Croeso i Dosbarth 2R
Welcome to Year 2 - Mrs Reeves!
2R Team:
Mrs Reeves: Class Teacher
Miss Lewis: Teaching Assistant
Spring 2 2019
We hope you had a lovely and relaxing half term. We will be continuing with our ‘Castles and Dragons, topic this half term. We will be busy researching and exploring famous castles in Wales.
School Trip
Kidwelly Castle
Tuesday 9th April 2019
We will be going to Kidwelly Castle on Tuesday 9th. Please can you make sure your child either brings a packed lunch on this day or you order a grab bag by filling in and returning the permission slip which is at the bottom of the trip letter. Please can you make sure the children wear suitable clothing and footwear for the trip as we will be doing lots of walking.
Literacy
During our oracy lessons we will be focusing on reciting rhymes and poems using rhythm and rhyme. We will also be creating a presentation on ‘How to train a dragon’ and presenting our fantastic work. We will be continuing to build on our Jolly Phonics sounds using the songs and actions. In our writing we will be learning to write an information pamphlet on how to train a Dragon. How exciting! We will also be learning to write a recount of our castle trip.
Maths
This half term in maths we will be focusing on weight, 2, 5 and 10 times tables, number bonds, doubling and halving, addition, subtraction and division.
TT Rockstars: Well done to those children who have logged in and are practising their times tables on TT rock stars at home - your hard work has been noticed :) Keep learning!
Creative Development
We will be studying and recreating the artwork of Paul Klee ‘Castle and Sun’ using bright colours and 2D shapes to create an abstract city scape of our local area.
Spring 1 2019
This term our topic is ‘Castles and Dragons', we will be busy researching and exploring castles in Wales, labelling castles and looking at castles through time and sequencing them on a timeline.
Literacy
Within Literacy we shall be reading stories and poems with a Castle theme. We will be continuing to build on our Jolly Phonics sounds using the songs and actions. In our writing we will be learning the story ‘Cat, Bramble and Heron’ Pie Corbett style and creating our own stories. We will also be learning to write a set of instructions on how to train a Dragon. How exciting!
Numeracy
Numeracy will be taught through a range of written and practical activities, songs, rhymes and games. We will be focusing on money, time, weight, half and quarter turns, number bonds, addition and subtraction.
Creative Development
Within Creative Development we will be studying and recreating the artwork of Paul Klee ‘Castle and Sun’ using bright colours and 2D shapes to create an abstract city scape of our local area.
Test practise
With the national tests coming up in the next few months, below are some links to website that can be really helpful to prepare your child and to get in some extra practise.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9XWVUSErWjTX1ZBcElfYlRXeEk
http://learning.gov.wales/resources/learningpacks/reasoning-in-the-classroom/?lang=en
http://learning.gov.wales/resources/collections/national-reading-and-numeracy-tests?lang=en
Important Information
Reading Books
Thank you for your continued support with your child’s reading. Please ensure that your child has their book bag and reading record in school every day. Please write in the record book when you listen to your child read as your comments are really helpful. Sharing a book at a quiet time is brilliant to help support your son's or daughter's reading skills.
Homework
Homework and spellings will be sent home on a Friday and returned to school on a Wednesday.
P.E
We take part in PE on a Monday. Please ensure that your child has a PE kit in school (a t-shirt and a pair of shorts, leggings or joggers) with their name on ready for us to take part in our sessions.
Snack
Snack is £1.25 per week and the children are offered a range of healthy fruit. Please bring this every Monday.
If you have any questions please see me in the morning or at the end of the day once all the children have been safely dismissed.