YEAR 2
SUMMER TERM 1, 2025
In English, we will be exploring the books ‘The Dragon Machine’ by Helen Ward and ‘Toys in Space’ by Mini Grey. We will be creating our own stories, instructions, diary entries and setting descriptions.
In maths, we will be learning about time, position and direction and statistics. We will also be consolidating our arithmetic and problem-solving skills.
In science, we will be exploring plants, what they need to survive and how they grow into mature plants.
Our art topic will be sculpture and will be creating African Jewellery. In computing, we will be learning about effective searching using the internet and creating digital pictures.
In geography, we will be using map skills to compare the features of Warrington and Naro Moru in Kenya. We will be having a parent visitor coming to talk to us about her experiences of living and working in Kenya. Our Charanga music topic will be about pop music and learning the friendship song.
We will be having Warrington Wolves rugby sessions in our outdoor PE. For indoor PE we will be continuing gymnastics. In PSHE, our myHappymind unit is ‘Engage’ and we will be learning about money such as saving and spending and our needs and wants. Our RE topic for the half-term will be about Christian churches.
SUMMER TERM 2, 2025
Our English books for the half term will be ‘Tadpole’s Promise’ by Jeanne Willis and ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ by Edward Lear. We will be focussing on explanation writing linked to the lifecycles and exploring poetry by reciting a poem and writing our own poems.
In maths we will be consolidating our learning from the year and developing our problem-solving skills.
In science, we will be exploring uses of everyday materials. The history focus will be learning about coasts and how they have changed over time with a particular focus on Llandudno. We will be taking a trip to Llandudno where they will watch a Punch and Judy show and take a tram ride up the Great Orme.
Our computing topic will be about creating music using an online program. We will learn how to upload and create our own compositions. In music, we will be learning about western classical music and performing our end of Year 2 production. Our outdoor PE learning will focus on athletics and preparing for sports day. In Indoor PE we will be developing our dance skills.
Our PSHE unit will be focussing on growing and changing. This will include moving to the junior school, our bodies and harmful substances. In RE, we will be learning about Judaism and what aspects of our lives are most important.
In Design Technology we will explore mechanisms (wheels and axles). We will design and create a ferris wheel linked to our History topic.
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING IN YEAR 2 SO FAR THIS YEAR?
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