Sky
Sky (Year 2)
Spring 1, 2022
Shipwrecked!
The topic this half term is ‘Shipwrecked’ with a geographical focus on islands, oceans, seas and continents. We have used the Shipwreck topic as a springboard for our planning this half term – see our’ topic web’ below:
The children were asked what questions they had about this topic at the end of last term and we will be investigating their lines of enquiry as well.
Learning Logs:
Below is a list of the ‘Learning Log’ tasks for this half term. If you and your child choose to do a task, the first task of this half term should be sent in on Monday 10 January and the last task on Monday 14 February.
Worksheets – Maths and English
There is an optional Maths or English worksheet available based on what the children have learnt during the week should you wish to do use it: just click on the links below when they are available. These links will be updated with new worksheets every Tuesday. If your child completes the worksheet – as with the Learning Logs and Reading Books – please ask him/her to take responsibility for handing it in, although we will obviously remind the children from time to time. Please do not stick the worksheets into the ‘Learning Log’ books: they are for extra practice of learning accomplished that week and the teacher will use them for formative assessment. The worksheets will not be handed back to your child.
W/C 10/01/22- For the next couple of weeks we are focusing on multiplication in maths. We will be learning what multiplication is and different strategies to solve multiplication equations (as well as learning our tables). This weeks homework focuses on one strategy, using arrays. There are different levels of challenge for your child to pick from or they can do all three. Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3
WOW Day:
Our ‘Wow Day’ is on Wednesday 5 January. There is no need to dress up, but please bring in junk modelling as among other activities, we will be making a lighthouse – hopefully with a winch mechanism that operates!
Timetable:
There is an English, Phonics and Maths lesson each day. Once a 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 or History in ‘Topic’, as well as Science, Music, R.E, I.T. and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health and Economic education).
Forest School:
Sky classes will not be having Forest School in the Spring Term, but will have an extra half term of Forest School in the Summer Term.
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 will have PE on Tuesdays and Fridays and Sky 2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This term, both classes will have Tennis on Tuesdays.
Reading
We are keen for the children to love reading and to practise at home on a daily basis if possible. Please make sure the children bring both their ‘Reading Record’ and reading books in with their book bags every day to enable an adult to hear your child read if an opportunity arises. Each child will be heard to read at least once a week by an adult in the classroom. The children will change their own reading books every Tuesday. They are welcome to take more than one book home.
Spellings
Below is a list of the spellings we will be looking at this half term: please practise these at home.
Times Tables
We are going to look in detail at Multiplication and Division this term. 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. We won’t be handing out certificates in relation to ‘Cracking Times Tables’ in order to maintain a positive, fun atmosphere and I am sure as parents you will know which level you need to work on with your child.
Cracking Times Tables – Pyramid
‘Oxford Owl’ has helpful suggestions to aid your child with learning their times tables: Oxford Owl – Times Table tips.
Class rules and behaviour
Each Friday the class have ‘Golden Time’ for half an hour and they choose from different activities each week. If they do not follow the ‘Golden Rules’ during the course of the week then they might lose some ‘Golden Time’ in 2 minute increments.
Please do not hesitate to email us if you have any questions or any concerns.
With best wishes from the Sky Team for a wonderful 2022,
Alice Gilbert Scott, Natasha Talbot and Max Williams
