Junior 2

Welcome to Junior 2!

Junior 2 is a mixed year 5/6 class and their teacher is Mr Tyler.

16/4/24

Dear Parents,

I hope you have all had a good Easter. We are all looking forward to a very busy half term.

Firstly, I would like to remind all Junior 2 parents that you are invited to our DAaRT Graduation on Monday 22^nd April in the school hall at 9am. We hope you can join us.

During this half term in Junior 2, we need to finish off I previous topic ‘Marvellous Maps’ before moving on to our new topic ‘The Maya Civilisation’. This will include using lessons on meeting the Maya; gods and religion; the Maya number system; exploration and discovery; Maya writing; and food.

In English, we will begin by looking at flashbacks, using the Harry Potter books as inspiration. We will then be moving on to persuasive writing, using the books ‘Tin Forest’ by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson, and ‘Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish’ by Michael Foreman as inspiration, to help us create posters and write persuasive letters and stories.

In maths, we will be using formulae to solve algebra problems, looking at ratio, converting between metric units of measurements and calculating perimeter, area and volume of different shapes. We will also be learning how to calculate missing angles, using co-ordinates, as well as reflection and translation.

In science this term, we will begin by finishing our unit of work learning about the human species including the human circulatory system, and the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood. We will then move on to look at life cycles, describing the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird, as well as describing the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.

For this half term, Junior 2 have PE on Wednesday and a Thursday, so on these days the children need to come to school in their PE kits. On Wednesdays, we have Mr Geeves from Premier Education working with us, delivering handball, which the class have voted for. After school, on Wednesdays this half term, there is also an after school basketball club, funded with our PE and Sport funding, for children in Junior 2 for which you should have received a letter about before Easter. On Thursdays, our PE lessons will be cricket.

In RE, we will be looking at answering the question ‘What will make Nottinghamshire a more respectful place?’ In French, our unit of work will be ‘School Life’, which will look at the classroom, objects and subjects.

On a Wednesday afternoon, Mrs Richardson will be teaching art in Junior 2. The unit of work in art is entitled ‘Make my voice heard’ and will focus on developing pupils' skills in using different art styles, and will encourage children to form their own opinions about art.

Homework will be similar to last half term. For maths, Y5s will continue to have Mathletics, which will be set before each weekend and is to be completed by the following Friday. Y6 children will be continuing with their Y6 maths booklets, with pages set on either a Tuesday or a Thursday, and to be completed by the following Tuesday or Thursday (your child knows which day their book needs to be completed by). Alongside the Y6 maths homework book, they have also been given a revision book to support with their homework. Bug Club reading comprehension homework will also be set on a regular basis where the children will be set a book and be given a deadline for when it needs to be completed by. Please support and encourage your child to complete this homework to the best of their ability and to a high standard. There is also an expectation that children read at home each week both independently and to an adult, with the minimum requirement recorded in your child’s planner (they can always read more than this). To show the reading has been completed, please sign your child’s reading pages for Friday each week.

The children will continue to be given 20 spellings and will have 2 weeks to learn the spellings, before being tested every other Monday. We will be working on the spelling rules and patterns in school, but please support and encourage your child to learn their spellings at home too. All of this term’s spellings and the dates of the tests are on the class page of the school website.

Please make sure your child has a water bottle in school, so that they can keep hydrated as the weather gets warmer.

Y6 SATs week

Year 6 SAT week takes place the week beginning Monday 13th May:

• Monday 13th May: English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2

• Tuesday 14th May: English reading paper

• Wednesday 15th May: mathematics papers 1 (arithmetic) and 2 (reasoning)

• Thursday 16th May: mathematics paper 3 (reasoning)

All of the assessments will be taking place in the mornings.

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There will be more information coming out this half term and we will arrange the date for a meeting for parents so that we can share with you everything you will need to know.

If you have any questions or would like to speak to me, please contact the school office if it is of an urgent nature. If it is not urgent, please email junior2@gunthorpe.notts.sch.uk which I will be checking weekly.

Kind Regards

Mr J. Tyler

Wednesday 24th April - Y5/6 Handball Festival at South Nottinghamshire Academy

Junior 2's Design & Technology - Electronic Cards

Tuesday 12th March - Y5/6 Indoor Games Festival at Toot Hill School

Tuesday 12th March - Aspire Science Day - Spaghetti and Marshmallow Towers

Wednesday 28th February - Y5/6 Indoor Rowing Festival at South Wolds Academy

Thursday 8th February - Y5/6 Rushcliffe Sports Hall Athletics Final at West Bridgford School

DAaRT FAQs for parents/carers

DAaRT Parents & Carers FAQ 2023 24.pdf

Friday 19th January - Rushcliffe Cross Country Championship at Rushcliffe Country Park

Tuesday 9th January - Winners of the Rushcliffe Indoor Athletics Small School Heat

Junior 2's Design & Technology - Stuffed Toys

Thursday 30th November - Y5/6 Bikeability Level 1

Tuesday 10th October - Y5/6 Touch Rugby Festival at Nottingham Rugby Club

Monday 9th October - Flintham 6 - 3 Gunthorpe

Our school football team played their first match of the year away at Flintham Primary School on Monday. It was an exciting game with Flintham winning 6-3. A great effort from our team and a big thank you to all of the parents who came along to support.