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 Doades 

Teaching Assistants: Ms Bergin and Mr Freemantle 

Autumn 2

This half term, we are moving on from our History focus and diving straight into Geography! Our topic will focus on weather and seasons, as we explore our driving question: “Why does the weather change?” In Science, we will be continuing our learning about plants, exploring how they grow and what they need to stay healthy. In RE, we’ll learn about the story of Noah before moving on to the Christmas story.

In Maths, we will continue to strengthen our understanding of addition and subtraction, building on the strategies we’ve been practising.

In Writing, we will be using two brilliant books as inspiration: ‘Dragon Post’ to help us write our own letters, and ‘Last Stop on Market Street’ to inspire our own narrative writing.

We will finish the term with one of our favourite traditions — the Nativity!

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.