Welcome to Class 2C!

Mr Crawford, Mrs Wilson, Mrs White & 29 stars!

Term 2

This is an overview of some of the exciting work Year 2 children will be enjoying in our second term.

Literacy

This term the focus is on two areas:

• Stories in a familiar setting
• Traditional Tales

The children will continue with their reading books and spellings will be sent home on a Monday for your children to practice.

Mathematics

This term the focus will be:

• Division

• Fractions
• Measure
• Time

Each week on our ‘learning together’ sheet we will provide details of the math work undertaken in class and set weekly homework (this may be a worksheet or maths game).

History and Geography

In Geography we will be learning all about our world. We will be finding out about the U.K, Continents and Oceans. 

In History we are exploring how toys in the past compare to the toys children have today.

Science

Our science work in this term will revolve around investigating Plants and Variatiation. 

Computing

ICT is taught throughout each subject as children use a variety of resources (ipads, computers, cameras, and internet) to find and produce information. This term we focus on writing computer code. We are also learning about e-safety.

Art & Design Technology

This term we look at painting. Children will also make cards and baskets for Easter. In DT we will be making puppets

PE

Children will enjoy a range of outdoor and indoor sports activities, with a professional sports coach, alongside movement and dance.

Music

A variety of songs are taught in preparation for our Class assembly.

P.H.S.E.

Throughout the curriculum there is a strong focus on PHSE (Personal Health, Social and Emotional) learning. This term we focus on:

• going for Goals
• environmental problems

RE

We cover all the main world religions, this term we are looking Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism.

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Term 1

We hope you enjoy finding out about what we have been up to in class. Our "Learning Together" sheet will be sent home at the end of every week and it will keep you updated with what we have been doing in our writing and maths lessons.

Reading

 We listen to your child read at least once a week either individually or as a group. Children are reminded to bring reading books in every day and Library books on a Wednesday.

If your child has finished reading their book, have a good understanding of what has happened in it and they have been asked questions about it, they are able to change their book any day.

Writing

This term our focus in writing will be on Information Text's and Traditional Tales. Each week children will be sent home a comprehension activity sheet to complete.

Maths

With the use of practical equipment and resources we will be adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing sums and solving some simple real life word problems. Make sure you check the Maths section of the "Learning Together" sheet for some suggested activities. 

Topic

Our topic this half term focuses on History, we will be learning about The Great Fire of London and Samuel Pepys. The children will be visited by Samuel Pepys himself to learn all about the fire; including how it started and how they stopped it spreading further! 

Keep up-to-date with all that's going on in our class by viewing the photos below or following our school Twitter Account: @gilmourinfants