Kingsland C.E.

Primary School Spring Term 2014 Information for Parents: What My Child is Learning in Class
For further information please contact Mr Powell or Mrs Webster . DATES Monday 6th Jan Mon 17th Feb Fri 21st Feb Fri 11th April Meetings for Parents:26th and 27th February Special Events:February 12th Worship:Mar$h &th April 11th Term starts Half term Term ends

Parents !enin"s

#inter Musi$ %on$ert 6pm

Ash #ednesday #orship aster 'er!i$e (in"sland %hur$h

English Te)ts*

+ear , -arrati!e* .Hod"ehe" by /i$0 (in"1'mith as the stimulus for 2ritin" +ear 2* 3oo0s by Julia /onaldson as stimulus for 2ritin" 'tories in Familiar 'ettin"s Produ$in" a persuasi!e te)t for the prote$tion of animals 4nformation te)t /is$o!er feelin"s and emotions throu"h drama Produ$e a leaflet or poster -on1$hronolo"i$al report

'enten$e %onstru$tion= >rammar and Pun$tuation

'tru$ture and features of 2ritin" "enres $o!ered this term 4n$reasin" !ariety of pun$tuation ?@A::= Baryin" senten$e openers e6"6 ad!erb openers= time $onne$ti!es 5sin" $orre$t spee$h pun$tuation

'pellin"

RWI %hildren 2ill be de!elopin" $onfiden$e in* 5sin" a ran"e of pun$tuation6 )tendin" senten$es 5sin" more ad!enturous 2ore $hoi$es in their 2or06 Applyin" phoneme7"rapheme $orresponden$e 2hen spellin" ne2 2ords 8eadin" and 2ritin" 9tri$0y:;red< 2ords6

Addin" suffi)es and prefi)es Findin" root 2ords Coo0in" at 2ords 2ith spe$ifi$ sounds6 'ounds to be $o!ered this term are* oo= ou= ar= ir

%omprehension s0ills to in$lude Duestions for fa$tual re$all= inferential understandin" and e)er$ises in 2ritin" use the $lass te)t as a stimulus6

Maths -umber*1 +ear ,

Year 2 N !"er :

This be"innin" part of this term 2ill fo$us on fra$tions6 '0ills that 2ill be $o!ered are Coo0in" at basi$ fra$tions E F Findin" fra$tions of shapes= obGe$ts and numbers Findin" eDui!alent fra$tions Addin" fra$tions Addin" fra$tion to 1

$ompare= order and partition 21di"it and ,1di"it numbers de!elop understandin" of addition and subtra$tion fa$ts for ea$h number to 2H position missin" numbers on a number line $he$0 results= e)plain methods orally= re$ord in number senten$es usin" I 1 J ) K 0no2 1H)= 2)= &) multipli$ation tables and related di!ision fa$ts

Kingsland C.E. Primary School Spring Term 2014 Information for Parents: What My Child is Learning in Class
For further information please contact Mr Powell or Mrs Webster . /oublin" and hal!in" $hoose and use appropriate number operation and mental strate"y to sol!e money and real life 2ord problems re$o"nise seDuen$es and patterns in numbers in$ludin" odd = e!en numbers add or subtra$t mentally one1di"it numbers or a multiple of 1H to or from any t2o1di"it number $ompare 21di"it numbers= understand pla$e !alue loo0 at basi$ fra$tions E F measure and solve problems using metres, cm, g, kg tellin" the time ,/ shapes

'hape= 'pa$e and Measures7 /ata Handlin" +ear ,

Science:

#irc it an$ #on$ ctors :

)perimental and in!esti"ati!e 2or0 fo$uses on* plannin" in!esti"ations de$idin" 2hat is the best form of re$ordin" their results 8elate their findin"s to real life situations $onsiderin" 2hether a test is fair 5nderstandin" 2hi$h !ariables need to be $han"ed or remain $onstant durin" an in!esti"ation6

%hildrens understandin" and 0no2led"e of simple $ir$uits and use of symbols to dra2 them 2ill be reinfor$ed6 They 2ill dis$o!er 2hi$h materials are the best ele$tri$al $ondu$tors and use this info to ma0e s2it$hes6 %hildren 2ill find 2hat happens to a bulbs bri"htness 2hen $ir$uits are $han"ed6

%ight an$ So n$:

%hildren 2ill ha!e the $han$e to dis$o!er fas$inatin" fa$ts about the 'un and e)plore the arths mo!ement to "i!e seasons L day L ni"ht6 They 2ill in!esti"ate shado2s L sundials= dis$uss safety 2ith the use of sun L solar ener"y6 %hildren 2ill also find out about transparent= opaDue L translu$ent materials6

Religio s E$ cation &R'E'(: 3eliefs Pla$es of 2orship 'pe$ial o$$asions Cin0s 2ith other reli"ions

Infor!ation an$ #o!! nication Technolog) &I'#'T'(:-

Mi$rosoft #ord 2ill be studied in depth su$h as the basi$ features of $opy= $ut= paste and repla$e6 Mi$rosoft #ord 2ill also be used for presentation s0ills by $han"in" fonts= $olours and siMes and also to insert pi$tures6 Follo2in" this they 2ill e)plore )$el and its fun$tions 2hi$h in$lude produ$in" spreadsheets and "raphs6

Art:-*ase$ on +Weather an$ Water, Topic

%lose obser!ational study of 2eather and 2ater in the natural en!ironment 5sin" pen$il= employin" line= tone and shadin" te$hniDues to represent 2ater

-eograph):-

This terms topi$ 2ill be .#eather and #ater6 %hildren 2ill respond to Duestions about 2here pla$es are and be"in to offer obser!ations about lo$ations and patterns= e" areas of the 2orld 2here there are parti$ular types of $limate6 They 2ill respond to "eo"raphi$al Duestions about pla$es and be"in to su""est their o2n "eo"raphi$al Duestions6 They 2ill underta0e simple in!esti"ations usin" maps and se$ondary sour$es6

Kingsland C.E. Primary School Spring Term 2014 Information for Parents: What My Child is Learning in Class
For further information please contact Mr Powell or Mrs Webster .

M sic:-

%hildren 2ill e)plore and $ompose musi$ based upon 2ater6 %hildren 2ill $reate musi$ 2hilst physi$ally usin" 2ater and usin" instruments to produ$e the sounds of 2ater6

.rench:-

This terms 2or0 2ill in$lude $olours= days of the 2ee0 and re!ision of numbers= "reetin"s and body parts6

Ph)sical E$ cation &P'E'(:

>ymnasti$s Path2ays understandin" fle)ible and dire$t path2ays6 )perimentin" 2ith e)plosi!e and smooth mo!in" mo!ements6 4n!asion "ames* Ho$0ey and one of the follo2in"= $ri$0et= rounders= tennis thin0 about best positionin" in a "ame be"in to de!elop ta$ti$s /efendin" and atta$0in" Timin" and stri0in"

Social an$ E!otional Aspects of %earning:

This term fo$uses on de!elopin" $hildrens 0no2led"e= understandin" and s0ills in three 0ey so$ial and emotional aspe$ts of learnin"* empathy= mana"in" feelin"s and so$ial s0ills6 Coo0in" further into four 0ey $ontent areas* de!elopin" the so$ial s0ills of friendship= 2or0in" 2ell to"ether in a "roup= and resol!in" $onfli$t6

Teacher Assessment The table below summarises the attainment levels and what is expected for children nationally at the END of the academic year.

elow age!expected level $ow Fair ( *) * +) + .)

"t age!expected level

#xceeding age!expected level #xtremely %ood * +) + - +" .) - . ." - /) /, #xceptional *" + , .), .", / , 0,

%ood (" * *" + +" .

&ery %ood

'ear ( 'ear * 'ear + 'ear . 'ear / 'ear 0

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