Mrs Senior is the teacher in our Year Two class. Mrs Hinchliffe teaches on a Tuesday morning or afternoon and all day Thursday. Our PE day is Thursday.

Class Saint

St Francis of Assisi. The Patron Saint of Animals and Ecology. Feast day is 4th October. 

St Francis was a man of wealth and business who had a dream that God told him he had it all wrong. St Francis became a man of God who gave up all his possessions and began to preach. Others joined his simple life. St Francis had a deep relationship with nature - he felt all of God's creation was part of his brotherhood. He wrote the beautiful Canticle of the Sun that expresses this brotherhood with creation. 

St Francis of Assisi, pray for us.

Summer Term Curriculum Overview

Maths

· solve problems involving addition and subtraction of money, including giving change

· read and write the fractions ½, ⅓ and ¼ and relate this to a fraction of a length, shape or set of objects

· tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour 

·  describe position, direction and movement

· 5 and 10 times tables

· dividing by 2, 5 and 10

· measure length, mass, temperature and capacity

English

A focus on simple and compound sentences, full stops, capital letters, and the correct spelling of key words

Reading fluently and with increasing comprehension

RE

To the ends of the Earth

· Events from the Resurrection of Jesus to Pentecost

· Retell the Conversion of Saul

· Recognise that Christians believe the Holy Spirit opens their heart to God

· How the fruits of the Holy Spirit were shown in the lives of holy people

Dialogue and Encounter

· What the story of the Good Samaritan teaches about how Christians should live

·Jewish religious laws, beliefs, worship, and life

· Respecting the beliefs of people from different communities in their local are

Art

Y2 will be studying sculpture.

Key learning includes:

· Know the work of Andy Goldsworthy

· Identify and create different types of line

· Give an opinion on artwork

· Printing

· Use of natural materials

· Organic and geometric shapes

Science

Differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive

Most living things live in habitats to which they are suited

How different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants

How animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food

Design and Technology

Mechanisms - Sliders and levers

PE

Striking and Fielding Games - develop throwing and catching, tracking and striking a ball. Learn how to score points, how to play to the rules and use simple tactics. 

Athletics - run, jump for distance, jump for height, throw for distance, throw for accuracy, balance

Computing

Digital Music

Music

Identifying and describing changes in pitch. Copying pitch patterns. Creating and notating simple melodies. Performing simple musical accompaniments and preparing for performance

Personal Development

Keeping Safe - Recognise what makes a situation unsafe. Know the difference between good and bad secrets 

Living in the Wider World - Aware of the communities to which they belong. Understanding of their responsibilities to those communities