Teaching Assistants: Mrs Irvine
READING
In Year 2 we work on key skills daily within our Guided Reading session. Your child will also have a reading book to bring home, which we will change once they have finished. We encourage you to read at home with your child as often as possible, even if it is only a few pages a week. In addition to this we visit our fabulous school library every week to enjoy a range of texts.
We aim to listen to all children read at least once a week. If you are able to spare any time to listen to the children read we would really appreciate it. If you are interested, please speak to Miss Mogg or Mrs Irvine.
TOPIC
Our topic this half-term is ‘Happy me'. In History, we will be discovering all there is to know about houses in Harrogate! We will learn all about the main features of houses and the similarities and differences between different types. In Science we will be looking at animals including humans. We will investigate how animals and humans change as they get older, and what they need to stay healthy.
SPELLINGS
Each half term, the children will have a spelling test. The first test will be on Monday the 16th of December.Please spend some time with your children to help them learn the following words from the Year 2 common exception word list:
- break
-busy
-child
-children
-christmas
-class
-climb
-clothes
Penguins will be doing PE on a Friday.
PE kits will remain in school and be sent home each half term. Please ensure named PE kits are in school with weather appropriate clothing. Thank you.
EVENTS!
Last week we took part in a fabulous session with Pro-ride. The weather was beautiful and the children enjoyed riding both push bikes and balance bikes through a range of obstacles and over a series of ramps. Take a look at the photos to see how much fun we had!
RE
This half term in Penguin Class, we have been investigating different religions including Christianity and Islam. We have explored different places of worship, holy books and discovered how Christians and Muslims show care in their community. This week we have dived into Judaism. We have learnt about the Torah, its importance and explored why it should be treated with care. In order to remind us that the Torah should not be touched and kept safely in a Synagogue, we made our own Yad. Take a look at our creations!
PE - Footwork
This week in PE we have made the most of the dry weather. This half term, we are focusing on improving our footwork skills in order to help us to master different team sports throughout the year. We had so much fun! Take a look at our pictures!
Woodland Walk.
Last week, we went to explore the Woods to gather ideas ready to write poems inspired by Autumn. We collected lots of bright coloured leaves, prickly pinecones and shiny brown conkers. We had a fabulous time, take a look!
Computing
This week we have began our new unit of Computing : Digital photography.
On Tuesday we went into our beautiful wildlife garden and practised taking photos on an Ipad.
the children had to take a range of different photos including action shots; a person; a close up of an object; something in the distance and a selfie. Of course selfies were our favourite!
Below are some exciting websites where you can practise your writing and maths skills.