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Year 2

Welcome to Year 2

Here you will find all the information you need to know about the goings-on in Year 2. 

The adults in Year 2 are Mr Leivers and Mrs Richardson.

Mrs Foster will be teaching Year 2 every Thursday afternoon.

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For general things e.g. lost jumper, wearing trainers because shoes too small etc, please contact the class teacher using the updated messaging function on Seesaw

For more significant concerns or worries,

please email secretary@nshprimary.co.uk with FAO Mr Leivers Class Teacher in the subject.

Any changes to school pick up should go through the school office

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Topic

In topic this term we will be learning about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. We will also learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally and or globally.

The focus will be on the significant contribution to nursing by Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and on the impact of the Great Fire of London.

If you have any books or information about these subjects, please feel free for your children to bring them to school to enhance our learning experience.

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Writing

This term we will be creating posters, letters, information reports and stories based on the book

The Journey Home by Frann Preston-Gannon.

For details about curriculum coverage of our English units please click here.

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Maths

We follow White Rose curriculum in maths and the Year 2 topic overview can be found by clicking here.

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Science

Living Things and Their Habitats

In this science unit, the children will explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive. They will learn how to identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats. The children will learn to identify and name different sources of food so that they can describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain.

The lessons are designed to challenge children to develop and recall the knowledge and skills they have covered in all their previous learning.

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PE

Our PE days will be Mondays and Thursdays (with Mrs Foster)

On PE days, the children need to come to school in their school PE kit with their school uniform packed to change into if they get very wet during a PE lesson.

Please remember jogging bottoms when the weather turns colder.

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Please bring school uniform in a named bag in case we need to change after PE due to bad weather.

 

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Curriculum Links

Exception Words

Information on Key Stage 1 Assessment 2020

Recommended Books for Year 2