HOMEWORK
Year 2 homework timetable
 	Given Out	Handed in/Tested	
Numeracy / Literacy	Friday	Wednesday	
RE/Topic	Fortnightly/
Half termly	Wednesday or as specified by the class teacher	
Spellings	Friday	Tested the following Friday	
20 minutes reading and 10 minutes discussing and questioning re text 	  
    Every night whenever possible	

YEAR

Creative Curriculum
Our Key Stage One curriculum covers Science, History, Geography, Dance, Art, Drama, and D&T through a thematic approach to learning. This means our pupils are inspired, motivated and challenged by more meaningful and linked learning. Our first topic is called “Animals including humans. Children will learn to:  notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults  find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air)  describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.  describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name various sources of food. In Geography we are going to: name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans  Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans.  Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map. 

YEAR GROUP 2
St Bernadette Catholic Primary School
Curriculum Newsletter
Mrs Reimus
Spring Term – 2019

Welcome to the Year 2 Curriculum newsletter. We look forward to making your child’s learning enjoyable by adopting a variety of teaching strategies. This is a summary of the learning programme for your child for this term, together with suggestions of things that you could do to support your child. I hope you find this useful.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
This term we will be studying “Being a Sacramental People”, 
where pupils will develop: an appreciation of God’s presence in the world, a respect for relationships which bring God’s presence to us, an attitude of openness to the Sacraments: words, actions and symbols. A willingness to seek God in their own lives and a recognition of the need for healing in the world.

LITERACY

This term we will begin by looking at stories with recurring literary language. We will then go on to look at reports. The children will assemble information on a subject and use comparative language to describe and differentiate.  After that we will study poetry where we will read and perform poems, as well as creating our own shape poems.

NUMERACY
Pupils will have the opportunity to secure their understanding of number.  We will begin by revising place value and number bonds and then using these number facts to aid addition and subtraction. We will go on to look more closely at times tables. Then we will focus on 3D shapes and their properties as well as being able to tell the time to the nearest quarter. 

What can you do to help your child!
•	Please read with your child every night and sign off their reading record at least once a week.
•	Ensure your child continues to work on their mental maths through questioning and involvement with everyday maths such as shopping and money. 
•	Ensure that all homework is completed and returned on the appropriate day.
•	Encourage children to use any spare time to play educational games or to research class topics. They can do this by going online at Woodlands Junior, BBC Skills wise.
•	Please help and encourage your children to revise their spellings and times tables on a weekly basis.
•	Please support us in following the behaviour code as set down by the school.
•	The safety, welfare and happiness of each child is a key priority at St Bernadette School. If you have any problems, worries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school to arrange an appointment.

              Wishing you all the best in Year 2.
We have a very busy, exciting year ahead. Ensure that you try your very best at all times, giving 100%. It will be worth the effort at the end.
                                  Mrs Reimus

I.C.T.
In the first half term we will be studying 'We are astronauts'. Within this topic we will be creating our own algorithms, first on paper and eventually this will be transferred to a programming software called scratch.

PSHE 
This term we will be looking at Health and Wellbeing with a focus on emotions. The children will learn to recognise, name, manage and express feelings in a positive way.  We will think about the importance of love and begin to understand ways to cope with change and loss.   

P.E.
Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoon are the Year 2 PE times. Please ensure that the children have appropriate PE kit in school.  This term we will be completing our module on gymnastics where we will be completing most of our PE lessons in the hall using the apparatus and equipment. Children must remove all jewellery for these sessions.

MUSIC
This half term’s music lessons will further focus on exploring beat, rhythm, structure and musical notation. Children will take part in a whole class performance of Chinese music to link to Chinese New Year. They will also take part in vocal, instrumental and listening activities to develop awareness of the musical elements tempo, beat and rhythm. Children will continue to develop vocal skills through singing songs as a class and in songs of praise.