Autumn 2

Welcome to Autumn 2 in Year 2. We can't wait to get started with all of the exciting learning activities we have planned. 

Useful Information

PE Days

Our PE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays for both classes. Please ensure children come to school in their PE kit on these days.  

Library Days

We will be visiting the library to change books every Monday for both classes. 

Books are issued for two weeks at a time but can be returned earlier. If your child wishes to keep a book for longer than two weeks, please send it in to school on their library day so that it can be renewed.

 English:  

Autumn 1 Fiction Unit: Noi and the Whale

Focus: Setting Description 

We are learning to use: 

Capital letters and full stops

Finger Spaces

Use well-chosen adjectives to bring our setting alive. 

Use all of our senses to describe

Autumn 1 Non-Fiction Unit: Cinderella's Diary 

Focus: Information Writing 

We are learning to write: 

An introduction that includes what, when, who and where

Make links between parts of our writing by using time conjunctions 

Include interesting details 

Include my opinion 

 Cursive Handwriting 

This year we will be teaching joined writing. 

Children will learn to join letters in a planned sequence. 

    Spelling :

This term we will begin our Little Wandle Bridge to Spelling unit. 

This unit happens over the next 5 weeks and builds upon the strong foundations of Little Wandle Phonics. 

Small group catch-up phonics sessions will continue for any children that require extra time to secure their phonics knowledge. 

Guided Reading sessions 

Children will have whole class reading sessions 3 times a week. 

These sessions take extracts from well known texts and explore reading for fluency and understanding (comprehension) 

English Homework:

Reading

We would like the children to read at home at least 4- 5 times a week with an adult or as often as possible. 

Spelling

   (link)   (logins in reading records)

Spelling challenges are set every Friday on Spelling Shed .. 

The words will comprise of spellings linked to the spelling taught that week 

We would like children to practice their spellings regularly and complete their 5 games per week.