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Reading Books
Reading books will be changed on Tuesdays and Fridaysso please
ensure that your child has their book bag in
school on these days so that their books can be
changed.
The children should be reading everyday at home. This
does not have to be the whole book, but a few pages will
ensure that they are continuing to make good progress.
Please continue to ask them questions about the book to
develop their understanding of what they are reading.
It also helps them develop an understanding of the
organisation of stories, and of characters and events.
It also provides an excellent starting point for their
writing. We will also be doing this in school as part of
their literacy units.
Our class novel at the moment is Horrid Henry. We will
then be moving onto The Twits by Roald Dahl.
Immanuel and St. Andrew CE Primary School
Year 2O Class BulletinTerm 2 November 2011
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Now that it is getting colder, please ensure that your child
comes to school with a jumper and a
warm, waterproof coat.
Important DatesThurs. 10th Nov. Year 2O Assembly
Mon. 14th Nov. - Anti-Bullying Week
Wed. 16th Nov. Trip to Tower of London
Mon. 12th Dec. School Christmas Concert at
6pm in Lewin Church
Wed. 14th Dec. Year 2 Nativity at 9:30am
and 2:30pm.
Thurs. 15th Dec. Christmas Service in church
at 9:15
Friday 16th Dec. Last day of school 3:30
finish
Tues. 3rd Jan. Back to school
Playtime
Homework:
I will be handing out homework on
Wednesday and it should be returned onthe following Monday. The
homework will
generally be Literacy or Maths and will link
to the work that we have been doing in
class that week. From time to time, I will
also hand out homework related to our
topic for the term. This terms topic is
The Great Fire of London.
Thank you for your support with
homework, for returning it on time and
ensuring that it is completed with care.
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Phonics and SpellingsThe children are still split into
different
phonics groups to best suit their current
phonics understanding and their spellings
will be based on what they have been
learning in this session.
Spelling tests will continue to take place
on Friday. Please ensure that children
have their phonics books in school so
that they can record their scores andstick their new spellings
in.
Literacy:
In literacy we will be looking at non-fiction texts.
This will be linked to our trip and topic work. When
writing these texts we will be looking at including
interesting information, organising our ideas and
using different sentence openers, as well as
practising using correct punctuation. Towards the
end of the term we will be looking at different
stories by the author Anthony Browne, reading anddiscussing his
stories before writing our own
narratives.
Numeracy:
In numeracy, we will be continuing to practise our
number facts at the beginning of our Maths lessons.
In addition to this, we will be focusing on developing
our calculation skills in addition and subtraction.
The children will be encouraged to use mental
strategies for simple sums as well as differentequipment to
perform more tricky calculations.
They will also be given more open-ended tasks in
which to apply what they have learnt and develop
their problem-solving skills.
We will also be having short times table tests each
week on a Monday, where the children are
encouraged to beat their score from the previous
week. In Year 2 these will start by focusing on
remember the number patterns when counting in
twos, fives and tens.
Topic The Great Fire of London
This topic will explore the Great Fire of London,
asking and answering questions, using different
sources of information and discussing the
consequences of these events. We will be looking at
images of London past and present, developing our
skills and techniques to produce our own images. We
will also be looking at different materials, comparing
them and looking at how they can be changed.
When using the computers, we will be focusing on
inputting and presenting text.
PSHCE New BeginningsChildren will be exploring how to get
along
with people, thinking about what makes a
good friend and how to resolve conflict
between friends.
R.E. Light at Christmas
In R.E. we will be looking at Light and the
significance of light in the Christmas story
P.E.
Outdoor - Children will learn a variety of
skills to help them with ball games. They
will learn how to throw a range of objects
using pulling, slinging and pushing actions.They will play
competitively in games,
throwing and catching the ball.
Outdoor PE will be on Monday afternoons.
Kit required: plimsolls, navy shorts and
pale blue t-shirt.
Indoor In gymnastics the children will be
focusing on linking movements together,
using balances, rolls and different ways of
travelling to create short sequences.
Indoor PE will be on Thursday afternoons.Kit required: trainers
or plimsolls, navy
shorts and pale blue t-shirt.
Immanuel and St. Andrew CE Primary School
Year 2O Class BulletinTerm 2 November 2011
