Making S=P+A+C+E for learning

October 2011

Year 2

Summer Newsletter 2018

Making S=P+A+C+E for learning

A St Thomas’ Learner makes S=P+A+C+E for their learning

We believe that St Thomas’ Learners can achieve Success through Perseverance

together with a really positive Attitude, confidence and, of course, effort.

NEVER GIVES UP

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Learning in Year 2 This letter will hopefully help guide you through the curriculum we have planned for the summer term. Connector Our Connector, through which most of our learning will take place, is BESIDE THE SEASIDE Special Events 25th April Visit from curator of Chertsey Museum Monday 28th May – 1st June Half Term 6th June Visit to the Sea Life centre in Brighton Weeks beginning 4th and 11th June Whole School Maths and Arts weeks TBC Year 2 Prayer Service Thursday 21st June Sports Day Friday 22nd June INSET Day Thursday 5th July Whole school open evening Wednesday 18th July Transition Day – Moving to Year 3 Friday 20th July End of Term. School finishes 2pm. Main Aim and Key skills we are focusing on: Reading Carefully, Problem Solving, Being the Best we can be, Accuracy with VCOP (vocabulary, conjunctions, openers, punctuation) Challenge and Celebration Working in the computing suite; children will take part in a variety of different activities to eventually convince ‘Winter’ of the importance of ‘Summer’. Homework Reading: In Year 2 we ask that children read at home with an adult for 5-10 minutes per day. Please use the questions at the back of their reading record books to check their understanding of the text. Also, we ask that you fill in the pages read and a brief comment. This will be monitored by the class teacher. This will sometimes be reinforced with extra reading comprehension activities to complete at home. Spellings and Grammar: The children will get weekly spelling homework. There will be a sound or spelling rule to learn per week along with Common exception words (CEW). This will be set up in school and sent home to complete as homework on a Friday. Please hand in homework on a Wednesday. Maths: Every fortnight the children will get Maths homework. This will often be a fun activity to complete at home to reinforce learning at school or key ideas. Please work on times tables with your children when possible (2,3,5,10) Contact

2C St. Cloud Mrs Clarke mrsclarke@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk Mrs Morgan mrsmorgan@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk 2D St. Dominic Miss Davies missdavies@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk

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Transition Day: Our Transition Day is a very important day for the children and is now an established event at the end of the school year here at St. Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School. The day begins with a whole school assembly and is followed by a carefully planned day. The children spend the time with their new teacher in their new classrooms. The objectives of this day are:

To establish a smooth transition for the children ensuring any worries or anxieties are dealt with

To give the children an opportunity to meet their new teacher and foster a sense of belonging in the new class

To establish with the children the expectations for the new school year through discussion about our Mission Statement, our aims and the golden rules. The children will be asked to bring in their golden rule card on this day

To foster a growth mind-set and can do attitude through sharing the learning charter and discussing the attributes of a good learner

To encourage engagement and motivation for learning through involving the children in planning the learning outcomes for the new school term

It is our Mission Statement and Aims that drive everything we do:

The

Nothing but

the

The whole

OUR SHARED VISION

Every child at St Thomas of Canterbury is

special and will achieve their full

potential academically, socially, spiritually

and emotionally through the provision of a

loving community and rich and varied

learning opportunities and the highest

quality teaching and learning.

Every staff member at St Thomas of

Canterbury will feel valued and enabled to

provide the opportunities that we want for

our children and to do so as part of a

loving community which has the highest

expectations of and for all.

Every Governor at St Thomas of Canterbury

will feel valued and enabled to act as a

critical friend to the School and to be

accountable for the School’s strategy. They

will play a visible role supporting all

children, their parents and staff at School

and in the wider community, to provide

the best environment possible for learning

and spiritual growth.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT God’s love is at the heart of our

Catholic School family.

We show this in our respect,

kindness and love for others and by

treating other people as we wish to

be treated ourselves.

We will encourage everyone to be

the best that we can be.

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OUR AIMS To guide our children to grow in the love of God and build relationships that will enable them to

make a positive contribution to the school and society.

To develop an exciting, challenging and creative curriculum that produces confident and successful learners who are the best that they can be.

