Year 1 and 2 Maths Workshop for Parents on 20th November 2017

 

                                                                   

 

 

 

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Year 2 Recommended Reading List

Parents often ask us for suggested books for their children to read so we have put together a list of books which are recommended for children in Year 2. It is by no means an exhaustive list but represents a cross section of books suitable for your child. Please do take your child to borrow books from their local library. (They can take TEN books out at a time for free!) Please also encourage your child to read as often as possible as it will impact hugely on their writing ability and general learning.

Fiction

Anything by Roald Dahl as this is Year 2’s special author.

eg The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, The Magic Finger, James and the Giant Peach.

Funnybones/The Children who Smelled a Rat           Allan Ahlberg

Burglar Bill/The Jolly Postman                                        Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Snow White and the Seven Aliens                                 Laurence Anholt

The Lighthouse Keeper series                                         David and Rhonda Armitage

Where the Forest meets the Sea                                   Jeannie Baker

Gregory Cool                                                                       Caroline Binch

The Penderwicks                                                                Jeanne Birdsall

The Monster Crisp Guzzler                                              Malorie Blackman

Mister Magnolia                                                                Quentin Blake

Fungus the Bogeyman                                                      Raymond Briggs

Flat Stanley                                                                          Jeff Brown

Hansel and Gretel                                                              Anthony Browne

The Very Busy Spider                                                        Eric Carle

The Legend of Spud Murphy                                          Eoin Coiffer

So Much/Full, Full, Full of Love                                      Trish Cooke

Frightened Fred                                                                  Peter Coplan

The Cat who Lost his Purr                                                Michelle Coxon

Emily Brown and the Thing                                             Cressida Cowell

Jamela’s Dress                                                                     Niki Daly

The Day the Crayons Quit                                                Drew Daywalt

Beegu                                                                                    Alexis Deacon

Jinnie Ghost/Willa and Old Miss Annie             Berlie Doherty

The Gruffalo                                                                                    Julia Donaldson

The Tear Thief                                                                     Carol Anne Duffy

Mr Wolf’s Pancakes                                                          Jan Fearnley

Bill’s New Frock                                                                  Anne Fine

The Dunderheads                                                              Paul Fleishmann

Footprints in the Forest                                                    Taahra Ghazi

Meerkat Mail                                                                       Emily Gravett

Beaver Towers                                                                    Nigel Hinton

Amazing Grace/The Colour of Home                           Mary Hoffman

Dogger/The Snow Lady                                                    Shirley Hughes

The Snowy Day                                                                   Ezra Keats

The Queen’s Nose/The Guard Dog                                Dick King-Smith

The Dragonsitter                                                                Josh Lacey

Friends                                                                                  Kim Lewis

The Flower                                                                           John Light

Guess How Much I love You                                           Sam McBratney

The Jelly that Wouldn’t Wobble                                    Angela Mitchell

Mudpuddle Farm/The Silver Swan                               Michael Morpurgo

The Last Noo Noo, The Worst Witch, Peace at          Jill Murphy

Last

Little Bear                                                                             Diane Namm

Nim’s Island                                                                         Wendy Orr

Winnie the Witch (series)                                    Laura Owen

I was a Rat/The Scarlet Slippers                                     Philip Pullman

Cat and Mouse Story                                                        Michael Rosen

The Cat in the Hat and other books                              Dr Seuss

Horrid Henry (series)                                                        Francesca Simons

Claude at the Circus                                                           Alex T Smith

Lily’s Garden of India                                                        Jeremy Smith

Pirate School: Just a Bit of Wind                                    Jeremy Strong

Letters to Anyone and Everyone                                   Toon Tellegen

How to Live Forever                                                          Colin Thompson

The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark                           Jill Tomlinson

Charlotte’s Web                                                                 E B White

Gobbolino, the Witch’s Cat                                             Ursula Williams

Misery Moo/The Really Rude Rhino                             Jeanne Willis

Tuesday                                                                                David Wiesner

Goodnight Moon                                                               Margaret Wise Brown

Charlotte’s Web                                                                 E B White

 

Poetry and Rhymes

Please Mrs Butler                                                               Allan Ahlberg

Hey Crazy Riddle                                                                Trish Cooke

Let’s Twist Again                                                                 Paul Cookson

Revolting Rhymes                                                              Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

You can’t catch Me                                                            Michael Rosen

Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes                                        Alice Schertle

J is for Jamaica                                                                    Benjamin Zephaniah

Or any book connected with a topic which is being studied in school or which interests your child. What is most important is that your child is reading and developing a love for reading.

Happy reading!

 

 

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Autumn 2017

Dear Year 2 Parents

We hope you had a good summer break.

During our topic lessons this half term, we will be comparing The Isle of Coll and the island of Tobago. Children will be doing map work and comparing physical features, weather and lifestyles.

In science, we will be learning about Health and Growth. We will look at the different foods we eat to have a balanced diet and the importance of exercise as well as discussing the differences between adults’ and babies’ appearances and needs; we will also talk about what medicine is and how to take it safely.

We will be learning about e-safety and developing our keyboard skills in computing.

For maths, we will be using all the different vocabulary for addition and subtraction and we will use this knowledge to solve problems. We will also be learning about place value so that the pupils understand the value of each digit in a 2 digit number and where numbers fit on the number line.

Our English focus will be on narratives and using interesting vocabulary in our writing. We will be doing some role play as well as describing characters and settings. Furthermore, we will be learning to write diaries in the context of Bonfire night.

Please remember to send your child’s P.E Kit (white t-shirt, black leggings/jogging bottoms, black pumps and trainers). PE is on a Monday and Thursday.

Our parents’ reading session with children is on Tuesday afternoons at 3.00pm. We hope to see you there!

Regards.

Year 2 Team

KS1 Leader – Miss Smith

Teachers: Mrs Tariq, Miss Gee, Miss Hussain

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Morris, Mrs Saddal, Miss Malcolm, Mrs Singh, Mrs Mantale, Mrs Akhtar