Class 2d

Welcome to 2D

Teacher: Mr Booth

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Bullen

Contact: mbooth@arnoldmill.notts.sch.uk

sbullen@arnoldmill.notts.sch.uk

A few reminders...

We arrive at school at 8.50am. We finish at 3.30pm.
Thursday and Fridays are our PE days. Please send your child with appropriate labelled PE kit.
Spellings and spelling homework is given (and tested) every week on Friday morning with House points awarded for full marks or outstanding effort.
This will be set through spelling shed, you will find your child's login for this in the back of their diary.
Maths homework is to learn all times tables that are not already known. If you know all of them to 12x12
Please use Microsoft Teams for the most current updates. Your child will have a login.

Reading Homework

We aim for every child to read at least three times a week, and in 2D, for the childrens' sakes, we very much see this as a minimum. Please sign planners, once you have heard your child read. If your child reads 3 times a week they will be rewarded with a stamp in the front of their diary. An adult in school will sign and date this square. We will reward your child with reading pins (bronze, silver and gold) and a small prize, as they accumulate the required amount of squares. If your child is a fluent reader, they can read independently and get an adult to sign their diary to confirm this. We want to be reading champions every week so please help us as much as possible.

Spring Term!

During the Spring term, our main topic is all about Ancient Greece. In history we will be researching Athens and Sparta. The children will explore these ancient civilisations, their beliefs and way of life to be able to compare the pros and cons of how these were ruled. In geography, they will continue to develop their map work skills and investigate the key features of the country and the Greek Islands. Taking a special look at tourism in Greece now. Our English work will also be linked to this topic, and will focus on the children using their creative skills to write a myth as well as develop a holiday brochure using their persuasive writing skills. Our design technology topic this term is also linked to Ancient Greece and the children will use a coiling method to make their own 'Greek style Vase' from clay.

In science, the children will study Charles Darwin and his Theory of Evolution. They will explore how some animals have changed over time to adapt to their environment.

In R.E., the children will look at ‘Journeys through life’ and explore some important, special times and ceremonies in the lives of Jewish, Christian and Hindu people. The children will also explore possibilities for their own journeys through life and think about their hopes for the future.

In PE, the children will be focusing on developing skills in competitive games. In computing, we will be learning about what the internet actually is and how information can be shared.