2E - Year 2
Please click on the term below to see what we are covering in class. This includes all the spellings for the term. Thank you.
Hello and Welcome to 2E Year 2!
KS1 Meet the Teacher
Class Teachers:
Mrs English and Miss Woodley
Learning Support Assistant: Miss Singadia
Contact email: adminsil@connectedlearningmat.co.uk
2E is made up of enthusiastic, creative and curious year 2 children. In class, we respect each other and are proud of everyone's achievements. We never give up and value a growth mindset (I don't know how to do this 'yet'!). We work together to create a warm and welcome atmosphere, where every class member feels valued, safe and listened to.
The key stage 1 teaching team are passionate about reading and can't wait to share many wonderful stories and poems. We are also very creative and have lots of inspiring activities planned. This is going to be a marvellous year!
Things to remember:
Daily | Reading record and reading books to be brought into school daily. |
Daily | Water bottle - filled with water only. |
Wednesday | PE - please ensure PE kit is labelled and kept at school. |
| Friday PM | Show and Tell. Your child will receive a sticker in their diary when they have been selected for show and tell. (please discuss the show and tell item your child wishes to bring in to support their speaking and listening skills. Thank you.) |
| Monday | Spellings. Please check the Spring 2 tab at the top of the page for all the spellings for the half term. |
How can I help my child in KS1?
Talking, listening and reading:
Continue to hear them read daily, practise counting in different ways (2s, 5s and 10s), talk to them about their day and encourage them to read by visiting the local library, bookshops or using eBooks online.
As reading comprehension is so important, checking your child’s understanding of the book they are reading is an excellent way to support them. Asking questions such as: ‘What might happen next? Why do you think the character is behaving this way? What sort of atmosphere is being created?’ will help them to engage with their reading on a deeper level.
You can also do this when you are reading to them, which is still so important at this age. Children learn a lot from the way we read aloud and we can encourage them to see how the author’s use of punctuation changes the way we read their work. Think about pointing out statements, commands, questions or exclamations when reading with your child. You might want to use a range of voices to show how types of sentences and punctuation can be read in different ways.
Accelerated Reader in Year 2
The programme is designed to work out a reading level (or STAR reading level) for students at the start (by means of a STAR test, completed in English lessons). Students then read books within this level – all books in the library that are registered with AR have a coloured star label on the spine to help them recognise books within their ‘zone’. Students take a quiz on the website after reading each book to assess how well they understood it. Their STAR level is tested every term to see how they have progressed. Once you have read your book, you can then log onto Accelerated reader and quiz your book, which involves answering questions about what you have read. Let us know your score and we can change your book.
Real-life maths:
Any opportunity to use maths in a real-life context is really useful. For example, ask them to help you pay for goods or calculate change when shopping. This will help to develop their reasoning and problem solving skills. Learning to tell the time, using an analogue clock (not digital), to the nearest 15 minutes, is another great way to support your child’s learning at home; this also links neatly to their counting in 5s in the 5 times-table.
Make sure they are in on time every day and that their attendance is high.
Remote learning
At Silver End Academy, we aim to provide learning opportunities for all of our children to ensure that the need to learn remotely does not disadvantage our pupils. If for any reason you find your child in isolation, please find the documents attached below. This work would be a starting point until further information is sent out.
Remote Learning
Sign up for FREE to Oxford Owl reading, where you can choose from a range of books including Phonics, fiction and non-fiction books. Some you can even quiz on!
Just type the book title into the search AR bar and off you go!
Link - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
When the children have completed a book that has an AR quiz code with you at home they can log onto the link below and complete the comprehension quiz (Accelerated Reader).
Web link to quiz:
https://ukhosted59.renlearn.co.uk/1896806/
Children need to log in and click on the Accelerated reader button (it's orange), they then type in the quiz number (found on www.renlearn.co.uk/reading/ar-bookfinder) or search by book title. Once they have searched for the book they click 'take quiz'.
Extra Phonics opportunities:
Top Marks Phonics
Use this website to practise your phonics knowledge:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
Don't forget to watch the Song of Sounds videos at the top of the 'class pages' tab. This will help you to see what actions your child is learning to help them with their phonics and reading. Talk about the actions and sounds together, it's also great fun! 
