Welcome to Amethyst class
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Amethyst Class is made up of 30 fabulous Year 2 children. Our class teacher is Mrs Ganguly and our teaching assistants are Mrs Salt, Mrs Barley(previously Ms Haywood) and Ms Musson. Every other Thursday, we will be taught by Mrs Robinson whilst Mrs Ganguly has her planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time.
On our webpage you will find regular updates on our learning as well as useful information and important dates. Alongside this webpage, you will also have access to our class dojo where we will share regular updates with you so that you know exactly what we have been up to.
Message from Mrs. Ganguly
Hello Everyone,
We hope you had a restful and fun-filled half-term break! It was such a pleasure seeing so many of you at parents' evening last term. Thank you for taking the time to celebrate your children's wonderful progress and how beautifully they've settled into Year 2.
This half term is packed with exciting events and enriching activities. One of our biggest highlights will be our Class Assembly on Thursday, 20th November. We can't wait to share our learning with you! In addition to that, we’ll be marking Remembrance Day, joining in the Children in Need celebrations, exploring important themes during Anti-Bullying Week, and getting festive with the Christmas Fair and Christmas Concert. It’s going to be a magical few weeks!
PE Days Update:
- Monday (Outdoor): General PE
- Wednesday (Indoor): Tai Chi
As always, if you have any questions or would like to get in touch, feel free to message me via Dojo or email.
Looking forward to a fantastic term ahead!
Warm wishes,
Mrs Ganguly.
Autumn 2- Key dates for your diary
- Monday 3rd November - Inset Day
- Tuesday 4th November - Back to school
- Thursday 6th November - Individual School Photos
- Tuesday 11th November - School Remembrance Service
- Friday 14th November - Children in Need
- Thursday 20th November - Our class assembly (you are welcome to come and watch, around a 9:05am start)
- W/C Monday 1st December - Celebration Week
- Wednesday 3rd December - Expert Group Afternoon
- Monday 8th December - KS1 performance to the school
- Tuesday 9th December – 1:30pm – Performance 1
- Wednesday 10th December – 9:15am – Performance 2
- Thursday 11th December – 9:15am – Performance 3
- Thursday 11th and Friday 12th December - Christmas Jumper Days and Grotto
- W/C Monday 15th December - Christmas parties in school this week (we will let you know when the Year 2 party is)
- Wednesday 17th December - Christmas panto in school
- Friday 19th December - Break up for Christmas
- Monday 5th January - Back to school
Timetables
Spellings
Our weekly spelling test of Year 2 words takes place every Friday and our first spelling test this term will be on Friday, 12th September 2025.
Your child will also receive spelling practice and tests on words at their phonics level, which takes place throughout the week as part of their phonics and literacy lessons.
PE / Forest School
Our PE days for Autumn 1 are as follows:
Outdoor PE - Every Monday afternoon
Indoor PE - Every Wednesday morning (Tai Chi)
The indoor and outdoor PE kit should include:
A plain red t-shirt (with or without the school logo)
A plain black sports jacket/zip-up jacket - please ensure these are named
Plain black or navy joggers or shorts (weather dependent)
If your child has long hair please make sure they have a bobble to tie it back in.
Our Autumn 2 Curriculum
In the Autumn Term 2 we will be covering the following:
Maths: Multiplication, division and shapes
English: Different genres for writing, exploring recounts, the skills of diary writing, setting and character descriptions. Identify past tense verbs, suffixes, and the use of commas.
Geography: Our wonderful world- exploring locational and place knowledge by naming and locating the continents and oceans of the world, begin to compare hot and cold countries around the world and explore their human and physical features.
Science: Materials- identify uses and their properties, suitability of materials and explore the concept of recycling.
DT: Origins of food- how to be safe and hygienic around food.
Music: Playing in an orchestra.
Computing: Creating media-Digital photography
PE: Indoor – Tai Chi, Outdoor -Throwing and catching
RE: Explore a new religion by learning all about Jewish people. We will learn about sacred objects, sacred places, festivals, and celebrations, which are important to Jews.
PSCHE: ‘Being me’- What makes us unique- unpicking our similarities and differences, think about what makes us special and how this differs to the people around us.
Please click on the document attachments below to see what we will be learning in each subject.
- English - SPAG.pdf
- Maths - Number and Place Value.pdf
- Maths-Addition-and-Subtraction-Knowledge-Organiser.pdf
- Maths-Multiplication-and-Division-Knowledge-Organiser.pdf
- Geography Knowledge Organiser - All.docx
- Science Knowledge organisers for Materials.docx
- PSCHE - KS1 Being Me Knowledge Organiser.docx
- RE Knowledge Organiser.docx
Our class book this term is...
We will continue our class book this term is Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of those timeless classics that teaches life lessons through the unique set characters, especially our protagonist Charlie. Charlie has every problem in the world it seems like between not enough food, inappropriate clothing and a house way to small for a family of seven. Charlie shows that hope and optimism spring eternal. While he had nothing – not enough food, heat, shelter, and certainly not chocolate from the beloved Willy Wonka Factory – Charlie maintained his sense of hope. We don’t hear of him complaining about his grumbling tummy while the kids around him are opening their daily chocolate bars nor does he bemoan the cold while watching others who are bundled to their ears walking into the candy store
Reading
Your child will receive a reading diary and a wallet containing 2 books. The first book is a black and white ‘storybook’ – this will be a copy of the book your child has learned to read in their Read, Write Inc phonics group. They will know this book and should be able to read it fluently – this is their book where they can show off their great reading skills to you! The second book is a ‘Book Bag Book’ – this book will be matched to your child’s phonics knowledge. Although they will not have read this book in school, they should be able to read it quite easily. This book enables your child to apply their phonic skills independently and for this reason, this is the book we encourage you to focus on at home.
Each child will also choose a book to share together at home. We promote a love of books and reading at school and would like to encourage this at home. We do not expect children to be able to read the sharing book themselves, but we do expect them to enjoy listening to it, learning from it and talking to you about it!
In order for our phonics teaching to work effectively, it is essential that all books are returned to school. After hearing your child read at home, or sharing a book together, please make sure all books go straight back into their reading wallet / bag so they are always readily available at school. Depending on their phonics group, children will be given new reading books every 4 to 6 days.
Please note: Some black and white storybooks have a space for the child's name. Please leave this blank as these are not personal copies, and will be re-used.
Finally, a reminder that we ask for you to hear your child read at least 3 times each week. Please sign your child’s reading diary after each read and include any comments you would like to make. If your child has read at least 3 times each week their name will get entered into our Reading Raffle!
Homework
Alongside weekly reading and spelling practice, your child will also be set some online activities linked to grammar and Maths. These activities may be set on Spag.com or MyMaths.
This term we are also going to start times tables practise on TTRockstars. Children will be given a letter and their username and password and all other details to login.
Weekly updates will be provided via class dojo to make you aware of the homework each week.
You can access the homework apps and websites below:
Meet the Teacher