to Fork

This half term we will be talking about where food comes from and how it grows. We will talk about foods that grow above or below the ground and how it is harvested and delivered to supermarkets. As scientists we will be investigating plants and what they need to survive, to do this we will conduct an experiment to see what conditions plants best grow in.

Books to enjoy at home!

Summer 1

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter

Poor Jemima. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace, and be allowed to hatch them herself. At last she flies off and finds the perfect place. Little does the silly duck realise that the charming gentleman who has lent her his woodshed is busily planning a delicious meal of . . . roast duck!

Meet Me at the Farmers Market by Lisa K Pelto

Sophia loves going to the Farmers Market every week. There are lots of things to see and do, and when she meets up with her friends, she loves it even more.

Happy Veggies by Mayumi Oda

Crisp cabbages, crunchy carrots, radiant radishes.... Vibrant illustrations of vegetables in the garden by legendary Japanese artist Mayumi Oda will inspire children to see the garden as a life-giving place where they can touch the Earth and see how Nature loves and feeds them. Starting with green and purple asparagus in the Spring, the book moves joyfully through the seasons, showing how hot and cold weather, sunshine and rain all combine to bring about a happy harvest.