Mrs Howarth                            Miss Ward                         Miss Haworth

Welcome to Star Class - a vibrant group of 24 young pupils who are all eager and enthusiastic to grow, learn and have lots of fun together.  It is a privilege to teach, support and nurture each of the children to achieve their fullest potential whilst in Year Two.

"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it." 

Proverbs 22: 6

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A warm welcome back! I hope the children have enjoyed the two week break and are ready to engage in some thrilling topics this summer term. We have an exciting English unit to kick start our learning! Year 2 will first explore animal adventure stories and will focus on the wonderful story ‘The Koala who Could’. Whilst developing their reading and writing skills, the children will write their own innovated adventure story.

In Maths, we will explore time and volume. Throughout these lessons, the children will enjoy an array of practical and stimulating lessons to engage them in their learning and develop their mathematical skills. Morning maths will be a range of arithmetic and reasoning problems. There will also be a strong focus on learning our 2, 5 and 10 times tables - look out for fun activities in your child's homework pack.

PSHE this term will focus on community and living in the wider world. Within these lessons, children will engage in a number of various activities ranging from discussion, role play, debate and quizzes.

In RE, we will explore Reconciliation. The children will learn how through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we can find pardon and peace. We will explore how Christians believe that, in Jesus Christ, the world has been reconciled to God.  Through and in Christ, every human being is offered the power to reach out in forgiveness and peace, to receive and to offer reconciliation. 

Within Computing, our Project Evolve will focus on Copyright and Ownership. Our computing lessons will be based around Questioning. This unit is designed to help children learn about the importance of phrasing questions and that certain data-handling resources are limited in the answers they can provide.

For the Summer term, our music will centre around the theme 'Friendships'. All learning is focused around one song: Your Imagination. The material presents an integrated approach to music where games, the dimensions of music (pulse, rhythm, pitch etc), singing and playing instruments are all linked.

Our Science this term is themed around Animals including Humans. We will learn about how humans have offspring which grow into adults, how medicines can be useful when we are ill and how medicines can be harmful if not used properly.

In Geography, we will observe and describe daily and seasonal weather patterns in the UK. We will take our learning outdoors and collect and compare data.

PE is on a Tuesday and Wednesday. Children should come to school in their PE kit (Black leggings or black jogging bottoms, PE top and hoody, jumper or cardigan and trainers of their choice).

Every Thursday, children will be sent home with homework linked to learning in class. Please support your child in completing their work as this will benefit their learning and promote confidence in their application of new found skills. Please ensure homework is in by Wednesday the following week. Thank you.

Home reading books will be changed regularly. We kindly ask that your child fully reads their book at least three times across the week to enhance their comprehension skills.

We will be popping some book reviews for your children to complete – personal points can be earned for every one completed.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at chowarth@olsa.lancs.sch.uk  and I will respond at the earliest opportunity. 

Please work through these words with your child, crossing off any they can read fluently and spell correctly.

Useful Websites

Maths Games

SPAG Games