Key dates:

8th and 9th November: Parents consultations

Christmas performance: TBC

 

Welcome back to Term 2! We hope all of the children have had a wonderful break and are ready for a fun-filled term ahead.
 

This term we are going to be exploring the question 'Do we need to explore?' as part of our whole school concept question 'Why do rights exist?'.

As it is Black History Month, we are going to be starting the term learning all about sporting giants, Olympic heroes and British champions. We will discuss the impact that have made to society and what challenges they may have had to overcome to become successful.

 

In English, we will be reading 'George and the Dragon' and will focus on character description within narrative writing. 

Towards the end of the term, we will move onto writing our own post cards focusing on 'Meerkat's Christmas'. 

For Maths this term, we are going to continue to focus on addition and subtraction, adding three 1-digit numbers, adding and subtracting the next 10 and across a 10, moving onto adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers. 

Later on, we will move onto shape, where we will first be focusing on recapping our knowledge from Year 1 before moving onto learning about vertices, edges, faces and lines of symmetry on 2D and 3D shapes. 

For Science, we are going to continue to learn all about materials. We will be putting our scientific hats on, thinking like a scientist by predicting, investigating and comparing materials to discover which materials are most suitable for everyday objects. 

For Science, we are going to continue to learn all about materials. We will be putting our scientific hats on, thinking like a scientist by predicting, investigating and comparing materials to discover which materials are most suitable for everyday objects. 

In DT we will be learning different joining techniques and using one to make our own dragon puppets to use in story telling.  

In History, we will be learning about some explorers from the past. We will be focussing on the historical skills 'chronology', 'historical figures' and 'continuity and change'. 

Important Dates/Information:

Forest School is Thursday, please send children in with a coat, wellies (if not at school) and a spare change of clothes.

 

PE is on a Monday, please make sure children are wearing the correct clothes.

 

Reading books need to be returned on a Thursday ready to be changed before the weekend.

 

Parent Consultations: 11th & 12th November 

Children in Need (wear something spotty!) 14th November 

Year 2 Nativity: 16th December, 2pm