Year 2
Welcome to another exciting year of learning in Year 2. This half term, we are exploring the wonderful world of animals. We will be learning about different types of animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and discovering where they live and how they survive. Through fun activities, stories, and creative projects, we will explore animal habitats, diets, and life cycles. We are excited to become animal experts and share all the amazing things we learn along the way! We will even be visiting Colchester Zoo for a day!
PE days:
Class 7: Monday and Thursday
Class 8: Tuesday and Friday
Class 9: Monday and Thursday
Maths Mastery
At St Georges School, we follow Maths Mastery. This half term, we have been learning about measuring length, height, volume and capacity. We are also learning about fractions! We love to use manipulatives to support our learning and to deepen our understanding of mathematical concepts. Soon, we will be moving onto learning about money, where we will continue to apply this understanding of mathematics to support our learning.
We have also started an exciting scheme called 'Mastering Number', aimed at further developing our fluency and mastery of maths.
Reading
We love reading in Year 2. This half term, we will be accessing a number of high quality texts including 'First book of animals', 'The story tree', 'The storm whales', 'One little bird', 'One world: 24 hours on Planet Earth' and 'Protecting the planet- the seasons of Giraffes'. Alongside this, we love to read at home, aiming for at least 5 reads a week!
We have also started Little Wandle's 'Reading Fluency' scheme for those children who are secure in phonics. For those of us who still require phonics support, we will continue to develop this through targetted phonics lessons and interventions.
Writing
In Year 2, we are continuing to build on the skills learnt in Year 1. This year, we are following the St Georges writing structure. We start by analysing similar texts before moving onto practicising the core skills required through modelling and shared writing. After this, we plan our text and use this to write our first draft. We continue the writing process by editing and refining our work. Finally, we publish our writing. We have been stories about animals. We are also writing our instructions, letters and newspaper articles.
Wider curriculum
We access a broad and balanced curriculum at St Georges School. This term, we are continuing to develop our skills in Science, Music, PE, Art, History, Geography, DT, PSHE, RE and Computing. Stay tuned for more photos of our learning in these areas throughout the term!.
