Miss Rowlands – Class Teacher
Mrs Carrothers – Teaching Assistant
Summer Documents
English
Within English, we are reading the book ‘The Last Wolf’ by Mini Grey. The story is a reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood and the children will be writing a letter in role as a character persuading others to save the trees. We will be linking this to our unit of learning about the rainforest from spring term. After half term, our last book is Grandad’s Secret Giant by David Litchfield with a focus on morality and acceptance of others. The children will write their own version of the story.
Maths
Along with continuing developing our fluency with the basic four operations ( +, -, x, ÷) the children will be focussing on time, statistics and geometry within our maths lessons. They will be further developing their problem solving and reasoning skills by completing more challenging work.
Science
Within science, we are focussing on materials and their everyday uses. The children are going to be scientists working in a lab solving different types of problems. They will be conducting experiments to test which materials are best suited for which object. They will be testing different types of rubber, wood, plastic for different ‘clients’ to solve their problems. They will also be making their own slime to test why some materials are stretchier than others.
Geography
In geography, our focus is on fieldwork. The children will be learning how to use a compass by completing scavenger hunts around the school grounds. We will then be conducting a research study of our local area by going out and noting all the human and physical features. They will then learn how to transfer this data into a simple map! At the end of the term, they will design and place their own new play park for Dallam on a map and justify their reasons for the location.
History
Our research question for History this term is ‘How do we know what happened during the Great Fire of London?’. The children will be learning how the Great Fire of London started and how it spread so quickly. They will be accessing different sources and artefacts to explore how historians have found out what really happened during the fire.
Other Subjects
RE – Hinduism How might people show their devotion?
Judaism What aspects of life really matter?
PSHE – ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changing Me’
Music – ‘Myths and Legends‘
Art – Sculpture and 3D
Design and Technology – Textiles ‘Pouches‘ and Food and Nutrition
Computing – Online Safety, Exploring the International Space Station
Reading
Class Novels
This term, we will be reading ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.
Reading
Reading in Year 2 is very important and we really value the importance of children making progress within their reading and enjoying the books that they read. We will promote this within school by reading a class novel at the end of every day for enjoyment.
The children need to have their reading books and record in school every day. We will work towards the children knowing when and where to change their reading books so that they gain more independence as the term progresses. Ideally children should be reading every night, but we are mindful that our busy lives sometimes prevent this. Children should aim to read at least three times a week.
Useful Information
Spellings
The children will continue to be taught a spelling rule for the week and will practise their spellings in our morning 4-a-day work, spelling lessons and homework.
PE kits
PE is every Tuesday and Wednesday. Children need black shorts, our Dallam Primary School blue PE T Shirt and trainers (pumps are no longer worn).
Water bottles
Please make sure that children have a water bottle in school every day. It is really important that they keep hydrated and having a bottle in school the only way that they can access plenty of water quickly.
Useful Websites
Oxford Reading Buddy-
https://www.oxfordreadingbuddy.com/uk
Times Tables Rockstars-
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/7431
Karate Cats English-
Sora-
https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/201910/ils/dallumuk/form/Dallam%20Community%20Primary%20School
