Hello Class 2.
My name is Mrs Croome and I am your class teacher for this year.
We are supported in class by Miss Jones one day each week and we have additional support from Miss Haynes; our Teaching Assistant.
We have planned a very busy and exciting Autumn term. On this page you will be able to read about some of the activities that are coming up.
General Class Information:
A list of weekly Home Learning activities will be sent home each half term and need to be returned by each Thursday.
PE is on Monday afternoon. Please come into school PE ready every Monday.
Phonic reading books are changed weekly.
Please have reading books and reading records in school each day as I, and other teaching and support staff, will read with groups on different days.
Curriculum Information:
English:
In English this term we will be reading stories with familiar settings. We will also be exploring postcards and letters, using different picture books to help us. We will use these texts to support our own creative writing in English and across the wider curriculum.
Other genres we are exploring are; types of poetry, descriptions, traditional stories, recounts and writing letters to inform.
Maths:
In our Maths lessons we will be completing units of work on; place value, addition and subtraction and geometry (shape).
In maths lessons we will explore different methods and confidently explain which are the most efficient methods to use.
We will use a range of manipulatives to support our learning in Maths including; Numicon, Base 10, counters, cubes, dice and number lines.
Practising our times tables can really support our maths in the classroom.
Using Numbots and Times Tables Rockstars is an excellent way to develop maths skills in a fun and engaging way. Please let us know if you need a new log in to access these sites.
RE:
Our RE is taught using the SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) planning and schemes.
This term our dispositions (themes) are: Living by Rules, Being Temperate, Exercising self-discipline, and Cultivating Serene Contentment, Being Regardful of Suffering and Sharing and Being Generous.
PSHE:
Our PSHE is taught in discrete lessons, but underpins everything we teach and learn in Year 2. Our topics this term are; resilience, me and my relationships and valuing difference. School follow the SCARF PSHE scheme.
History (Wider Curriculum):
Our History topic is ‘How was school different in the past?’ We will use a range of sources and materials to support our learning including; books, objects and photographs.
We will be able to order events chronologically on a timeline, asking and answering questions as we compare schools from 100 years ago and schools in the present day. By identifying similarities and differences between schools over time we will be able to say whether we would prefer to go to school in the past, or not and explain why.
Geography (Wider Curriculum):
In Geography we will be exploring whether we would prefer to live in a hot or cold place. We will use maps, atlases, photographs and books to study different locations around the world.
During the topic we will be able to use an atlas to locate and name the seven continents and the Equator, as well as the North and South Poles.
Whilst we are learning about hot and cold places around the world we will compare the UK and Kenya, looking at weather and climate in each location.
Science:
In Science this half term we will examine and explore habitats. We will recall some life processes and use these to classify (group) objects that are alive, those that have never been alive and those which were once alive.
We will use the internet, books, photographs and investigations to research habitats, matching living things to their habitats and being able to confidently explain how animals use their habitats for food and shelter.
Part of this topic also looks at food chains and how living things depend on each other. We will learn what a producer is and how food chains start with a producer.
Next half term we will learn about microhabitats. We will recall that minibeasts live in microhabitats. We will explore different microhabitats and describe them. We will learn that microhabitats provide for the basic needs of plants and animals.
We will work scientifically to group minibeasts and ask and answer questions during our research. The topic will also help us to identify and name different flowering plants.
Design and Technology:
In our Year 2 Design and Technology lessons we will design, make and evaluate a monster with moving parts after looking at popular toys with moving parts.
During the topic we will correctly identify and use the terminology for moving parts such as levers and pivots.
Art:
Our Art topic is drawing. We will explore different ways of making marks using a range of media. We will learn how to describe objects and use observations to draw objects using marks to create texture.
We will develop skills during the topic to create and draw characters and create scenes to recount a story.
Computing:
In Computing lessons this half term, we will be exploring computer parts and how they work. We will understand through practical lessons that buttons make things happen.
We will also use the internet in computing lessons as well as the wider curriculum. In every lesson we will be reminded of internet safety and we will demonstrate this in all lessons.
Next half term we will look at algorithms. We will decompose a game to predict which algorithms have been used to make the game work. This will support us to write and test our own algorithms to make efficient code.
Previous Home Learning Tasks
Curriculum Overview of the Autumn Term
The curriculum promotes British Values click here for further information.
