Year 2 Summer Term 1
Welcome to the Summer term in Year 2! We are looking forward to a fabulous and exciting half term!
For our Topic work this half term, we have a History based topic 'Significant Explorers'. In this unit, children will explore why some people are considered to be significant before going on to learn about some significant explorers. Children will learn about and discuss the explorations of Ibn Battuta, an explorer who lived around 700 years ago and about Matthew Henson, a famous polar explorer who may have been the first man to step foot on the North Pole. They will use a range of oracy skills as we compare Matthew Henson’s polar exploration to a much more recent exploration by Felicity Aston, the first person to walk across Antarctica alone on skis using her own power. The lesson about Neil Armstrong, the space explorer, looks, not only at his achievements, but asks the children to explore if it is right that Neil Armstrong should be remembered more than the others involved in the Apollo 11 mission. Finally, the children investigate how we remember significant people and how values may change over time in relation to this. The lessons on Matthew Henson and Felicity Aston talk about racism and sexism in simple terms. Please have a look at our knowledge organiser for more information.
We will be working hard to learn many key concepts in English and Maths. In English, we will be writing different genres based on our English text, 'The Last Wolf' written by Mini Grey. This is a fun re-telling of a very feisty Red Riding Hood and a lone wolf teetering on the edge of extinction. As part of this unit, we will learn about conservation as well as some extinct and endangered animals and what humans can do to help the environment. We will learn about how bees help the environment and even do some planting of wildflowers to help the bees! We will make predictions, write recounts, letters and instructions as well as taking part in role-play and lots of discussion and oracy work as we enjoy sharing this fabulous, fun story.
In Maths, we will continue our learning on Multiplication and Division, including learning and recalling the 2, 5 and 10 times tables and noticing rules and patterns in these. We will also complete a unit Mass, capacity and temperature as well as a unit on Fractions. We will take part in lots of conversations around reasoning and problem solving using some precise Mathematical vocabulary, talk about maths in pictures of the every day, asking and answering questions such as - 'What's the same?', 'What's different?', 'Which is less?, 'Which is more?' and 'What do you notice?'.
Regular reading aloud is a crucial part of your child's learning. Please make sure that you read daily with your child and ensure they learn their spelling homework.
Year 2 will have their P.E lesson on Tuesday afternoons this half term. Please make sure your child has the correct PE kit and ensure all items are labelled with your child’s name.
Please also make sure you child has a water bottle in school each day so they can stay hydrated!
If you need to speak to me regarding any issues, my door is always open.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Webb
Homework
Spelling Homework - Given out Friday, test the following Friday
Reading & Phonics- Please read with your child daily. Phonics reading books need to be read 3 times before we will change them to help children increase their fluency.
PE
Tuesday - Please have full PE kit - white top, black shorts and black pumps.