Your teachers are

Mrs Bell & Mrs Moore.

Your teaching assistant is the lovely

Mrs Sears.

Contacting Staff:

If you need to contact us then please speak to us on the door in the morning or after school. An email can be sent if you would prefer to communicate that way. The emails are checked regularly (but not daily). 

Mrs Bell and Mrs Moore - y2mb@pelsallvillage.co.uk

Contact can also be made through Class Dojo.

This term we will be learning about:

Maths–  Each week we will be completing work from different areas of maths. On a Monday the children will be completing their CLICs, Learn Its and SAFEs work which allows the children to transfer all of their skills to a variety of questions.  On a Tuesday we will be looking at number and place value. The children will spend time counting forwards and backwards within 50, looking at 10s and 1s within 50, comparing numbers to 50, counting objects to 100,  looking at numbers to 100, reading and writing numbers in numerals and words. On a Wednesday we will be learning about different calculations with a particular focus on addition and subtraction. Each Thursday the children will spend time looking at 2D and 3D shapes. They will learn to identify and describe their properties. They will also be introduced to lines of symmetry. On a Friday the children will investigate length and height. They will work with cm and m and be able to state how many cm are in 1m.  Towards the end of the half term, they will begin to look at money. They will learn to identify each coin and note, attempt to order money from the smallest value to the largest, compare money and look at different combinations.

Reading – Every day the children will have a phonics session where all of the sounds are learnt; words are segmented and blended back together; read green words which can be decoded phonetically and read red words that need to be learnt by sight. Time will be spent completing phonic activities and reading texts to suit each child’s reading level.

For children who are ready to take the next step, comprehension sessions take place where a text is read and discussed in detail. The children then answer questions to test their overall comprehension skills.

The children are given time to read in school and take the Accelerated Reading tests when they have finished and understood their book. These tests ask the children questions to clarify their understanding and only allow them to move onto the next stage when ready. We would like each child to read one book per week and at least 3 pages per night.

Writing – 

This term we will be reading the story 'Owl Babies.' We will be enjoying activities such as hot seating, role play and creating comic strips. We will look closely at the authors use of punctuation and how we should use expression when we read. We will be completing a variety of activities before writing a retell of the story focussing on capital letters, full stops and the use of adjectives.  

Science:

Autumn Term 1

Animals Needs for Survival

This half term the children will be looking at mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and humans. They will look at the basic needs of survival for each group, making overall comparisons. By the end of the topic, the children should understand that although there are differences in how animals need are met, all animals need air, water, food and shelter to survive.

Creative Curriculum –

History = ANCIENT HISTORY.

Geography: TOUR UK.

Art and Design: ARTISTS, CRAFTMAKERS and DESIGNERS.

Design Technology: Mechanical.

Spellings –

The children have been given their spelling booklet which lists the spellings to be learnt each week until half term. Each week a spelling test will take place on a Friday and then the new spellings will be introduced.

Useful websites - 

ictgames.com

topmarks.co.uk

BBC Bitesize

Oxfordowl.co.uk

uk.ixl.com

Fab 5 and Pupil of the Week Winners Autumn Term