WELCOME TO YEAR 2

Autumn Term 2021

In Year 2 we have classes 2K and 2Y

2K Staff: Mr Kennedy and Mrs Edwards

2Y Staff: Mr Khan and Mrs Duffy

CURRICULUM INFORMATION FOR THE AUTUMN TERM

LITERACY

Here are some of the areas we will be covering.


Repetitive Poems	Instructions	Tales from other cultures
Information Texts	Stories with familiar settings	Traditional Tales

By the end of Year 2 children should be able to say...

NUMERACY

Below are the areas of study for the Autumn Term

By the end of Year 2 children should be able to say...

OTHER CURRICULUM AREAS

In science we will be looking at what we need to do to stay fit and healthy. We will also be investigating the properties of a variety of everyday materials. We will compare the suitability of different everyday materials for different purposes.

History and Geography

In History, we will be investigating Columbus and what it was like to be a sailor hundreds of years ago. In Geography we will be asking the question 'Why can't penguins fly?'.

ICT

In ICT we will be creating pictures using a computer software called Purple Mash.
We will be exploring some of the templates and functions of Purple Mash alongside learning about artists and art movements.

In Design and Technology we will be looking at mechanisms & structures. We will be designing vehicles and making them by joining appropriate materials together as part of a moving product.

RE

Our topic is titled
‘What can we learn from the sacred books?

WEBSITES

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