Damson Class - Year 2
What we have been up to in Damson Class
Our Class Superstars
Our learning behaviours are: Make Good Choices, Learn Together, Stay Focused, Be Proud, Show Respect, Never Give Up.
Our Curriculum
Activities for home
Our Topic
This term our topic is Chocolate. In English we will be learning about where chocolate comes from and the journey from cacao pod to chocolate bar. In Maths we will be looking at multiplication and division using our knowledge of counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. We will also be learning to add money and work out change, as well as measuring length, height, mass, capacity and temperature. In Science we will be learning about living things and their habitats including food chains, life cycles and animals and their babies. In History we will be learning about the history of chocolate and where it was first discovered, as well as the history of the Cadbury family. In Geography we will be exploring the seven continents and five oceans of the world and researching hot and cold climates. In DT we will be planning and making glove puppets following a design criteria.
Information for Parents
Everyday we start at 8:45am We leave at 3:00pm
Our PE days are on Tuesday and Friday - You will need to bring your PE kit to school on those days.
Homework
Reading - Please read at least 3 times at home each week. We are also counting how many times we read at home to get our Bronze (50 reads), Silver (100 reads) and Gold (200 reads) awards.
Don't forget to log on to Bug Club too so you can practise reading and answering questions with these books. Bug Club Link
Spelling - New spellings will be sent home every Friday. Practise these ready for the spelling test next Friday. Try and practise writing spelling words in a sentence too as this will help you learn them. Keep practising these spellings and spelling patterns so they can be used confidently when you are writing.
Maths - Maths homework will be set every Friday on Purple Mash. Children's log in information is in their reading diaries and you will find the homework under '2Dos'.
Practise times tables for the 2, 5 and 10 tables. the link to TT Rock Stars to help you is here TT Rock Stars link
For a list of recommended reads for Year 2 click here
Phonics
We use the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised to plan and provide daily engaging phonics lessons.
In phonics, we teach children that the letters of the alphabet represent a different sound, that these can be used in a variety of combinations and are put together to make words. The children learn to recognise all of the different sounds and combinations that they might see when they are reading or writing.
Click here to see the list of sounds that we are consolidating.
Click here for access to phonicsplay. This is a useful website for fun phonics games.
We teach phonics and spellings daily in Year 2. Click here to see the overview of spelling patterns for the year.
We need to spell lots of words by the end of Year 2. Click here to see them and keep practising them until you can spell them correctly in your work.
The children have been practising applying sounds in phonics lessons and have been reading real and alien words. Practise sounding out these words. Click on the links below: