In English, this half term, our quality text will be ‘Traction Man’. Through this story we will be continuing to look at what makes a complete sentence. We will also be developing our use of conjunctions and developing our spelling of red 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. 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.
In Music this half term, we will be learning our Christmas songs for our class performance. We will focus on pitch and structure.
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. We may also be visited by an actual fire fighter!
Computing:
This half term, the children will continue to learn how to keep safe online!
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.
