Staff
- Alison Brien – Class Teacher /Assistant Head with responsibility for Years 1, 2 and 3
- Caroline Webb – Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
Curriculum overview – Summer 2
Topic |
| Our whole school topic this half term is Our Planet. In Year 2, we will be learning about looking after our local environment and further, including recycling, pollution and looking at our own carbon footprint. We will have a visit from Biffa to make our learning real. |
English |
| We will complete our work in English through different texts. This half term, we will read the text ‘Luna and the Dragon’ by Bethan Woollvin. Using these stories, we will complete oral language work, drama, short writing activities, comprehension, grammar activities and the children will complete a longer piece of writing using a plan, write, edit sequence of lessons Guided Reading will be delivered every day for all the children. You children have now started ‘support for spelling’ lessons in preparation for year 3 which allows application of their phonics as well as teaching general spelling rules for they use up the school. |
Maths |
| This half term we will be continuing with our exchange algorithms in subtraction and addition. We will then move onto position and rotation work: practically and through problem solving. We will work through many problem solving techniques as well as word problems to apply all of the concepts we have work hard on throughout the year. The children did remarkably on their recent assessments so this is now a chance to react to any little gaps in maths that arouse from the assessments. |
Science |
| Year 2 will continue their Living Things unit, learning about micro-habitats, consolidating their knowledge on habitats generally and apply this to outdoor learning as much as possible. We will be introduced to food-chains, producers and what animals depend on in the habitats around them. Lastly, we will look closely at plants and how they survive. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – Continue: Sacred Books DT – Wheels in Motion Music – Charanga unit PE – Games (Monday), Gymnastics/Athletics (Tuesday), Games (Friday) PSHCE (RSE Curriculum)– See details on the Website within our ‘imatters’ curriculum. Computing – Digital Robots |
Important Dates |
| Tuesday 10th June – Eid Community Event after school Wednesday 11th June – Author Zoom – Central Library Tuesday 24th June- KS1 sports Day Wednesday 2nd July – Whole School Transition Friday 11th July – Reports out to Parents Thursday 17th July – Beach Day Friday 18th July – Finish at 2pm. |
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
