Year 2

We would like to welcome you to Year 2. The whole team are committed to making sure that every day is fun for the children so that we can instil in them a life-long love of learning. We promise to help every child to achieve to the best of their potential and become active members of the school and community at large.

We know how important education is to this community and what a vast difference it can make to the lives of your most cherished possessions, your children. We look forward to helping your children be happy, confident and friendly young people.

In Year 2 we aim to continue to provide children with the opportunity to learn and be challenged through play-based activities as well as learn what is expected in the National Curriculum. Our class motto is 'We will work as a TEAM - Together Everyone Achieves More' and we will work together to make this happen!

The Year 2 Team - Miss Asia, Mrs Shah, Miss Della and Mrs Asghar

Autumn 1 Topic

Let's Explore the World

Our topic this half term is Let's Explore the World. It is a topic linked closely to our Year 2 Geography Curriculum. Children will learn to use an atlas to locate and find out about the world's continents and oceans. They will locate the equator, the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and the North and South Poles. Children will learn that hot places are closer to the equator and cold areas are further away. They child will know the term temperate and identify areas of the world with a temperate climate.
Children will compare England to Somalia in Africa to find similarities and differences. Through this comparison, they will communicate with children from a school in Somalia as part of Computing through sending emails and video conferencing.

They will learn to understand similarities and differences through appearance, lifestyle and religion. This will be part of our RE this half term, where children will explore different religions with a focus on Islam. In Art and Design, children will further develop skills through exploring African Art and making their own Kente cloth which will be displayed in their classroom.

Below is the Geography Knowledge Organiser for this topic. It provides you with Geography facts children will be learning during this half term.

In Mathematics, we are focussing on Number and Place Value. This knowledge organiser provides you with the Mathematical knowledge children will be acquiring this half term.

^{In Science, our topic is Animals, including Humans. This knowledge organiser provides you with the scientific knowledge children will be acquiring this half term.}

Information about your year group

The children will be doing PE every Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing a PE kit and that all items are clearly labelled.
Our Rosehill PE kit is a plain white t-shirt, black tracksuit bottoms or shorts and sensible sports footwear (trainers or pumps). We encourage children to wear the correct PE kit.
Please send in a water bottle to school and make sure your child’s name is written clearly on their water bottle.
The children have access to their water bottle throughout the school day. This helps keep them hydrated and supports learning and concentration levels.
Please ensure that children bring their reading books and homework folders from Tuesday as they will be changed weekly.
Please check your Class Dojo regularly as we will be posting important reminders, key information about events and using Class Dojo as a portal for day to day communication

At Rosehill, we use Class Dojo to communicate with parents and carers through regular updates on the class story page and parents have the opportunity to message class teachers. If you have not been set up with Class Dojo already, please ask at the office for further information on how to access Class Dojo.