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, 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 focusing on instructions. We will be learning how to write precise and detailed instructions using technical language, bullet points, subheadings and paragraphs. We will focus on using imperative verbs and time adverbs. The two texts we will be using will be How to Train your Naughty Jack Russell and Recipe for a Grumpy Teacher.
Maths: We will be learning about:
Week 1 Year 2 Multiplication 2, 5 and 10
Week 1 Year 3 Multiplication 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10
Week 2 Year 2 Division of 2 digit numbers
Week 2 Year 3 Division of 2 and 3 digit numbers using our times tables knowledge
Week 3 Year 2 and 3 Division Problems
Week 4 Year 2 Fractions halves and quarters
Week 4 Year 3 Fractions halves, quarters, thirds, eighths and tenths
Week 5 Year 2 Finding fractions of amounts in halves and quarters
Week 5 Year 3 Finding fractions of amounts in halves, quarters, thirds, eighths and tenths
Science: Our topic will be Plants. We will learn what plants need to grow and the function of the different parts of plants. We will undertake an investigation where we remove one of the essential things plants need and monitor what happens. We will investigate the different parts of flowers and learn about pollination. We will investigate how plants are adapted to suit their habitat and how seeds are dispersed. This topic will continue into Term 6.
Our topic: is a History topic We will be looking at significant places, people and events in Bath including the Romans. Looking especially at the impact the Romans had on Bath and how the Romans made Bath such a great city. We will also have a trip to the Roman Baths to develop our learning.
RE: Sanatana Dharama: We will be finding out what Sanatanis believe.
PSHE: Relationships. We will be find out about different types of relationships including friendships and the roles we associate with them.
Music: We will be using percussion instruments to compose our own pieces of music. Initially these will accompany poems and then we will create our own journey piece of music.
Following this we will begin to learn how to play the xylophone.
Art and DT: Plants. We will look at how plants are represented in art work and then create our own sculptures.
PE:
Monday Basket Ball
Friday Tennis
Key Dates
Library day is Thursday
Come in to read Wednesday
Forest School afternoon:
Growing Wild afternoon: Friday 8th May
Roman Bath Trip: TBC
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.