Year 2
Welcome to our Year 2 learning page. This half term, Year 2 step into the exciting world of superheroes! We explore what makes someone a superhero and learn about the qualities that make a great hero, such as courage, kindness, bravery and determination. Our writing is based around superheroes, including writing instructions on how to be a superhero, where we develop our use of clear instructions and bossy verbs. We also take part in lots of exciting activities linked to our superhero theme and finish with a fantastic Superhero Day, where we can dress up, have fun and put our superhero skills to the test!.
PE days:
Class 7 – Tuesday and Friday
Class 8- Tuesday and Thursday
Class 9- Monday and Wednesday
Maths Mastery
At St Georges School, we follow Maths Mastery. This half term, we will be revisiting areas of learning that we found tricky last year. After that, we will be securing the fundamentals of mathematics, including place value, addition and subtraction. We love to use manipulatives to support our learning and to deepen our understanding of mathematical concepts.
We have also started 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 'Martin Luther King: BPLD', 'Greta and the Giants', 'Fantastic women who change the world', 'Emilline Pankhurst BPLD' and 'One little word.'
Alongside this, we love to read at home, aiming for at least 5 reads a week!
For those of us who still require phonics support, we will continue to develop this through targetted phonics lessons and interventions.
Our trip to The Minories
At the end of Autumn 1, we will be going on an exciting trip to The Minories to look at some original Banksy pieces. We can't wait to share our experience on this trip with you all.
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. This half term, we will cover a range of genres, including instruction writing, descriptive writing and poetry.
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!.
