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Year 2: Mrs Ganguly - Macaw Class

Welcome to Macaw class

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Macaw Class is made up of 26 fabulous Year 2 children. Our class teacher is Mrs Ganguly and our teaching assistants are Mrs Salt, Ms Hawkins and Ms Musson. Every Wednesday, we will be taught by Mrs Salt 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.

I’ve updated the class page with information on important dates, curriculum and the new spelling list along with the Aut 2 timetable.

This half-term is packed with exciting events and enriching activities.  We will be having Diwali celebrations in the first week back. 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:

  • Tuesday (Outdoor): General PE
  • Thursday (Indoor): General PE

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 regards,

Mrs. Ganguly.

https://sganguly@dovedale.derbyshire.sch.uk

Meet the Teacher

 Meet the teacher-Macaw class.pdf

Autumn 2 - Key dates for your diary

  • Monday 2nd November - Inset Day 
  • Tuesday 3rd November - Children back in school and KS2 drumming workshops
  • Friday 6th November – Diwali activities during the afternoon 
  • Wednesday 11th November - Remembrance Service/Assembly
  • Friday 13th November - Children In Need 
  • Wednesday 18th November – Art experts leading an activity in our classroom during the afternoon 
  • W/C Monday 30th November - Celebration Week 
  • Monday 7th December - KS1 performance to the school 
  • Tuesday 8th December KS1 performance to parents and carers 
  • Wednesday 9th December KS1 performance to parents and carers
  • Thursday 10th December KS1 performance to parents and carers
  • Thursday 10th and Friday 11th December – Christmas Jumper Day and Grotto 
  • Wednesday 16th December - Christmas Dinner Day 
  • Friday 18th December - Break up for Christmas 
  • Monday 4th January - Back to school 

Timetables

Macaw class Autumn 1 timetable.pdf

Macaw Class Autumn 2 Timetable.pdf

 

Spellings 

Spelling List - Autumn 1 - Main Group.pdf

Spelling List - Autumn 2 - Main Group.pdf

Our weekly spelling test of Year 2 words takes place every Friday and our first spelling test this term will be on Friday, 6th November 2026.  

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 2 are as follows: 

Indoor PE – Every Thursday afternoon

Outdoor PE – Every Tuesday afternoon 

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 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 – Indoor PE- Dancing, 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.

 

Our class books this term are...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

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:

 

 

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