Willow

Welcome To Our Class

We hope you all had a lovely half term break and enjoyed the sunshine! We are working hard and challenging ourselves in our journey through Year 2. We try our best in everything we do and cannot wait to continue with our Summer term journey.

Our teacher is Mrs Wilson

Organisational Information

Day Homework PE Reading Other
Monday Read for a
minimum of 20
mins per day.
Read at home

Bring book & diary to school

Book change after 3+ reads

Bring water bottle

Healthy snack

Tuesday Read for a
minimum of 20
mins per day.
Read at home

Bring book & diary to school

Book change after 3+ reads

Bring water bottle

Healthy snack

Wednesday Read for a
minimum of 20
mins per day.
Read at home

Bring book & diary to school

Book change after 3+ reads

Bring water bottle

Healthy snack

Thursday Read for a
minimum of 20
mins per day.Home Learning hand in
Come to school in
outdoor PE kitwhite t-shirt,
black/navy shorts
or trousers and
a black/ navy jacket or jumper (no logos)
Read at home

Bring book & diary to school

Book change after 3+ reads

Bring water bottle

Healthy snack

Friday Read for a
minimum of 20
mins per day.Home Learning handed out
Read at home

Bring book & diary to school

Book change after 3+ reads

Bring water bottle

Healthy snack

Weekly reads counted

Key Dates For Our Class This Term : Summer 2

Week Event
Week 1
03.06.24
Monday 3rd: Return to School
Week 2
10.06.24
Monday 10th: YMCA PE enrichment activity day (morning)
PM visit Newark college.
Tuesday 11th: Class photo.
Week 3
17.06.24
Week 4
24.06.24
Year 2 SATs all week.
Week 5
01.07.14
Monday 1st – Tuesday 2nd: Rand Farm
Week 6
08.07.24
Friday 12th: Reports to Parents
Week 7
17.07.24
Monday 15th: Transition morning – Meet your new teacher.
Wednesday 17th: Sport day
Week 8
22.07.24
Monday 22nd: Award ceremony at Newark Parish Church
Wednesday 24th: Break up for Summer Holidays

Summer Term 2

Term – Summer 2

Theme – Isn’t It A Wonderful World?

Week 1: RE

I will know what different Christians do to express their beliefs.

I will know what different Christians do to express their beliefs.

I will know what different Christians do to express their beliefs.

Week 2: Science

I will know four signs of summer.

I will know that some hours of the day are dark and others are light.

I will know how to describe the weather in summer.

I will work scientifically – recording

Week 3: Music

I will know how to begin to create a sequence of different sounds, varying pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo and timbre to accompany the changing moods in a story.

I will know how to create simple melodies from 5 or more notes.

I will know how to choose appropriate dynamics, tempo and timbre for a piece of music.

Week 4: RE

I will know that Christians celebrate a number of festivals including Christmas and different examples of how Christians celebrate Christmas.

I will know that Christians celebrate a number of festivals including Easter and different examples of how Christians celebrate Easter.

I will know that Christians celebrate a number of festivals including Pentecost and know some different examples of how Christians celebrate Pentecost.

Week 5: PSHE

I will understand that babies become children and adults.

I will know the body parts, including the agreed names for sexual parts.

I will know the main functions of the body.

Week 6: Music

I will know how to use letter or graphic notation to represent the details of their composition

I will know how to begin to suggest improvements in their own work.

I will know how to perform expressively using dynamics and timbre to alter sounds.

I will know how to play short melodic patterns from letter notation.

Week 7: PSHE

I will understand that people can do different things according to age and development and that people grow from young to old.

I will know the impact of bullying.

My Happy Mind

My Happy Mind link will take you to the ‘myhappymind’ parent app. This app allows you to complete activities with your child/children, which can help you in supporting their mental health and wellbeing. Feel free to use this resource as and when you feel it would be beneficial.

E-safety

  • Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
  • Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
  • Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
  • LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
  • Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)