Year 2: Ivy Class Mrs Briscoe

We are Architects

Questions we will try to answer this term…

Science: Uses of everyday materials - What materials would Iggy use to rebuild a safer London after the fire?

History: The Great Fire of London – what were most buildings made from in 1666?

Art, Design & Technology - Can you draw and build models like Iggy?

Computers – How can we use technology to research our learning at school?

RE: Islam & Christianity - How does faith affect the way people live their lives?

PSHE – We are all unique! What can we learn from great women in history? How can they inspire us?

Mr Johnson teaches P.E. every Wednesday morning. As the cooler months approach please remember to put joggers and sweat shirt into your child’s PE bag so that they can continue to enjoy PE lessons outside.

To help your child’s learning please try to listen to them read every day. Your child can bring home a book from the class library every week to read at home. This book may be quite challenging, so you can read it together. Children still enjoy being read to even though they are working hard at practising their independent reading.

In Maths your child needs to know the numbers up to 10 very well. Make sure that they can solve addition and subtraction facts quickly up to 10 because this will help them to add two digit numbers together easily. Practise counting forwards and back to 100 so that they can instantly recall 1 more than or one less than any number to 100. Practice counting forwards and backwards in tens starting at any number. Help your child to learn by heart the 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables.

Homework is sent out every Friday. Please try to do homework. It will support your child by reinforcing what we have been learning in class.

Websites

www.topmarks.co.uk is a useful website to practise your skills in English and Maths.

www.ictgames.com is a great website to use to practise all the skills we are learning in Maths.

www.schoolreadinglist.co.uk – recommends children’s books for all age groups