Year 2
Welcome to another exciting year of learning in Year 2. This half term, our theme is 'Wild Wild West'.
This term, Year 2 are getting ready to travel back in time to explore the Wild, Wild West! The children will be learning all about cowboys, cowgirls and life on the open plains. They will discover how people lived in wooden towns, rode horses across dusty deserts, and worked together on ranches.
We will be writing instructions on how to be a cowboy, poems related to cowboys and much more. We will also be reading lots of Wild West related texts including 'The Wild West: Cowboys, Outlaws and Pioneers', 'The Wildest Cowboy, American Wild West Adventure: Stories for Kids', 'Max & Katie’s Wild West Adventure', 'Tornado Slim' and the 'Magical Cowboy Hat'.
Year 2 are ready for an exciting, adventurous journey into the Wild, Wild West!
PE days:
Class 7: Monday and Wednesday
Class 8: Tuesday and Friday
Class 9: Monday and Friday
Maths Mastery
At St Georges School, we follow Maths Mastery. This half term, we have been learning about place value. We love to use manipulatives to support our learning and to deepen our understanding of mathematical concepts. Soon, we will be moving onto learning about addition and subtraction, where we will continue to apply this understanding of place value to support our learning.
Reading
We love reading in Year 2. This half term, we will be accessing a number of high quality texts including 'The Wild West: Cowboys, Outlaws and Pioneers', 'The Wildest Cowboy, American Wild West Adventure: Stories for Kids', 'Max & Katie’s Wild West Adventure', 'Tornado Slim' and the 'Magical Cowboy Hat' Alongside this, we love to read at home, aiming for at least 5 reads a week!
Writing
In Year 2, we are continuing to build on the skills learnt in Year 1. This year, we are following the St Georges writing structure. We start by analysing similar texts before moving onto practicising the core skills required through modelling and shared writing. After this, we plan our text and use this to write our first draft. We continue the writing process by editing and refining our work. Finally, we publish our writing. We have been writing instructions on how to be a sheriff. We are also writing our own poems inspired by '10 things in a wizards pocket'. We are also enhancing our descriptive writing and narrative skills this half term.
Wider curriculum
We access a broad and balanced curriculum at St Georges School. This term, we are continuing to develop our skills in Science, Music, PE, Art, History, Geography, DT, PSHE, RE and Computing. Stay tuned for more photos of our learning in these areas throughout the term!.