• English
• Maths
• Spellings

Welcome to Year 2 Brambles !

Teachers

Mr Cragg - Monday & Tuesday

Mrs Downes - Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 

TAs - Miss Bebe, Mrs Harding & Mrs Hart

Emails

edownes@tattenhallpark.cheshire.sch.uk

lcragg@tattenhallpark.cheshire.sch.uk 

Hello and welcome to Brambles! We are so excited for the year ahead and look forward to achieving lots of wonderful things together and celebrating your children. Please see the class pages and attached files for more information. If you have any questions then please do get in touch

Reading 

Reading books will be changed every Friday. Reading with your child every day will be hugely beneficial (this can be books at home too) but please read a minimum of 4 times a week at home with your child and record this in the reading diary. Please send reading books and diaries in to school each day as the children will be read with in school.

Homework

Homework will be sent home each Friday and will need to be handed in on the following Wednesday. The tasks sent will alternate between a maths and an English task each week. We will also send home some example words of he spellings and phonics words that your child is learning that week.

We will not be doing spelling tests but we will practise these words in sentences, so any practise that you can do at home will really support you child.

Supporting your children with number bonds to 10 (e.g, 4+6=20) and 20 (e.g 14+6=20) at home is essential in ensuring your child understands particular aspects of their work fully. We are also trying to encourage the correct use of the English language while in conversation, e.g 'I did my homework' instead of 'I done my homework' -  this will help with spelling  and grammar in writing.

PE

This term, PE will be on Mondays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit in school and they have suitable clothing for both indoor and outdoor PE lessons.

Communication
We are happy to chat to you on the door at drop off and pick up, but it you would like a longer meeting then we can arrange that after school when all children have been dismissed. If you have any questions then you can email Mrs Downes on edownes@tattenhallpark.cheshire.sch.uk or Mr Cragg on lcragg@tattenhallpark.cheshire.sch.uk .

Thank you! 

Dates For Your Diary

Wednesday 22nd October, 2–3pm – KS1 Harvest Assembly in the school hall
Friday 24th October – Break up for half term
Monday 3rd November – Children return to school
Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th November – Parents’ evenings. 3:30–6pm. Appointments will be
sent out via School Spider nearer the time.
Wednesday 10th December – 2-3pm – KS1 Christmas Performance
Thursday 11th December – 9:30-10:30am – KS1 Christmas Performance
Wednesday 17th December – 1-3pm – KS1 Christmas Performance
Friday 19th December – Break up for Christmas holidays
Monday 5 th January – INSET Day (Staff Only)
Tuesday 6 th January – Children return to school

Useful Websites:

• Phonics lessons available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ. The videos use the same phonics scheme we use in school. 
• Oxford Owl ebooks available at https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ will be a great reading recource, especially if your child is reading colour banded books. You can search the library by level > book band to access books at your child's level. Create a log-in to access the online e-books.
• Parents can access WhiteRose at https://whiterosemaths.com where they can find maths planning resources. They are also working on free packages in case of school closures that will include video tutorials and Premium content.
• TopMarks at https://www.topmarks.co.uk provide a wide range of links to online maths games that are organised by age and maths topics.
• Parents can sign up for a free account at https://www.prodigygame.com and access online maths games.
• Parents can sign up for a free account at https://www.pobble.com where they can access comprehension and writing tasks that are linked to an image.
• https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com provides support for early reading and phonics.
• https://www.literacyshed.com provides a variety of creative writing stimulus including videos and images.
• https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk have a range of phonics games for free.
• https://www.world-geography-games.com has a number of interactive geography-based games.
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary provide a wide range of resources that can support most curriculum subjects.
• https://www.cosmickids.com has a wide range of yoga and meditation videos for children.
• If you are looking for extra writing opportunites, www.pobble365.com is a fantastic picture based resource, that, when you scroll down, has suggested activites for your child to try at home. Search back and forth on dates to find older pictures that may enthuse your child further.