Staff
- Alex Vaughan – Class Teacher and acting Assistant Head with responsibility for Years 1, 2 and 3
- Caroline Webb – Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Curriculum overview – Summer 1
Topic |
Our whole school topic this half term is ‘Achievement and Innovation’. In Year 2, we will be learning about the Great Fire of London in 1666. We will be exploring the idea of sources of historical information, looking at the causes and effects of the fire and its long-lasting legacy. |
English |
In Year 2, in Summer 1, we will be finishing off our work linked to George’s Marvellous Medicine before moving on to our new novel ‘Hotel Flamingo’. Using these stories, we will continue to complete oral language work, short writing activities, comprehension, grammar activities and the children will also complete longer pieces of writing using a plan, write, edit sequence of lessons. Guided Reading will continue to be delivered every day for all the children. We will continue to use our through our phonics programme, Sounds Write, to build on the work done in the year so far but will also be looking at rules for spelling in line with the National Curriculum for spelling. |
Maths |
This half term we will be going back through different aspects of the curriculum that have already been covered in previous terms. Some children will need consolidation work as another chance to pick up methods and concepts that have previously proved challenging whilst others will be challenged to further their understanding with links to problem solving, more challenging calculation or using the skills in different contexts. |
Science |
Year 2 will be continuing to work on our unit ‘Animals and their Habitats’ looking at adaptation of animals to their environments and how certain habitats suit different animals’ needs. We will be exploring microhabitats around the school grounds to see what lives where and we will be exploring the concept of food chains in different environments. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – How can we learn from sacred books? How should we care for others and why does it matter? Art – Expressive Painting Music – Friendship song PE – Athletics (Tuesday), Games (Wednesday) and Multi-sports (Friday) PSHCE – Mental and Emotional Health – What makes others happy? What is the difference between joking, teasing and bullying? Healthy Lifestyles – How can I prevent diseases from spreading? Living in the Wider World – How can we look after the environment? Computing – Robot Algorithms Handwriting lessons continue throughout. |
Important Dates |
Monday 4th May – Bank Holiday Thursday 7th May – School closed – Polling Day Friday 22nd May – Break Up – 3pm |
Empowering learning skills
Self manager
- Organise themselves and work out goals and priorities
- Show personal responsibility, initiative, creativity and enterprise
- Anticipate, take and manage risks
- Commit themselves to learning and self-improvement
- Respond positively to change
Effective participator
- Engage actively with issues that affect them and those around them.
- Play a full part in the life of the school
- Take responsible action to bring improvement for others as well as themselves
- Discuss issues of concern, seeking resolution
- Present a persuasive case for action
- Propose practical ways forward
- Try to influence others, negotiating and balancing diverse views
Resourceful thinker
- Think creatively by generating and exploring relevant ideas, and making original connections
- Find links and see relationships
- Explore & experiment with resources and materials
- Ask ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what if’ questions
- Apply imaginative thinking to solve a problem
- Try different ways to tackle a problem
- Work with others to find imaginative solutions and outcomes that are of value
Reflective learner
- Evaluate their strengths and limitations as learners
- Review their work and act on outcomes
- Set themselves realistic goals and criteria for success
- Monitor their own performance and progress
- Invite feedback and deal positively with praise, setbacks & criticism.
- Make changes to improve their learning
- Communicate their learning in relevant ways to different audiences
Independent enquirer
- Gather, process and evaluate information in their investigations
- Plan what to do and how to go about it
- Draw conclusions and evaluate outcomes
- Take informed and well-reasoned decisions, recognising that other have different beliefs and attitudes
- Use range of techniques to collect and organise information
Team worker
- Work confidently with others, adapting to different contexts and taking responsibility for their own role
- Listen and take account of others’ views
- Form collaborative relationships, resolving issues and reaching agreed outcomes
- Adapt behaviours to suit different roles and situations
- Show fairness and consideration towards others
