Year 2 2026 - 2027

Miss Duerden

Welcome to Year 2

Autumn Term

This term our main enquiry question is: Why was London burning?

P.E.

All children need a named P.E. kit consisting of:

Black shorts
House colour polo shirt
Trainers or pumps (preferably with Velcro fastenings)

Kits should be in a small draw string bag, clearly labelled with your child’s name (no rucksacks as we do not have space for them). The kit can remain in school until the end of the half-term.

P.E. days: Tuesday and Thursday

History	The Great Fire of London- children will study the Great Fire of London, exploring its causes, consequences, and the impact it had on the development of the city. They will learn about the fire and Chester.
Science	Uses of everyday materials- Children learn to identify and compare materials based on their uses and explore how the shape of solid objects can change through squashing, bending, twisting, and stretching.
English	In English this half term, we will be looking at the poem London’s burning and writing our own version. We will also be writing a diary recount and looking at the non-fiction book ‘Fire of London’.
Maths	This half term in our maths lessons we will start by looking at numbers to 100 and then move onto addition and subtraction.
PE	For PE we will be doing dance and games.
RE	Our unit area for RE this half term is Judaism. We will focus on what Jews believe about God and how Jews show faith through practices and celebrations.
Computing	In computing we will be doing some simple photoshopping. The children will know how to edit a photo with simple tools, know how to begin to cut out an image to layer on another image and know how to cut images with accuracy to layer on other images.
PSHE	Our unit for PSHE this half term is Who is special to us. The children will be able to explain who the special people in their lives are, talk about the importance of families, describe what makes someone a good friend, know how to resolve an argument in a positive way, know the skills involved in successful cooperation, identify a way to show others that they care.
Music	Will focus on rhythm and use this to create our own pieces.
Art	In Art this half term we will be doing some painting related to The Great Fire of London. We will Mix secondary colours accurately, predict outcomes of colour mixing, mix brown from primary colours and create tints by adding white and tones by adding black.