Year 2
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The Wider Curriculum
Science: In our science lesson we are learning all about plants. We will have a talk at the beginning of the term from ‘Buglife’ who will talk about how important plants are. Following this we will be planting seeds in our school grounds. During this time the children will learn that plants grow from either seeds or bulbs and that mature plants may develop seeds, berries and fruits as part of their life cycle. We will also conduct an experiment to find out whether plants prefer growing in full sun, partial or full shade.
History: We will continue to learn about the Victorian era during our history lessons. We will find out that people wanted to live near the beach so they built homes close to the sea. Later we will learn all about the pirate Harry Paye who was a smuggler from Poole. Finally, we will look closely at the life of Mary Anning who was a scientist who found many fossils.
Art: In art we will explore many different materials by doing some junk modelling. We will allow the children to be creative with the materials and begin by creating a ‘roots and shoots’ sculpture. During this time the children will cut materials with simple tools and fasten materials together to construct the sculptures. Using these skills, we will make worry dolls out of sticks and wool and any other junk modelling material we can get our hands on!
Jigsaw: In Jigsaw we will be celebrating our relationships with friends and family. We will look at how diverse families are and challenging stereotypes. We will also discuss our relationships with friends how to deal with conflict. We will talk about secrets and how these are important but that they can also make us feel uncomfortable and there are ways of dealing with this. We will also work towards understanding who we can trust in our family, school and wider community.
RE: We will continue to learn about Christianity and how Christians put their trust in Jesus. We explore how Christians say a creed which explains what they believe. We will read more bible stories and explore how Christians use these to help them follow Jesus.
English
Writing - In our writing units, we will be using our whole class reading book ‘The Dinosaur Diary’ to learn new skills in our own writing. We will be identifying coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or) and learning to use these in our writing. By reading the diary extracts we will work towards writing our own diary entries for the story. We will use our skills of writing in the first person and using adjectives to make the writing more interesting for the reader.
Handwriting - We will continue to use practise using our joined handwriting within whole words daily. Many children are now joining their letters and this will be a focus for the half term in handwriting sessions and all other lessons where writing is involved.
Spelling/phonics - In phonics we will continue to work in ability groups to close gaps in phonic knowledge or move onto spelling more complex Year Two words.
Reading - All children will read three times a week in a small group session according to their ability. They will also have daily whole class reading sessions which will develop their comprehension of the text. We will begin by reading ‘The Dinosaur Diary’ and use skills from the author in our own writing.
Maths
In maths we are continuing to apply our knowledge of multiplication and division to real life problems. We will learn about fractions and find strategies to find a half, quarter and third of shapes and numbers. We will also introduce non-unit fractions and learn how to find three quarters of a whole. The children will be extended when finding equivalent fractions. Once a week the whole class will work on a problem-solving activity where they will be encouraged to explain how they would solve a problem using mathematical vocabulary. The children will also have a short number sense activity daily.
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