Autumn:

RE

This term in Religious Education, children will begin by learning about important Old Testament figures such as Noah and Jonah. They will then explore the lives of Mary and Jesus, discover how the disciples were called, and learn about saints who followed Jesus’ example. As we move into Advent, the focus will be on preparing for Christmas through the story of John the Baptist and his role in preparing the way for Jesus.

English

This term in English, children will begin by revising their understanding of word classes, grammar, and punctuation, building on their Year 1 knowledge of how to construct full sentences with a subject and a verb. As the term progresses, they will learn how to write descriptive settings and then move on to exploring the features of non-chronological reports before writing their own.

Maths

In Maths we will begin recapping our knowledge of numbers to 100, deepening our understanding of place value and the range of ways these numbers can be partitioned.  We will also be practicing counting in 2s, 5s and 10s and learning how to count in 3s.  We will then move onto adding and subtracting with numbers up to 100. We will also be learning about the properties of different 2D and 3D shapes, counting sides and vertices and exploring lines of symmetry. 

Science

In Science we will be describing the properties of lots of different materials and explain what they are used for and give reasons why. We will investigate which materials are waterproof, stretchy, shiny, absorbent and soft. 

History

In History we will be learning about The Great Fire of London. We will explore life in 17th century Britain and investigate how this awful event happened. Our learning will be enhanced by a visit to The Ancient High House in Stafford and the fire brigade will come and show us how fire fighting is very different now than in 1666. 

Geography

In Geography will be begin by learning about the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. We will learn about human and physical features of the UK capital cities. We will then move on to learning about the coast and exploring coastal life before comparing our locality with a seaside town. We even have Mr Duff coming to visit us to teach us about his very important coastal job!

Art

Our Art is based on the work of the incredible Vincent Van Gogh.  We will explore tone, texture and observational drawings before creating our own version of his work. 

Design and Technology

Year 2 DT is taught by Mrs Brookfield this year. In D.T children will be exploring healthy eating, deepening their learning from Year 1 about fruits and vegetables. We will be making a healthy wrap after studying 'The Eatwell Plate' to ensure our wraps are full of foods from a range of food groups. 

Later in the term they will be learning how to sew by creating a pouch. They will be practicing running stitch to create the pouch and then adding decorations to the front using stitches. 

Computing

Our computing units this term are: Online Safety, Spreadsheets, Effective searching and Making Music. 

Music

In Music we will be using our voices and instruments to explore pulse, rhythm and pitch and how they work together.  We will be developing our knowledge of the orchestra and experience playing together as an ensemble.  We will be considering how music can help us to make friends and asking how music teaches us about the past.

PE

Year 2 will have PE every week with Mrs Burrows, focusing on fundamental movement skills and invasion games, such as football and dance.