The Weatheralls Primary School

Welcome to Year 2's Class Page

Class Teacher:  Miss Pearce

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs Harradine (HLTA) 

Miss Gardiner

Our Learning in Autumn Term

English Maths

In English, we will be following The Write Stuff, focusing our learning around the book 'The Friendship Bench' and writing a narrative.

  

In reading, we will be focusing on prosody and the key reading skills (our VIPERS):

  • Vocabulary
  • Inference
  • Prediction
  • Explanation
  • Retrieval
  • Summarising

In maths this term, we will be covering;

  • Place value
  • Addition and subtraction
  • Shape

 

Our KIRF this half term is

'I know addition facts for all numbers to 20.'

Art & Design Design and Technology
In Art, we will be exploring 'Painting and Mixed Media: Life in Colour'. In DT, we will be exploring the questions, 'What does healthy mean?' and 'How can you repurpose an item of clothing?'.
Computing Geography
In Computing we will be learning about computing systems around us and we will be studying digital photography.  In geography, we will be revisiting our learning from Year 1, studying local human and physical geography features and beginning our learning on London and Nairobi. 
History Music
In history this term, we will be studying The Great Fire of London. In music, we will be learning and performing Hands, Feet, Heart.
PSHE Religious Education
In PSHE we will be looking at rights, rules and relationships and family and friends. In R.E. we will be looking at Christianity and exploring the following: 'Is it possible to be kind to everyone all of the time?' 'Why do Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world?'
Science  
In science, we will be studying living things and their habitats and animals including humans.   

 Curriculum Map

2024 25 curriculum long term plan year 2.pdf