Year 2 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Year 2!

This is the plan for Autum 1 half-term...

Important Weekly Timetable:

Monday: Hand in homework and reading books will be changed by Mrs Young

Tuesday: 

Wednesday:  PE Day (come into school in correct PE uniform) & Homework will be handed out

Thursday: PE day

Friday: 

Please look out for School Spider messages for any changes to the timetable.

This half term we have lots of fun learning planned out and we love to see any learning linked to this at home too! 

English

This half term we are focusing on 'Katie in London' information books. We will keep practising our handwriting and the SPAG features we already know too! 

Phonics/Shared Reading

Our 'Author of the Term' is Shirley Hughes.

Children still needing to access phonics will attend daily phonics groups based on their assessments.  Children who have come off the phonics programme will now focus more on fluency and different comprehension style questions. In Shared reading we are looking at poems from Shirley Hughes and information texts on Elephants.

Maths

In Maths, we will be focussing on place value with numbers up to 100.  

Topic – History & Geography Focus

This half term we are learning all about 'The Great Fire of London'.

RE

This half term we are learning about The Bible and why it is such a special book.  

Science

In Science this half term, we are learning about all living things and their habitats.

Art/DT

In Art we are looking at building structures from London. 

PE

In PE, we will be having sessions delivered by Cheshire County Cricket and House of Dance.

Music

In Music this half term, we will be learning about pulse, rhythm and pitch.

Computing

This half term, we will be learning about online safety and effective searching.

Spanish

This half term we will be learning about how to use language on the farm.

Heartsmart

Within Heartsmart, we will be learning to 'Get HeartSmart!'