Year 2 - Swift

1. Key Information for Swift Class

In this section you will find a quick reference guide to your class including your Forest School rotation, letters and uniform requirements. There is also a copy of the welcome booklet for your class - please do refer to it throughout the year because it contains lots of useful information about what to expect in this class, how long homework should take each week, samples of age-appropriate handwriting and more. 

The teaching staff in Swift class are:

Miss Riches

Ms Caroline Lee (Teaching Assistant)

Mrs Marianne Cresswell (Teaching Assistant, Wednesday PM)

You can find your child's Forest School Timetable here.

Home Learning

SRE Curriculum

This year we will continue to teach the children using materials from our new Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) scheme. This new edition of ‘Teaching SRE with Confidence in Primary Schools’ reflects the recent developments in SRE and the Science National Curriculum. This resource encourages children to develop the skills of listening, empathy, talking about feelings and relationships with families and friends.

All the lessons have a clear structure and are age appropriate. The lesson plans have clear aims and learning outcomes with suggested additional activities and accompanying resources:

Year 2: Differences-

Differences: Boys and Girls

Differences: Male and Female

Naming the body parts

Uniform requirements

A full list of the school's uniform requirements is on the school website here. In Year 2, points to note are:

Great Fire of London Art!

WOW Day!

On Friday 20th November, we had our Food WOW Day! 

We had so much fun. In the morning we: Made pizzas, painted using fruits and vegetables, planted peas and tried lots of new foods!

In the afternoon were lucky enough to have a talk all about food packaging from a parent. Then we designed our own packaging and ate our own yummy pizza!

Outdoor Learning!

We spent the morning doing our learning outside.

Maths

We went onto the field for our maths lesson.

We practised regrouping numbers as tens and ones, using sticks to represent 10, and leaves to represent ones.

We also practised using the greater than and less than signs accurately. We made the signs using sticks!

Lastly, we practised halving. We collected leaves or sticks and then tried sharing them with a partner to see if they could be equally halved or if we would have a remainder!

Spelling

We went onto the playground and used chalk to practise writing out words. We remembered to underline our digraphs!

In History we made our own Christopher Columbus boats!

We used cereal boxes and cut them into the shape of a boat. Then we wrapped the boat in masking tape so that we could paint it. We painted our boats brown, so that they looked like Columbus’ wooden ships.

Then  we designed a sail and attached it to a mast!

Christopher Columbus!

We looked at the route Christopher Columbus took and mapped it out. We then followed simple directional language to go on our own expedition!

2. What is going on in Swift class 2019/20?

Your class teacher will update this page at least once per term with photos and information on recent events or activities.