Welcome to Year 2
Welcome to Year 2
at St Anne’s Primary School
Welcome to Year 2!
Class teacher - Miss Davies
Teaching assistant - Miss Baker
Writing
This half term we will be using the book ‘Major Glad, Major Dizzy’ by Jan Oke to inspire our writing. This beautifully illustrated story takes you through over 100 years in the life of toy soldiers who get lost down the floorboards.
Children will write a diary including the following features:
Use the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense
Use present and past tenses correctly and consistently
Use subordination (apply because, when; introduce that)
Use punctuation correctly - apostrophe for the possessive (singular)
Maths
This term in Maths, Year 2 will be exploring fractions. The children will begin by identifying and understanding the difference between parts and wholes using practical resources such as objects, shapes and pictures. They will learn how to recognise and find simple fractions including ½ (one half), ⅓ (one third), ¼ (one quarter) and ¾ (three quarters).
RE
We will be starting our new unit ‘Desert to Garden’. We will be focusing on the liturgical season of Lent, exploring the journey from the desert (temptation, sin, reflection) to the garden (new life, resurrection).
In Geography, we will be learning about ‘Where we live’ including map reading and identifying local geographical features.
In Science, we will be looking at ‘Plants’ where we will identify variety of plants and their features.
In Art, we will be creating our own self portraits and focusing on the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
In PE, children will be doing games, looking at agility, throwing and catching.
Things to remember
Our PE days will be on a Monday. 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.
