A few messages…

PE Reminders

• Ear-rings need to be removed for PE sessions.
• GIRLS will need socks for PE if they wear tights in the winter (an old pair in their PE bag is fine).
• An outside PE kit (named) is needed as we will still be going out (unless it is raining or icy) - can be a tracksuit or just a pair of jogging bottoms and old sweatshirt we just need to be warm.

Weekly Spellings

Spellings are set in Spelling books every Friday and will follow a 'word family', pattern  or be homophones.  The children will be tested on these the following Friday. Children are expected to put the spellings into sentences as it is important they know the meaning of the words they are being asked to spell, this way they are more likely to use them correctly in their writing. 

There is a link on the website to the Oxford Dictionary should one not be available at home; however, one of the skills children must master as part of the National Curriculum is being able to look up words in a dictionary (we do practise this skill in class).

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ 

Times Tables

Year 2 tables are: 2, 5, 10. 
This year, they will build on these tables and also learn, 3, 4, and 8.

I am sure you are aware how important Times Tables are in every area of mathematics and therefore it is essential that children have rapid recall of these - in any order, as well as the division facts. 

On a Friday there will be a test of these in class.