Sky

Sky (Year 2)

Autumn Term, 2023

Firstly, we would like to say a huge welcome to Year 2! We will work hard this year to make your final year at Haddenham St Mary’s a fun, engaging and exciting year. Here is some key information about Sky Classes:

Learning Logs:

At the beginning of each half term we will upload a list of activities that link to our topic for children to carry out at home if they wish- please choose one task to complete each week.   If you would like to support your child at home, these objectives have been provided for that purpose but there is certainly no pressure to complete them all. Please send your child’s ‘Learning Log’ into school on a Tuesday (if they have completed any work) and we will aim to return them on a Friday.

Spotlight Learning Log Activities: Learning Log – Autumn 1_2023

Our first topic: Spotlight! 

The topic this term is ‘Spotlight’. 

In the first half term of this topic, we will be learning about William Shakespeare- about his life and his plays. We will design and make our own theatres (please keep hold of a shoe box as we will need it soon!) and write our own playscripts. We will have our WOW day on Monday 11th September. There will be no dressing up!

Timetable:

There is an English, Phonics and Maths lesson each day and every other week, the classes have an extended writing session called ‘Big Write’ where they will write independently.  The children are set personalised writing targets to achieve.

Each week, we also study an aspect of Geography / History in ‘Topic’, as well as Science, Music, R.E, Computing and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health and Economic education).  We incorporate Art and STEM activities into each Topic.

Forest School:

Both Sky classes will will have a Forest School session on Thursdays this term.  Mrs Tucker is our Forest School Leader. This year, we would like children to bring their Forest School clothing into school with them in a named bag.

PE:

Sky will have PE twice a week and children should come into school wearing their PE kit, (or clothing suitable for PE).  Sky 1 and Sky 2 will have PE on Monday and Wednesday.

Reading

We are keen for the children to love reading and to practise at home on a daily basis where possible.  Please make sure they bring both their reading record and reading books in their book bags every day.  Each child will be heard to read at least once a week by an adult in the classroom.

Spellings

Autumn 1 spellings to learn at home: Autumn term 1 2023 focus words for spelling

Times Tables

The expectation by the end of Year 2 is that the children know their 2, 5 and 10 times tables.  Alongside understanding the processes involved in multiplying and dividing, the children need to be able to quickly recall times table facts.  To aid the latter, we will begin ‘Cracking Times Tables’ at the start of this term.  This is the scheme for monitoring the learning multiplication facts.  The children will be expected to learn times tables at home (about 5-10 minutes each day is ideal) and they will be tested each week in class.  The learning and testing are based around a series of ten levels – click on the link below.

Cracking Times Tables – Pyramid

‘Oxford Owl’ has helpful suggestions to aid your child with learning their times tables: Oxford Owl – Times Table tips.

Our class email addresses are below. Please use these for non-urgent queries and information, as we will not be able to check emails whilst we are teaching during the day we ask that if you have something urgent to let us know please email the school office where it can be dealt with more quickly. Please also use the school office email to report if your child is absent as they will need to update the register straight away.

sky1@haddenham-st-marys.bucks.sch.uk

sky2@haddenham-st-marys.bucks.sch.uk

With best wishes for a very exciting year ahead!