Welcome to Otters 

Welcome to Year 2 Otter's class page! The adults in our class are:

Mr Dunn- Class Teacher

Ms Yaqyb- Class Teacher

Mrs Layton- Learning Support Assistant

Home Learning

Here are a list of useful websites which can be used during home learning. Some require log in details but your child has been provided with these. 

Key Information:

• Your child must bring their bookbag, reading book, reading record and library book every day. 
• Spellings are given out every Friday. The spellings must be practiced at home as we have a spelling test the following Friday morning.
• PE is on a Wednesday afternoon. 
• Juice is 20p per day which must be given to your child. They can keep this in their tray.

How can you help?

In Year 2 we work extremely hard in preparation for our KS1 assessments which take place in May. To help your child you should:

- Listen to your child read a minimum of 3 times a week.

- Encourage your child to practice their weekly spellings.

- Support your child in their homework.

- Allow your child to research information as part of their ongoing school work.

Follow the link below to access the National Curriculum. Here you can see what your child will be doing in Year 2. 

This Half Term:

English

We are reading 'Meerkat Mail' to learn about the adventures of Sunny and his family in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. Sunny is an adventurous character, I wonder what mischief he will get up to?

In English we will:

• Listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers. 
• Ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge.
• Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English. 
• Learn how to use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify.
• Develop positive attitudes towards and stamina by writing narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
• Writing poetry
• Planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about.
• Writing down ideas and/or key words, including new vocabulary. 
• Proof reading to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Mathematics

In Maths we are developing our number and place value skills. We will be using different resources such as base ten, 100's squares, numicon and counters to:

• Count in steps of 2,3 and 5 and in tens from any number forward and backward.
• Recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones)
• Identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations, including the number line.
• Compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <, > and = signs.
• Read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals and in words. 
• Use place value and number facts to solve problems. 

We will also be practicing our 10 and 5 times tables.

IPC

This term our IPC topic is 'Our World'. During this unit we will be focusing on Art, Science, Geography, Technology, Music and International.

In Art, we’ll be finding out:

• How to draw a self portrait
• How to create artwork using natural materials to make a tree collage                  

In Science, we’ll be finding out:

• About the animals, plants and birds in our local environment
• About the best soil conditions to grow seeds
• How we can recycle and reuse materials to help our environment

 In Geography, we’ll be finding out:

• About the 7 continents and 5 oceans
• About different wildlife habitats in our local environment
• About the animals and insects that share our local environment
• How our local environment compares with other locations around the world

In Technology, we’ll be finding out:

• How to design and make our own bird feeders

In Music, we’ll be finding out:

• How to create our own sound journey around our school
• About music and songs, written about the weather

In International, we’ll be finding out:

• How to make a fact file about our home country to share with others