We have two Year 2 classes- Mrs Clinch and Miss Fry

   Mrs Clinch-Sparrows                Miss Fry- Doves

Support Staff - Mrs King, Mrs Cooper, Mrs West

Welcome to Term 2

We have another busy term again as we head towards Christmas.  As the months get colder, please can you make sure that your child has a coat.  Could you also make sure that your child has their name on everything so that they are easy to find.  Please continue to ensure your child brings minimal possessions into school. 

A quick reminder to make sure your child has a water bottle with them every day.

Homework

When the children have PE, they should continue to wear their Bitham Brook PE kit into school with the school jumper over the top (if weather conditions require a jumper).  Please note the Bitham Brook PE kit is a plain white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings/tracksuit with daps/trainers.  Other sports clothing is not acceptable as it is important that, as a school, we have pride in our appearance.   

Clean Up! by Nathan Byron and Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish by Michael Foreman

Year 2 Learning this Term

Maths

Measure: Length

Graphs

Multiplication and Division

Writing

Our writing will be linked to our class books, ‘Clean Up’ and ‘Dinosaurs and all that rubbish’ We will be writing a set of instructions about How to carry out a beach clean and write a contrasting poem.

Reading

During reading we will be reading Clean Up and Dinosaurs and all that rubbish, asking questions, learning how to infer, predict, explain and retrieve so the children deepen their understanding of the text.

Music

We will be creating music in response to non-musical stimulus including a beach scene and a dinosaur picture

DT

We are going to learn about Food and Nutrition. We will be designing, making and evaluating a vegetable salad. Our learning will be focused on ‘How can I design and make a healthy and appealing fruit salad that children and parents will enjoy?’

Science

We will be exploring and comparing the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive.

Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats   Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food.

 PSHE       

In PSHE, we will be celebrating differences, looking at stereotypes, bullying, standing up for myself and others and gender diversity.

Computing

We will be Creating Pictures using 2Paint on Purple Mash. The children will be creating art based upon different styles of Artists. For example, Seurat, Piet Mondrian and William Morris.

RE

We will be exploring the religion of Judaism and the question of ‘What does it mean to be free?’

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