Year 2
Welcome to Year 2!
2024-25
In Year 2, our teachers are Mr Tickle and Mrs Webb (Class 7), Mr Cameron (Class 8), and Miss Jones (Class 9). We are also supported by our dedicated Learning Support Assistants (LSAs): Miss Cameron, Miss Speller, and Mrs Stanton.
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Keep referring back to this page for regular updates about the children's learning.
Curriculum Newsletters
Update - Friday 29th November 2024
We have now finished our Design Technology unit work. As a final piece, the children explored different options for meals that could be a new school meal. In the end, they chose to make a vegetable casserole rather than a cod and beef casserole. In making this decision, the children carefully and maturely considered the foods some of the year group do and do not eat. The children enjoyed making the casserole and most of them liked tasting the meal they created.
In Maths, we have continued to work on our shape unit, identifying the edges, vertices and faces of 3D shapes. Not only this, but the children have also been using and applying this understanding to a range of different reasoning problems.
In our history work, we have been exploring different influential activists in history, including why they are significant people. These activists have included Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jnr, William Wilberforce, Malala Yousafzai, Emmeline Pankhurst and Mahatma Gandhi. The children will continue to learn about the significance of these individuals over the next week.
Update - Friday 8th November 2024
This week we have continued with our unit of work in Design Technology. Through this, the children have been working on developing their understanding of how a range of kitchen tools can be used for different jobs. In doing this, the children have been peeling potatoes, mashing bananas, and using knives to slice cucumbers. In the coming weeks we will be using and developing these skills further as we prepare to make Eton Mess and design a new school meal.
In maths, we have continued to work on our addition and subtraction methods. We have focused on using exchanging this week, which has been tricky. In doing this, we have used practical apparatus to help, particularly when exchanging.
As we finished our biography writing before half-term, we have now started a new story in English - 'The Bear and the Piano'. We have begun by learning the story using actions and acting it out. In the next few weeks we will be writing our own versions of the story, changing some of the instruments and characters to make it our own.
Update - Friday 18th October 2024
This week the children have begun to think about where our foods come from as part of Design Technology lessons. As part of this we thought about, where different types of meat come from. This linked to conversations about how some people don't eat meat but might eat alternatives.
In English, we have written some fantastic biographies of Mary Seacole in the style of the Little People, Big Dreams books. The children's writing in this unit has been fantastic and they have learnt and applied a lot of information about her life.
Update - Friday 11th October 2024
In our English this week, we have been shocked to find out that Mary Seacole does not have a 'Little People, Big Dreams' book written about her. As a year group we have decided to do something about this and write our own versions. In preparation for this, we have been learning about Mary's life and why she is an important historical figure.
In our history lessons we have continued to learn about other historical figures focusing on Christopher Columbus and his achievements as an explorer. In doing this the children have thought about
Update - Thursday 26th September 2024
Wow, what a busy week it's been! In geography, we have been on a walk around the school site and conducted a traffic survey. To do this, we stood at the gate at the front of the school and watched the traffic. As we did this, we completed tally charts which we used in class to look at the most frequent types of vehicle to pass the school.
In English, we have written some amazing final versions of 'Little Red' based on the story by Bethan Woollvin. The children have LOVED writing their own versions and are very proud of their work. In doing this, they have worked on using conjunctions to join 2 simple sentences and checking they have used full stops and capital letters accurately.
We have also been busy learning our Diwali dance with 'Kala the Arts' which some of the children will perform at Friday 8th November in town - more details to follow.
Enjoy INSET day tomorrow, and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday 30th September.
Update - Friday 20th September 2024
This week we have been continuing to our work on place value in maths. Through this we have been looking at counting forwards and backwards in steps of 10 on the numberline as well as comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to.
We have continued to practise our retellings of Little Red thinking about how we can join 2 simple sentences together using the co-ordinating conjunctions of and, but and so. We've also begun to think about editing the sentences we've written to check they include full stops, capital letters and our spellings of high frequency words are correct.
Through our history, we have been thinking about the historical figures and the categories that fit into - scientist, monarch, activist, artist and explorer.
Updated: Friday 6th September 2024
Wow, what an incredible first week back it has been! The children have continually wowed all the staff with how amazing they've been! Even when they started feeling tired at the end of the long week, they did their best!
In English, we have begun to explore the story of 'Little Red' by Bethan Woollvin. As part of this, the children received a message from 'R' about the true story of Little Red Riding Hood. Ask them to share the true version by retelling it and eventually writing it down for others to read.
Through our maths, we have been focusing on our understanding of place value and how to represent 2-digit numbers in different ways. We have also been working on counting forwards and backwards in steps of ten, so we are ready to begin learning the 10-time tables. This will be a big focus for the term.
In art, we have been 'Exploring Colour' which has started by creating our colour wheels and thinking about the different primary colours we mix to create the secondary colours.
It's been a great week for Year 2! Let's keep it going!