Class 2 - Miss Casale
Welcome to Class 2.
I am Miss Casale and I am the Class 2 teacher. We are supported in Class 2 by Diane and Ele, our teaching assisstants.
In class 2 we love learning. We respect and follow the 'Lowdham Learners' motto and we all 'Shine like Stars'.
Our topics change every half-term and lessons are cross curricular wherever possible. Within the topics, we focus on key skills and knowledge. In all subjects we want to inspire curiosity and we encourage the children to ask questions.
What does a day in Class 2 look like?
Maths and English is taught every day in the mornings. This is usually followed by a 'Guided Reading' session. We practise our handwriting once a week and our spellings are on a Friday. The afternoons are made up foundation subjects with PE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Our topics for the year are set out below and as you can see, it is a busy and exciting year. Class 2 perform a spectacular Nativity show at Christmas along with Class Reception and Year 1.
2022-2023
Autumn 1
English: Texts relating to the polar regions (Rainbow bear by Michael Morpurgo, Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers)
Maths: Place Value and Addition and Subtraction
RE: Leaders
Geography: Where in the World?
Computing: Coding and Internet Safety
PE: Netball and Dance
DT: Structures
Heartsmart: Get HeartSmart
R.S.H.E: Differences: Boys and Girls English:
Autumn 2
English: Texts relating to the environment, Beegu by Alexis Deacon and Poetry
Maths: Addition & Subtraction and Shape
Science: Uses of Everyday Materials
RE: Incarnation
History: Captain Scott the Explorer
Computing: Spreadsheets and Internet Safety
PE: Dance and Basketball with Coach Jimmy
Art: Collage + Sculpture
Sculptor- Joan Mirò
Heartsmart: Don’t Forget to Let Love In
Music: Nativity (with Class 1 and Reception)
Spring 1
English: Julia Donaldson stories and Poetry
Maths: Money and Multiplication & Division
Science: Investigation linked to Materials
RE: Belonging
History: The First Flight / The Wright Brothers
Computing: Creating Pictures and Internet Safety
PE: Gymnastics and Hockey
Heartsmart: Too much Selfie isn’t Healthy
Art: Weaving and Textiles
Artist-Mondrian
Music: Time to Move
External Visit to the Newark Air Museum
Spring 2
English: Non-Fiction Texts and Texts relating to animals (The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr)
Maths: Multiplication & Division, Length & Height, Mass, capacity and temp
Science: Animals including Humans
RE: Salvation
Geography: All About the Weather
Computing: Coding and Internet Safety
PE: Gymnastics and Fitness
DT: Cooking and Nutrition
Heartsmart: Don’t Rub it in, Rub it out
Music: Charanga-Hands, Feet, Heart
External Visit to St Mary’s Church
Summer 1
English: Texts relating to plants and Non-Fiction texts
Maths: Statistics, Fractions and Position & Direction
Science: Plants
RE: Believing
Geography: Around our school fieldwork
Computing: Making Music and Internet Safety
PE: Tennis and orienteering
Art: Drawing, painting and printing
Artist-Georgia O’Keefe and Designer-Orla Kiely
Heartsmart: Fake is a Mistake
External Visit to Southwell Minster ‘Time Travelling’
Summer 2
English: Texts relating to habitats
Maths: Position & Direction, Problem-solving and Time
Science: Living Things and their Habitats
RE: Story
History: How has Lowdham train station changed over time?
George Stephenson
Computing: Effective Searching and Internet Safety
PE: Athletics and Cricket
DT: Mechanisms-Moving vehicles
Heartsmart: No Way Through Isn’t True
Music: Composition Weather
External Visit to Lowdham train station
Orienteering
How to support your child at home
Reading- please encourage your child to read as much as possible. Reading regularly helps your child to extend their vocabulary, improve their spelling and enhaces writing! All reading should be recorded in their planner and signed by an adult at home. Planners are checked weekly and ‘whizzes’ are given out each time a child has three new reading entries.
Spellings - Our spellings focus on alternative spelling patterns and Year 2 Common Exception Words (see below for the full list of CEW). Please could you help your child to learn these.
Contact - If you need to contact me, please send me a message via Dojo. Alternatively, I am around on the playground at the end of the school day to speak to.
Useful Links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
Year 2 Common Exception Words (CEW)