Welcome back to the Autumn term and welcome to Year 2! 🎉 đŸ’«Â Here is a blog sharing our expectations, key dates, PE days and what we’ll be learning about this half-term.  

📚 What are the school homework expectations? 

📖 Reading 

Please ensure your child is reading at least 3 times a week at home and that their home-school reading books are signed each week. Phonics books are changed accordingly by their phonics teacher. You’re also welcome to attend Reading Lair to complete this together! 

đŸ’»Â DoodleMaths and DoodleSpell 

Children should aim to stay in their Green Zone 🟱 by completing approximately 40 minutes of practice each week. Little and often is always best! 

🏅 Bronze Reading Challenge 

Encourage your child to work towards their Bronze Reading Challenge, which can be found at the back of their home-school book. 

📝 Class Blog 

Check our class blog regularly to keep up to date with everything we’re doing in school! 

 

  🌍 What will my child be learning about this half-term? 

 

⭐ Big Question: How is the UK different to Tanzania? 

 

🌎 Geography 

In Geography, we will be learning: 

  • Where we are in the world đŸ—ș 
  • The continents and oceans across the globe 🌊 
  • Where Tanzania is located 📍 
  • The human and physical features of Tanzania and Keyworth. 
  • How Tanzania is similar to and different from the UK 

 

 🔱 Maths 

We begin our Place Value unit, exploring numbers to 100 and discovering how they are built using tens and ones. Children will practise counting, comparing numbers and explaining their thinking. We will also begin using addition and subtraction ➕➖. 

 

📚 Reading 

This half-term, we will be enjoying a range of fiction and non-fiction texts linked to our Geography topic, How is the UK different to Tanzania? 🌍Y2 will explore a variety of non-fiction texts to learn more about Tanzania, its people, landscapes, animals and culture. This will help us develop our geographical knowledge whilst building key reading skills. 

Alongside this, we will share and enjoy a selection of wonderful books, including: 

📖 Little People, Big Dreams: Beatrix Potter
📖 The Troll by Julia Donaldson
📖 Can I Build Another Me? by Shinsuke Yoshitake
📖 The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk by Anne Booth 

These texts will help us develop a love of reading, inspire our writing and encourage thoughtful discussions in class. 💭✹ 

 

 Writing 

In Writing, we will use our Talk for Writing approach to create our own exciting rescue story inspired by Billy the Brave Knight.  

 

đŸŒ± Science- How do plants grow and survive? 

We will explore the wonderful world of plants!Â đŸŒ»đŸŒżÂ Children will learn about the different parts of plants, what they need to grow and how seeds develop into healthy plants. We will even plant our own seeds and observe them growing over time! 

 

âœĄïžÂ RE andÂ đŸ§©Â Jigsaw 

In RE, we will be exploring Jewish celebrations and learning about their importance and meaning. 

In Jigsaw, we will be studying Being Me in My World, learning about belonging, responsibilities and working together as a class communityÂ đŸ€. 

 

đŸ”€Â Spellings 

Spelling units covered this half-term can be found below, alongside our Year 2 common exception words 📚. 

 

đŸƒâ€â™€ïžÂ When are the PE days this half-term? 

Year 2 PE lessons will take place on Wednesday and Thursday each weekÂ âšœđŸ‘. 

Please ensure your child has a labelled PE kit in school so that they can fully participate in all activities.

 

🙋 Are you able to spare some time to support Year 2? 

We always welcome volunteers to support our learning. Whether it’s listening to readers 📖, helping on educational or library visits 🚌 or supporting activities in school, we’d love to hear from you (please see key dates below). Please speak to me or contact the school office if you’re interested. 

 

📅 Key Dates for this Half-Term 

Tuesday 1st of September- INSET DAY. 

 Wednesday 2nd September- All children back in school by 8:50 and meet the teachers after school 3:30-5pm. A chance to do an informal pop in, meet the teachers and ask any questions. 

Tuesday 15th September- Keyworth Abundance working with Y2. 

Tuesday 6th October- Y2 Field trip around Keyworth. 

Thursday 15th October- Keyworth Library visit 2.15pm- 2.45pm (If you think you can support this, please let us know). 

Monday 12th October and Thursday 15th October- Parents evening  

Tuesday 13th October- Y2 experiencing a Tanzania talk with Mr Cresswell 

Click on the link for school holiday dates for the next academic year: Keyworth Primary and Nursery School – Term Dates 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me or pass on a message to the office. 

I’m looking forward to seeing you all very soon and starting a fantastic Year 2 together! 🌟😊 

Take care, 

Miss FowellÂ đŸ‘©â€đŸ«Â 

 

📎 Useful Documents for this Half-Term:

Curriculum Map Autumn 1

Geography Knowledge Organiser: Geography KO Tanzania And UK

Science Knowledge Organiser: Science KO Plants

Spellings (Common Exception words): RWISp2 Wordbank Common Exc Words