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 – Autumn 1
Topic |
| Our whole school topic this half term is The Struggle for Power and Control. In Year 2, we will be learning about the roles of the monarchy and the government. |
English |
We will be reading the stories ‘The Tin Forest’ by Helen Ward and ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne. Using these stories, we will complete oral language work, drama, 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 be delivered every day for all the children, as will our whole class phonics lessons, through our phonics programme, Sounds Write. |
Maths |
This half term we will be mainly focusing on place value predominantly working on numbers up to 100. We will also be working on our addition and subtraction strategies. The children will work on their understanding of money, using different coins to make different values as well as looking at both 2D and 3D shapes in geometry. |
Science |
Year 2 will be completing the Science unit Materials this half term. This will build on their learning about materials in Year 1 and will introduce lots of new vocabulary about properties of materials. We will investigate some of these properties through testing and evaluating them for different purposes. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – Who is Jewish and what do they believe? Art – Explore and Draw Music – Hands, Feet, Heart PE – Gymnastics (Tuesday), Games (Wednesday) and Multi-sports (Friday) PSHCE – Zones of Regulation and class charter development Computing – IT Around Us Handwriting lessons and phonics lessons will continue throughout. |
Important Dates |
w/c 8th September – all extra-curricular lunchtime and after school clubs begin w/c 8th September – PE days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (children to wear PE kits into school on these days) Wednesday 10th September – Years 1,2 and 3 Meet the Teachers’ Meeting 2.45pm or 4.00 pm Friday 24th October – Break up for half term (normal finish time – 3.15 pm) |
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
