Welcome to Year 2!
Mrs Kurnatowski and Miss Parsons are excited to welcome you to Class 2!

We hope you have had a fabulously festive holiday time and feel ready to start back for 2023! 

We will be doing lots of fun and exciting things over the next half term, below there is a link to take you to our Topic Web. This will give you a little bit of insight into the things we will be covering!

Spring 2 Curriculum Overview

English

Letters, diaries and reports

We are using the wonderful book Lights on Cotton Rock to inspire lots of great pieces of writing this term. 
The children will be learning about and writing a diary from the perspective of the main character Heather, A newspaper Report and a Letter to the Aliens. 

Maths-
Fractions and Time

During this half term, we will learn all about fractions - halves, thirds and quarters. The children will begin by looking at equal parts, splitting shapes and objects up into parts and explore the fractions of numbers.  

We will be doing lots of problem solving questions requiring us to multiple skills and recall different number facts. 
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Fancy playing some games? Click on the button below!

Don't forget to keep practising your timetables on TT rockstars. 

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  • Bring your water bottle to school each day filled with fresh water.
  • Bring your book bag to school every day to fill with letters and notes and new books! 
  • Name everything! All belongings need to be clearly labelled.
  • No extras... please don't bring any toys or teddies into school. 

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At the beginning of each school year we listen to the children read to ensure they are reading the appropriate phonics phase/ banded book. We will be handing out school books on Monday 12th September, along with guidance on how to access the online reading diary. 
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As in Year 1, the children will keep the same reading book for the whole week to ensure fluency and confidence is built across their time at home with that book. We encourage reading of any additional books, magazines, newspapers or anything else you have at home!
Book change will be every Monday so we will start a each week with a new book. 

This year we will be using an online reading diary system. Watch this space to find out how to use the online system. 

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Our PE lessons will take place on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning by Mr Handford and Mr Edwards and Miss Parsons.
Children need to have their PE kits in school on these days to avoid missing out on these sessions.
Mr Hanford may deliver PE lessons outside, and therefore appropriate PE kit is required (plain jogging bottoms, a plain sweatshirt/hoody and trainers). 
Earrings must be removed or covered up for all PE lessons. Children with pierced ears must be able to remove their own earrings before the lesson or cover them up with tape brought from home. Alternatively, earrings could be removed before school on your child's PE days. 

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Phonics lessons will take place each day to support the teaching of early reading and spelling. 
Children have been assessed to determine their current phonic level allowing us to plan for their next steps in learning. 
Regular practice of the sounds we have been taught will greatly improve your child's recognition of graphemes and confidence with using these sounds to read and spell words. 

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We shall now be able to enjoy playtimes and lunchtimes with our friends / siblings from other classes out on the playground and / or field when possible.

Please complete and return your dinner menu to allow children the time to choose their meals with your guidance. 

We have lots of delicious meal choices now including three hot meals and two picnic bags.

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Mrs Kurnatowski will be working with you in the classroom every day. 
Miss Parsons will be increasing her teaching time up to 70% as she trains. 
Miss Hanson will be there to support us for a session every morning. 
Ms Kalawsky and Mr Hanford will teach you on a Tuesday afternoon.
Hathern Primary School