Livingstone Primary School
Welcome to Swallows
Welcome to the Swallows class page.
Please check back in with this page regularly for updates,.
PE will be on Tuesday and Thursday.
Homework will be issued on Fridays and children will need to return their completed homework by the following Friday.
Reading books will be changed on Wednesdays.
Spellings will be given out on Mondays and spelling tests will take place on Fridays.
Home Learning
Spellings
Children will be given spellings on a Monday. Please spend some time learning these with your child to support their learning in school.
Reading
Please continue to read with your child as much as possible (we recommend just a few minutes every day). If you read at home - remember to sign/tick the reading diary to say you have done so (with a comment if possible).
They will recieve stamps for every time they read which will add up to a prize from Mrs Lewis if they read consistently
There are more books on Oxford Owl which can be read online.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Numbots
Your child will have their Numbots login in front of their reading record. This online game supports children's mathematical skills and we recommend playing at home if possible. The children also have the opportunity to play in school.
Purple Mash
We will set activities on Purple Mash as further optional homework activities which will be linked to our learning in school. Your child's login can be found in the front of their reading record.
Online games to support learning
Hit the button - practice number bonds to 5, 10, 20, and 100.
Year 2 SPaG ideas to use at home
Year 2 Curriculum Overview
Spring Term
Castles
English - In the first part of this term we will be writing sentences based on the story 'George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell'. The children will be learning how to use expanded noun phrases, similes, verbs, and adverbs and how to use different types of punctuation.
In the second part of the term, we will be writing a piece of non-fiction text about Warwick Castle following our trip there.
Maths - We will be using the White Rose Maths scheme of work to extend the children's knowledge. We will be learning about shape, multiplication and division, money, length and height and mass, capacity, and temperature.
Science - We will be building on learning from year 1 and going into more detail on the topic of materials. We will be using the Developing Expert's planning and resources in lessons. Children will have the opportunity to learn practically and work scientifically to explore different materials and their properties. We will then move on to looking at plants and what they need in order to grow. We will be growing cress in class and discussing how different factors impact its growth.
History - In history, we will be learning about castles. We will learn about the history of castles, the features of castles, and the different types of castles. The children will also get the opportunity to visit Warwick castle to enhance their learning further. We will also be learning about a key historical figure, William the Conqueror.
Art- We will be experimenting with colour mixing and texture painting.
RE - Our topic will be 'How do we care for the Earth? and Why does it matter?'
This is just a quick overview of the learning that will be happening in Swallows this year. Please feel free to explore the curriculum overview to see more.
Phonics
The children are taught discrete phonics lessons everyday following the Twinkl Phonics program which is a DfE approved programme. We teach the children the sounds in order for them to read and write with increasing proficiency. At the end of Year 1 the children completed a Phonics Screening Check which is a legal requirement for each child. They will apply their phonics knowledge to read 40 words, 20 of which are real and 20 which are not (we call these alien words).
In Year 2, we will continue to build on children's phonics knowledge from reception and year 1. Children will have lessons tailored to meet their individual needs and next steps.
There is more information about the Phonics Screening Check here:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/home/reading-owl/expert-help/the-year-1-phonics-screening-check
Here is an overview of our phonics programme. We will be recapping level 3 and teaching levels 4-6 in year 2, depending on the children's level.
Common Exception Words
We will be teaching the children how to spell these common exception words by the end of year 2.
