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Heymann Primary & Nursery School

Inspiring and motivating our children
to be the best they can be

Autumn 2 Term 2023

Welcome to Autumn Term 2!

The staff that you will be working with are Miss Handley (2T), Miss Kavanagh (2L) and Miss Johnston (2P) as well as Mrs Caines, Miss Darnbrough, Miss Patterson and Mrs Heard. On a Monday afternoon, you will be taught by either Mr Shilton, Señora Cameron or Miss Comrie.

Please can children come to school in PE kits on Mondays (dance) and Thursdays (Drumba). 

Please also make sure that children bring a water bottle and their book bag (with their reading books and reading record) to school every day

Please view our Curriculum Meeting 2023 tab which has videos that share information about Year 2. This will include information on homework, assessment and daily routines. 

This half-term our geography topic is 'What is life like in the freezer?'. Please see our knowledge organiser below.

Our science topic is 'Food Chains', See our knowledge organiser below for more information about the key facts we want your children to learn by the end of the unit.

Every week, our weekly timetable will be available at the bottom of this page.

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More information

For more information about how you can help your child at home please take the time to look at the useful links below and at the tabs on the right-hand side of this page. These may answer some of your questions for you and give you some fun and interesting ways to practice your child's learning at home.

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If you have any questions please email us at year2-teachers@heymann.notts.sch.uk

Take care,

Miss Handley, Miss Kavanagh and Miss Johnston

Useful links:

Reading:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

Science:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6svr82

RSPB Kids | Learn About Nature - The RSPB

Habitats and environment - BBC Teach

Maths:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

Home - MyMaths

Year 2 Maths - England - BBC Bitesize

Maths: Age 6–7 (Year 2) - Oxford Owl

Fun Maths Games about Shapes, Symmetry and Co-ordinates for Kids (topmarks.co.uk)

Spanish:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zxsvr82

https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/estrellas-spanish-index.htm

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2spanish.html

Geography:

UK: Cities - Map Quiz Game - Seterra (geoguessr.com)

Google Earth

Maps - BBC Teach

UK | United Kingdom | United Kingdom Song | A Geography Song About the UK and its Capitals - YouTube

(636) Five Oceans Song - YouTube

Explore - Visit Nottinghamshire (visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk)