Year 2 2024 - 2025

Miss Duerden

 

 

Welcome to Year 2  

 

 

Welcome to Year 2. On our class page you will find some general information regarding our class, some useful resources and any exciting news or pictures! 

This half term we will be learning: 

Geography

How does the location of Kampong Ayer compare with where I live? We will learn about the 7 continents, oceans, and the difference in climate close to the equator.  

Science

Living things and their habitats. We will learn about the difference between things which are living, dead and never been alive. We will also look at why certain animals are suited to particular habitats and what a food chain is.

English

In English this half term we will be reading the story ‘Grandad’s Island’ and writing our own adventure story and information text. We will also be looking at a piece of poetry called ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’.

Maths

This half term in our maths lessons our unit is addition and subtraction.

PE

For PE we will be doing gymnastics and dance- under the sea.

RE

Our unit area for RE this half term is Judaism. We will be learning all about the Torah and rules which Jews follow to guide them in their lives.

Computing

In computing we will be learning how to photoshop an image and add effects, to change the way an image looks including adding labels and text.

PSHE

Our unit for PSHE this half term is ‘Who is special to us?’ We will be discussing who is important in our lives and what makes a good friend.

Music

This half term in music we will be discovering a song called Hands Feet Heart by Joanna Mangona - A song that celebrates South African music

 

DT or Art

In art this half term we will be looking at an artist called Gabriel Alix focusing on how to mix and match colours, tinting and toning colours and using sketching pencils to sketch an image inspired by an artist.

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

PE takes place on a Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon. Homework set on Seesaw on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday. Reading books should be changed on your reading day. Please read every night and record on the Go read app. 

Miss E Duerden  

 

Links to useful websites: 

Please use the internet safely and sensibly

 

Maths websites 

Ordering numbers

Finding numbers/ count on and back

Coconut ordering

Smallest to largest ordering 

Money

Toy shop- make amounts  

Hit the button- mental maths game

Xtables 

Mental maths

Fact families

Addition and subtraction

Daily 10 - quick mental maths

 

English websites 

Verbs and adverbs

Tricky words

Nouns and adjectives

Spellings

Verbs

Nouns, verbs and adjectives

Full stops

 

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