Newsletter Term 2
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Year 2 Newsletter: 2
Friday 4th November 2017
I would like to welcome back to the start of Term 2! I hope that however you spent the half-term holiday, it enabled you to spend time with the people you love and care about most in the world and are back feeling refreshed and ready for a busy and fun term ahead. I love Term 2 … Cold nights, fresh, wintery mornings, Halloween, bonfires and above all CHRISTMAS! It truly is a magical time of year to which I feel very lucky to be able to experience the excitement alongside such excited little people!
Please take the time to read this newsletter. It has lots of vital information to make the running of such a busy term as smooth as possible and if you have any questions about anything please do not hesitate to ask! Communication between school and home is essential to your child’s academic progression and success, so whether you prefer phone call or good old fashioned face-to-face conversation, I will be very happy to help.
Morning Routine and Book Bags:
In Year 2 we encourage the children’s independence. Please continue to say goodbye to your child at the door and encourage them to complete their morning routines. Please encourage them to put their book bags in the box by the door and we will aim to have them changed by the end of the day. If by any chance the book bags are not changed in time or your child has been given a duplicate book, I do encourage you to log into the Bug Club website set up last year. It has all books appropriate to your child’s reading ability in a fun and interactive online format. There are also comprehension questions for your child to answer which will heighten their understanding if they have read the book before. Please do write all books read online, school books and home books in your child’s reading record. All books will be added to your child’s score on the reading race, remember first to 100 wins a prize!
English
In English this term we will be studying the book Traction Man. Please can I ask if your child is taught by me for English to bring in either an Action Man/Barbie figure to be able to write our own stories based upon our toys adventures. I will also be setting spelling homework for this group in the near future, please look out for these words.
Read Write Inc:
RWI has had a huge impact on the reading and writing of children in Year 2. As a new teacher to the school, it is lovely to see the children so engaged with the scheme and it paying dividends in both their reading and their writing. Thank you for your continued support with this at home.
Handwriting
We are continuing to introduce cursive writing to some of the children in Year 2. When they can confidently form their letters accurately, we encourage them to join with ‘lead outs’. This is very new to the children so you may notice them experimenting with different styles! Please ask if you have any questions.
Maths
This term in maths we are focussing on:
Week 1: Geometry
Week 2: Multiplication
Week 3: Division
Week 4: Fractions
Week 5: Statistics
Week 6: Money
Week 7: Adding and Subtracting Money
Please continue to help children practise key mathematical skills, such as mental addition and subtraction problems and 2, 3, 5 and 10 timestables.
International Primary Curriculum (IPC-Topic)
This term our topic is called ‘People of the Past’. History is one big story, filled with important people who did many great things – scientists, rulers, artists, writers, explorers. By learning about these people and what they did, we can find out more about the qualities that make someone great.
Home Learning: Love to Learn
As our entry point for People of the Past topic we will be having a fashion show based upon famous people! Please could your child come in dressed as someone from the past and have 3 facts to share about them … e.g. Florence Nightingale, Abraham Lincoln, Audry Hepburn, Elizabeth I, Samuel Pepys … it’s up to you!
Fashion Show Day: Tuesday 14th November 2017
PE
PE will be on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.
It is important that children have a full PE kit in school at all times in a named bag. This includes black or blue shorts and white t-shirt for indoor PE and black or blue jogging bottoms, sweatshirt or tracksuit top and suitable trainers for outdoor lessons. Children will be expected to change their footwear for all PE lessons. The weather has to be severely inclement for lessons not to go ahead so please ensure that your child is well equipped and warm in cold weather! To reduce the likelihood of items going missing, please label everything with your child’s name and surname. For PE lessons and sport: whilst we would encourage children to not wear earrings on PE days, they can still participate if they have earrings in – we will ask them to cover their earrings with ‘micropore tape’ for their own safety. P
Uniform
Our school uniform exists both for health and safety reasons and to develop a sense of pride and responsibility in being a member of the Ramsgate Arts Primary School. The uniform policy includes the expectation that all children will wear black school shoes (trainers are not acceptable footwear), that long hair should be tied back at all times and that, with the exception of a watch and a pair of small stud earrings, no jewellery may be worn by children. Please also be aware that JoJo bows and other big and colourful Alice bands/scrunchies are not allowed. We also ask you to remember that children should not be wearing any make-up, temporary tattoos or nail varnish to school and hair styles should not be extreme – this includes unnatural hair colours. The school’s uniform policy is listed in the school’s prospectus and if you would like another copy, please ask at the school office. Please ensure your child is dressed according to this policy and that all items of clothing are clearly named.
Team Rees-Boughton Blog
Please check the Ramsgate Arts Primary School website regularly to find out more what Team R-B have been up to using our class blog. The blog will be updated regularly and will give you information about the fun activities we have completed in school when we are too tired to tell you when you ask us at the end of the day! It will also have homework and other important messages too! This will also be shared on Facebook and Twitter.
Open Afternoon
Every Monday is ‘Open Afternoon’ in Year 2. You are very welcome to join your child in the classroom and explore some stories together. This session begins at 2:45 and finishes at approximately 3:00 pm. Please feel free to bring younger siblings to this session.
General Messages:
Sipping water throughout the day aids concentration and learning. Please provide your child with a water bottle which they may keep with them throughout the day. Please ensure that it contains only water and NO juice/squash.
It is vital that pupils arrive at school on time and that absence is kept to a minimum. Frequent lateness and absences can have a huge negative impact on a child’s learning so please try to have your child in school by 8.30am every day.
Many thanks,
Miss Alice Rees-Boughton
Year 2 Teacher