Welcome to Sun Class!
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Sun Class is made up of 30 fabulous Year 2 children. Our class teacher is Mrs Ganguly and our teaching assistants are Mrs Salt, 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,
We are in the final term of our academic year and it has been just an amazing journey with the children since September. I am going to make the most of this term with them and looking forward to a fantastic couple of months ahead. We have a very busy term with lots of events planned.
This term our outdoor PE lessons are on Tuesdays and our indoor PE slot will be on Thursdays.
Please don't hesitate to contact me on dojo or email if you would like to discuss / ask anything.
Kind regards
Mrs Ganguly.
Summer 2- Key dates for your diary
- Monday 2nd June - Start of Summer Term 2
- w/c 16th June - Celebration Week
- Tuesday 24th June - Whole school transition day
- Friday 4th July - Inset Day
- Wednesday 9th July - Expert group afternoon
- Friday 11th July - Sports Day
- Wednesday 16th July - Meet the teacher
- Friday 18th July - Reports out
- Wednesday 23rd July - Drop in for reports
- Thursday 24th July - End of the year
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, 25th April 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 lesson.
PE / Forest School
Our PE days for Summer 1 are as follows:
Indoor PE - Every Friday afternoon
Outdoor PE - Every Wednesday 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 Summer 2 Curriculum
In Summer 1 we will be covering the following:
Maths: Recapping all year 2 maths concepts
English: Innovative story writing and recapping some grammar year 2 concepts.
Geography: Our focus this term is 'Fieldwork'. In this we will learn how to use a simple compass, use
aerial photographs to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features, explore a simple map and use and construct basic symbols in a key. Learn about simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of the school and its grounds.
Science: We will be working scientifically this term and investigate various strands in science that we have learnt so far.
Art: Textile art and learning how to do a running stitch.
Music: Exploring innovation- How does music help us look after our planet?
Computing: Digital literacy
PE: Indoor – Sending and Receiving Outdoor – Athletics
RE: ‘Living’ strand- How should we care for others in the world and why does it matter?
PSCHE: Health & Well-Being’ strand- Being Safe
Please click on the document attachments below to see what we will be learning in each subject.
Our class book this term is...
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
There once was a boy and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole.
But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn’t what the penguin was looking for after all.
A truly magical book from a gifted artist and master story teller. It is a beautiful story of friendship and discovery.
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: