Welcome Back!

I am so excited to be teaching you for another year. I loved getting to know you all last year and I can't wait to continue to get to know you even more. This year we will be immersing ourselves in more exciting topics following the year 2 curriculum (please see knowledge organisers at the bottom of the page). My favourite thing to teach is Geography. I love learning about the world and the different countries. I find it interesting looking at atlas' and learning about different places. I can't wait to hear about your favourite topics to learn about. This year will be exciting with plenty of opportunities to be creative and an opportunity to leave home for a night to have a sleepover with all your friends on a residential trip. I will try and remember to bring Werberely to our adventure.

Last year we had some amazing adventures together, such as our Victorian Day, our Sundown Adventureland trip, our trip to learn about the nativity and making yummy owl toast and salads. This year will be full of some more amazing things. 

This year staffing is as follows:

Miss Wilcox - Monday (AM), Tuesday - Friday (all day).

Miss Jackson - Monday (PM).

We are also lucky enough to have Mrs Lowings working with us on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:20am - 10:20am  

Behaviour

This will follow the usual "Good to be Green" system which you will be used to.  There will be the usual gold cards for excellent work and platinum cards for exceptional work and behaviour. The ‘Good to be Green’ behaviour system is present across the school with children starting each morning on a green card. Gold cards are earned by going above and beyond what is expected in work, behaviour or attitude. If a child receives a Platinum award, they will receive a certificate during Thursday's celebration assembly. House points are awarded for Platinum Cards, and they will be displayed on the website's Platinum page. We will also continue to use Dojo points (an online reward point system). Class Dojos are little monsters that children can earn points for. Dojos can be given to children for doing what is expected throughout the day and also for doing at least four reads at home. Yellow and red cards are used as warnings and consequences for negative behaviour. If your child receives a red card, you will be informed. The red cards are an opportunity to reflect on their behaviour. 

Books

This year both reading for pleasure and read write inc. books will be changed on a Wednesday. 

Please bring books and reading journals every day. 

Timetable 

PE

PE days are Monday (PM) and Thursday (AM). Please ensure children come to school in the correct PE kit ready for PE on those days. 

Family Week

As part of our People Skills curriculum, we teach children in each year group a comprehensive and inclusive Relationship, Sex and Health Education Programme, which complements our Christian values. The focus of this learning will take place during Family Week (TBC), where children in Year 2 will be taught the following, in line with statutory guidance:

Autumn term learning:

Maths

This term will cover Place Value

Addition and Subtraction 

Shape

English

For this term we are following the 'Read, Write, Inc' Get Writing Scheme to develop our writing. We will read books from the Read Write Inc collection and answer questions and build our sentences around the stories. We will look at vocabulary, keywords and grammar. I have attached some spellings on the homework page to practice with your children.  

Religious Education

For the first term we will be exploring the creation story. We will be looking at what makes people inspiring to others, such as Moses and St Peter.

History: In the Movers and Shakers project, your child will learn five statements from Dawson's model that will help them identify people who are historically significant and use the words year, decade and century to describe dates and times. They will study the life and impact of a significant person in the locality and of 10 significant individuals from around the world. They will complete in-depth studies of significant explorers Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong, and significant activists Emmeline Pankhurst and Rosa Parks and think carefully about the impact of their actions. The children will also carry out an independent study of a significant person from the past and learn about people who are significant today. They will also learn how significant people are commemorated and design a memorial for a person they have studied.

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.

Geography:

In the Let's Explore the World project, your child will learn to use an atlas to find out about the world's continents. They will revisit the four cardinal compass points, and use a key to read a map. Your child will locate the equator, the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and the North and South Poles. They will learn that hot places are closer to the equator and cold areas are further away. Your child will know the term temperate and identify areas of the world with a temperate climate. They will learn about the characteristics of the four countries in the United Kingdom and compare England to Somalia in Africa to find similarities and differences. They will take part in fieldwork activities, collecting data about the number of vehicles that pass school and the use of local human features.

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.

Science

In the Human Survival project, your child will revisit learning about humans, such as how humans are living things and a type of animal, called a mammal, that grows and changes. They will learn about the human life cycle and think about what humans need to survive, including food, water and shelter. They will learn about the four things we need to stay healthy: a balanced diet, plenty of water, exercise and enough sleep. As part of this learning, they will evaluate their diet and other people's diets. They will learn about the importance of exercise and take part in an exercise challenge over time to observe firsthand the benefits of exercise to their health. They will learn about hygiene practices, such as washing hands and brushing teeth. They will investigate why we should use soap to wash our hands and bodies, learning that washing hands with soap and clean running water helps humans avoid getting ill and spreading germs to others. They will complete their learning by investigating how easily germs can spread from person to person.

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.

Science 

In the Habitats project, your child will learn what a habitat provides for the plants and animals that live there and that habitats contain both living and non-living things. They will identify living things using the seven life processes and sort the non-living things into those that have lived and those that have never lived. They will use spotting sheets to identify plants and animals from a woodland habitat by carefully observing their physical characteristics. They will research how a woodland habitat provides the things necessary for the survival of the animals that live there. Your child will learn about food chains and construct their own food chains for the woodland habitat. They will investigate the different ways prey animals avoid being eaten and conduct an investigation into animal camouflage. They will also look at the different methods plants use to avoid being eaten and group them according to how they defend themselves. Your child will then use the skills they have learned in the project to investigate the living things, food chains and adaptations in a mystery habitat.

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.

Art 

The Mix It project teaches children about basic colour theory by studying the colour wheel and colour mixing. It includes an exploration of primary and secondary colours and how artists use colour in their artwork 

The Still Life project teaches children about basic colour theory by studying the colour wheel and colour mixing. It includes an exploration of primary and secondary colours and how artists use colour in their artwork.

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.

D&T 

This project (Remarkable Recipes) teaches children about sources of food and tools used for food preparation. They also discover why some foods are cooked and learn to read a simple recipe. The children choose and make a new school meal that fulfils specific design criteria.

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.

Computing

Online Safety (Autumn 1) and Coding (Autumn 2) 

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.

Physical Education

Multi-Skills and Sports Hall Athletics (Autumn 1)

Dance, Zumba and Aerobics (Autumn 2)

People Skills

Families and Relationships: Children will learn that families are composed of different people who offer each other care and support. Learning how other people show their feelings and how to respond to them. Looking at conventions of manners and developing an understanding of self-respect.

Health and Well Being: Children will learn about the benefits of exercise and relaxation for physical health and wellbeing; strategies to manage different emotions, setting goals and developing a growth mindset and understanding dental hygiene.

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.

Music 

Songs from Charanga 

Autumn 1: Hands, feet, heart.  Autumn 2: Ho, Ho, Ho

Please see knowledge organiser at the bottom of the page.