Welcome to Snowy Owls.
Year 2
Snowy Owls
Summer Term is here and our last term together. It doesn't feel like five minutes ago our learning journey was just beginning. We have lots to look forward to this term including learning about monarchs, castles, Sherwood Forest and getting really creative with clay and recyclable materials.
If you could save any newspapers, small and medium cardboard boxes over the next few weeks for our projects that would be great. A text will be sent when they are needed in school.
Warmer weather
As the warmer days are coming please ensure your child has a water bottle in school everyday. They will need to have suncream applied before school and a NAMED hat for playtimes and on P.E. days.
P.E. kit should be plain black or blue shorts with a plain red or white top. Shoulder length hair needs to be tied back, all jewellery removed and earrings taken out before school or covered with plasters.
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.
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
Below are some helpful websites to support your child's learning:
Our author of the term is
Marcia Williams
Our Artists of the term are
Summer 1 - Roy Lichtenstein – “My work isn’t about form. It’s about seeing. I’m excited about seeing things, and I’m interested in the way I think other people see things.”
Summer 2 - Ruth Asawa – “I am interested in finding solutions to problems”
Our Scientists of the term are
Summer 1 - Rachel Carson – “Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”
Summer 2 - Ole Kirk Christiansen – “Life is a gift, but it’s more than that. Life is a challenge.”
Our Sports People of the half term are
Summer 1 - Michael Jordan – “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
Summer 2 - Virat Kohli – I should play and enjoy the game and inspire the next generation.
Our Composers of the term are
Summer 1 - Niccolo Paganini – “You are all artists”
Summer 2 - Ralph Vaughan Williams – “Music is the reaching out towards the utmost realities by any means of ordered sound”
What can you find out about these special people?
What are we learning this term?
Here are our topics for this term:
English – Book Focus: Katie Morag Stories by Mairi Hedderwick - letter writing. Book focus: The Adventures of Robin Hood by Marcia Williams - newspaper articles. Book focus: Elephant Island by Leo Timmers - adventure stories. Poetry - The Tide Rises by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Seaside poetry
Maths – Shape, fractions, money, time, problem solving, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.
Science –Materials: Uses of everyday materials followed by Making Connections: plant-based materials
History – Monarchs followed by Sherwood Forest
Geography – Beaches, Islands and Sustainabilty
Computing – Stop motion followed by Programmings: Scratch Jr
Internet safety is covered each term.
Art – Sculpture and Clay: 3D houses
Design and Technology - Mechanisms: Fairground
Music – Musical me followed by On this Island: British Songs
P.E. - REAL P.E Physical followed by REAL P.E. Health and Fitness
R.E – What does it mean to belong? Followed by Exploring God
PSHE – Economic Wellbeing followed by Safety and the changing body
*Please note there will be a parent session to look at the resources and teaching of safety and the changing body unit - please see the newsletter for this date.
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.
