Year 2: Term 2 Week 1
TOPIC: Roots and Routes
We will be covering the following work in Numeracy, Literacy, Science and Social Studies.
Numeracy We are still learning about measurement.
This week we will be measuring volume
by using millilitres and litres. Children
will estimate the capacity of different
objects.
There will be NO Maths homework this
week.
These are some useful websites you can
use to support your child at home:
http://resources.woodlands-
junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-
games/5-7-years/counting
Literacy Children will go to their new RWInc
teachers this week. The names of their
new teachers will be in their diaries by the
end of the week. Our classes are now
streamed with Year 1 classes. Therefore
some children will have RWInc lessons
with Year 1 teachers.
There will be no spelling words or
reading books this week.
These are some useful reading and
comprehension websites you can use at
home to support your child:
http://www.knowledgeadventure.co
m/subject/reading-games/
http://www.education.com/games/r
eading/
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interacti
ve.aspx?cat=43
This week we will be learning about
Science Plants. Children will be expected to name
parts of a plant (flower, stem, leaves and
roots) and explain the function of each of
these parts (e.g. roots take food and water
from the soil etc.)
8 th January 2017
News:
Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed the winter
holiday and we wish you a very Happy New Year.
We hope you are as enthusiastic about Term 2 as us
We are welcoming Ms. Liani, our new 2B teacher.
She was a Year 3 teacher in Term 1, so she is not
new to the school. She is an excellent teacher and a
great asset to our team. 2B children already love her.
There will be no English or Maths homework this
week. Children will get new spelling words and
Maths homework on Sunday.
Reading books will be sent out on Monday and
children will be expected to bring them back the
following Sunday. Please make sure your children
dont lose or damage the books.
There will be a Year 2 Coffee catch-up very soon.
We will give you more information about this next
week. If you have any suggestions about the topics
you would like to discuss with us, please email Ms.
Ana (ana.korac@diyafahinternationals chool.com)
and we will try to answer most of your questions.
Reminders:
Please note that our e-mails have changed. Use our
new e-mail addresses since the old ones wont be in
function anymore.
2A Ms. Pam
pamela.ashworth@diyafahinternationalschool.co
m
2B Ms. Liani
liani.theron@diyafahinternationalschool.com
2C Ms. Lois
lois.conley@diyafahinternati onalschool.com
2D Ms. Ana
ana.korac@diyafahinternationalschool.com
2E Ms. Delia
delia.aguiar@diyafahinternati onalschool.com
2F Mr. Padraig
padraig.devine@diyafahinternati onalschool.com
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 phone to receive ALL up to date information
from school. Any personal queries please feel
free to contact the class teacher via email.

Social Studies This week we will learn about different

types of Weather. Children will be
expected to know what it is like when its
sunny, rainy, cloudy etc. They will learn
why it is important to know what the
weather will be like the next day and they
will compare the weather in the UAE to
the weather in their home countries.