This year your teacher in Miss Fowler!

Supporting us in class will be Mrs Fowles in the morning and Mrs Harrison in the afternoon.  

PE will take place on Tuesday and Friday this half-term:

For PE sessions please bring the following:

- Black shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms

- White t-shirt or polo shirt

- Black pumps or trainers

It is usually best to leave your child's PE kit in school for the half-term so that it is always available to use.

Please ensure every item is clearly named.

It is important that your child brings their reading book into school each day as the days on which they will be able to read with an adult may change from time to time. It is also crucial that you listen to your child read each evening and ensure that you sign their reading record highlighting what they have read and how they performed.

Within this class reading records will be checked and books changed on a Monday. Please make sure your child has their purple reading folder with them every Monday.

Homework will be set on a Tuesday through our online learning platform, SeeSaw. A link for which is placed below:

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

All homework should be completed by the following Monday and will be checked by your teacher on this day. Please make sure that if you are having difficulties with the homework, that you contact your class teacher with plenty of time so that they can assist your child in its completion. In addition, the school also run a homework club which can really help support those children that struggle completing their tasks independently.

                                                                 

 Topic - The Circle of Life

As Mathematicians we will:

• Add and subtract 1s
• Add to the next 10
• Add to a 10
• Add across a 10
• Subtract to a 10
•  Subtract from a 10
• Subtract across a 10
• Add 10s
• Subtract 10s
• Add two 2-digit numbers (not across a 10)
• Add two 2-digit numbers (across a 10)
• Subtract two 2-digit numbers (not across a 10)
• Subtract two 2-digit numbers (across a 10)
• Mixed addition and subtraction
• Compare number sentences
• Missing number problems

As writers we will:

• Punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, some question marks and exclamation marks

 • Join words and clauses using and

• Some accurate use of the prefix un-

• Add suffixes where no change is needed to the root of the word e.g. -ed, -ing, -er, -est

• Use some story language

 • Include and describe new characters

• Include and describe the setting

• Write simple sentences in sequence (link ideas with pronouns) • Include a beginning, middle and end

 

As Historians we will:

• Exploring what "society" means and how it has changed throughout history.
• Investigating a variety of historical sources, including primary and secondary, to understand different perspectives of the past.
• Learning about Mary Anning, her life in 1799, and her significant contributions to science.
• Comparing life in 1799 to life in 2024, and identifying key differences.
• Asking questions related to historical sources and using them to find answers.
• Developing critical thinking skills by evaluating historical evidence and making connections to the present day.

As Geographers we will:
Look at our place in the world. Finding out what is a continent, naming and locating the seven continents on Earth. We will find out on which continent we live and looking at how we could travel to the continent of Africa.

In Year Two we will also identify and locate the five oceans of the world. 

We will be investigating the climate in Kenya and England in Europe comparing the countries weather and finding out about the seasons in each country. We will find out why Kenya is hotter than England looking where the countries are located in relation to the Equator, North and South Poles.

We will find out which animals make their home in Kenya and what their habitat looks like. We will look at physical and human features of the Kenyan landscape.

We will compare the lifestyle of a child living with the Masai tribe in a Kenyan village to our lifestyle in Timperley.

We will use compass directions to move around map location on a grid.

 

As scientists we will:

• Recall some life processes, giving examples of how they apply to plants and animals.
• Match different plants and animals to their habitats.
• Give examples of how animals use their habitat for food and shelter.
• Recall that plants produce their own food for energy.
• Name living things that are producers and place a producer at the beginning of a food chain.
• Use arrows to show the order in a food chain.

As artists we will:

• Looking at and responding to a range of artwork by the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.
• Printing using natural resources.
• Re-creating some of the shapes we have seen using natural resources.
• Using the work of Andy Goldsworthy to influence our own 3d sculpture designs. 
• Making and evaluating our designs.
• Photographing our own designs.

As learners of Religious Education we will be exploring these big questions:

• Who is Jewish and how do they live?
• What do Christians believe God is like?

As learners of PSHCE we will be:

• To name different feelings.
• To spot clues that show how someone feels.
• To say or show a kind response.
• To name someone special to me.
• To know families are not all the same.
• To show appreciation in a kind way.
• To describe how to be a good friend.
• To say what feels comfortable or uncomfortable.
• To ask for permission and respect the answer.
•  To say how I am the same or different.
• To listen when others share opinions.
• To know how to stay safe online and who to tell.

As Computer Technicians we will be learning to:
Identify the main keys on a keyboard and use them for typing.
Use the ‘spacebar’ correctly when typing short words or sentences.
Type capital letters using the ‘Shift’ key.
Explain that the keyboard is an input device used to enter information.
Type sentences using a word processor and make simple text changes.
Select text and use on-screen buttons to alter its appearance.
Create documents with images and text, using keyboard shortcuts.
Use copy and paste, different text styles and credit source material

 

As Musicians this half-term we will be learning to play the ukulele and perform songs!
We will also be learning to:
Use dynamics when creating sound
Play in time with a group.
Experiment with different sounds on the same instrument.
Clap the animal sound patterns mostly accurately.
Clap the sound patterns in time with the pulse of the backing track.
Demonstrate both a call and response.
Copy a sound pattern using an instrument.
Playing either a call and/or response role in time with another pupil.
Perform a composition.

As Chefs we will:

▪ Develop a food vocabulary using taste, small, texture and feel

▪ Group familiar food products e.g. fruit and vegetables

▪ Explain where food comes from

▪ Understand the need for a variety of food in a diet

▪  Work safely and hygienically

▪  Cut, peel, grate, chop and range of ingredients