Year 2 - St. Dominic- Miss Glynn

 

Welcome to Year 2 - St. Dominic Class

 

Class Teacher: Miss Glynn

Support Staff: Mrs Quinn and Mrs White

 

 

Holy Week

To commemorate Holy Week, we completed a range of activities to help us to connect emotionally, learning about Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Like the crowds who greeted Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem, we thought of different ways that we could praise him. We made praise mobiles, including words and phrases to celebrate Jesus

 

We learnt that during Mass we are recreating The Last Supper. We discussed the significance of the words used during Mass, for example, “This is my body, broken for you. Take it and eat it. Do this in memory of me.” We were reminded that every time we eat the Eucharist or drink the blood, Jesus is inside of us. We discussed how we show respect during Mass, in particular to The Tabernacle that holds the blessed Eucharist.

 

We also visited the different Stations of the Cross and thought about what each station represented. At the stations, we thought about the different themes: judgement, responsibility, pride, love, humility, kindness, courage, grief, commitment, gratitude, trust, faith, silence, hope.

 

We also learnt about Psalms. We know that they are songs of praise and worship, pleas for God's protection and forgiveness, and prayers for help and guidance. During our London topic, we have learnt about the Paralympics. We decided to create our Art using the inspiration of a local man called Henry Fraser, who is paralysed from the neck down. We used our mouths to create the art, using the words in the Psalms to help us.

 

 

November

Topic- Ice

 

RE

This month, the children have been learning about and reflecting on mysteries. They have been encouraged to say and reflect on what they wonder about. The children have learnt that there are three persons in one God and that we can experience God in three different ways as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The children enjoyed dressing up as shepherds for Shepherds day, understanding that God chose the most unlikely people to be the first witnesses to the birth of the Messiah.

 

English

The children have really enjoyed our learning about the Titanic as part of our new topic, Ice. They have enjoyed being historians, discovering facts about the Titanic and using a range of literary skills to create leaflets, newspaper articles and diary entries to retell the sinking. They have been focussing on their understanding of exclamations sentences, understanding that they start with what or how, as well as using contractions (when two words become one) in their writing.

 

Mathematics

We have been applying our knowledge of numberbonds to ten to help us understand bonds to one-hundred. The children have also been using their knowledge of partitioning to find missing numbers in number problems. The children have enjoyed using manipulatives, such as tens frames and base ten, to support their understanding of addition and subtraction to one-hundred. We have also enjoyed showing our working out using number lines and the column method.

October

RE

In RE, we have been thinking about people who have been chosen by God and how they trusted each other. The important people we have been considering are Mary, Abraham and Moses.

 

English

In English, we have been reading Grendel - The Chocolate Monster. We have used lists of three to describe Grendel and where he lives. We have also been using different conjunctions and question sentences in our writing.

 

Mathematics

In mathematics, we have been comparing numbers up to 20. We have been using < > = symbols to compare numbers. We have also looked at subtraction and addition.

 

 

September

RE

In RE, we have been learning about our Catholic value, Veritas. We understand that it means truth and the importance of always being honest. We have been thinking about people who have been chosen by God and why God chose them to complete his work on earth.

 

English

In English, we have been reading The Day the Crayons Quit. On Monday, our chairs disappeared and we received letters from them explaining that they were upset because of how we had been treating them. We have written letters to the crayons using a variety of skills such as lists of three, questions sentences and conjunctions.

 

Mathematics

In mathematics, we have been learning about the value of ten. We have been partitioning two-digit numbers, understanding that partitioning means to split. We have revisited using number lines and pictorial representations to help us.

A Typical Day in Year 2

 

Library- Every Friday the children will have an opportunity to select and change their own Library books in the school Library. Please ensure their book is kept safely in their book bag. 

Doors open at 8.45am and children have a daily morning activity to complete at their desk. These activities are important as they are often about reflecting on their previous work. Once they have completed this activity, it is expected that the children get a book from the 'Reading Garden' and read it quietly in their place. The door closes at 9am sharp and it is then that the register is taken.

Statutory Assessments in Year 2
In the Summer term, all children (who are working within KS1 national curriculum), will be participating in Standard Attainment Tests (SATs). The areas that the children will be tested in, are:

 

• English comprehension- working at age related expectations and working at greater depth
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG)
• Writing
• Mathematics- arithmetic and problem solving

 

Any children that did not pass the year 1 phonic screening check will be re- screened in the summer term.