Year 2

Homework 

Each week, children are expected to learn their spellings, practise their times tables, practise their joined-up handwriting and read to an adult for 10 minutes each night. 

PE  

In year 2, the PE days are Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing school uniform and they will change in school.  Please ensure all items are fully labelled with your child’s name.

Trips 

We are planning on doing a local walk around Penge to spot changes to plants during Autumn.    

Key Times 

For Year 2, the school day will begin at 8.30, and end at 3.30.

English 

In English, we are reading and then retelling ‘The Snail and the Whale’ by Julia Donaldson, before writing diary entries based on ‘Ravi’s Roar’ by Tom Percival.

Maths 

In maths, we will be focusing on place value, addition and subtraction.

Science 

In science, we are learning about materials and their properties. 

Geography 

This half term we are learning about different continents including Africa, South America and Antarctica.

History 

Following on from the Tudors, we are learning about King Henry VIII and his life.   

RE 

In RE this half term, we will be focusing on the basic principles of Buddhism.   

Computing 

Online safety is the focus for computing. We are learning how to log in and out of programmes safely, how to create avatars, how to keep our work safe on the internet. 

Art 

In art, we will be learning about drawing. Our focus artist will be Olga Gamynina. We will be learning different mark making techniques in an attempt to create drawings of animals in the style of this artist.

Mandarin 

In Mandarin, we will be learning to recognise and draw some Chinese characters.

PSHE 

In PSHE we will be learning about respecting ourselves and others. Wellbeing will remain a focal point of our learning.  

PE 

In PE, the children will be practising their throwing and catching skills. 

Music 

In music, we are continuing to learn beats and rhythms. We will learn the names for some musical beats and compose and compare graphical scores and identify musical pieces most appropriate to accompany stories.