Teacher – Mrs Thomason- Leigh

Teaching Assistant- Miss Fagan and Miss Edwards

Autumn Term 2024:

In literacy we have been using the write stuff approach to explore naratives and non-fiction. We explored the story Little Red Reading hood and we independently wrote a new ending for the story. In our second Literacy unit we explored the text “We are water protectors” by Carole Lindstrom. We explored different sentence types and using the write stuff lenses we generated vocabulary to help us write posters. We also learnt about different animals that live in or near water and wrote a non-chronological report. 

 

In maths we have learnt about place value and partitioning numbers into tens and ones. Our next unit was addition and subtraction where we learnt how to add and subtract using the column method. This term we are focusing on multiplication and division and counting in 2’s, 3’s 5’s and 10’s.

In science we have looked the properties of materials and what makes certain materials good for certain jobs. This term we are exploring what humans and animals need to survive.

In history we have been exploring famous explorers, we have learnt about Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong.

In Geography we are being map makers. We are learning about maps and what we need to draw a map. We have learnt compass points and how to make a key for maps.

In computing we are learning about coding. We have learnt about the principles of coding, using the age-appropriate ScratchJr software.

In music we continued practicing songs, using instruments and performed these as a class. We are getting very well up on our musical vocabulary knowledge.

In RE we have learnt in depth about Islam, finding out about Muslim ways of life and beliefs, so that we can develop thoughtful ideas and viewpoints of my own about some religious and spiritual questions. Some of our Muslim children brought in their prayer mats for us to see.

In PSHCEE we have been learning about feelings and how those feelings make your body feel. We have also identified positive and negative feelings.

In art we have been learning about the artist Yayoi Kusama. We have also learnt to know and understand what clay is. Where does clay come from and how is it made? We have linked these together to create a pinch bowl and decorate it in the signature style of Yayoi Kusama.

In DT we have explored how to make pizzas. What food groups does a pizza fit into? Is it a healthy food? We then taste tested different toppings and from that designed the toppings for our favourite pizza. We made the pizza dough from scratch and enjoyed eating our pizzas once they were cooked.

 

 

Year/

Term

TOPIC NAME Science

History

Geography

Art and DT

RRSA Articles 13, 31

PSHE

RE

RRSA Article 14

Computing

Music

RRSA Articles, 13, 31

 

PE

RRSA Articles 13, 24, 31

MFL

Year 2

SPRING

Our Amazing World Plants Y2

 

Great Fire of London Continents and Oceans

Compare the UK and Peru

 

Art- Let’s Weave Animal Patterns

Naomi Kendall

 

DT – Puppets (PB unit)

Design and make own animal puppets including some sewing

 

RRSA Article 24

 

 

Living in the Wider World – Groups I belong to, Spending Money, Environment

 

BV – Democracy and Rule of Law

 

BV- Individual Liberty

What Can We Learn from Sacred Books?

 

How and Why do we Celebrate Special & Sacred Times? (Id-ul-Fitr)

Net IT- OnlineSafety

RRSA Articles 16, 17, 19

 

 

Spring 1

Animals & Number

 

Spring 2

Story time & Seasons

 

Dance

 

Gymnastics

 

Fitness

n/a

 

Homework Leaflet-Homework leaflet

Spring topic web Our Amazing World 2025

Y2 news letter Spring 2025