Weekly Timetable:

Welcome to Year 2’s homepage. Year 2 is going to be a jam-packed year of exciting learning, trips and performances. In Year 2 we build upon our love of learning and grow to become more independent – ready for the Juniors! We will follow our varied interests and develop our many talents. On our class blog, you will find photos of all our trips, fun workshops and learning as well as exciting events.

Year 2 Team

Class Teacher: Ms Ringrose

Teaching Assistant: Ms Hough, Ms Ghalem (Mon, Tues, Fri), Ms Berhane (Weds, Thurs)

Summer 1

This half term, Year 2 are exploring all things food! In English, we are learning to improve our writing of retells by exploring the book Pattan’s Pumpkin by Chitra Soundar before comparing two different versions and writing exciting retells of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In Art, we are learning to make 3D fruit sculptures from clay and papier mache. In Geography, we will learn about where our food comes from, making connections between what we buy and what may be sourced locally or elsewhere.

In Maths, we continued our work on measurement and will be exploring fractions, time, statistics and position and direction. 

In RE, we will be learning about Islam and how Muslims show their commitment to Allah. 

Finally, in Science we are learning about animals, including humans, their life cycles and their needs for survival. 

Spring 1

This half term, Year 2 are thinking all about journeys, the world and all the different experiences that people have. We will be reading The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge, and writing news broadcasts, designing our own beasts and retelling the story. In Geography, our topic is All About The World and focuses on the modern and ancient wonders of the world. In RE, we will be learning about Judaism and the festivals of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Hanukkah. In Science, we will be exploring living things and their habitats.

In Maths, we are continuing with addition and subtraction and exploring geometry. 

In Art, we will be learning a simple collagraph printing technique. We will be making relief blocks and using them to take rubbings. We will then explore repetitive patterns/colour in printing, learning to control our results.

Autumn 1

This half term, Year 2’s topic is ‘History of Camden Canals’. We will look at photos and paintings of the canals from the past and present and make comparisons between them, talking about their original purpose and how that may have changed over time. In English, we will focus on the traditional tales and in particular ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ and then we will move onto ‘Anansi the spider’ for our Black History book.

In Maths, we will explore place value and different ways of representing 2-digit numbers. We will also begin exploring different methods for addition and subtraction.

In Science, our focus will be ‘Plants’. In RE, we will be looking at the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. In Computing we will concentrate on online safety, as well as some basic coding skills. The children will be able to explain their beliefs as well as learn about the ideas of others.

And in Art, we will be exploring starting the term working on our drawing skills.

Key Dates

4th October – Year 2 Class Assembly