Autumn Term Year 2 ‘Our School’ Language, Literacy and Communication The children’s reading skills will continue to be developed through daily guided reading groups. Literacy work will also include Jolly Phonics, grammar, spellings and handwriting. The children will regularly practise their reading and writing skills throughout the school day in a variety of topic based tasks and across all areas of the curriculum. Oracy sessions will further develop the children’s speaking and listening skills as they will be expected to consider what has been said before adding their response or opinion. Physical Development The children will be taught Welsh traditional dances and practise their ball skills through competitive games. They will continue to develop their sense of spatial awareness when refining and sequencing their movements using small and large apparatus. Mathematical Development Practical maths work will include working with money, weighing and measuring using standard measures. The children will also be encouraged to improve their understanding of passing time. Numeracy sessions will be taught every day to further enhance the children’s knowledge and understanding of counting, place value, written sums and problem solving. Knowledge and Understanding of the World The children will be finding out about the school now and in the past. Children will research Victorian schools and schools around the world. We will also discuss which planet we live on - Earth and identify Caerleon, Wales and the United Kingdom on maps and globes. Science work will include investigating shadows, materials and electricity. We will be talking about the new school build – what is needed to build a school? Children will be encouraged to log onto the computers and use a variety of programs and I.T. equipment to support the curriculum. Autumn Term ‘Our School’ Year 2 Creative Development The children will be composing actions, sounds and percussion instruments to accompany a wide variety of stories and songs. They will continue to develop their creative skills through sketching, painting, collage work and making models They will be encouraged to select the appropriate tools and materials and give reasons for their choices. Welsh Language Development The children will be encouraged to use incidental language throughout the school day and follow instructions and commands in Welsh. They will be introduced to new vocabulary and phrases linked to the topic. Daily 'Gadair Boeth' sessions will develop the children's ability to ask and answer questions in Welsh Personal and Social Development, Well-Being and Cultural Diversity New routines and expected appropriate behaviour have been discussed. The children have been reminded about our school rules and made aware of the rewards and sanctions in place. They will design posters to show their understanding of a co-operative class and the necessity of working together. Children will discuss their feelings and how these can have consequences on our behaviour. We will be finding out about different customs and religions through festivals such as Sukkot, Harvest, Diwali and Christmas.

Autumn Term How you can help Personal and Social Development, Well-Being and Cultural Diversity Encourage your child to join after school clubs. Encourage your child to take responsibility for reading books, and any homework sent home. Physical Development Encourage your child to discuss the changes that occur in their body after exercising. Discuss how we can stay healthy. Mathematical Development Encourage your child to tell the time and discuss passing of time. Support your child to give change when using money. Discuss standard measures for length (centimetres, metres and kilometres) and weighing (grams, kilograms) Support your child with their maths homework. This will be sent home every Thursday. Knowledge and Understanding of the World Encourage your child to find out about schools now and in the past. Talk to your child about your school experiences. A questionnaire will be sent home for you and any family members to fill in all about schools. Autumn Term How you can help Creative Development Discuss a variety of music with your child. Ask which instrument they can hear. Which music do they like and why? Encourage your child to build construction models and talk about their models. Ask if they would change anything about their models next time. Language, Literacy and Communication Support your child to improve their use of joined handwriting. Encourage your child to read and discuss the home reading book sent from school. Books can be changed on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday. *If you are able to help out in reading groups in school please contact Mrs. Isaac in Year 2 Welsh Language Development Ask your child to tell you all the numbers and words/phrases that they know in Welsh.