Year 2 2024 - 2025
Mrs Sanderson
Mrs Halsall
Welcome to Year 2
This topic teaches children about historically significant people who have had a major impact on the world. We will use timelines, stories and historical sources to find out about the people featured and use histrorical models to explore their significance.
We will also be learning about:
Science: Human survival- this unit looks at the basic needs of humans for survival, including the importance of excercise, nutrition and good hygiene. We will learn how human offspring grow and change over time into adultghood.
RE: The Bible
Through this unit we will explore the question- 'why the Bible is such a special book?' we will widen our understanding of the Bible, its contents, presentation and importance to Christians.
We will develop our understanding of holy books in the lives of people of all world faiths.
Geography:
A Sense of Place- we will be looking at our local area. We will identify human and physical features.
Art: Through this unit we will look at basic colour theory by studing the colour wheel and colour mixing. It includes exploring primary and secondary colours and how artists use colour in their artwork.
Design Technology: Remarkable Recipes
This project looks at the sources of food and tools that are used for food preperation. They also discover why some foods are cooked and we will learn how to read a simple recipe. we will choose and make a new school meal that fulfils a specific design criteria.
PSHE: Me and My Relationships- We will be looking at our feelings. We will explore the different relationships we have with different people in our lives. We will look at what it means to be a good friend. We will also be looking at bullying and what the difference between bulling and being unkind is.
PE: Dance- Moving Along- We will look at different ways to move. We will create simple sequences working as part of a small group to creat our own dance sequence.
Music: The children will learn about how the different dimensions of music (pulse, rhythm, pitch etc), singing and playing instruments.The material presents an integrated approach to music where games, the interrelated dimensions of music (pulse, rhythm, pitch etc), singing and playing instruments are all linked.
Computing: Coding- creating a programme using an algorithm.
For more information on our curriculum, please see the curriculum tab on our homepage.
Pick and Mix
Your child will bring home their Pick and Mix linked to their topic. Pick and Mix projects are suggested activities that help to inspire children beyond the classroom. Each activity provides an opportunity for children to explore their topic further using a number of different skills. When children have finished a project, they can bring this into school where each class will have a designated time to celebrate the learning that has taken place. Projects can stay in school and be displayed on each class’s working wall or can be taken home.
If you have any questions about how to further support your child's learning at home, please contact your child's class teacher via Class Dojo or the school office.
Files to Download
Year 2: Gallery items
Bug Hotel Revamp!, by Mrs Sanderson
Investigating the Effects of Exercise, by Mrs Sanderson
Eating School-Grown Fruit, by Mrs Sanderson
Year 2: Calendar items
Reception and KS1 Nativity Performance 2pm in church, by Mrs Burger
Y2 Parent/Carer Showcase 230pm, by Mrs Burger