Year 2

Welcome to Year 2

Mr Proctor, Mrs Witter, Mrs Eaton & Mrs Mitchell

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR OUR YEARLY OVERVIEW

Land Ahoy

Beachcombers

Ahoy there Year 2 Landlubbers!

Are ye ready to climb aboard the Good Ship Year 2 as we set course for Summer Term? We will hope to avoid those choppy waters towards Year 3 by finding out all about what life is like near to the sea. Navigating the most famous ocean explorers will also allow us to increase our nautical knowledge of what characteristics are required to be that leader and pioneer. Did someone say the beach? Well, it would be rude not to put our sea shanties to good use on a visit to the seaside.

Buckets and spades packed? Then let's set sail!

Maths

The first week back after the break presented Mr P with a dilemma: start a new area of learning for 3 days or offer us some challenging yet engaging problems to solve to reinforce our understanding of fractions? He opted for the latter. For the remainder of the term with Mr Proctor we will be working on the concept of time, reminding ourselves of o’clock and half past and then introducing new ideas to deal with quarter past and quarter to as well discussing the concept of 5 minute intervals. Adults you have been warned that clocks and “what time is it Mr Wolf” might be a staple diet for the rest of the term. Oh, and Mr P apologises in advance if we come home asking to listen to the Rocky Horror classic The Time Warp in a few weeks. He promises it is all in the name of learning! In Mrs Mitchell’s maths sessions we will be looking at the collection and handling of data through statistics.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

English

The first week back will again see us actually completing the final week’s worth of writing on our recent unit of work around Tidy by Emily Gravett. The children have loved this text, and it has helped us remember the sheer beauty of nature and the importance of looking after our earth and surrounding environments. From Week 2 onwards we attack a text written by one if not the most famous writer in the world. William Shakespeare’s The Tempest (well, an abridged version at least!) will be our quality text of study up until the end of the school year. Although this promises to be challenging and eye-opening, it will also allow for the children to really test themselves with language and ideas they will not be quite as familiar with. Let’s hope it’s certainly not double double toil and trouble!

Phonics and Spelling

We start the year continuing through the Sounds-Write SSP, focusing on those sounds we needed to reinforce following on from the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check and any gaps in our learning. During the autumn term, a challenging 'Country' reading text is studied daily to go alongside our reinforcement phonics sessions. This is sent home every week.

At the end of the autumn term, we complete benchmark assessments and are assigned a colour-coded text that is matched to our general reading ability. These texts can be fiction or non-fiction and should present us with both a mixture of prose that we can read with fluency but also elements that test our ability to segment and blend. Assessments for progression onto next colours take place throughout the remainder of the year.

A weekly Reading for Pleasure text is selected and taken home on a weekly basis, and following on from the end of the Country challenging reads, in the spring term a weekly comprehension extract based on current learning topics is set weekly.

Year 2

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Pathways to Write

Look Up by Nathan Bryon

To write a diary entry about a space flight

The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis

To write a factsheet about London and the events of the fire.

Grandad’s Camper by

Harry Woodgate

To write a story (describing a journey) based upon the model text using own ideas for characters and locations visited.

My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner

To write a recount of events from the text from the character’s point of view.

Tidy by Emily Gravett

To write a persuasive letter in role as Pete.

(Usborne Young Reading) The Tempest based on the works of William Shakespeare Retold by Rosie Dickins

To retell an abridged and adapted version of the story in the role of a narrator.

Pathways to Read

The Troll by Julia Donaldson

Above and Below by Hanako Clulow

The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey

Owen and the Soldier by Lisa Thompson

Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Maths

*Place Value

*Addition and Subtraction

*Money

*MEASURES: Height

*Multiplication

*Division

*Shapes

*MEASURES: Weight

*Fractions

*MEASURES: Capacity

*Statistics

*Time

*Position and Direction

*Review of the year

Geography/

History

HISTORY:

What is a Monarch?

(HISTORY:

The Great Fire of London)

GEOGRAPHY:

Why is our world wonderful? (part I)

*manmade structures / engineering

HISTORY:

How was school different in the past?

GEOGRAPHY:

Would you prefer to live in a hot or a cold place?

Why is our world wonderful? (part II)

*natural wonders including plant / animal life

HISTORY:

How have explorers changed the world?

GEOGRAPHY:

What is it like to live by the coast?

Science

Everyday materials: (part I)

*Types of materials

*Properties

*Why certain materials are used for specific objects

Living things and their habitats

*Types of habitat

*Suitability of habitats

*Food chains

Everyday materials (part II)

*Changes of material:

-squash

-twist

-bend

-stretch

Animals including humans: (part I)

*Basic survival needs

*Food types

*Balanced diet

*Importance of hygiene.

*Affect of exercise on body

Animals including humans (part II)

*Change in young (including animal offspring) over time.

*Lifecycles

*How to take care of animals

*Sorting animals according to their features

Plants

*Growth from seeds / bulbs

*Factors that affect how a plant grows

*Germination

Art/Design Technology

ART:

Castles (sketching)

Medieval portraits (paint)

DT:

Structures (levers)

ART:

LS Lowry and Manchester City Scenes

(paint)

DT:

Healthy Food (smoothies)

ART:

Coastlines (paint)

DT:

Printing (via beach artefacts)

Music

ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS

Theme- Traditional Western Stories)

ON THIS ISLAND:

British songs and sounds

MUSICAL ME

WEST AFRICAN CALL AND RESPONSE SONG

(Theme- Animals)

DYNAMICS, TIMBRE, TEMPO AND MOTIFS

(Theme- Space)

MYTHS AND LEGENDS

PSHE/RSE/No Outsiders

Friendships and Families

NO OUTSIDERS:

*The Great Big Book of Families

Understand diversity

*The First Slodge

Understand how to share the world

The Internet in Everyday Life

NO OUTSIDERS:

*The Odd Egg

Understand what makes someone feel proud

*Just because

To feel proud of being different

Recognising things in common and differences

NO OUTSIDERS:

*Blown Away

To be able to work with everyone in my class.

*Can I join your club

To welcome different people

Belonging to a group

NO OUTSIDERS:

*How to be a lion

To have self-confidence

*Amazing

To think about what makes a good friend

NO OUTSIDERS:

*What the Jackdaw Saw

To be able to communicate in different ways.

*All are welcome

To know that I belong

NO OUTSIDERS:

*Christopher Winter Project

Computing

COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS: What is a Computer?

COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS: Word Processing

CREATING MEDIA: Stop Motion

PROGRAMMING 2: Scratch Jnr

DATA HANDLING:

International Space Station

PROGRAMMING 1: Algorithms and Debugging

What do Jews believe about God?

How do Jews show faith through practices and celebrations?

Why is the Bible a special book for Christians?

Who was Jesus and why is he important to Christians today?

Why did Jesus teach people through stories?

Free Choice

Life Stages.

Including linking RE to No Outsiders project.