Hello Class 2.
My name is Mrs Croome and I am your class teacher for this year.
We are supported in class by Miss Jones one day each week and we have additional support from Miss Haynes; our Teaching Assistant.
We have planned a very busy and exciting Autumn term. On this page you will be able to read about some of the activities that are coming up.
General Class Information:
A list of weekly Home Learning activities will be sent home each half term and need to be returned by each Thursday.
PE is on Monday afternoon. Please come into school PE ready every Monday.
Phonic reading books are changed weekly.
Please have reading books and reading records in school each day as I, and other teaching and support staff, will read with groups on different days.
Curriculum Information:
English:
In English this term we will be reading stories with familiar settings. We will also be exploring postcards and letters, using different picture books to help us. We will use these texts to support our own creative writing in English and across the wider curriculum.
Other genres we are exploring are; types of poetry, descriptions, traditional stories, recounts and writing letters to inform.
Maths:
In our Maths lessons we will be completing units of work on; place value, addition and subtraction and geometry (shape).
In maths lessons we will explore different methods and confidently explain which are the most efficient methods to use.
We will use a range of manipulatives to support our learning in Maths including; Numicon, Base 10, counters, cubes, dice and number lines.
Practising our times tables can really support our maths in the classroom.
Using Numbots and Times Tables Rockstars is an excellent way to develop maths skills in a fun and engaging way. Please let us know if you need a new log in to access these sites.
RE:
Our RE is taught using the SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) planning and schemes.
This term our dispositions (themes) are: Living by Rules, Being Temperate, Exercising self-discipline, and Cultivating Serene Contentment, Being Regardful of Suffering and Sharing and Being Generous.
PSHE:
Our PSHE is taught in discrete lessons, but underpins everything we teach and learn in Year 2. Our topics this term are; resilience, me and my relationships and valuing difference. School follow the SCARF PSHE scheme.
History (Wider Curriculum):
Our History topic is ‘How was school different in the past?’ We will use a range of sources and materials to support our learning including; books, objects and photographs.
We will be able to order events chronologically on a timeline, asking and answering questions as we compare schools from 100 years ago and schools in the present day. By identifying similarities and differences between schools over time we will be able to say whether we would prefer to go to school in the past, or not and explain why.
Geography (Wider Curriculum):
In Geography we will be exploring whether we would prefer to live in a hot or cold place. We will use maps, atlases, photographs and books to study different locations around the world.
During the topic we will be able to use an atlas to locate and name the seven continents and the Equator, as well as the North and South Poles.
Whilst we are learning about hot and cold places around the world we will compare the UK and Kenya, looking at weather and climate in each location.
Science:
In Science this half term we will examine and explore habitats. We will recall some life processes and use these to classify (group) objects that are alive, those that have never been alive and those which were once alive.
We will use the internet, books, photographs and investigations to research habitats, matching living things to their habitats and being able to confidently explain how animals use their habitats for food and shelter.
Part of this topic also looks at food chains and how living things depend on each other. We will learn what a producer is and how food chains start with a producer.
Next half term we will learn about microhabitats. We will recall that minibeasts live in microhabitats. We will explore different microhabitats and describe them. We will learn that microhabitats provide for the basic needs of plants and animals.
We will work scientifically to group minibeasts and ask and answer questions during our research. The topic will also help us to identify and name different flowering plants.
Design and Technology:
In our Year 2 Design and Technology lessons we will design, make and evaluate a monster with moving parts after looking at popular toys with moving parts.
During the topic we will correctly identify and use the terminology for moving parts such as levers and pivots.
Art:
Our Art topic is drawing. We will explore different ways of making marks using a range of media. We will learn how to describe objects and use observations to draw objects using marks to create texture.
We will develop skills during the topic to create and draw characters and create scenes to recount a story.
Computing:
In Computing lessons this half term, we will be exploring computer parts and how they work. We will understand through practical lessons that buttons make things happen.
We will also use the internet in computing lessons as well as the wider curriculum. In every lesson we will be reminded of internet safety and we will demonstrate this in all lessons.
Next half term we will look at algorithms. We will decompose a game to predict which algorithms have been used to make the game work. This will support us to write and test our own algorithms to make efficient code.
Previous Home Learning Tasks
Curriculum Overview of the Autumn Term
The curriculum promotes British Values click here for further information.