Year 2

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Curriculum scrapbook

Spring 1

Week 1-2

alternative of the image - See caption below — We had an orangutan arrive in our classes! We read the story ‘The Queen’s Orang-utan by David Walliams’ and learnt about all the mischievous things the Orangutan got up to in the palace! We retold the story and remembered all the funny phrases. We have rewritten the story by changing the animal. Some of us choose flamingos, koalas, giraffes and cheetahs to arrive at the palace!

alternative of the image - See caption below — In our maths learning we have been adding coins together. We first had to recognise the coins and their value. We then added different of coins together. We practised making amounts using different coins. We were introduced to notes too and we could recognise the greatest value note.

alternative of the image - See caption below — At the beginning of this term we practised using oil pastels to create different patterns. For our Kings and Queen’s topic we wanted to sketch a crown and add oil pastel marking to it. We practised sketching the crown in different shapes and sizes and then we chose our favourite style for our final piece.

Week 3-4

alternative of the image - See caption below — “You want a giant MONKEY?!” Isn’t what was said by the year 2s, but rather the queen’s butler in the book we are reading. We are learning how to write in the form of a biography all about the queen’s orang-utan.

alternative of the image - See caption below — To immerse ourselves into the story, we pretended to be the orang-utan and focus on what our interests were, our favourite things and our family.

alternative of the image - See caption below — In year 2, we have been learning all about multiplication. We use the resources in our classroom to help us share ‘equal groups’. Our multiplication learning has rocked! Year 2 also joined in with a competition on TT Rockstars, showing our school value, ‘love’ as we worked as a team to build-up our class score total.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We use the resources in our classroom to help us share ‘equal groups’. Our multiplication learning has rocked!

alternative of the image - See caption below — Our music lessons have been out of this world!

alternative of the image - See caption below — We have been exploring timbre (identifying the way sounds are made) and texture (recognising and responding to the different layers of sounds used in music) whilst also learning about significant individuals.

alternative of the image - See caption below — Our music lessons have focused on the 1969 moon landing and forming our own routine to create sounds. We are proud of the courage all children showed when performing their creation to the class.

Week 5-6

alternative of the image - See caption below — In our Geography lesson we looked at the human and physical features of a country. We sorted the different pictures into a table and then discussed why we thought it was either a human or physical feature. After this, we used Digimap’s to get a birds eye view of Buckingham Palace and explore the Palace grounds, where the boundary is and what human features we could see around the Palace.

alternative of the image - See caption below — In Music we played with the boom whackers which is a tuned percussion instrument that produces musical tones when struck on the floor or any surface. We did a rhythm warm up to find the beat and then we played nursery rhymes and tried to keep up with the beat!

alternative of the image - See caption below — In R.E. we have been looking at the Hindu Mandir which is a special place for Hindu’s to worship. We discussed what our special places are and what they mean to us. In addition to this, we discussed how people have different special places and what makes them special.

Spring 2

Week 1-2

alternative of the image - See caption below — In Year 2 we have regular opportunities to explore our emotions and mindset and learn about it. On dress to express day, we joined in with meaningful activities that promoted self-esteem, emotional awareness, and self-regulation. We engaged well with the book ‘The invisible string’ and how our hearts and our friends/family are always connected by ‘invisible string’.

alternative of the image - See caption below — On world book day, Year 2 enjoyed many activities and opportunities to celebrate the love of reading.

alternative of the image - See caption below — It was great to see our Year 2s in so many interesting and imaginative costumes. We particularly loved grouping up with Year 3 and reading with each other.

alternative of the image - See caption below — Many Year 2s enjoyed being read to or reading their favourite book to them. We are proud of all the children showing love and courage throughout the day.

alternative of the image - See caption below — In R.E Year 2 have been exploring what a special place is and what it means to different people. We linked our knowledge of special places to the key concept of Mandir’s as a special place for Hindus.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We discussed big questions that explored if our places will always be special and if there are any special places that we all feel are special?

alternative of the image - See caption below — This developed our debate skills and our ability to justify our own answers. In small groups we presented our ideas to the class whilst focusing our public speaking skills.

