Year 2 2023 - 2024
Miss Bowen
Ms Howell
Meet the Team:
2H - Ms Howell, Ms Osborne, Miss Howell,Ms Tierney, Mme Lie and Mrs Knight
2B - Miss Bowen, Mrs Dadabhoy, Miss Osborne, Miss Banks
If you have any questions, please speak to one of our Year 2 staff or email year2@almapark.manchester.sch.uk
Welcome
Welcome to Year 2! This year, children will continue to develop as enthusiastic and independent learners, with opportunities to challenge our thinking, take risks and learn from our mistakes.
Here, you can find an overview of the Year 2 Curriculum. You can use this information to discuss with your child what they have learned and continue to support their learning at home.
What's happening this half term?
Maths
This half term, we are exploring fractions and time. We are learning:
- How to recognise and find fractions of a number, shape and/or object.
- How to write simple fractions.
- How to tell the time using the minute hand and the hour hand.
We are continuing to learn the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, including multiplication and division facts.
English:
We will be writing a recount of a celebration using the past tense and sentence starters.
Our Talk for Write text is The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch. We will be writing a Defeating the Monster Tale. We will be focusing on character and setting descriptions using a range of vocabulary and punctuation.
Science:
We are learning about plants. What do plants need to survive?
Click for the Knowledge Organiser.
History:
We are learning about Sunny Lowry and Charlotte Cooper.
Click for the Knowledge Organiser.
D.T.:
We are learning about cooking and nutrition. We will learn how to safely prepare food to create our own dish.
Click for the Knowledge Organiser.
Computing:
We are Botonists. We will collect data and use simple charting software to produce basic charts.
Religious Education:
We are learning about Special and Sacred books.
Click for the Knowledge Organiser.
PHSE:
Children will learn about keeping safe everyday and online.
Music:
Children will learn about beat.
PE:
Remember to come into school wearing your PE kit on the following days.
- Gymnastics - Monday
Kit: Black shorts or tight-fitting black leggings and a plain white t-shirt. Please ensure hair is tied back.
- Outdoor Games (Send and Return) - Wednesday
Kit: Trainers, black shorts or tight-fitting black leggings, and a plain white t-shirt (a tracksuit top and joggers may be worn if cold). Please ensure hair is tied back.
Reading:
Please read with your child every day and comment in their reading record when you do. Reading books should be in school everyday for independent reading and will be changed everyday when required and signed.
Please use the Collins eBooks for Little Wandle books using your child's home logins. These books will be read in groups at school - click here
Homework:
Spellings will be sent out every week on Thursday, which children will learn for a spelling test the following Thursday.
This half term's BrainBuilder can be found here.
Year 2 children need to be able to read and spell these words - Year 2 Common Exception Words
