OWLS - Year 2

Welcome to Owls' Class Page

The teachers of this class are:

Mrs Cherrington and Mrs Jones  

Teaching Assistant:

Mrs Wynn

Spring Term 2021

The topic this term is ‘Voyages of Discovery’ and all other work will be based around this. Children will study the famous   explorers ‘Neil Armstrong’ and ‘Christopher Columbus’. Being a Geography topic, map work will be the focus. The children will learn the World’s continents and oceans and will practise locating them on a world map and globe. They will use the four   compass points and coordinates, and the vocabulary associated with these. Children will compare our local area with a non-European country (USA). For music, we will sing, listen to and compose music linked to the topic, such as ‘Over the Oceans.’ In Art we will create a sketchbook and record ideas of ‘space’. We will use digital media  to create and explore images. In design and technology, we will evaluate ready-made puppets, investigate joining techniques, design, make and finally evaluate our own dragon puppet. ICT will be used  across the curriculum but the children will be taught how to research specific information and they will use computers to help them solve problems and manipulate/change photos.

Spellzone - to help encourage spellings, we have set the children up on a programme called ‘Spell Zone.’ This is a fantastic resource, which helps children with their spellings. There are lots of different games on spell zone that are set to your child’s ability. Their login and password has been given to them. Please let us know if you have not received it.

The link is www.spellzone.com

Epic Reading- to help encourage reading for pleasure, we have set the children up on a programme called ‘GetEpic.’ This is a fantastic, free program, which enables children to access a range of fiction and non fiction books online during school hours.  Their class code has been given to them. Please let us know if you have not received it.

The link is www.getepic.com/students 

ReadTheory- to help encourage reading comprehension, we have set the children up on a programme called ‘ReadTheory.’ This is a fantastic resource which helps children with their comprehension skills. When the children log in, they will be given a short piece of text to read and some questions. Please don't worry if the text/ questions appear challenging at first. The programme automatically adjusts the level each time a quiz has been completed. Their login and password has been given to them. Please let us know if you have not received it.

The link is www.readtheory.org

 Please access our class booklet at the top of this page to find out more about Owls' Class.

Many Thanks,

Mrs Cherrington and Mrs Jones

At the bottom of the page, we have added some useful websites for the children to play on. Please let us know of any websites that you would like us to add to this page.