Dear Parent/Guardian,
After a busy first term, Primary 2 have enjoyed their first few weeks back after a well-earned October break and are once again ready for another busy term. Here is a brief overview of the learning which will be taking place in our Primary 2 class during term two.
Literacy
We will continue to follow North Lanarkshire’s Active Literacy programme for spelling and phonics. Children will learn new sounds and words each week and this will be consolidated through class work and homework. The new phonemes for this term include: ue, aw, oi, au, ew, ow and ou. For reading, the children will continue to read two books per week. I would be grateful if you would continue to support reading at home and ensure that your child brings their book into school each day. Mrs Docherty will be developing children’s grammar skills on a Tuesday. In taught writing the children will begin to work with myself as they continue to develop their skills in narrative writing and explore writing instructions.
Numeracy
This term numeracy will continue to be taught actively through stories, games and number rhymes. The children will also be continuing to develop their ability to recognise, sequence and write numbers to 100, while exploring numbers before/ after/ in-between/ largest/ smallest. Alongside this we will be focusing on the following key areas of numeracy: addition and subtraction of numbers 0 to 20, properties of 2D and 3D shapes, measure focusing on length and area, angles and symmetry.
Interdisciplinary Learning
This term we have two mini topics which will be used as a context for our learning. The first topic we are exploring this term is the story ‘Elmer’. This topic will develop the children’s skills of sequencing a story with lots of discussions being focused around the character and setting. This topic will also link with our focus in R.E, which explores what makes us unique through a range of active activities and discussions.
Our second topic used as a context for our learning will be our topic ‘Winter’. For this, we will be learning about our different types of houses and who might live in them around the world through a Christmas theme about Santa visiting different houses. As part of our topic we will also look at the weather in different parts of the world during winter and compare it with the weather here in Motherwell. The children are excited about our new role play area that will shortly be set up in the classroom which will run alongside our topic.
Science
Science this term will be run alongside our IDL topics where we will explore the different body parts of animals as well discussing our own body by exploring the human skeleton and the major organs. The children will learn what the purpose and function of these are and why they are important. Through this topic the children will also develop an understanding of our senses and their reliability and limitations through some fun practical experiments through our winter topic.
Health & Wellbeing
PE this term will continue to be on a Tuesday morning and Friday afternoon. The children will be working on the topic ‘dance’, which will develop their skills of space, direction and performance. Primary 2 will also continue to work with P.E students from Motherwell College during their Tuesday P.E session and they will be developing a range of skills and techniques.
This term Mrs Docherty be exploring the theme of ‘Included’. This aims to help children identify what makes them unique and to learn how to value themselves and others, which will tie in nicely with our R.E and IDL topic.
Religious Education
This term we will be focussing on the themes ‘My Uniqueness’ and ‘Advent’. Mrs Docherty will be exploring ‘Other World Religions’ additionally throughout this term.
Thank you for your support.
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.
Miss Smith
