Monday, 1 January 2018

Year 2 Spring Curriculum Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,
Year 2 – Spring Curriculum Newsletter
Welcome back to the New Term! We hope you find this letter informative. This term, University of Broadford begins! Each week on a Friday afternoon, the children will attend their chosen course, which they are very excited about. Later in the term children will ‘graduate’ which you will be invited to attend (dates to be confirmed).
Homework:
Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night:
·         15 minutes reading to themselves or an adult and note in the reading record
·         15 minutes practicing spellings
·         15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts (including multiplication and division)

If children would like to attempt an additional challenge, we have a new Learning Challenge for children to attempt this Autumn term which is attached. All of the activities are based around a significant person, poem or painting relating to our topics. Children do not have to attempt every activity but instead select the activities that they are most interested in and compile a project that reflects the extra time and effort that they have put into their challenge. We hope that children will take their time with the challenge and be proud of the work they produce they should hand this in to their teacher at the end of the Half Term.

Spellings:
Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The children should practise their words every evening. The test will take place on Fridays.
Trips & sharing assemblies
Year 2 will have a Sculpture workshop this term and will have a trip out which is yet to be confirmed. We will also be going to Hilldene School for our annual infant music festival. Cedar will have their sharing assembly on 10th Jan and Cherry on 25th April.
Curriculum Information
We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be covering this term. If you would like to make any suggestions of what you or your child would like to learn in relation to the topics taught, please let the team know. We welcome any suggestions you may have.

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Estall          Miss Hammond          Mr Jackson         
Year 2 Leader                 Cherry teacher                  Cedar teacher

Spring


1st Half Term
2nd Half Term

Topic
Fantastic Explorers - Oceans
Fantastic Explorers - Space
Literacy
RWI and Literacy and Language

RWI and Literacy and Language
Please fill in the reading record after hearing your child read.
For a good selection of children books visit your local library.
Useful web links-

Numeracy
Multiplication & Division
Statistics
Geometry  
Fractions
Length & height
Please practice the times tables with your children. We complete Rock Stars Maths daily. Children may take home the sheet they are on to practice. It needs to be completed in 5 minutes to move onto the next sheet.
Useful websites:
ICT
Google maps

Google tour builder
Science
Materials - toys
Materials – toys

You could visit the Science Museum. Admission is free. Located at Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD.
History/Geography
Christopher Columbus – compass points
The Oceans & Continents

Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Neil Armstrong - Space

You could visit The Cutty Sark and the Maritime museum.
P.E
Hockey
Ball games

Music
Music lessons Thursday afternoons with a music teacher.
Music lessons Thursday afternoons with a music teacher.
Art/ Design and Technology
Design and make a toy
Sculpture.

Steven Wiltshire.
Space art

P.H.S.E/R.E
Judaism
Growth mindset
Easter





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