Welcome to your child's first official term in Year 2. Our curriculum is designed carefully to support the transition between the Year 1 curriculum objectives to the Year 2 curriculum objectives. Teachers and teaching assistants will be busy baselining children during the first weeks of Year 2 to highlight any gaps in their knowledge, skills and understanding. Throughout this time we will be recapping and rebuilding the basics in both English and Maths.
In the Autumn Term we will be covering the following:
English – During our first half term we will be focusing on the basics which underpin our curriculum by unpicking spelling, grammar and punctuation and using this knowledge to construct sentences. Each week we will explore a different focus, varying from capital letters and full stops, to conjunctions before recapping and introducing different word classes. Later in the term we will apply these skills to a setting description based on The Great Fire of London.
Maths – In our Autumn Term, lessons will be consolidating our knowledge on number and place value. We will begin partitioning numbers into tens and ones and begin to order numbers to 100 using a wider range of mathematical language, including greater than, less than and equal to. As the term progresses, we will begin to introduce mental strategies for adding to 10, to the next 10 and across 10.
Science - Our unit this term focuses on Animals including Humans. We will begin to learn that animals have offspring which grow into adults and begin to classify them into groups. We will look at the basic needs for animals and humans to survive and will learn the importance of a healthy lifestyle including exercise and hygiene.
History - In History we will focus on the significant event in British History known as The Great Fire of London. We will make comparisons between London in the past and present and begin to communicate how the fire started. We will use different sources and significant people to help us retell the narrative.
Art - This term our focus will be around the skill of drawing by using different medial to create layers and to show different textures and effects.
PSCHE & RSHE - This term we will kickstart our learning by identifying the importance of Drug Education. In these sessions we will explore the roles of drugs as medicines and learn the difference between helpful and harmful medicines. We will look at ways we can keep ourselves safe and how to make informed, responsible choices.
RE - This term we will build upon the children's knowledge from Year 1 by talking about the different things which Christians believe in. We will focus on different biblical stories and begin to tell these in different ways - through pictures and captions, writing and even through drama.
PE - In our indoor PE sessions we will be working on developing our rhythm and control by perfecting dance routines. In our outdoor PE sessions we will be focusing on the basic skills of throwing and catching. Our PE days this term are ...
Please click on the document attachments below to see what we will be learning in each subject.
Each week your child will be tested on a weekly spelling rule. Please practice these spellings at home to support your child with their progression in spelling as this will aid their learning and confidence in independent writing.
Please click on the document below to see the progression of our spelling rules this half term and to find a list of words the children will be tested against.