In English, this half term, our quality texts will include ‘Traction Man’. Through these we will be continuing to look at what makes a ‘good’ sentence. We will also be developing our use of conjunctions and developing our spelling of tricky words.
Science:
Our Science unit this half term is materials, as part of this we will be planning and carrying out our own investigations on a range of materials. We will also have a visit from Adrian and his travelling Science Show.
In Maths this half term, we will be focussing on addition, subtraction and shape. In addition and subtraction we will be developing key skills such as adding 10 more and subtracting 10 less. We will then subtract across 10 and subtracting from a 10. In shape we will recognise many 2D and 3D shapes and use the correct vocabulary such as vertices, sides, edges and lines of symmetry.
Year 2 – Autumn 2:
In PE, we will be continuing our learning in both Athletics and Gymnastics, looking at other Fundamental Skills such as hopping, skipping, rolling and catching.
Art & Design: Painting and mixing media. The children will develop their knowledge of colour mixing, know how texture can be created with paint, use paint to explore texture and pattern and compose a collage, choosing and arranging materials for effect.
History:
Through our History lessons, we will be learning about the life and times of Guy Fawkes. We will be exploring a range of historical enquiry skills to enhance our learning, such as role play and hot seating.
Spanish : Los colores y los números / Colours and numbers.
We will name and recognise up to 10 colours in Spanish. We will also count from 1-10 in Spanish.
Music: This half terms key element of music is tempo. During this half term we will move on from recorders to exploring percussion instruments whilst continuing to use our voices. We will listen to music from many different genres from Rock to Classical music and start to compose using rhythm grids.
In our school, we follow the 1 decision scheme to teach our PSHE, we will also continue with our regular circle times. In addition to this we will be looking at fire safety.
RE: How and why do we celebrate special sacred times? With a special focus on Christmas.
This half term we will be learning all about the Christmas story and what it means to Christians, how Christians celebrate Christmas and the story of advent. We will also be learning about other festivals such as Diwali and Hannukah.
