Year 2 learning this week
Below you will find our weekly teaching and learning summary to find out how we develop and enrich your child's learning whilst they are with us.
| Week ending | What we have been learning about |
|---|---|
| 15/11/24 | This week we have been continuing our learning about measurement. We have been practising using rulers to measure items around our classrooms. In Literacy we have been writing letters to Leaf, the lonely polar bear. We have been on nature walks around the school looking for animals in different habitats. Spellings: words with t, tt, tte |
| 08/11/24 | In Year 2 this week we have started exploring measurement in Maths, using metres and centimetres to measure items in our classroom. In Literacy, we have started a new story about a polar bear and have been writing fact files about polar bears. We have started learning about the 5 oceans in Geography. Also, we have had a great afternoon pausing to do some Diwali related activities, making lamps and lanterns. Spellings: Common expectation words. |
| 25/10/24 |
This week we have been continuing our learning of addition and subtraction word problems in Maths. In Literacy we have been inspired by Black History month to do some research about notable black inventors and athletes and create short presentations about our chosen person. We have been creating sculptures inspired by nature in Art, using leaves to make impressions in clay before turning the clay into bowls. |
| 18/10/2024 | This week we have been working on our retelling skills in literacy with our story One day on our Blue Planet in the Ocean. We have been solving word problems in maths using addition and subtraction. We are continuing to look at animals and the habitats they are most suited for. Spellings: Review of phase 5 sounds |
| 11/10/2024 | This week we have been continuing our learning of adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers. In Literacy we have looked at a new story, One day on this Blue Planet on the Savannah. We have been writing animal shape poetry inspired by animals on the Savannah. In science we have begun looking at different habitats and the animals that live in them. Spellings: words ending in ed and ing |
| 04/10/2024 |
In Year 2 this week we have been learning about antarctica and specifically penguins as part of literacy. We have been writing facts about how a penguin is suited to the antarctic. In maths we have continued our learning of addition and subtraction to 100. In science we have been exploring how we know something is living. For art we have done leaf rubbings in preparation for creating our own nature sculptures. |
| 27/09/2024 | It has been a busy week in Year 2. On Wednesday we had around the world day. We travelled to all the continents focusing on something different in each one. We looked at the climate in Antarctica, music in Africa, mountain climbing in Asia and more. In maths we have finished our learning on place value and are beginning to look at addition with number bonds to 20. Spellings: words with different sh sounds. Si, ssi, ci and ti |
| 20/09/2024 | In Year 2 we have been writing a retelling of The snail and the Whale focusing on using adjectives in our writing. We have continued learning about place value in maths, finding different ways to represent numbers using pictures and words. In computing we have started looking at algorithms and how to use them to make programs do things. In PE this week we are looking at ball skills with catching and throwing the ball. Spellings: words with the sounds ge, dge, su and si Tricky words: move, improve, parents, shoe |
| 13/09/2024 |
This week we have been settling into Year 2. In Literacy we have been reading The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson using it to inspire setting description. In maths we have begun our study of place value and looking at partitioning numbers. We got to welcome our dance teacher in PE who will be teaching us dance this term. Also, we have been enjoying folk music as part of our new learning in music. |
