Year 2 Summer Term 2

Welcome to the final half term in Year 2! We are looking forward to a fabulous and exciting half term!

For our Topic work this half term, we have a Geography based topic 'Magical Mapping'. In this unit, children will to develop key map skills through a range of engaging geographical skills based activities. Children will explore a range of maps at a local, national and global level, developing their understanding of how to navigate around an atlas to find key countries, continents, oceans and seas along with desining their own maps and routes. They will learn how to ‘view from above’ looking at aerial photographs to spot human and physical features, understand simple map symbols, compass directions and develop key geographical vocabulary.

We will be working hard to learn many key concepts in English and Maths. In English, we will be writing different genres based on our English text,  'Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates' written by Timothy Knapman. A storu about Mungo who, every night, reads his favourite story, a swashbuckling tale of danger, kidnap and rescue. But one night the hero, Captain Fleet, isn’t there to save the day so Mungo takes a deep breath and bravely jumps into his very own pirate adventure! Using this text, we will write letters, give and follw instructions, plan routes, create maps, take part in role-play and much, much more!

In Maths, we will continue our learning on Time, where we will be learning to tell the time to 5 minutes and continue our learning on Multiplication including learning and recalling the 2, 5 and 10 times tables and noticing rules and patterns in these. We will also complete a unit on Statistics where we will interpret and create tally charts and pictograms. We will take part in lots of conversations around reasoning and problem solving using some precise Mathematical vocabulary, talk about maths in pictures of the every day, asking and answering questions such as - 'What's the same?', 'What's different?', 'Which is less?, 'Which is more?' and  'What do you notice?'. Children will practise using precise vocabulary in stem sentences to talk about and explain their thinking.

Regular reading aloud is a crucial part of your child's learning. Please make sure that you read daily with your child and ensure they learn their spelling homework. 

Year 2 will have their P.E lesson on Thursday afternoons this half term. Please make sure your child has the correct PE kit and ensure all items are labelled with your child’s name.  

Please also make sure you child has a water bottle in school each day so they can stay hydrated!

If you need to speak to us regarding any issues, our door is always open.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Webb and the Year 2 team

Homework

Spelling Homework - Given out Thursday, test the following Thursday

Reading & Phonics- Please read with your child daily.  Phonics reading books need to be read 3 times before we will change them to help children increase their fluency. 

PE

Thursday  - Please have full PE kit - white top, black shorts and black pumps.