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 Mrs Yang, Ms Lewis and Mrs Liana- Stellmach. Mrs Lowe will being covering our PPA every Wednesday afternoon.
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 the story of Something Fishy. This is a fantasy tale and we will be focusing on description of a setting and dramatic language to create tension. This will be followed by an information text based on Turtles. We will focus on technical vocabulary, paragraphs and grouping our ideas into paragraphs
Maths: We will be learning about:
Week 1 Year 2 Tens Ones, part whole models and comparing numbers
Week 1 Year 3 Tens, Ones, hundreds and number sentences
Week 2 Year 2 Money using pence and pounds
Week 2 Year 3 Money using pence and pounds and adding money
Week 3 Year 2 Selecting money and finding change
Week 3 Year 3 Selecting money, finding change and 2 step problems using money
Week 4 Year 2 Addition and subtraction crossing the tens using 2 digit numbers
Week 4 Year 3 Addition and subtraction crossing 10's using 3 digit numbers
Week 5 Year 2 Tally charts and pictograms
Week 5 Year 3 Tally charts, pictograms and bar charts and tables
Week 6 Year 2 Interpreting pictograms and tally charts and bar charts
Week 6 Year 3 Interpreting pictograms, tally charts, bar charts and tables
Science: Our topic will be Forces. We will investigate different types of forces including friction, push and pull and magnetism. We will find out what materials are magnetic and investigate how to find the strongest magnet.
Our topic: is a History topic based on Emelia Earhart.
PSHE: Dreams and Goals. We will be find out about our ambitions and how we might set about achieving them.
Music: We will be learning how to play the recorder. We will learn how to play the notes B, A and G and learn how to read these notes on a stave. Will be using 4/4 and 3/4 rhythms.
Art and DT: Still Life. Investigating different artists and then attempting to create their own painting based on a piece of artwork.
PE:
Monday Basket Ball
Friday- Team Building Skills
Key Dates
Library day is Thursday
Come in to read Wednesday
Forest School afternoon: Tuesday 21st January
Growing Wild afternoon: Friday 23rd January
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 2 start to learn year 2 and 3 spelling patterns in addition to 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
Practise SATS Papers
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)
Year 3 Maths Books
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 Thursday to read over the weekend. Please ensure this book is brought into school on Monday for the guided reading sessions that will take place throughout the week. In addition to having a guided reading book, children will also have their own book to read during our 'Drop Everything and Read' sessions every morning. This is a book they will choose themselves. The children will be helped to do this initially until they become more confident. Please encourage them to change their book and you can also help them to choose during the Drop and Read sessions every Wednesday.
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.