‘CANDO’ Meeting Come and find out Summer 2015, Year 2 (Pine and Chestnut Class)
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‘CANDO’ MeetingCome and find out
Summer 2015 , Year 2 (Pine and Chestnut Class)
What children will be learning…
We shall be looking at the following two topics over the course of the Summer term: From A to B and Buildings
Summer term 1 and 2
From A to B (Transport )
• We will be learning about :• Different types of transport• How transport is used• Transport of the future/ and past• How was transport invented?
Summer term 2 Buildings:
Materials used to make
buildings
Buildings from around the
world
Linking the materials
buildings are made of to our
Science topic – Materials.
Structure of buildings.
Science • Sound and Materials • Experiments to name a variety of sounds• Recognise that sounds get fainter as the
distance from the sound source increases• Comparing everyday materials and their uses• Compare how things move on different
surfaces.
Main focus in English and maths
English
•Man on the Moon: A day in the life of Bob (Power of Reading) Word/sentence level work around simple and compound sentences.
•Using a range of punctuation.
•Extended Stories and Significant Authors (with The Magic Finger Power of Reading unit) Focus on past and present tense use and editing to improve.
•3 weeks SATS
•Non-chronological Reports
•The Story Tree
•Poetry Silly Stuff
Maths:Calculating, measuring and understanding shapeRevisionSATSD3 (2wks) Calculating, measuring & Understanding Shape E3 (3wks) Securing Number Facts, Relationships and Calculating
Main focus in other subjects/areasArt
Pencil, coloured pencil, paint.
REWhat do we celebrate and why?
Easter
Eid Al Fitr
Music:Musical transport sounds
sound journeys and music videos
Main focus in PE- Year 2
Out door games and fencing Athletics
Sports Specific coach for squash
PE Kit
Children will need their house coloured t shirt, black bottoms and trainers/ plimsolls with them for ALL sessions!
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
How you can help your child…•Reading a range of different books
together and talk about them with your child
•Discussing what they are learning at school and relating it to the home environment
•Encourage your child to talk about their day and if you have any concerns talk to the class teacher
•Practice times tables, handwriting and spellings at home
We need your help with…• Homework tasks
• Revising high frequency words (Y2 are expected to learn 200 words)
•Timetables 2, 5, 10 and beyond
• Encourage your child to make use of Mathematical skills in everyday situations eg Shopping, measuring when cooking and other household objects.
CGP
FinallyIf you have any concerns please do not hesitate to approach any member of the Year 2 team.
Year 2 Parent Conference: 9/10 July 2015. Make sure you sign up as soon as the list is up!