Reminders for P2
- Class Dojo will be used for communication with parents
- Snack Money paid through the School Money App.
- Return homework folders on Thursday
Helpful Websites:
Numbers
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
Phonics
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds

P2 Rewards
P2 earn rewards at an individual and whole class level.
When a pupil earns 10 ‘Smiley Sticks’ they get to pick a reward from the prize box.
As a class, we work together to fill our ‘Good Choices’ Jar with pompoms. We then vote for our whole class reward.

What will P2 be learning in Term 2?

Literacy :
- Independent Writing – news, topic related writing - castles, knights, Jack and the Beakstalk
- Guided Writing - Narrative Writing
- Role play – Castle
- Shared Reading – topic related books
- Topic books – fiction and non-fiction
- Phonics - Stage 3 and Stage 4 of Linguistics Phonics
- Handwriting- Cursive script and capital letters
- Listening- weekly listening activities
- Talking- talk about their personal experiences of castles. Formulating and asking questions about our trip to Dundrum Castle, circle time.
Numeracy:
- Working with numbers up to 20
- Mental maths- counting forwards and backwards, numbers before and after, adding on 1, doubles, number facts, odd and even numbers
- Addition and subtraction
- Problem Solving
- Topic- area, measurement, 3D shapes,
- Money - recognising all coins and learning to pay for items
- Data Handling
RE:
- Old Testament bible stories
- God's Armour
- Action Bible Songs
Creative:
Drama
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- Take on the roles in the castle
- Act out topic related stories, e.g. The Royal Dinner, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Kiss that missed, The Princess and the Pea
- Hold a Royal Banquet
Music
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- Song – Songs about castles
- Musical Instruments
Art
- Junk Art – build castles
- Coat of Arms
- Craft linked to castles e.g. stick puppets, decorate crowns for banquet, planting beans (linked to Jack and the Beanstalk)
- Weekly cutting activity - crown, castle etc
PE:
- Changing for P.E independently
- Listen to and follow simple instructions/rules.
- Fundamental Movement Skills-
- Know how to move in a variety of ways to explore personal and general space.
- Know how to move safely and confidently
- Respond appropriately to the instructions.
PDMU:
- NSPCC 'Be Safe'
- Unit 3
- Helping Hands
World Around Us:
- Why were castles built?
- Materials used to build castles
- Parts of the castles and how they defended against their enemies
- Knights - their training and Jolly Jousts
- Jobs in the castles
- How buildings have changed over the past.
- Visit to local Dundrum Castle
ICT:
- Log on and Log off independently
- Bee Bot
- Word Processing
- Early years Maths pack/Top Marks games to develop learning
- iPad - using apps to develop learning, using camera to record their learning
- Chatterpix App
- PhotoComic App

Welcome to Primary 2!
We hope you enjoy looking at our class page.
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