Bathampton Primary School
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Year 2/3
Year 2 and 3 Class
Welcome to Year 2 and 3
In Year 2 and 3, Mr Morgan and Mrs Wood are the class teachers and we will be supported by Teaching Assistants.
Our PE days this term are Monday and Friday. Please come to school wearing your P.E kit on these days.
English: In English we will be learning how to write a traditional tale based on Red Riding Hood. We will focus on descriptions of characters and settings and prepositional phrases. This will be followed by developing a Wolf Wanted poster and instructions on How to Catch a Wolf. We will be focusing on writing instructions and precise descriptions.
Maths: We will be learning about:
Place value and estimating amounts. Comparing and ordering numbers. Measuring and addition and subtraction.
Science: Our topic will be Remarkable Rocks and Splendid Soils. We will be learning about different types of rocks and how they are formed. We will find out about what soil is made of and then learn how a fossil is formed and where we might find them.
Our topic: is Urban Pioneers
PSHE: Our focus will be Me in My World. We will be finding out about each other and how to work together
RE:
Music: We will be learning a song called 'Rhythm in my Heart' We will be learning about pulse, rhythm and pitch. We will learn how to accompany this song on the glockenspiels.
Art and DT: Our art will focus on the work of Lowry
ICT:
PE:
Monday Jumping and Athletics
Friday- Invasion Games
Library day is TBA
Come in to read TBA
Key Dates
Literature Festival Visit: Thursday 2nd October
Practise SATS Papers
Year 2 and 3 Timetable
Talk 4 Writing Texts
Year 2 and 3 Spelling Words
Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
In spelling children will revisit some of the spelling patterns from year 1 and start to learn year 2 spelling rules as well as tricky words.
The list of spellings for this term can be found below.
Children will be given logins for Spelling Shed where they will be able to practise their spellings using the activities on the Spelling Shed site.
Karate Cats- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdp4pg8
Spelling shed - https://www.edshed.com/login
Reading Resources
Maths Resources
Karate Cats- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjkphbk/articles/zf4sscw
White Rose Maths Workbooks
Year 2- Addition and Subtraction workbook
Year 2- Multiplication workbook
Year 2- Division workbook
Year 2- Statistics workbook
Kindle versions (Free)
Homework
Online maths and spelling is set weekly. It is completed online (login details found in reading record books).
Reading
In Year 2 and 3 children should read daily using the book set in school. Children will take home a book on Friday to read over the weekend. Please ensure this book is brought to school on Monday for guided reading sessions throughout the week. On Monday during Drop and Read children can choose their own reading book to take home.
Spelling
Spelling Shed - children will have access to Spelling Shed’s online platform where weekly spelling lists, set by the class teacher, can be found as well as games and activities to learn the spellings learnt in class.
Maths
DoodleMaths – pupils are set 2 assignments each week to complete, based on in-class learning that week and the learning they will complete the following week. They should also do additional practice to stay in the green zone. The recommendation is 10 minutes 3/4 days a week.
Doodle Tables- By the end of Year 2, pupils are expected to know their 2s, 5s and 10 times tables. They should also be able to count in 3s. This will help them to know all times tables by Year 4.
By the end of Year 3, pupils are expected to know there 3s, 4s and 8's and in addition 2's, 5's and 10's from year 2.
If you would like some additional Maths resources, please see white rose workbooks below which can be printed.