Welcome to Year 2!
This year, Year Two will be taught by Miss Furness and Miss Crutchley.
Our topic this half term is 'Factories' We will have a focus on local history and will be researching Hugh Mason and his family who owned and operated factories in our area. We will be visiting Quarry Bank Mill as part of our topic and finding out a textile mill during the Industrial Revolution.
Statue of Hugh Mason
English
Our English unit this half term also focuses on Factories. We will be reading 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl and we will be writing an addtional chapter for the story and inventing a different outcome for one of the main characters when they eat our sweets.
Maths
This year we are using the fantastic Power Maths scheme in our maths lessons. This half term we are moving on to learning strategies to use for multiplication and divison. The children also have log ins for Times Table Rockstars. You can also log in at home so that they can practice their times tables at home too:https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student The same password can also be used to log in to your child's Numbots account.
Reading and Homework
Every Friday your child will bring home a reading book which is linked to the learning that week. Please listen to your child read over the weekend and write a comment in their yellow reading diary. Books need to be returned the following Monday.
Please also check School Ping every Friday, the children will be sent two videos to watch as homework, which supports their Phonics and reading fluency. Watching the videos will help your child to become more confident readers.
Weekly spellings will also be sent out via School Ping and will be tested weekly.
PE
PE is every Tuesday with our PE coach Mr. Downs. Children should come to school in their school PE kit. They also have dance lessons every Friday, but do not need PE kits for this.