Welcome to the Year 2 page 

  • Starling Class - Mrs Drury
  • Robin Class - Mrs Kimnell
  • Sparrow Class - Miss Hayday

Useful information

Phonics - we use Unlocking Letters and Sounds to deliver high quality Phonics lessons. Each lesson follows a key process to ensure children are successful in their learning. The lesson begins with a revision session (to revise pervious learning) and then new learning is introduced. The children are then given opportunities to read and write words linked to the new learning and then read a sentence where this learning is applied. Throughout the day, they are then provided with opportunities in all areas to 'bump' into their learning. This includes opportunities in Reading sessions and across the curriculum.

During Year 2, we focus a great deal of our learning on being able to read, spell and use phonics sounds. By the end of Year 2, we are aiming for children to be secure in using all the sounds from Level 2- Level 5 in their reading and apply them to their spelling. One of the best ways of becoming secure in these sounds is using flashcards daily.

PE - We have PE twice a week:

Robins - Monday and Tuesday

Starlings - Tuesday and Friday

Sparrows - Monday and Tuesday

Please ensure children come into school dressed in their PE kits on their class PE day.

Below is information about our learning this term as well as links to useful websites to support learning at home.

Autumn 2

This term we have lots of exciting learning!

In English lessons will explore the story 'Lila and the Secret of Rain'.  The story is set in Kenya and we will  link it to our Geography work exploring Kenya.  We will use the story to enhance our grammar skills,   recapping using the past tense to write stories and using the conjunctions 'and' and 'but' for coordination.  We will continue to explore expanded noun phrases to make our sentences more interesting and explore  using commas in a list.  We will then plan and write our own retelling of the story using all the skills we   have learnt.  Then we will move on to our Faction writing where we will explore writing a Non-  Chronological report about Lila'a village in Kenya.

 

In Maths lessons, we will continue our work on additiona and subtraction before looking at 2d and 3d shapes.

In Science, we will be exploring Animals including Humans.  We will explore the offspring of different animals and how different animals reproduce before looking at how humans grow as they get older.  We will then find out what animals including humans need to survive and how a healthy diet and exercise help with this.

Wider Curriculum Work

Our Geography topic this term is 'Let's go on Safari'.  We will explore the country of Kenya in Africa, locating it on a map and exploring some of its key features, e.g. the climate and animals that live there.  We will explore the landscape and culture of Kenya before comparing Kenya with the UK.

 

PE will be focussing on our Dance skills and Team Games with Coach David. In DT, we will be exploring textiles and designing and making a Christmas decoration out of felt.  We will practise our sewing skills to join materials together.  Our learning in RE will explore Christianity and ask why Jesus was given the name of saviour.  In Music lessons we will explore classical music looking at timbre, tempo and pitch before composing our own pieces of music and performing a solo to an audience.

Autumn 1

Our focus for Autumn Term 1 is 'All About Me'.  We will link as much of our learning as we can with our termly theme.  

In English lessons, we will explore the story 'Traction Man'.  We will use the story to enhance our grammar skills, recapping using capital letters and full stops to punctuate sentences before looking at using the conjunctions 'and' and 'or' to add more information to sentences.  Then we will explore expanded noun phrases to make our sentences more interesting.  We will then plan and write a story about a new mission for Traction Man using all the skills we have learnt.  Then we will move on to our Faction writing where we will explore writing a recount in the form of a letter from Traction Man recounting his exciting mission!

In Maths, we will consolidate our skills in Place Value, ensuring we know what each part of a 2-digit number represents.  Then we will move on to exploring addition and subtraction.

In Science, we will be exploring Living Things and their Habitats.  We will look at whether objects are alive, were once alive or have never been alive.  Then we will explore animals and the habitats that they live it, looking at why they choose to live in their habitat and what the habitat can provide for different living things.

Wider Curriculum Work

Our Geography topic this term is 'What a Wonderful World'.  We will explore the continents and oceans of the world, labelling them on a map before discovering more about each continent.

PE will be focussing on fundamental sports skills and Team Games with Coach David. In Art, we will be exploring Stick Sculptures before designing our own worry doll made from lolly pop sticks and decorated with different materials.  Our learning in RE will explore Judaism and ask what repentance means to a Jewish Family at New Year.  In Music lessons we will explore pulse, rhythm and pitch by exploring different songs.

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