Year 2
Welcome to another exciting year of learning in Year 2. This half term we are stepping back in time to explore the fascinating world of 'The Victorians'. Through our learning, the children will be developing their writing skills by creating imaginative inventor stories inspired by this exciting era, as well as powerful persuasive speeches debating the treatment of Victorian school children.
We will be developing our understanding of life in Victorian Britain, including receiving a visit from a Victorian teacher. Alongside this, we will continue to develop our skills across the curriculum.
We are looking forward to a half term full of curiosity, creativity and thoughtful discussion as we discover what life was like in Victorian times.
PE days:
Class 7: Monday and Wednesday
Class 8: Tuesday and Wednesday
Class 9: Monday and Friday
Maths Mastery
At St Georges School, we follow Maths Mastery. This half term, we have been learning about addition and subtraction and shape. 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 money, where we will continue to apply this understanding of mathematics to support our learning.
We are also starting an exciting scheme called 'Mastering Number', aimed at further developing our fluency and mastery of maths.
Reading
We love reading in Year 2. This half term, we will be accessing a number of high quality texts including 'Around the world in 80 ways', 'Rosie Revere- Engineer', 'Izzy Gizmo' and 'Queen Victoria'.Alongside this, we love to read at home, aiming for at least 5 reads a week!
We have also started Little Wandle's 'Reading Fluency' scheme for those children who are secure in phonics. For those of us who still require phonics support, we will continue to develop this through targetted phonics lessons and interventions.
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!.
