Diary dates

Friday 22nd May - Last day of term
Monday 1st June - Back to school
Friday 5th June - Class Photos
Tuesday 9th June - Year 2 Mosque trip
Wednesday 17th June - HIS Sports morning
Monday 22nd June - Year 2 Music event in collaboration with CST (at Trinity Academy)
Monday 22nd June - Year 2 to Year 3 transition parents information evening at HJS at 3:30
Thursday 25th June - Year 2 will visit their new Year 3 teachers
Monday 29th June - Inset day - school closed to children
Thursday 9th July - Open classrooms event after school (opportunity to visit current and new classrooms with your child to familiarise them and you with their new environments.
Thursday 16th July - Year 2 performance to parents
Monday 20th July - Year 2 leavers assembly at
Wednesday 22nd July - Last day of school

English

Spelling
Spelling is a real focus at this point in the year in Year 2. Please support your child at home by helping them to practise the spelling rules listed below.

Lesson 1: When to use ir and ur in the middle of words
Both of these sounds are common. They are both used in the middle of words. There is not an easy rule to help children know which one to use. They will be taught to write words using each of the sounds to see which one looks correct. 
Eg. chirch vs church
bird vs burd

Lesson 2: When to use er in the middle of words
er usually comes before b, ve or m
germ
swerve
verb

Lesson 3: When to use er at the end of words
er sounds different in some words when it comes at the end of words, it can sound like an /uh/ sound (depending on accent)
summer
winter
over
under

Writing
We will be practising the skills needed to write a successful recount. 
The children will begin this new unit by looking back at their World Book Day recounts with a partner. They will identify what they did well, and what they can improve on when they write a recount next week. 
The children will write sentences using first person, past tense, adjectives, adverbs and noun phrases in preparation for writing a recount the following week.

Reading
We will not have any whole class reading sessions this week. Teachers will prioritise individual and guided reading tailored to each child’s needs.

Maths

This week each class will be starting a different unit (this will allow us to not need to share the clocks we have between classes).
Maple class are learning Statistics:
-To use tally charts to systematically record data about our class.
-To understand how to read and create simple tables to record data.
-To read and interpret block diagrams where each block represents one item.
-To make my own block diagram.

Sycamore class are learning Time:
-To tell o’clock and half past times (recap of Year 1)
-To tell quarter past and quarter to times (main focus)

Supporting at home
Both classes would benefit from having an analogue clock around the home. For Maple Class practising telling o’clock and half past times ahead of our unit to ensure they are secure before we move on would help. For Sycamore reinforcing the times we are learning in class would be helpful.

The language of past (not to be confused with ‘past’ in history!) and to can be confusing for children so please reinforce that they mean…

 

Wider Curriculum

PSHE: Citizenship: Giving my opinion
R+WV: Preparing for our mosque visit
PE: Shine PE and ‘Striking and Fielding Games’
Science: Plants. What do plants need to thrive and be healthy?
Geography: What human features does this place have? (fieldwork within the school grounds)
Music: Starting to learn songs for our Year 2 performance