OWLS - Year 2

Welcome to Owls' Class Page

The teachers of this class are:

Mrs Cherrington and Mrs Jones  

Teaching Assistant:

Mrs Wynn

Autumn Term 2020

The topic this term is ‘Fire! Fire! Fire!’. We will look at the events that surrounded the fire in London and  will use a variety of resources (diary extracts, pictures, computer images, information books etc) to learn about the fire. There will be a focus on Samuel Pepys’ diary and how the fire spread. We  will learn about the dangers of fire and general fire safety. We hope that the Fire Service will visit to talk to us about the dangers of fire and how to keep safe. In Music we will learn a variety of songs linked to ‘fire’, including singing in a ‘two part round’. We will have the opportunity to experiment and perform with tuned and untuned instruments to create ‘fiery’ sounds. In Art, we will create a sketch book to record and explore the theme of fire. We explore ideas and will design, make and evaluate a Tudor clay tile. This term we will learn about life in a bakery. We will use this research to make our own bread.  We will regularly use computers and will learn how to stay safe when using the internet, by following the SMART rules.

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.