Welcome to the Glorious Glow-Worms!

Welcome to the Year Two class page of the Glorious Glow-worms. We are so lucky to work with amazing grown-ups, Mrs Wallis who teaches Monday to Thursday, Mrs Hul who teaches on a Friday and Mrs Hooton, our wonderful teaching assistant.

Check out all the amazing things we will be up to this half term. At the bottom of the page you will find the half termly newsletters, key dates and weekly spelling lists.

Keep coming back to keep up to date with what is going on. 

*Our Christian Value for the term*

Our Christian Value this term is ‘Justice.’

Justice means giving all people what it is right and fair for them to have: life, health, freedom and dignity. It is about acting out of a concern for what is right. 

When we think about justice, we also think about the British Value of Tolerance and Mutual Respect and Democracy. 

Deuteronomy 16:20: Follow justice and justice alone.

*Our Learning for this term*

We are so excited for our Topic this term...

All Around The World

English

In English, we will be looking at what an explanation text is, how it differs from instructions and what the key features of the layout are, as well as looking at the vocabulary used. We will be using our DT topic of bread making to read an explanation text about the process of making bread. We will then have a go at writing our own explanation texts.

We will be carrying on with our guided reading lessons – as always, spellings will go into the reading diaries every Friday.

Reading practice books and reading for pleasure books will be changed once a week. Please ensure reading practise books and reading diaries are brought back to school every day. Please read with your child at least 3 times a week.

Maths

In maths, we will be doing lots of applying our knowledge to solve maths problems. We will also spend time consolidating our learning and looking at any areas that we might need to revisit.

Of course, we do have our Special Agent Training during the second week of term and this will involve lots of reading and maths, when our ‘agents’ will have the opportunity to show what they know!

Topic

In Science, we are continuing to look at animal habitats, including some from other parts of the world.

In Geography, we are learning about the different types of bread from around Europe, which leads into out DT topic of designing and making our own bread. Yum!

In RE, we are looking at how faith and beliefs affect the way people live their lives.

In PSHE, we are learning about safety in the home. This will include a talk from the fire service about safety around fire, in the home and elsewhere. The theme of safety also continues with our Natterhub sessions about keeping safe online.

In PE, we are gearing up for Sports Day by having practise sessions for our races. Please make sure your child has a comfortable pair of plimsolls/trainers as they will need them for Sports Day.

Home Learning suggestions

1. Have a chat as a family about fire safety. Devise your own home fire evacuation plan.
2. Create a memories booklet about all the things your have learnt about and enjoyed in Year 2, or in fact for your whole time at St Faith’s.
3. Have a go at baking your own bread at home. Look at the quantities you need for your ingredients and work out how much they might cost to buy.

Extra helpful information
PE days
Dragonflies: Friday
Glowworms: Wednesday
Spiders: Friday
The PE uniform is white t-shirt and navy or black leggings/joggers and a navy or black jumper, trainers or plimsolls. PE kits must be in school every day as timetables can alter at the last minute and all items of clothing must be named and in a named bag.
 

Important dates:

6^th June: Church School Festival

w/c 9^th June: Special Agent Training

16^th June: Fire Safety Talk

w/c 16^th June: Visits to new class at SFSM

23^rd June: Visit to Wildwood

30^th June: Marvellous Me Monday

8^th July: Sports Day

21^st July: Thanksgiving Service in church

22^nd July: Leavers’ service

Please look at our school facebook page for updates and news and don’t forget to check out the school website and class pages for lots of useful information.

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THERE MAY BE MORE DATES ADDED THROUGHOUT THE TERM SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK PARENTMAIL AND THE CLASS WINDOW NOTICE BOARDS.

*Our Class Newsletters*

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