Year 2 Certificates- 15/9/23

                                                

 It is our first full week back and the children have settled into their new classes beautifully.

These children have worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their hard work and efforts.

E for Excellence

Mulberry Class

Mavis for working extremely hard to identify tens and ones. Thereafter she used different place value charts to solve mathematical problems. Super effort!

Pine Class

Lola, for her engagement and participation in class discussions. You were able to identify and  explain clearly to the whole class what a noun is.

Rowan Class

Harvey, trying your best in every lesson with a positive attitude with a positive attitude. You are a great role model to everyone around you!

Star Writers 

Mulberry Class

Wais,  for using amazing adjectives in his descriptive writing. Keep up the good work!

Pine Class

Esmée,  for independently writing a descriptive piece of writing about the Great Fire of London using conjunction.

Rowan Class

Araoluwa, for your fantastic writing about the Great Fire of London. You used fantastic description and presented your work beautifully. Well done! 

Learning Power Awards

These are the key skills that our children will need to learn effectively in class and to be successful later in life. 

Reciprocity

These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective  ideas and methods from others. 

This has been awarded to: 

Success 

For being kind to your classmates and showing compassion! Well done!

Mateo

              For helping and supporting his peers with group tasks. Well done!

Resilience

These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.

This has been awarded to:

Mikail

For trying hard everyday and making sure you complete all your work even when it is tricky. Well done! 

Theo

Theo, for working extremely hard to write sentences to describe the Great Fire of London. He did not give up even when he found the task tricky. Well done!

Harry

     For showing resilience in math, he was able to use his problem solving skills to complete a place value task. Well done!

Year 2 Autumn Curriculum Letter

                                                         

Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls

12th September 2023

Dear Parents and Carers,

Year Two - Curriculum Newsletter

Welcome back to the new academic year! We hope you have

all had a great summer. We hope you find this letter

informative. Please do not hesitate to contact your

child’s class teacher if you have any questions regarding Year Two.

Homework:

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do

the following every night:

·  15 minutes reading to an adult and note in the
reading record
·    15 minutes practising spellings
·     rehearsing times tables facts (including multiplication and division)

Spellings:

The children will be sent home their first set of spellings on Monday

11th September in their  spelling book. They will need to

practise these each evening from Monday to Thursday.

On Friday, they need to bring their  spelling book back into

school. They will complete their test in the book so you are

able to see how they progress. 

Please ensure that your child brings their spelling book

to school every Friday.

Events  and important dates

Autumn  1

22nd September -  Forest School start day for Pine Class 

5th October - 1666 Day (Further information to follow)

Autumn 2

Date tbc  - Mulberry Class Forest School

Date tbc - Year 2 children’s visit to Tower of London

Date tbc - Lapland Day 

Date tbc - KS1 Nativity Play

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 speak to your child’s class teacher.

We welcome any suggestions you may have.

Autumn
	1st Half Term	2nd Half Term
Literacy	RWI   Recount  Non fiction writing  Diary Entry Newspaper report Focus Text: VLAD and the Great Fire of London	RWI   Instruction Writing Description writing Sequencing Focus Text: The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon
	Reading  Please fill in the reading record after hearing your child read. For a good selection of children's books, visit your local library. Complete the 105 Books to Read before leaving Broadford  - Yr 2 Reading List
Mathematics	Number: Place value Number: Addition and subtraction (inc. bonds to 20)	Number: Addition and subtraction (inc. bonds to 20)  Geometry - Shape
	Please practise the times tables daily with your children. Useful websites: www.mymaths.co.uk www.mathszone.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/numeracy.shtml www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1numeracy.html
Computing	E - Safety	Programming
Science	Everyday Materials	Habitats & Living Things
History/ Geography	Great Fire of London	Local Landmarks
P.E	Fitness	Gymnastics
	Children are required to wear their PE kits to school on their PE day.  The children will have PE on the following days. Tuesday - Rowan Class Wednesday - Pine  Class Friday- Mulberry Class
Forest School	Each class in Year 2 will attend a block of Forest School sessions. Children will need to come to school in their school uniform and  have a pair of jogging bottoms in the school to change into. The school will provide suitable waterproofing clothing to wear during their session.  Details of Forest School sessions for each class will be sent out on a separate blog.
Music	Traditional rhymes, rhythm and timing	Christmas & traditional songs from around the world
Art/ Design and Technology	Explore and Draw
PSHE/R.E	New Beginnings / Being Me In what ways are a church  and a mosque important to believers?	What festivals do different religions celebrate?

 

Thank you for your continued support, we look forward to the year ahead

and are sure it will be full of fabulous learning experiences!

To contact us, please send an email to: year2@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Fayefunmi  Year 2 Lead  and  Mulberry Class Teacher    

Miss Mullan Rowan Class Teacher  

Mrs Nur   Pine Class Teacher               

        

              

Year One Spellings - Week 1

  11.09.23

Year 1 Spellings

Year 1 Spelling Information

Every Monday, your child will receive a set of spellings in their spelling book. These words will fall into two categories: 'red words' (which cannot be sounded out) and 'high-frequency words' (commonly used in writing).

Kindly ensure that your child brings their spelling book to school every Friday. They will take their spelling test in this book, allowing you to review their progress. New spellings will be sent home in the book each Monday.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us at year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk.

Warm regards,

The Year 1 Team

Year 1		Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu
wow	the
1	a
2	do
3	to
4	of

Pine Class - Forest School

This half term Pine Class will be participating in Forest School sessions. These sessions will take place on Friday mornings. The first session will be on Friday 22nd September. These sessions are led by Miss Float (Jill Jungle Owl) and Alison Shorter (Alison Ant). Your child will bring home a leaflet that explains/reminds you of what Forest School is all about.

The children in Year 2 are already familiar with Forest School, as they participated in two half term blocks of sessions in Year 1.

When participating in these sessions (whatever the weather), the children are required to wear tracksuit/jogging trousers and welly boots (with their school polo shirt and jumper). These should be left in school to change into each week. In wet/cold weather, the children will also need to bring a warm coat, a hat and gloves to wear. The school will provide them with waterproofs to wear over the top of their clothing in extreme wet and cold weather. Forest School sessions take place whatever the weather, so it is important the children are properly dressed, so that they can participate in and enjoy each session fully.

In preparation for our first session, please send into school for your child a pair of tracksuit/jogging trousers and a pair of welly boots, in a named carrier bag.

Many thanks for your continued support. We are sure your children are going to be looking forward to having the opportunity to participate in Forest School again.

Apricot Class - Forest School

 This half term Apricot Class will be participating in Forest School sessions.  These sessions will take place on Tuesday mornings.  The first session will be on Tuesday 19th September.  These sessions are led by Miss Float (Jill Jungle Owl) and Alison Shorter (Alison Ant).  Your child will bring home a leaflet that explains what Forest School is all about.

When participating in these sessions (whatever the weather), the children are required to wear tracksuit/jogging trousers and welly boots (with their school polo shirt and jumper).  These should be left in school to change into each week.  In wet/cold weather, the children will also need to bring a warm coat, a hat and gloves to wear.  The school will provide them with waterproofs to wear over the top of their clothing in extreme wet and cold weather.  Forest School sessions take place whatever the weather, so it is important the children are properly dressed, so that they can participate in and enjoy each session fully.

In preparation for our first session, please send into school for your child a pair of tracksuit/jogging trousers and a pair of welly boots, in a named carrier bag.

Many thanks for your support. 

 We are sure your children are going to enjoy their first experience of Forest School.