Welcome Penguins to our final term in Year Two. I hope that you had an enjoyable break with your families. 

The theme for this half term is  'Old School' The information below will let you and your parents know all about the learning that will take place.

English: The children will be learning through the wonderful story of Jack and the Baked Beanstalk by Colin Stimpson. They will have opportunities to write story retells, character descriptions, setting descriptions, diary entries and persuasive letters  The children will be writing using all the skills they have built up over their time in Key Stage One. Their writing should now start to show more cohesiveness and read well in a narrative style without throwing the reader out of the text. 

Guided Reading: 

For Guided Reading, we will be reading various text and answering questions around the key reading areas:

Vocabulary

Inference

Prediction

Explain

Retrieval  

Summary

Maths: The unit this half term will be 'Position and Direction'. We will also focus on recapping all the skills covered in Year Two. 

Science: The children will be finding out How to keep Healthy.

Geography: The children will learn to understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of our local area.

History: The children will be learning about Hospitals and Healthcare: Significant individuals.

DT: The children will be continuing to develop their skills in designing and building homes. 

Religion and Worldviews: The focus will be on Humanism

Computing: This half term the children will be looking at Data Handling. 

Music: The children will be learning Samba with one of our specialist music teachers 

PE will take place on Monday and Friday

Homework will continue to be set every Friday. It will be set on Google Classroom and should be returned by the following Friday. MyMaths is an online site that is used for some maths based activities from Year 2 to 6.

Reading books will be changed every Friday. Please encourage your child to re-read books to develop speed and fluency. You should also ask them lots of questions to develop their comprehension as this is very important at Year 2. 

Any questions please let me know either at the door, make an appointment or via email at penguins@parkgate.cheshire.sch.uk

Mr Simon