Year 2

Miss Taffs is our Year 2 class teacher and Miss Smith is our teaching assistant.

Our Pilgrim vision is the driving force behind everything we do as we explore together the two fundamental questions of,

'Who are we?' and 'How do we live?'

This term we will focus on the key question: ‘What is it like in a rainforest?'

Our Class Book

This term, we will be reading a variety of topic and story books from Rochester Library all about rainforests, including plants and how they grow. We will be using our class book Jungle Adventure: Let's tell a story to support our English learning this year.

What will we be learning in Term 1?

Please see below an outline of our planning for Term 1, however, this is subject to change.

term 1 overview 24 25.pdf

Forest School

Please see below the Forest School dates for Term 1:

- Wednesday 11th September

- Wednesday 18th September

- Wednesday 25th September

- Wednesday 2nd October

Please send your child to school on Wednesdays wearing Forest School clothes (jeans/jogging bottoms, long sleeve top) with named wellies. Wellies can go home each week or alternatively, they can stay in the cloakroom at school.

Homework

It is our aim to provide regular homework, which prepares your child for an activity, reinforces work in class or gives the opportunity to develop essential skills through open-ended exploration on a particular theme. It will also give you the opportunity to see what your child is currently learning in school and become involved in this.

Homework is set on a THURSDAY and is due in the following TUESDAY. Our homework will be set in our homework book each week for your child to complete and bring to school to be marked.

Our favourite reads scrapbook!

Each week, usually on a Friday, a different child is chosen to take home our favourite reads scrapbook to complete their page. They get to choose their favourite book and write all about it. When they return to school, the children are given the opportunity to share their page with the class, and tell their peers why they recommend this book! Take a look at some of the pages from our scrapbook below. Have you read any of these books? Year 2 definitely recommend these books!

Home Reading

Pupils are expected to read at least 3 times a week. Each child will choose 3 reading books for pleasure on a FRIDAY and these are to be returned the following FRIDAY to be changed. Also, your child's current book being read in their guided reading session will be 'allocated' on the Collins e-book website. This book is based on your child's phonic ability. (If you need the login details again, please feel free to see me!).

All reads should be recorded in your child's reading record and please write any comments about how your child has read or about the book they are currently reading. These reads will count towards their reading rewards, where they will be celebrated each time they reach a certain number of reads.

We have a Reading Café which runs twice a week during lunchtime at school. This provides children the opportunity to gain more reads, along with having a nice milkshake and biscuit! We are also very fortunate to have a volunteer who comes in twice a week to listen to the children read. This gives the children the chance to read with someone new, as well as gain more reads!

Children are also able to visit the Story Tent to share stories in a different environment or snuggle up on the daybed to enjoy promote their love of reading!

Timetable

P.E. is on a FRIDAY. Children are to come to school in their P.E. kits and remain in them throughout the day. P.E lessons are often outside, so please make sure that pupils have the appropriate clothing!

Forest School is alternate THURSDAYS, starting on Thursday 5th September. Children are to come to school in their Forest School clothes (but normal shoes) and remain in them all day. Please ensure the children are wearing old jeans and a long-sleeved top and have named wellies in a bag to change into.

Please see below our class timetable, however please note that it is subject to change!

year 2 class timetable.pdf