SCIENCE DAY-01.07.22-YEAR 2

On Friday 1st July, Year 2 took part in a county-wide Science Day. We had to investigate 'What makes a good birds nest?' They took part in making their own nests from a variety of materials. We then tested the effects of strong weather (snow, wind, rain) on the nests to see which survived. Have a look at some of the photos below:

In class today we have had fun creating and editing music using computer software.
The children wanted the link so that they can have a go at home.

Enjoy!

Welcome back to Term 5.

Thank you to the families who attended our Year Two Assessment meeting - the powerpoint of information is attached below.

PE days Term 5:

Class 5 and 6 - Mondays - Indoor
                        Thursdays - Outdoor

Please wear appropriate kit to school on these days.

Term 4

PE days - Class 5 and 6 Fridays ALL TERM (indoor PE).

Forest Schools - Class 5 - Tuesdays Week 1 - 3
                           Class 6 - Thursdays Week 1 - 3

PE Weeks 4 - 6 for Class 5 and 6 will also be on Wednesdays (outdoor PE)

Good afternoon, 

We hope that you have all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow to start our new topic: 'Fire, fire!'

Some key info:
PE for both classes will be on Wednesdays each week Starting in Week 2 (No PE this week).

Forest Schools is not until Term 4 - dates are:
Class 5 – Tuesdays 1st, 8th and 15th
March.
Class 6 - Thursdays – 3rd, 10th and
17th March.

Our Big Bang day to launch our new topic is next Wednesday 12th January - we will be dressing up in flame colours or as characters from the Great Fire of London. Letter to follow shortly.

Many thanks,

Year Two Team

Hello everyone, 

Welcome to Year Two! We hope you have had a lovely summer holiday. We cannot wait to hear all about it when you return to school on Monday. We are very excited to see you all :) 

Arriving at school
Children will be met by their teachers in the playground at the beginning of the day and returned to
parents in the same place at the end of the day. The arrangements are as follows:

Class 5: Pedestrian gate by the school car park, walk around the hall and wait in the playground outside of class 5. Your teacher will meet the children in the morning and bring the children out to parents at the end of the day.

Class 6: Through the main pedestrian school gate, across the front patio to the gate to meet their teacher and to be handed back at the end of the day.
 

All children to arrive on site from 8.35 to meet their teacher at 8.45am. All Classes to leave at 3.25pm from
their entry/exit gate. 

Reminders for the term: 
Homework
Homework will be sent home every Friday and needs to be returned the following Thursday. It will be posted onto google classrooms each week. Homework will consist of learning the spelling rule and also a task relating to our learning that week. Children are also encouraged to use spelling shed and times table rock stars. We will provide children with their logins when they return to school. 

Spellings
Children will be taught a spelling rule during the week and it will be their task to learn that rule for their homework. On Fridays we will then test the children on that spelling rule.

Reading
We will be encouraging children to read four times a week at home. Please ensure you record this in your child's reading record. We will check the reading records each week to see which children have read four times, these children will then receive a raffle ticket with a chance to win a prize at the end of the term. The class which have the highest number of children reading four times will receive a trophy during our assembly.

Forest school
Please can all children come to school dressed appropriately for forest school on their specific days. Please wear jogging bottoms/leggings, trainers, a long sleeved top/jumper and a waterproof coat. If you would like to bring waterproof trousers and wellies, please bring them in a named bag. 

• Class 5 - 7th, 14th and 21st September.
• Class 6 - 9th, 16th and 23rd September.

PE
Please can all children wear their PE kit to school on PE days. This includes, joggers, leggings or shorts, a t-shirt, jumper and sensible shoes. PE this term will be outside each day so please provide your children with appropriate footwear, a coat for wet weather and a hat if it is sunny. 

• Class 5 - Thursdays
• Class 6 - Wednesday

Swimming
We are very lucky to be swimming this term and Year Two have been allocated a Friday slot. Please provide your child with a swimming costume, a towel and goggles. Please can swimming kit be brought into school in a named bag. Initial sessions are:

• Class 5 - 17th September
• Class 6 - 24th September.

Please can children bring a water bottle each day, a coat for wet weather and their reading folder with reading record. As always, please ensure that everything is named.

If you have any questions or queries, please send us an email via the school office or catch us for a chat at the end of the school day. 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and we look forward to seeing you Monday.

Mrs Pearce, Mrs Wilson, Miss Franklin and Mrs Quinn