Year 2

Welcome to Year 2!

Spring One

Happy New Year and Welcome back! We hope you have all enjoyed your winter break and are recharged and ready for a jam-packed Spring 1 term!

Please read this page to keep up to date with our focus for learning throughout the year. We are going to be asking, 'Where are we going and who are we going to meet?' throughout every unit of work. We will be travelling around the world and meeting many significant individuals. We are sure you will really enjoy the topics this year.

All of our Spring 1 learning is listed below. If you have any questions do not hesitate to speak to us before or after school.

Mrs Taylor and Mr Hyde

MATHS

MULTIPLICATION

The children will start to understand that multiplication is the same as repeated addition of equal groups whilst counting, recalling and using their knowledge of their 2, 5- and 10-times tables. Also using these multiplication facts to solve word problems.

DIVISION

The children will start to understand that grouping and sharing are ways to divide whilst dividing by 2, 5 and 10 and using their multiplication facts to help. Also to use dividing to solve word problems.

FRACTIONS

The children will start to show equal parts. Show and name halves, quarters and thirds. They will also learn how to count in halves, quarters and thirds whilst also finding a part of a set or quantity.

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ENGLISH

This half term we have two exciting texts. The Bear and The Piano where the children will create their own bravery stories and The Bear Under The Stairs where children will create their own information texts. .

In grammar and punctuation lessons, we will be focusing on Year 2 objectives including writing sentences using a capital letter at the beginning of sentence and using full stops at the end of a sentence. We will be exploring commas in a list, adjectives, nouns and verbs. Whilst also discovering tenses and using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Developing knowledge of the different sentence types and start to use contractions.

SPELLING

Every Wednesday your child will be taught spellings using practical hands on activities from Spelling Seeds linked to our Literacy text.

SCIENCE

This term will be exploring every day materials. Firstly, the children will identify a variety of everyday materials including woods, metal, plastic, brick, glass, paper and cardboard. Next, they will be exploring and comparing the suitability of materials for particular uses. The children will meet Charles Macintosh and how he is significant as he invented a waterproof material. Also to investigative what suitable material can be used to protect Humpty Dumpty. The children will also find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.

R.E.

Our focus will be:

What do Christians believe God is like?

History

This term, we will be studying The Titanic. We will be delving into the events of this night and look at the causes and consequences as a result of the causes. We will discover how the causes have a massive impact in the past and present day. The children will order key events, understand what life was like for those on board and to understand what happened after the Titanic sank. Also, the children will learn about significant individuals and the roles they played during this event.

ART

This term, we will be Painting and Mixed Media. This involves developing knowledge of colour mixing. Knowing how texture can be created with paint. Whilst also using paint to explore texture and pattern. The children will compose a collage, choosing and arranging materials for effect. Finally, the children will evaluate their work and improve artwork.

Life Education

This term we will be exploring about health and wellbeing. This will include experiencing different emotions, being active, relaxation through breathing exercises. Also building steps to success, developing a growth mindset and exploring a healthy diet whilst looking after our teeth. Additionally, this term we will be exploring the importance of rules, to understand ways to look after the school environment. To recognise the role people play in looking after the environment, begin to understand the roles people have in the community. Also, to recognise similarities and differences between people in the local community whilst understanding how democracy works in school and understand ways to share an opinion.

P.E.

P.E lessons will continue on Monday (Y2A) and Tuesday (Y2B). The children must come to school wearing their full PE kit on their PE day. Earrings must be removed and they will need a water bottle.

This is the PE kit your child is required to wear:

Black shorts/tracksuit bottoms/leggings

Red t-shirt

Pumps or trainers

This term's focus is Dance.

Music

Our focus will be:

Learning to play Ocarinas.

Computing

This term, we will be touch typing, understand how to use a word processor whilst understanding how to add images to a text document. We will create a poetry book using sources from the internet and creating a digital piece of writing.

Reading Books

Reading books will be changed every Tuesday and/or Friday. The children will take 1 book home each week. It is very important that your child reads every day, this can be independently or with help of an adult. Please ask children questions about their book to check their understanding.

If you have any questions or are able to support us in any our curriculum areas, please speak to us before or after school. We are always here to help.

Please take a look at our Medium-Term Plan.