• Numeracy
• Literacy
• Science
• ICT

Welcome to Class Two

Miss Parsons

Mrs Williams, Ms Stringfellow and Miss Hart

Welcome back to a new term! We hope you had a lovely Easter.

Here is an overview of the learning that will take place this term.

English

During this half term, the children in Class 2 will be reading The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward. We will be doing some exciting activities including: designing our own dragon machine, creating an encyclopaedia all about dragons and writing our own version of the story with other mythical creatures.

Guided Reading

We will continue to have guided reading sessions every week, giving your child the chance to read with an adult in a small group at a level that challenges and supports them. However, regular reading at home remains one of the most important ways you can help your child make progress. Sharing a book together, talking about new vocabulary, and asking questions about what they have read all help to build confidence, fluency and deeper understanding.

Phonics/Home Reading

Year 2 children will bring home a phonics book matched to the sounds they are learning. Rather than reading it all at once, please revisit it across the week—practising fluency, discussing the meaning of the text and exploring the spellings linked to their phonics focus, helping them to apply the sounds they know.

Year 3 children are benchmarked at an appropriate level and will continue to bring home a reading book of their choice. Please encourage them to read regularly and to change their book when they have finished it, so they can continue to enjoy a wide range of texts.

Maths

This term, we are learning about fractions. The children in Year 2 will learn to identify halves, thirds and quarters of shapes and also find fractions of amounts. The children in Year 3 will build upon this knowledge and learn about unit and non-unit fractions, equivalent fractions and continue to find fractions of amounts.

If you need any guidance on our methods, please refer to the calculation policy or speak to a member of the Class 2 team.

Geography

In geography, the children will be learning about the Lake District. We will cover physical geography such as mountains, lakes and rivers and human geography like tourism and jobs. We will also work on our map skills.

History

This term, we will be journeying on through time moving on from the Celts to the Roman invasion of Britain. The children will learn about the push and pull factors of invasion, failed attempts to invade, what it was like to be a Roman soldier, how the Romans have shaped modern-day Britain and evidence of the Romans in Lancashire.

Science

This term in science, we are learning about human and animal life cycles. The children will learn about each stage of the human life cycle and the gradual changes that humans go through. They will also build upon prior learning from last term in English and revisit the life cycles of butterflies and frogs.

Art and DT

This half term, our DT project is linked to our History unit on the Romans and the children will be exploring mosaics. We will be learning about what a mosaic is, what they are made out of and what images Roman mosaics depicted. We are going to be designing our own mosaics and then having a go at making them!

R.E.

This term in RE we are thinking about rules. For the first half term, we are learning about examples of rules in the Bible. We will be reading Exodus and learning about the Ten Commandments, relating them to modern life. We will also look at other examples of rules in the Bible. Next half term, we are continuing on the theme of rules but in other religions. We will be learning about other belief systems including Islam, Sikhism, Judaism and Humanism and discovering the rules that are followed in them.

PE

This term, Year 2 children will continue to go swimming. In our other PE lessons, the children will be working on their throwing and catching skills.

Music

In music, the children are continuing to build on their knowledge of scales and pitch. The children will be learning about Indian classical music. They will listen to a variety of pieces, use technical vocabulary and compose their own pieces.

As you can see, we have an exciting jam-packed term ahead of us! If you would like to share any information that you have, for example, you have photos or leaflets regarding any of our learning, please do send it into school for us to have a look at.

If you have any questions about our learning for this term, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any of the Class 2 team.

Keep an eye on the Class 2 blog, as we will keep you updated with our learning.

Please find documents on this page relating to the curriculum which we ensure if fun and engaging to the children. 

In Key Stage 1 we use Monster Phonics to support your child's reading development. 

Our reading schemes are: Oxford Reading Tree, Lighthouse and Pearson  

We are currently using 'Emile' for those in year two and three which enables them to learn spellings and practise at home on the computer or ipad. The link to this is https://emile-education.com/app-downloads/student-log-in-access-app-or-online/ (This will take you to an external website)

Always make sure you have an adult with you when you use the internet.