Y2 Newsletter Summer 2 - Holt House Infant School

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Y2 Newsletter Summer 2 - Holt House Infant School
Y2 Newsletter Summer 2
Our Topic this half term is...
Seaside Rescue
The Y2 children are using the new national curriculum for all subjects apart from Literacy, Numeracy and Science. This is because nationally this year group will be assessed
on the previous curriculum in these subjects in 2015. Below is the outline of our half term; although we have planned what will be taught each week, this can change over
time as children take a shorter or longer time to meet each learning objective.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Literacy
Writing reports
Writing reports
Writing recounts
Writing letters
Writing letters
Writing poetry
Writing recounts
about sea creatures about sea creatures
Using non-fiction
Using non-fiction
books
books
We will be reading the “Lighthouse Keeper” stories by Ronda and David Armitage
Numeracy
Adding multiple
numbers starting
with the highest
number
Grid references
Data handling
Geography/
History
Grace Darling
The RNLI
Ball skills
Human and physical
features of towns
and seasides
Ball skills
Human and physical
features of towns
and seasides
Rounders
Rounders
Rounders
Rounders
Team Games
Team Games
Team Games
Team Games
Team Games
PE
Ball skills
Art
Seascapes – looking at the work of a
range of artists
Beach sculpture in the style of Andy
Goldsworthy
Computing
Use 2animate to make an animation
Fractions
Halves and quarters
Fractions
Halves and quarters
Team Games
Music
Sing songs about sea creatures and the
seaside; compose using percussion
instruments
Properties of 2D
and 3D shape
Properties of 2D
and 3D shape
R.E
Myself, How Do We Show We Care For
One Another? Why Does It Matter?
Important dates for your diary:
Friday 12th June 2.30-5.30pm – SUMMER FAYRE
Thursday 18th June – SPORTS AFTERNOON – come along and support your child
Wednesday 24th June – TRIP TO WITHERNSEA – you will soon be receiving a letter with all the details
Thursday 9th July – Celebration of Work – drop in to school to see your child’s work books between 3-5pm
Tuesday 14th July – Y2 Leavers Assembly and medal ceremony 2.15 pm
Water bottles
Please can you ensure that your child has a named water bottle in school? These can be refilled from any tap in school. Thank you.