Welcome to Year 2 and Polar Bears Class!
Here you will find information about all the great things we will be doing throughout the school year. Miss Getting is your class teacher and Mrs Palade and Mrs Bishop are your Classroom Support Professionals.
Please check our class Seesaw page for important information and any updates.
Autumn Term
English
In English this term we will be looking at Silly Billy by Anthony Browne.As readers, we will be developing our fluency, as well as our ability to retrieve, infer, predict and summarise. As writers, we will learn how to write expanded noun phrases, use compound sentences whilst remembering our capital letters and full stops. We will use this knowledge to create a story about a girl or a boy who has a worry.
Mathematics
We will start our term off recapping and practising previous knowledge learnt in Year 1. Once we are confident in our foundations, we will move onto place value which includes the 2, 5 and 10 times table. Next, will be addition and subtraction building up to two-digit numbers. Lastly, we will be looking at shape including both 2-D and 3-D shapes.
Foundation Subjects
In science we are learning about living things and their habitats. We will explore the differences between what is living, dead and things that have never been alive. We will also conduct experiments to help understand what plants need to survive.
In history we will be learning about the Great Fire if London. We will look at where it started, how it started, how it spread and how it was extinguished. We will use clues to investigate and to piece together events in the past.
In geography we will be studying about our local area. We will create a range of different maps to understand more. We will also study about London and compare the similarities and differences between London and our local area.
In art our focus artist is Anthony Browne. We will focus on the use of line, exploring dark, light and thickness by changing pencil angles and pressure. To showcase our work we will produce a self-portrait in the style of Anthony Browne.
In music we are singing, playing and following instructions to perform as a group. We will represent a sound in different ways and describe how we have adapted a sound using musical vocabulary.
In D&T we are looking at what makes a healthy diet. Using this knowledge we will be designing and creating our own healthy pizzas.
In computing we will ensure that we are being safe online. We will also be able to recognise the different parts of a computer and understand the role of the computer.
In PSHE we are learning about our families and different relationships. We will do this by talking about our feelings, how we can respond to these and understanding who we care about and support. We will also be learning about our health and wellbeing ensuring we understand the importance of exercise and relaxation.
In RE we are looking at who is a Muslim and how they live. Towards the lead up to Christmas we will be looking at why Christmas matters to Christians.
In PE we will create a dance piece to the music ‘This is Me’ from the Greatest Showman. We will learn about the count of 8 and different dance styles before creating our dance piece. We also will master our skills of throwing and catching. We will use a range of different balls to help develop out balance, agility and co-ordination skills.
