Year 2 News Summer Term 1 This half term the Y2 pupils will be undertaking project work based on animals that live in various habitats. We will be looking closely at animals that live in the wild, particularly wild cats! In Literacy the pupils will be exploring the features of various non fiction texts to learn new fascinating facts about different animals. We will then be
producing our own non-fiction texts about an animal of their choice.
In science we will be exploring the outdoor learning area to find different habitats and investigating what
In Numeracy we will be looking at number environments animals patterns, addition prefer. and subtraction methods and strategies to solve problems. In PE the pupils will be developing their athletics skills, such as target throw, shot put, long jump and relay races.
Monteney Primary School Volume 2
Issue 3
April– May 2012
Special points of interest: ☺ Praise Assembly—Tuesday 2:35pm. We will let you know if your child is in Praise Assembly ☺ Ecclesfield Library visits: Y2 OP: 14/5/12 Y2SC: 21/5/12
Inside this issue: This term
The Butterfly House We will be looking closely at animals that live in a tropical environment and our trip to The Butterfly House on the 31st of May will support this. The children will get the chance to hold some of the creatures and ask many questions about
them! If you have not get paid then please could we ask you to bring the money and permission slip into school as soon as possible as if we receive insufficient funds the trip will have to be cancelled. If you would like your child
to bring some money to spend in the gift shop at the Butterfly House please can we ask that it is no more than 3 pounds and that it is put in a small purse or wallet with their name on. Thanks for your support!
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The Butterfly House 1 Assembly days
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School Information
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School Meal Prices
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Homework
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Contacting the Y2 team
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Wonderful Worms!!! If you would like to come along to our Science Parent Afternoon this will be on Thursday 24th May from 1.15pm onwards (Y2OP). We will be generating many questions about worms and designing an experiment to try to find answers to them! This should be lots of fun and will help develop the children’s science skills such as asking questions and observing.
Homework this half term Reading.
Other Homework
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Your child should be reading to you at least 10 minutes per night when they get to Y2. Please ask them questions about what they have read.
In line with our development of a more creative curriculum, the children will be set some homework that they are encouraged to undertake. Time will be set to show the rest of the class their work.
* Create an advert to sell a pet by describing what it’s like and including a picture
Mental Maths Targets To know off by heart the 2, 5 and 10 times tables Number bonds to 100, eg 10 + 90 = 100, 20 + 80 = 100.
Here are some creative activities you may wish to try! * Make a habitat for an animal using cardboard boxes * Make a collage or do a painting of an animal in it’s
* Encourage your child to find out more about our school topics by visiting the library and museums or browsing the internet with supervision. Work from these activities can be shared during show and tell times.