Year 2
As our pupils move into Year 2, they are beginning a very exciting time in their education. We look forward to seeing each and every one of them grow and flourish as the year progresses.
This term our topic will be ‘Human Nature’. During this topic we will be introducing the children to how we can stay healthy, what good hygiene is and the human life cycle. We will also look at how we can work together and complete a number of team building tasks in P.E. We will be exploring family relationships within books written by the authors, Anthony Browne and Aaron Becker. Our core text within English this half term will be ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne.
In English, we will be learning about settings within fiction texts. Children will learn how to create a detailed setting and how to write a portal story. They will create story maps to create their own written piece and use drama and role play to support their learning.
In Mathematics, we will be learning about place value. We will be learning how to read, count and order numbers to 100. We will learn how to partition numbers and identify the tens and ones within each number. We will also learn how to count in multiples of ten.
In Science, we will be learning about human health. This will include learning about healthy eating, the human lifecycle and why good hygiene is important. We will order the lifecycle of a human and discuss how we can keep our body healthy. We will also learn about the five food groups and what a balanced diet is.
Within Art and Design Technology this term we will be learning how to sketch facial features to create characters and learning how to sketch the human form. We will be learning how to sketch facial emotions and how to make human form sculptures. We will design and create large scale collages, using a variety of materials.
In P.E this term, we will be taking part in team building and gross motor skills. The children will be taking part in group games and learning how to strategise.
They will use a variety of equipment and learn how to problem solve. They will also learn how to aim, strike and stack.
In R.E this term we will be learning about the religion of Hinduism.
We will learn about Hindu values such as, respect for all living things, caring for others and truthfulness and how Hindus worship in a Mandir. We will identify ways in which Hindu beliefs are similar to other religious beliefs.
If you have any further questions about the content of the Year 2 curriculum please contact the Year 2 Team Leader, Miss Stannett-Daborn, who will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
Year 2 Autumn Term 1 Newsletter
