We would like to introduce you to our Year 2 Staff

Mrs Brownsword - Classteacher (Mon - Thur)

Mr Bridgewater - Vice-Principal (Fri)

Miss. Foulkes - Special Education Support Assistant 

Welcome back to the start of a new school year! We are looking forward to a fantastic first term in Year 2. There are lots of exciting things to learn within our curriculum. Below is a taster of some of the learning that will take place over the coming months in each subject… 

In English we will be focusing on handwriting and grammar. We will also be writing non-chronological reports based around minibeasts. 

In our exciting Maths lessons we will be learning:

Place Value: Numbers to 100

Number: Addition and Subtraction

Number: Multiplication and Division

Geometry: Properties of shape

In RE we will grow closer to God through the themes of:

• Old Testament stories and Prayers.

• Sharing in the life of Jesus

• Parables and Miracles

• Advent

We will be learning about our class saint- Saint Francis of Assisi

Science lessons will be focused on Living things and their Habitats.

We will learn about the:

• Comparison of things which are living, dead or have never been alive.

• Habitats and Microhabitats.

• World Habitats

• Food Chains

• Classification of animals including rainforest and polar animals.

• Ocean Habitats

• Water Pollution

• Endangered Animals.

In History we will be focusing on the great explorers.

We will learn about

• Christopher Columbus 

• Neil Armstrong

• Amelia Earhart

• Captain Edward John Smith

Geography lessons this term will focus on:

• UK Capital Cities

• Human and Physical features e.g., Coast, Mountains

• World- 7 Continents & 5 Oceans

In Art lessons the children will:

• Explore nature and use objects to create images

• Autumn floor drawings 

 

In Design Technology, the children will be making a product with mechanical moving wheels. We will design, make and evaluate a moving vehicle and be able to suggest improvements which could be made to the original design.

We will also design and make a food product. 

We will focus on skills of:

• Cutting food safely

• Weighing ingredients

• Fine Motor skills

 

In our PE lessons we will:

• Understand the physical benefits as well as the life skills learnt through cricket 

 

Our Class Olympic hero is Max Whitlock.