Year 2

Welcome to Year 2's Learning Page

MEET THE TEAM

Miss Madigan - Class teacher

Mrs McGregor - Class teacher

Mrs Sloan - Class teacher

Mrs Yaqoob - Special needs assistant

Dear Parents / Carers and Year 2 children,

We would like to welcome you back to school after the Easter break. As a team we are really looking forward to another exciting half term.

Please feel free to come and speak with us with any questions, suggestions or concerns- we are always willing to listen and help in any way we can.

All the best,

Miss Madigan, Mrs Sloan, Mrs McGregor and the rest of the Year 2 team.

Our Topic this half term is:

Magnificent Monarchs

History

This project teaches children about the English and British monarchy from AD 871 to the present day. Using timelines, information about royal palaces, portraits and other historical sources, they build up an understanding of the monarchs and then research six of the most significant sovereigns.

Science

This project teaches children about growth in animals by exploring the life cycles of some familiar animals. They build on learning about the survival of humans by identifying the basic needs of animals for survival, including food, water, air and shelter.

The run, jump, throw learning teaches children the key fundamental movement skills such as agility, balance, coordination, running, jumping and throwing. In the react, roll and retrieve unit the children will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge of fielding activities and transfer their learning across a range of activities that develop their ability to send objects and field in various contexts.

The RE curriculum will have a focus on how symbols are used to welcome new life.

RSHE

The RSHE curriculum will have a focus on keeping ourselves healthy.

Computing

Children will learn to recognise that different devices can be used to capture photographs and will gain experience capturing, editing, and improving photos. Finally, they will use this knowledge to recognise that images they see may not be real.

Art

This project teaches children about portraiture. They analyse the portraits of Tudor monarchs and compare Tudor portraits and selfies today. They use photo editing software to create royal portraits.

This project teaches children about fabric home products and the significant British brand Cath Kidston. They learn about sewing patterns and using a running stitch and embellishments before making a sewn bag tag.

General

We will be using Seesaw as our online learning platform for homework as well as any wow moments we would like to share. We also ask that you, as parents, share things with us too. The children love to share their photos with the class. We like to use this site daily so please check regularly for updates of your child’s learning. We usually send a text if there is something exciting to look at.

Please do feel free to say hello and get to know us and we look forward to getting to know yourself and your child over the next few weeks.

Year2@stthomas.org.uk

Download all the Charters as a PDF file

Here is your Year 2 Class Charter challenge sheet. You can also download a copy by clicking on the image.