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 – Spring 2
Topic |
Our whole school topic this half term is Our World. In Year 2, we will be learning about Australia. We will be looking at the countries that make up the continent, comparing seasons and weather patterns with those in the UK, looking at human and physical landmarks and comparing Manchester with the city of Hobart, Tasmania. |
English |
In Year 2, in spring 2, we will be working on our writing through George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. Using these stories, we will 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 be delivered every day for all the children including beginning to look at specific comprehension skills this half term. We will continue to use our phonics programme, Sounds Write, to build on the work done in Autumn but will also be continuing to look at rules for spelling in line with the National Curriculum for spelling. |
Maths |
This half term we continue to build on our accuracy of our addition and subtraction calculation with all children expected to use the column method with exchanging and carrying. We will continue to work on our times table knowledge and link known facts to division. Other areas that will be revisited and built upon include fraction of an amount and length. Measurement including length, capacity and weight. 3D shape nets and symmetry in 2D shapes. |
Science |
Year 2 will be working on a unit called ‘Living Things and their Habitats’. This looks at the different habitats of animals around the world. It also looks into how animals adapt to survive and thrive in their chosen environments. Later in the unit, we look into the transfer of energy through food chains. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? DT – A balanced diet Music – Zootime PE – Net and Wall Skills (Tuesday), Games (Wednesday) and Multi-sports (Friday) PSHCE – Why is it important to keep active? How do we make choices about spending money? What is my responsibility for keeping myself and others safe? Computing – Pictograms Handwriting lessons continue throughout. |
Important Dates |
Tuesday 24th February – Student dentists in to do workshops in Y2 Thursday 5th March – World Book Day – information to follow |
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
