
Welcome to Year 2

Welcome to Year 2
at St Anne’s Primary School
Teacher - Mrs Nall-Evans
Teaching Assistant - Mrs Keenan
Maths
For our Maths lessons, we will be looking at statistics, further developing our understanding of tally charts, bar charts and pictograms.
We will then me moving on to position and direction. This will include the children being able to describe movement and give directions.
Writing
This half term we will be using the book ‘Grandad’s Secret Giant’ by David Litchfield to inspire our writing. This story looks at the importance of being kind to everyone and saying sorry for things we have done wrong.
Children will write a story with the focus of morals including the following features:
Use present and past tense correctly and consistantly including the progressive form
Use subordination (when, if, that, because) and coordination (or, and, but)
Use expanded noun phrases to describe and specify
Add suffix to spell longer words including -ful, -ment
RE
We will be starting our new unit ‘Dialogue & Encounter’. We will be learning about how the Christian faith helps others. We will also be learning about other faiths in the world.
In geography, we will be learning about my world and me.
In science, we will be looking at habtats around the world.
In Art, we will be looking at the work of Henri Rousseau.
In PE, children will be learning athletics. This will include the skills running, jumping and throwing.
Things to remember
Our PE days will be on a Thursday. Children need to come into school wearing their correct PE uniform.
Please make sure your child brings their book bag in each day so their book can be changed. We will be reading with your child throughout the week.
Children need to bring a labelled water bottle in each day.