Week 3-4

alternative of the image - See caption below — In Year 2, we have been learning about the Titanic therefore we took a trip to the SeaCity Museum in Southampton to find out some more interesting facts. We learnt about all the crew members on board and their different job roles and the different types of passengers on board.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We then experienced smelling all the different smells on board the ship such as the lavender they would have left on the bed for the first-class passengers!

alternative of the image - See caption below — As part of our PSHE lessons this half term we had a visit from SCARF. We were very excited to see Harold the giraffe and his friends. We enjoyed learning about our different body parts and the importance of knowing what bullying means and what to do if we think ourselves or someone else might be getting bullied.

alternative of the image - See caption below — To get into the role of Samson, children wore mouse masks to say the different things they could see, hear, smell, taste, and touch!

Week 5-6

alternative of the image - See caption below — In Year 2, we have been learning about the Titanic. We learnt about the First Class, Second Class and Third-Class passengers. We looked at what clothes they wore on the Titanic.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We noticed that the First-Class Passengers wore expensive suits or dresses. The ladies wore extravagant hats, and the men wore top hats. We designed our own outfits for the First Class and Third class passengers.

alternative of the image - See caption below — With the theme of Spring in mind, we went outside and looked out for the signs of Spring. We noticed that the flowers were starting to bloom and we looked at the daffodils around out grounds.

alternative of the image - See caption below — Later in the week we created a web using a ball of wool. We threw the wool to each other and we couldn’t let go of it. We use terms like ‘world wide web’ to describe how computers talk to one another. However, long before that was invented, fungi provided trees with their own ‘wood wide web’.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We designed our lifeboats to sell at the Sea City Musuem. We used paper and an origami effect to fold a boat shape. We added a flag and foil for decoration.

Summer 1

Week 1-2

alternative of the image - See caption below — In Year 2, we have been learning how to write a setting description. We practiced our role-playing skills and acted out different parts of the story ‘Zahra’. The children discussed the main parts of the story and then they took it in turns to be Zahra. The children did an amazing job at using their senses to help them write their setting description.

alternative of the image - See caption below — Our topic for this half term is Rwanda therefore we started the term by drawing and painting African animals, inspired by the artist Edward Saidi Tinga Tinga.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We researched the artist, practiced our sketching skills, and then created a piece of artwork.

alternative of the image - See caption below — Using our geographical skills, we were able to locate Rwanda on a map using atlases and Digimaps.

alternative of the image - See caption below — The children discussed where in the world they think Rwanda is and they discussed what continent is Rwanda in, what oceans surround Africa and what other countries surround Africa.

Week 3-4

alternative of the image - See caption below — In geography, we have been learning all about Rwanda. I help us understand and contrast different locations, we explored the similarities and differences of our local area, to Rwanda. We looked closely at key features of both places, how the houses compare and the reasons why.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We found it fascinating to learn that Rwanda holds a monthly community clean-up called Umuganda. Translating to “coming together in common purpose”. We discussed how this event represents our key values of love, respect and courage and how we could promote this.

alternative of the image - See caption below — This week, Year Two have taken advantage of the warm weather and took their learning outside. The children have been learning about centimetres and metres and were challenged to measure distances and different paint lines on the playground.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We are impressed with how all children showed love as they worked at a team and shared the measuring equipment.

alternative of the image - See caption below — On Friday we celebrated the King’s coronation. During our celebrations we learnt more about King Charles III and what a coronation is. To prepare for our indoor picnic we created our own royal crowns!

alternative of the image - See caption below — After our regal picnic, we celebrated by playing traditional games and listening to classical music. As a treat, we all received a coronation cupcake!

Week 5-6

alternative of the image - See caption below — Year 2 and Year 1 walked to St James’ Church to celebrate Pentecost. The children told the story of Pentecost and learnt that Jesus returned to heaven 40 days after Easter and then the Holy Spirit appeared. We sung songs we practised at school.

alternative of the image - See caption below — The theme of collective worship this week was celebrating music. We listened to children play different instruments and enjoyed a fantastic piano performance. We went outside to listen to the sounds we could hear from the birds; we collected adjectives to describe the sounds for our writing.

alternative of the image - See caption below — In PE we have enjoyed using the field to practise athletic skills for sports day next term.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We also practised our catching and throwing skills.

alternative of the image - See caption below — We also had practised our bat and ball skills in partners.