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Reading Books 

Reading books will be changed on Tuesdays and Fridays 

so please ensure that your child has their book bag in

school on these days, so that their books can be

changed. We have recently assessed the children’s’

reading and as a result some of them may change the

colour of their book band. Please use your comments to

let me know how your child is reading and their

enjoyment of the book.

The children should be reading at home every day. This

does not have to be the whole book, but a few pages will

ensure that they are continuing to make good progress.Please continue to ask them questions about the book to

develop their understanding of what they are reading.

It also helps them develop an understanding of the

organisation of stories, and of characters and events.

We are currently reading a variety of books by Anthony

Browne.

Immanuel and St. Andrew CE Primary School

Year 2L Class BulletinTerm 3 January 2012

Dear Parents / Carers,Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed your holiday. Some of the children have travelled far and wide and it is lovely tohave them all back. Thank you so much for your support with the holiday homework. Some of the posters are

outstanding and are on display in the classroom. Please feel free to come and look after school, any day of the week.

 As you know I came back earlier than expected from Jury service before the holiday and used the time back in school towork with year 6 children, in my role as numeracy leader. That work has been extended to this term only and on Monday,

Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon the class will have Ms Eastwood as I continue my work with Year 6. On some weeksthe class will have Mrs Lone on a Thursday afternoon and on other weeks they will have Mrs Matthews on Friday

mornings. We will try and make the transitions as smooth as possible so please bear with us.

Our PE days: Monday (indoor) and Thursday (outdoors). Please send in P.E bags and leave them in school over theterm so that we have all children taking part in lessons.

If you wish to talk to me about anything, please see me in the morning or send me an email.

Thank you

Taiwo Lab in jo t lab in jo@immanuelschoo l lambeth.org.uk

Please ensure that all coats, scarves and gloves arelabelled. We encourage the children to take care of

their own clothing but if property is lost, it can usually

be found in the lost property containers in the Year one

corridor.

Important Dates24th January:

Maths workshop for year one and

two parents: 8.50-9.50

10

th

FebruaryEnd of term:

End of school day 3:25

Monday 20th February:

Playtime

I will be handing out homework on

Wednesday and it should be returned on

the following Monday. The homework will

generally be Literacy or Maths and will link

to the work that we have been doing in

class that week. From time to time, I will

also hand out homework related to our

topic for the term. This term’s topic is

‘The Olympics’. This is a very exciting time

and we want the children to be engaged

and to recognise the work put in by thecompetitors. 

Homework 

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Phonics and Spellings The children are still split into different

phonics groups to best suit their current

phonics understanding and their spellings

will be based on what they have been

learning in this session.

Spelling tests will continue to take place

on Friday. Please ensure that children

have their phonics books in school  on

Fridays so that they can record theirscores and stick their new spellings in.

Literacy:

In Literacy we will be looking at different stories by

the author Anthony Browne, reading and discussing

his stories before writing our own narratives. We

will use his detailed drawings of settings to inspire

the children to create their own settings. They will

develop their use of adjectives, similes, variety of

words and their use of extended sentences. We will

then move on to reading and writing reports.

Numeracy:

In numeracy we will develop the use of recalling and

using facts we know to solve verbal questions. In

addition to this, we will be focusing on developing

our calculation skills in addition and subtraction

through the use of partitioning and number lines.

The children will be encouraged to use mental

strategies for simple sums as well as different

strategies to perform more tricky calculations.They will also be given more open-ended tasks in

which to apply what they have learnt and develop

their problem-solving skills. The children will be

encouraged to create number sentences in response

to written problems.

We will continue to have times table tests each

week on a Monday, where the children are

encouraged to beat their score from the previous

week. In Year 2 these will start by focusing on

remembering the number patterns when counting in

twos, fives and tens.Topic – The Olympics

We will look at the values which the Olympics

represent and also at the continents and countries

which will take part. We will encourage the children

to see how the Olympics bring the world together.

The children will be encouraged to find similarities

and differences between Olympic countries and the

country they live in. In the final week of term we

hope to design costumes based on the flag of their

choice and have a mini Olympics (weatherpermitting) against 2O. If you are able to offer

refreshments from another country or have the

time to come and cook a national dish with the class,

lease see me as soon as ossible.

PSHCE – New Beginnings Children will be looking at setting goals and

aiming for them. We will think about the

training that athletes do and understand

that goals have to be set and worked at

before they can be achieved. We will alsolearn how to persevere and overcome

difficulties.

R.E. – Jesus as a teacher

In R.E we will be looking at how Jesus used

every day items to help His listeners

understand more about God. We will also

look at His use of parables.

P.E.

Outdoor - Children will learn a variety of track

and field events which will prepare them for amini Olympics against 2O. We will learn how to

take part and enjoy the event whether we win

or lose.

Outdoor PE will be on Thursday afternoons.

Kit required: plimsolls, navy shorts/ jogging

bottoms and pale blue t-shirt. Children will

wear their school jumpers to protect them

against the cold.

Indoor P.E on Monday afternoons. In dance

the children will be focusing on responding to

dance and music from around the world. They

will learn, rehearse and perform their dances.

Kit required: trainers or plimsolls, navy shorts

and pale blue t-shirt.

Immanuel and St. Andrew CE Primary School

Year 2L Class BulletinTerm 3 January 2012