Welcome to Year 2 - Autumn 2:

Key information:

Amsterdam - Y2H Class Teacher: Miss Hillard

Teaching Assistant: Miss Valente (shared)

Helsinki – Y2C Class Teacher: Mrs Culshaw

Teaching Assistant: Miss Valente (shared)

 

PPA cover/support staff: Sports coaching (PE) and Miss Friesner will be working across Year 2 for PPA cover.

Pick up and drop off: All Year 2 children will enter school through the infant playground door at 8.40am (this is the door they normally enter through). The school day begins at 8.45. Children should be collected at 3.15pm from the infant playground. The gates will open at approx. 3.10.

PE Days: Monday and Tuesday PM every week.

 Children should come to school in their PE kit suitable for outdoor weather.

 

Curriculum overview for the Autumn 2 term:

English – Writing

 

This half term we will be looking at the book ‘The owl who was afraid of the dark’

                                                                                                                                

We will be using various genres of writing to explore new vocabulary and learn new writing skills which are outlined below.

                                 

Writing outcome: To write a fact sheet about owls using information gathered from the text.

Greater depth writing outcome: To have greater choice in how to represent the information for example, in the choice of layout and sub-headings used.

  

English – reading

Our book for guided reading this term is called ‘above and below’.

 

We will work on many reading skills which are outlined below.

Our lesson sequences follow the structure

Maths:

 

The Maths units we will cover are fractions, time, statistics and position and direction:

Shape:

  • Recognising 2D and 3D shapes
  • Counting the sides and vertices on 2D shapes
  • Recognising and drawing lines of symmetry
  • Sorting 2D and 3D shapes
  • Counting faces, edges and vertices on 3D shapes
  • Making patterns with 2D and 3D shapes

 

Money:

  • Counting money in pence, pounds and notes
  • Choosing notes and coins and making the same amounts
  • Comparing amounts of money
  • Calculate with money
  • Making a pound
  • Finding change
  • Two-step word problems with money

Times tables focus: 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.

Useful website: Hit the button, times tables speed tests, BBC bitesize and top marks.

 

Topic – ‘The Great fire of Nantwich’.

 

The focus of our topic this term is Geography with some History. We will be looking at the fire of London and Nantwich, how they started, what made them spread and other aspects of life in Tudor life. We will be comparing maps, learning about human and physical features and comparing features of a city and town.

 

Science:

This half term our topic in science is ‘living things and their habitats’. We will be focusing on understanding things that are alive, dead or have never been alive, local habitats, microhabitats, world habitats and food chains.

 

Art:

This term our art project is to create some water resistant autumn leaves using wax crayons and water colours. We will need to investigate nature and the world around us and be creative with our art materials and resources.

 

Music:

Miss Friesner will be teaching us music, using a variety or percussion instruments and different songs.

 

PSHE:

Our PSHE unit is around ‘celebrating difference’. We will cover stereotypes, bullying, standing up for ourselves and others, diversity and how we celebrate difference and still be friends.

 

Computing:

Our computing units are coding, spreadsheets and questioning.

 

Reading and homework:

The homework for Year 2 is to practise spellings ready for our spellings test on Fridays, practise the 2’s, 5’s and 10 times tables and to read with an adult.

 

 The expectation is that you read with your child 3 times per week, ensuring they are reading their coloured book. A quick note to say reading has taken place in the reading journal is fine.

Long term Plan

Year 2 Long Term Plan.docx - Microsoft Word Online (live.com)