Monkton CEP School
Class 2 Newsletter
Term 6
‘Every child is special’
English
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Non fiction texts about owls
Numeracy
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based on the book Owl Babies
Addition and subtraction using
written and mental methods.
by Martin Waddell
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Problem solving using systems.
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Asking and answering questions
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Telling the time- looking at
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Recording speech in our writing
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Poems to read out loud
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A study of the poet Spike
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minutes to and minutes past
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change
Milligan and his work.
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The properties of 3D shapes
Improving our handwriting and
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Position and direction using
producing work for best
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Money totals, coins and
The stories and style of Roald
Dahl.
fractions of turns
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Multiplication and division
facts
Science
Animals Including Humans.
We will study: animals including humans
reproduce ad have offspring that grow
into adults. Find out about an animal’s
basic needs for survival. Describe the
importance for humans of exercise,
ICT-We Are Zoologists
In this unit, the children will use the
web safely. They will discuss ways of
identifying bugs, looking online and using
programs. Make charts and graphs,
photograph up close and use software
to improve these photos.
correct nutrition and hygiene.
PE
RE
Games and Parachute
Christian
activities.
Our Celebrations.
Foundation subjects
Geography Scandinavia. Oceans and continents.
History Viking Longhouses- how do these differ to our own houses?
The Viking sagas of Freya and Thor. Viking childhood and food.
Art Design and make our own Viking figureheads, Thor’s hammer in
clay and Viking weaving.
Design Technology Designing and building our own Viking Ship,
swords, helmets and shields, ready for a battle on the field!
Vocabulary
Music
Learning
to play
Ocarina.will come across during their learning
Below are
some words
that the
the children
that they might be unfamiliar with. It would be wonderful if you could spend
some time exploring these words together.
Carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, survival,
skeleton, nutrition, hygiene, zoologist.
Database, research
Saga, figurehead, God, Valhalla.
Websites
BBC Learning Zone clips for all areas of the curriculum.
http://www.davidattenborough.co.uk/biography/
http://wwwcleaps.org.uk/attachments/article/0/G206.pdf?Primary
/resources/Guides/
http://butterflyschool.org/teacher/raising.html
http://www.kidszone.ws/animals/lifecycles.htm
Parent Visits
We would love you to visit our class on Monday 18th July at 2.15pm for our end
of year learning celebration. We hope you can all join us!