To develop high quality learning that enables every child to flourish, to discover their talents and be lifelong learners.

To establish a teaching and learning environment that encourages everyone to enjoy, to achieve, to be inclusive, to be healthy, and to stay safe.

To nurture a strong partnership between home and school.

To have respect and understanding for our school, our community and our world, helping our children to become responsible citizens and good role models.

Following the Transition Day, the children will take home their newsletter to share with you. Please share this with your child and encourage them to talk to you and reflect upon their transition day

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Discrete … Learn about Pentecost as a time to spread the Good News Know why there are rules in the Christian family and about the sacrament of reconciliation Learn about God’s treasure, the world

I can… Write a poem Write a character description Describe a setting Write a book review Write a 3 part story Write about our own experiences Reading non-fiction texts about the Victorians Answer questions fully after reading a text Give opinions on a text Discrete … Learn to use paragraphs to organise writing Use conjunctions to extend ideas Focus on use of adjectives and adverbs to improve writing Form and join letters correctly Use sounds and spelling rules accurately to spell and learn common exceptions

Use historical sources to find information Describe and compare features from the past and today (Victorian holidays with today- Chertsey Museum to visit) Write a non chronological report about Grace Darling Take on the role of a historical figure Write a postcard about Victorian seaside holidays

Use mathematical vocabulary to describe different units of time Discrete … Learning to tell the time: quarter past half past and quarter to the hour Using different scales to measure capacity, temperature, weight and length Addition and subtraction with two-digit numbers Multiplication and division with two-digit numbers Times tables fluency Problem Solving

Using the learning platform for research Exploring variation using a simulation Beebots Discrete … Pivot version 4 Understand what algorithms are Predict the behaviour of simple programs Create and debug simple programs Use the internet purposefully and safely Know that not everything on the internet is true Understand the importance of being kind and polite online E-Safety

I can… Design and sew a toy fish with an ocean scene packaging.

I can… Learn about animals adaptations to their habitat (British woodland nocturnal animals) Draw and label pictures of nocturnal animals Learn about the night sky (phases of the moon, constellations, stars) Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants Find out and describe how plants need water light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy. Explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead and things that have never been alive. Identify different habitats and what they provide for the

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animals and plants it supports (pond, woodland, beach) Identify and name plants and animals in their habitats including micro-habitats. Describe how animals obtain their food using the idea of a simple food chain.

I can… Observe and sketch Summer wild flowers Make a mini model inspired by nature from clay Create a piece of land art Create a seascape (look at famous artists work Kandinsky – painting to music)

I can… Identify the features of a coastline Identify holiday destinations on a map and their features (resorts) Know seasonal weather patterns in the UK Use simple directional language (near, far) To devise our own simple maps with keys.

Wild animals: learning the names of common wild animals

Town/Village: J’abite a’..,; learning a song about street

directions.

Learning a traditional French song: Sur le Pont D’avignon (

improving intonation)

My body

Learning about French National day

Revision of topic vocabulary: colours, numbers to 30,

weather, etc.

Musicianship – the elements of music Differentiate between pulse and rhythm Work on beat and rhythm Perform beat and rhythm simultaneously Learn the new rest gesture Visual representation of the rhythm Revise various songs and rhythms Listening and appraising Saint-Saens - Aquarium Britten Storm Prelude Topic Songs Oh I do like to be beside the seaside/ My Bonnie lies over the ocean/ A sailor went to sea/ Sea shanties Going on a picnic or holiday songs

Night t ime and the seaside Sports day event linked to topic designed and performed by the children over 3 lessons. Athletics: In this unit children learn how to use a range of equipment and skills to perform varying distances in running, different and new techniques in jumping and throwing. Team Games: In this unit children improve and apply their basic skills in games. They play games that demand simple choices and decisions on how to use space to avoid opponents, keep the ball and score points.

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Here are our

These help us in our relationships with each other.

We make everyone feel welcome

We respect everyone is unique

We say no to bullying

We are the best we can be and enjoy our learning

We make the right choices to be good role models

We know how to stay safe and healthy

We respect school and other people’s property

We listen carefully to everyone

We are polite and honest