Year 2
Welcome to Year 2
Mr Swain
Mrs Stirk
Castles - knights and tiaras
This term our topic is 'Castles - knights and tiaras'. The class will be learning all about how different types of castles through history from simple mud and wooden forts to the castles that we all recognise. They will then study the everyday life of people from the medieval period and visit Warwick Castle to see it for themselves.
Marvellous Maths!
This half-term, our focus will be on addition and subtraction. The children will learn mental strategies using their existing knowledge of number bonds to ten. Next they will learn how to use column method to add and subtract.
Their final unit of work before the end of the term will be shape. They will name and describe 2-D and 3-D shapes using mathematical vocabulary such as vertices.
Exciting English!
Jigsaw - 'Celebrating differences'
This half-term we will be learning about how we are similar and different. Our discussions will look at challenging stereotypes that we all often hear. Finally, we'll think about our own uniqueness and what makes us who we are.
