Welcome to Penguins Class!
A message from the teacher
Welcome to Year 2! 
I hope you had a wonderful summer break and are now ready for a new term. The children all seem to have enjoyed their new start and are already beginning to settle well into their new class. It has felt like they have never been away!
The first term will focus on the transition from Year 1 to Year 2 and getting the children used to working more formally at tables and working as a whole class, in pairs and small groups.
This newsletter will provide you with important information about what your children will be learning for the Autumn 1 term.
Myself and the Year 2 team (Miss Yordanova and Mr Timbol) are excited to be working closely with you and your children to make lasting learning memories and to have a great year. The doors open at 8:40 with registration completed by 9.
Children are encouraged to drink only water regularly from their water bottles throughout the day. Lunch orders are taken in the morning with support of visuals.
Miss Poskett
What will my child be studying in Autumn 1?
Topic
This half term we are investigating the question: Who loved living here before we did? We will learn how the Victorians influenced the local area and will learn what life was like in the Victorian times, especially for children.
Phonics and Reading
The children will continue their phonics work and begin spelling lessons. The books that the children read both in school and home will be closely matched to their phonic ability and we would like as many children as possible to move up to reading books from our ‘Accelerated Reader’ scheme.
Writing
We will be writing our own historical stories about a child who works in a Victorian mill. We will be continuing to use the ‘Fantastics’, ‘Grammaristics’ and ‘Boomtastics’ to aid our writing, following Jane Consadine’s, ‘The Write Stuff’ approach.
Maths
Units that will be covered in Maths include Place Value (representing, counting, reading, ordering and writing numbers) and Addition and Subtraction.
PE
PE lessons in Year 2 take place on Mondays and Fridays. Children will need their indoor PE kits on these days - White T-shirt without buttons, black shorts and black pumps. All children in Year 2 will change into their PE kits at school and are NOT to come to school in their PE kit. Please ensure all PE kit is clearly labelled with your child’s name and class.
Ways to help at home
Accelerated Reader/Phonics Books – Reading a minimum of 3 times per week with your child and signing the reading record. Reading books must be brought into school each day with reading records checked on a Friday.
Spellings – Your child will have spelling bricks personally allocated to them. Please spend some time practising the spellings NOT highlighted in pink.
Number Sense Maths – The number facts fluency programme builds confidence and flexibility with number, and fluency in addition and subtraction facts. Each Friday, children will be given ‘Activities for Home’ due in the following Friday. Please spend some time supporting your child’s learning.
