Welcome to Snowy Owls.
Year 2
Welcome to Snowy Owls
Welcome to Snowy Owls. I am looking forward to working with you and your child this year. We have so much to do and lots of fun to have along the way. This year, the children will engage in an exciting, knowledge-rich curriculum. We will be exploring topics such as, ‘Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole’ and ‘Exploring Jamaica’. It promises to be a fantastic year.
Please see some important information below:
Homework and spellings
Homework and spellings will be set every Friday and will need to be completed and handed in by the following Thursday. This routine will help the children and encourages independence as they go through year 2. Please encourage your child to establish a consistent homework and spelling routine to reinforce their classroom learning.
P.E.
PE will take place on Mondays. On these days, please ensure your child comes to school in the correct PE kit. It is also important that on these days, they do not wear any jewellery or cover with plasters and shoulder length hair to be tied back.
This year your child will use the entrance by the hall and they will enter via this back door. The doors open each morning at 8:40am and a member of staff is on the door to pass on any messages to me. At home time please could all parents/carers stand on the playground near to the stage area/covering to ease congestion.
Reading
Reading is a key part of school life and early reading is the start of a wonderful journey into discovering a whole new world of stories, facts and adventures.
We will be continuing our reading adventure with our very own snowy owl, Fluffy, who will be coming home with your child to share a reading book of their choice with Fluffy, in a place of their choice. All we ask is that you snap a picture of your child reading with the owl and email it to school - look out for a text and the bag coming home very soon!
Remember every Tuesday we change our books as it is Choosy Tuesday - please return your reading for pleasure book to get a new one for the week to share with your family.
To support your child in their reading we encourage you to listen to them read as often as you can and make a note in their reading records on how they did.
Reading will be individual at the beginning or end of the term and all other reading will be in a guided group session.
More books for reading can be found here https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-year-2-pupils-ks1-age-6-7/
If you have any questions or queries please get in touch via the school office.
Many thanks for your continued support
Mrs Potton
Here's a look at what we got up to last year.
Below are some helpful websites to support your child's learning:
Our author of the term is
Roald Dahl
Our Artists of the term are
Autumn 1 - Max Ernst – “Creativity is that marvellous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition.”
Autumn 2 - Quentin Blake – “Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly”
Our Scientists of the term are
Autumn 1 - Steve Backshall – “It’s really important that we know we can change this planet for the better and that is every single one of us, no matter how small we may feel has that power.”
Autumn 2 - Norman Borlaug – “You can’t build peace on empty stomachs.”
Our Sports People of the half term are
Autumn 1 - Mohamed Salah – “Always believe in your ability and in your goals, This is the only way you will be able to reach them.”
Autumn 2.- Danusia Francis - "If your dream sounds impossible: perfect. You're on the right track."
Our Composers of the term are
Autumn 1 - Samuel Coleridge Taylor – “Should it not rather come from the heart as well as the brain?”
Autumn 2 - William Grant Still – “God didn’t place only roses on the Earth but flowers of many sorts and colours.”
What can you find out about these special people?
What are we learning this term?
Here are our topics for this term:
English – Fantastic Mr Fox and other stories by Roald Dahl. We will be writing descriptions and stories with a focus on expanded noun phrases
Our author is: Roald Dhal
Maths – Shape, fractions, money, time, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.
Science – Living things: Habitats followed by Microhabitats
Our scientists are: Steve Backshall and Norman Borlaug
History – Significant Individuals: Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavill
Geography – Comparing Harworth to Kingston, Jamaica
Computing – What is a computer? Followed by Word Processing
Internet safety is covered each term.
Art – Painting and mixed media followed by Drawing: Telling a Story
Our artists are: Max Ernst and Quentin Blake
Design and Technology - Food: Healthy wraps followed by Mechanisms: Making a moving monster
Music – Call and Response followed by Orchestral Instruments
Our musicians are: Samuel Coleridge Taylor and William Grant Still
P.E. - REAL P.E Personal followed by REAL GYM Social
Our sports people are: Mohamed Salah and Danusia Francis
R.E – Creation followed by Inspirational People
PSHE – Families and relationships followed by Health and Wellbeing
You can find a full overview of the year under the curriculum tab.
The school follows the National Curriculum 2014.
Please ask your child's teacher if you require any information.
