Class 2
Welcome to Class 2
Class Teacher: Mr Ord
Support Staff: Mrs Pemberton | Mrs Bowyer | Mrs Mulley
The spring term is here, and we have a lot of exciting new topics to explore as a class. Below is a summary of what we will be studying in Year 2 this term:
If you need anything, please feel free to contact me via Class Dojo or speak to me on the playground before / after school.
ENGLISH
For the first few weeks back, we will be exploring some of the different stories by author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers. We will look at his creative style and how he uses this with the different features of a story.
This will help us towards writing a character description (based on the characters created by Oliver Jeffers) where we will look to include expanded noun phrases, words with apostrophes (contractions) and even subordinating conjunctions to make our sentences even more interesting.
Following this unit of work, we will be exploring explanations and some poetry. Lots of exciting writing opportunities are waiting. Watch this space!
MATHS
Unit 5: Money
We begin the year by building upon the basic money work children completed in Year 1. The unit reinforces children’s counting skills, as well as addition and subtraction strategies. We will also be focussing on coins and notes and cover the following topics: calculating total amounts, finding change and word problems.
Unit 6: Multiplication and Division (1)
Our unit following money focuses on multiplication in the context of skip counting, equal groups, times-tables, multiplication sentences and arrays. It is an essential basis for children understanding the times-tables and what × means.
Unit 7: Multiplication and Division (2)
Following our previous unit on multiplication, we move then onto division. We will explore the methods of grouping and sharing and will also be introduced to the division sign (÷). Understanding the importance of equal groups will be key and we will be making the link between division and multiplication facts to help.
Unit 8: Length & Height
In this unit, children will be able to estimate, measure and compare the lengths or heights of a range of objects using simple measuring equipment, such as rulers, metre sticks and tape measures, and appropriate standard units (centimetres or metres).
Unit 9: Mass, Capacity & Temperature
Our last unit of the term focuses on children accurately measuring mass, capacity and temperature. It is the first time that children will have been introduced to the standard units for these measures, which provides the foundation for using measures in day-to-day life and for subsequent learning in Key Stage 2.
RE
Parables & Miracles:
We begin the term by looking at the incredible parables that Jesus told and the wonderful miracles he performed. Through these, we will develop our understanding of who Jesus was and what his ministry was. We will also explore the Sacrament of the Sick and why this is a special celebration for people who are ill.
Special Celebrations:
We will build our understanding of the Liturgical year and how this is a celebration of the life of Christ. We will explore the different events that take place and particularly focus on the Sacraments of Marriage and Baptism.
Lent:
We will also look to work on our understanding of the Season of Lent and why the theme of forgiveness is important during this time. This will lead into building our understanding of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
SCIENCE
Animals (Including Humans):
To begin this term, we will be learning all about animals (including humans). We will observe and ask questions about offspring which grow into adults, find out about and describe what animals and humans need to survive and be able to describe why exercise, eating the right amount of different foods and being hygienic are important.
We love to work scientifically here at St Filumena's so we will be having some interesting experiments and even an opportunity to see a lifecycle in action... (our Science once again involves eggs!)
GEOGRAPHY
Hot & Cold Places (Polar Regions):
To expand our ever-growing knowledge of the world, we are going to begin our unit by learning about the weather and climate of other places and compare these to the UK. We will discover why the weather is different (based on their position on Earth) and recognise some key differences between hot and cold places. This will finally move onto exploring the polar regions of our planet and the features that make these places unique.
HISTORY
Explorers:
Throughout this term, we will learn about Ibn Battuta and Captain Scott of the Antarctic; two significant individuals who were well achieved explorers. We will look to understand what an explorer is and investigate the journeys our explorers undertook. This will help us to compare the similarities and differences between them both.
ART
David Hockney:
Continuing to build on our work from Vincent Van Gogh, we will explore colour, line and texture further. Our drawing skills will be developed by working on line, form, space and texture techniques and we will use pencil, crayon, chalk and pens to support us. The British artist, David Hockney, will be our inspiration as we will look to include the bright, imaginative colours within our own final piece. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to get creative!
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Structures - Baby Bear Chairs:
Using the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears as inspiration, this unit will see us help poor Baby Bear by making him a brand new chair. Building on our knowledge of structures, we will work on a design criteria that considers his needs and his likes. We will also experiment with different shapes and materials so we can construct and evaluate a structure that is strong, stiff and stable; a structure that is 'just right' for Baby Bear.
PE
PE is on a Thursday afternoon and pupils need to come to school in their PE kits.
For Spring term, we will be focussing on being cognitive and creative. We will work on developing our performances by practicing the skills of dynamic and static balancing in development sessions, and cooperative and competitive games. We will also work on linking movements by practicing the skills of coordination and counter balancing.
We will also be doing gymnastics where we put into practice our skills of balancing, agility and coordination. These will help us to develop our travelling, shapes and balances, rolls and jumping too.
COMPUTING
Computing is taught by Mrs Rogers. This term, the children will study:
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MUSIC
Music is taught by Mrs Rogers. This term, the children will study:
Inventing A Musical Story:
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Recognising Different Sounds:
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OUR SPRING VEHICLE
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