What have Y2 been up to?
Autumn Two
Week 6 - 9.12.24
In RE, the children have been looking at Christian and Sikh symbolism and why the symbols are important to those who follow the religion.
In PSHE, we have been exploring diversity and discussing that we can be friends with people who are different to us. The children showed great insight during our class discussions.
Week 5 - 2.12.24
In English, the children have been writing non-chronological reports on owls ready to publish in their special writing journals. In maths, they have been exploring 3D and 2D shapes and learning to draw 2D shapes with a ruler.
Rehearsals for Gabriel's Big Break have been in full swing; the children have been busy practising song words and learning dances!
Week 4 - 25.11.24
In Geography, we have been comparing Perinjanam (a village in India) within the region of Kerala, with Telford. We had good fun using google maps (street view) to see what it is like there. We then worked together to identify the similarities and differences between the two places. 
Week 3 - 18.11.24
This week in Science, the children have been learning about the main food groups needed to ensure we eat a balanced diet and stay healthy. We learnt about the benefits of each of the food groups and why our body needs them.
In maths, we have been learning how to subtract when crossing a 10. The children have been working practically with a range of mathematical equipment to 'exchange'.
Week 2- 11.11.24
This week, we have written a diary entry in English from the perspective of Plop (the owl in our story). In maths, we have been adding together two 2-digit numbers. This can be tricky when the 'ones' total ten or more. A huge thank you to all our parents who are supporting us and encouraging their child to complete the Numbots challenges we are setting each week. Having instant recall of basic number facts is so important to how efficiently your child can calculate numbers. Please continue to encourage them to access Numbots very regularly, to see the biggest improvement to your child's basic number skills.
Week 1 - 4.11.24
We have started exploring a new book in our reading and writing lessons called The Owl Who's Afraid Of The Dark by Jill Tomlinson. We have used this as a stimulus for writing sentences in the past tense with ambitious adjectives and powerful verbs.
In maths, we have been practising adding and subtracting 10s to a two digit number. We have used base ten, 100 squares and number tracks to help us.
In our PSHE lessons, we have started our new unit Celebrating Difference. This week, we have been discussing stereotypes and how we mustn't make assumptions about what someone is like based on whether they are male or female.
Autumn One 1
Week 8 - 21.10.24
Check out these amazing homework projects about the Great Fire of London. The children have worked really hard in history lessons in school and have shown it in their fantastic homework!
Week 6 - 7.10.24
We have had lots of fun in PE this week. We continued to play games to practise our attacking and defending skills.
In English, we have been learning about expanded noun phrases. We worked together to build some expanded noun phrases using nouns and adjectives. Later in the week we moved onto writing a setting description in our books using some of these ideas.
Week 5 - 30.09.24
We have been learning to use running stitch in D&T. This will help us when we make our puppets in a couple of weeks time. We had a go at threading the needle and worked with a partner to stitch two pieces of fabric together.
We have been counting in 3s as part of our maths lessons this week. We used practical equipment to begin to recognise pattern and familiarise ourselves with multiples of 3.
Week 4 - 23.09.24
This week, we have started reading a new story which we will use as the inspiration for our reading and writing lessons. We laughed at the mischief the wombat got up to when she visited a school.
We really enjoyed performing with our friends during our music lessons this week.
In maths we have been learning to estimate on a number line. We looked at number lines between 0-10 and 0-100. Once we had explored the intervals on these number lines, we focused on number lines between two multiples of 10 i.e. 30-40 looking at which multiple of ten a number was closer to.
Week 3 - 16.09.24
We have had lots of fun in D&T this week! We practised different joining techniques in order to help us design and make our puppets later on in the unit. Here we are practising stitching, stapling, gluing, pinning and taping.
During our science lessons, we have been testing the suitability of different materials. We were given the challenge of building a bridge using different materials and then tested them to see which was the most fit for purpose.
Week 2 - 09.09.24
This week, we started our unit on 'Attacking and Defending' in PE. We had lots of fun playing team games in which we started to think about using space.
We also started our new unit called 'Pulse, Rhythm and Pitch' in Music.
In Maths, we have been learning about place value. We have used place value charts and part-whole models to help us better understand the value of each digit in a two-digit number. Here we are practising flexible partitioning.
Week 1 - 02.09.24
We have really enjoyed seeing our friends and settling into our new classroom routines this week. The children have made a fabulous start to Year Two and we are excited for the year ahead!
This half term our topic is 'A Glace to the Past'. Have a look at our 'Learning Overview' page to find out more about what we will be learning over the next eight weeks.
This week we have shared the book 'Diary of a Wombat'. This will be the focus of our English lessons and reading lessons for the next few weeks.
