Welcome to Swallows
Welcome to the Swallows class page.
Miss Gray and Mrs Richardson are looking forward to learning with you this year!
Please regularly check this page for updates.
PE will be on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Reading books will be changed on Fridays.
Homework and spellings are to be handed in on Tuesdays.
Home Learning
Spellings
Children will be given spellings on a Tuesday. Please spend some time learning these with your child to support their learning in school. We will do a spelling test with the class on Tuesdays to see if they can remember how to spell the words they have been learning. We will record their score on their spellings for you to see at home.
Please see the spelling list below.
Homework
We will be giving 1 piece of homework to children every Tuesday. They have a week to complete this and we will check it in school. The homework will support their learning in school so we advise that you spend some time on with your child.
Reading
Please continue to read with your child as much as possible (we recommend just a few minutes every day). If you read at home - remember to sign the reading diary to say you have done so (with a comment if possible).
They will also get a sticker on their reading cards and when they have filled these will receive a prize from Mrs Lewis!
There are more books on Oxford Owl which can be read online.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Numbots
Your child will have their Numbots login in front of their reading record. This online game supports children's mathematical skills and we recommend playing once a week at home if possible. The children also have the opportunity to play in school.
https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/22257
Purple Mash
We will set activities on Purple Mash as further optional homework activities which will be linked to our learning in school. Your child's login can be found in the front of their reading record.
https://www.purplemash.com/sch/livingstone
Serial Mash
We have set reading activities on Serial Mash. Children can read books and answer questions to improve their comprehension.
Children's logins are in their reading records.
Online games to support learning
Hit the button - practice number bonds to 5, 10, 20, and 100.
Year 2 SPaG ideas to use at home
Year 2 Curriculum Overview
Autumn Term
Out and About
English - This term in English we the children will be exploring Poetry, stories written by the same author as well as texts that link to our topic 'Out and About'. The children will also have the opportunity to explore texts about the life of Mary Seacole whilst learning about Black History.
Maths - To start with this term the children will continue to build on the knowledge of place value working with numbers up to 100 and will have the opportunity to develop their understanding further before moving on to explore addition and subtraction as well as shapes. We will be using the White Rose Maths scheme of work to extend the children's knowledge.
Science - This term the children will explore living things and their Habitats. They will be learning to identify and classify different animals (including humans). We will be exploring what different animals need to survive as well as looking at what they like to eat.
Geography - The children will have the opportunity this term to link their Geography skills to their local environment. They will have the opportunity to learn about and explore the local area. They will be using this knowledge to create their own map of Black Tom whilst learning all about him both during their History lessons as well as when sharing texts/books during English lessons.
History - To link our History lessons to both our English and Geography learning the children will be exploring the historic importance of Black Tom. We will also be exploring how the Black Tom area and transport have changed over time. The children will also have the opportunity to explore Garrett Morgan (the inventor of traffic lights), The Wright Brothers, and the invention of aeorplanes as well as Amelia Earhart and what impact she had on the world.
Art- This term the children will have the opportunity to explore the painter Claude Monet. They will learn about the different techniques used when working creatively so that they can develop their own piece of artwork in this style around the views of Bedford river.
DT - The children will be exploring moving parts in DT this term and will be designing, creating, and evaluating an axil for their own moving vehicle. I can't wait to see who's wheel falls off first. I bet it's mine.
RE - This term we will be exploring the topics 'How do we show we care for others? Why does it matter? How and why do we celebrate significant times? as well as What makes some celebrations sacred to believers?
This is just a quick overview of the learning that will be happening in Swallows this year. Please feel free to explore the curriculum overview to see more.
Phonics
The children are taught discrete phonics lessons everyday following the Twinkl Phonics program which is a DfE approved programme. We teach the children the sounds in order for them to read and write with increasing proficiency. At the end of Year 1 the children completed a Phonics Screening Check which is a legal requirement for each child. They will apply their phonics knowledge to read 40 words, 20 of which are real and 20 which are not (we call these alien words).
In Year 2, we will continue to build on children's phonics knowledge from reception and year 1. Children will have lessons tailored to meet their individual needs and next steps.
There is more information about the Phonics Screening Check here:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/home/reading-owl/expert-help/the-year-1-phonics-screening-check
Here is an overview of our phonics programme. We will be recapping level 3 and teaching levels 4-6 in year 2, depending on the children's level.
Common Exception Words
We will be teaching the children how to spell these common exception words by the end of year 2.