Emperors (Year 2)

Our class is called Emperors.  We are taught by Mrs Watkins and supported by Miss Cameron.

PE Days

Emperors will have PE on a Tuesday and a Friday. Children will need to wear their PE kit to school on this day and will remain in them all day. They will not need uniform to change into.  Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit so they can participate successfully. 

Library Slot

Your child will get an opportunity to visit the school library on Friday afternoon. They will have the chance to borrow a book that they can share with you and read for pleasure. These books will go home and returned by our next library slot. 

Home Learning

Each week the children will be given a maths and English home learning task and some high frequency words to learn. Home learning books will be handed out every Friday and should be returned the following Wednesday. Please note, home learning should not take more than 30 minutes. If your child is struggling with this, please make a note for us in their home learning book. 

Give Me Ten - Children are expected to read for at least ten minutes every day and should record this in their reading record. Children should bring their reading record to school every day. We hope to see lots of children becoming Reading Champions this year! 

Maths Magicians - There are a number of key mathematical facts that children should know and remember. These are, of course, taught in school but it is essential that children practise them at home too. You can find out which facts your child is currently working on by checking their maths record book. This is also where you should record their daily practice. Children's maths record books should be brought to school every day. Children will be quizzed on their maths facts every Friday. As they progress through the different stages of facts, children have the opportunity to earn rewards and work towards becoming Maths Magicians!

Numbots/TTRS - Number bonds and times tables are a vital part of mathematical knowledge and understanding. It is crucial that your child practises these skills when they can at home by logging onto the Numbots/Times Table Rockstars website.

Handwriting - Using www.letterjoin.co.uk, your child can practise their handwriting at home. There are desktop and tablet login details that can be found by clicking on the writing star at the top of the page.

Autumn 1

What a busy half term we have had in Emperors! The children have all worked so hard and we are very proud of each and every one of them.

In English, we started the year with a piece of writing about the children’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead. We then wrote some amazing stories based on the book, ‘The Frog and the Stranger’ by Max Velthuijs. We really enjoyed the text ‘How to Make Friends with a Ghost’, by Rebecca Green, and wrote our own instructions on how to be a good friend to others. Over the last two weeks we have been enjoying poems, such as ‘Sugarcake Bubble’, by Grace Nichols, and ‘Cats’, by Eleanor Farjeon, from ‘The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems’. We also wrote our own autumn poems using some fantastic expanded noun phrases.

In maths, we have been working on place value, representing, ordering and comparing numbers to one hundred, and addition and subtraction. We have enjoyed using concrete resources, such as base ten, place value cards and coins, to represent different two-digit numbers. We have been challenging ourselves by finding the position of different numbers on number lines with varied start and end points.  

In science this term, we have learned about living things and their habitats. We have been sorting different living things, recapping what all living things need to survive and studying different kinds of habitats and how animals are adapted to them. We really enjoyed our minibeast hunt in our forest area!

In history this term, we have been finding out about different history makers such as Guy Fawkes, Marie Curie, Malala Yousafzai and Emmeline Pankhurst. We discussed what it takes to be a history maker and attempted to compare and contrast the actions of these significant individuals. During Black History Month, we also discussed the achievements of different individuals, such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mo Farah, as well as reading and discussing the meaning behind stories from West Africa, including ‘Why do mosquitoes buzz in people’s ears?’ by Verna Aardema.

In RE lessons this term, we learnt about Humanism and explored humanist beliefs and symbols. We discussed how we can treat other people and our world with care and respect.

In PSHE this half term, we have been exploring class rules, discussing making positive choices and thinking about how our behaviour can impact other people. We concluded that we all need to follow certain rules and behave in a kind and positive way so that our whole class can feel safe, happy and able to learn effectively.

In computing this term, we have been learning about technology around us and how it can help us both in school and in the wider world. We have also considered how to use technology responsibly.

Here are some photographs of our amazing learning this half term: