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 2
Topic |
Our whole school topic this half term is Our Planet. In Year 2, we will be learning about litter, pollution and recycling. We will be looking at the school grounds and our local area and doing some fieldwork around litter and what could be done about it. We will look at which materials can be recycled and how this can be done. We will also look at the idea of biodegradation and how long different things take to break down before finally looking at the impact of litter and what we can do to combat this. |
English |
In Year 2, in summer 2, we will be working on our writing through Hotel Flamingo by Alex Milway. 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, and look at particular rules for spelling that are outlined in the National Curriculum. |
Maths |
Summer term 2 in maths will mainly be about plugging gaps by revisiting key concepts and methods that have been taught previously in the year. We will also continue with our weekly arithmetic sessions on a Friday to hone these skills as much as possible before the end of the year. We will be trying to build in more problem solving opportunities in this half term to, to enable the children to try and apply these skills in different contexts. |
Science |
Year 2 will be working on a unit called ‘Plants’ in which we will look at different ways plants grow, what they grow from and what they need in order to grow. We will be carrying out experiments into this and recording our observations. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? DT – Mechanisms – moving monsters Music – Reflect, Rewind and Replay PE – Striking and fielding (Tuesday) and Multi-sports (Friday) PSHCE – What is private? What happens when the body grows young to old? What is fair, unfair, kind, unkind? Computing – Introduction to Quizzes using Scratch Jr. Handwriting lessons continue throughout. |
Important Dates |
8th June: Fieldwork Week 17th June: Sports Day Time approximately 9:00am 2nd July: Transition Morning (visit to new classes on this morning) 13th July: Martin Mere Trip for Year 2 17th July: Break up for summer holidays 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
