Canberra (Year 2)

Miss Gee

Class Teacher

Miss Griffin

Teaching Partner

Canberra's Topic for Terms 5 and 6 is ‘Growing’.

 

Early Morning Work

For the first half-an–hour of the day, Year Two practise and consolidate key skills in Maths and English. Children will read individually, or in small groups, to the teacher during this time.  They will be heard at least once per fortnight.

Additionally, interventions will take place as part of Early Morning Work.

English

Each English unit will span a one or a two-week period, developing the children’s reading, writing, handwriting and speaking and listening skills.

This term our units of study are:

  • Recipes (1 week)
  • Traditional Tales: Rapunzel (2 weeks)
  • Limericks and mirror poems: Rapunzel stimulus (1 week)
  • Author Study: Jill Tomlinson (2 weeks)

To begin each English session, children will participate in a Phonics session, which will include revision of Phase 3 to 5 sounds, as well as coverage of Phase 6 sounds and spelling rules. 

Maths

The main focus of the teaching of Maths is to develop every child’s confidence and mental fluency with whole numbers, counting and place value. The children will work with numerals, words and the four operations, including access to lots of practical resources to support their understanding of the key concepts. The school follows the White Rose scheme of work and, this term, we will be focusing on:

  • Time (1.5 week)
  • Statistics (1.5 weeks)
  • Position and Direction (2 weeks)
  • Addition and Subtraction: Expanded Written Methods (2 Weeks)

The children will continue to learn their x2, x5, x10 and x3 times tables - as well as all of the corresponding division facts - throughout the term.

Science

During Science this term, the children will undertake a ‘Local Habitats and Micro Habitats' unit. The children will be developing their skills in:

  • Describing how a specific habitat provides for the basic needs of living things there (plants and animals);
  • Matching living things to their habitats;
  • Exploring micro-habitats;
  • Describing how animals find their food;
  • Asking and answering questions about their local environment;
  • Using their senses to make observations;
  • Using scientific vocabulary effectively.

Alongside their Science learning, the children will also be developing their computing skills (‘presenting information’), through the 2Graph programme.

Computing

The children are taught computing skills throughout the week during different lessons as a way to develop, support and inspire their learning. This will include using a variety of programs on both the laptops and the iPads. The children follow the school's SMART rules to ensure that they use the internet and computing equipment sensibly. This term Canberra Class will be developing their understanding of and skills in:

  • Bookmarking;
  • Retrieving and manipulating digital content;
  • Presenting information;
  • Word processing;
  • Research

 Religious Education

RE is taught in a focused block week at the end of term, where the children learn about different religions and themes. RE is also supported during themed collective worship every day. This term, the children will be continuing their study of Christianity, with a focus on The Gospel, through the key question: What is the good news that Jesus brings?

Geography

Map Makers: A Local Study

How do you create the perfect map?

During Term 6, the children will develop their skills in Geography through a ‘Map Makers’ (Local Study) unit of work: This will include:

  • collecting and displaying simple data, using pictures, graphs and charts
  • using compass points and directional language when referring to maps and planning routes
  • constructing simple maps with keys and symbols to show the main features
  • describing and recognising the geographical features of locations, using photographs and plans
  • observing and naming the human and physical features of a local location

PSHE

During Term 6, the children's learning will be centred on 'Health and Wellbeing'. The children will discuss the importance of good personal hygiene and what this means. Canberra's learning will additionally entail how they can find help for themselves or others. (This will include separate work through the NSPCC 'PANTS' project). They will finish the unit by exploring what it means get older and how to manage change most effectively as we get older. 

Physical Education

Canberra’s PE Days will take place on Mondays and Tuesdays this term. During the first part of Term 6, Canberra Class will be busy rehearsing their amazing dance in the run up to the Key Stage One Dance Festival at the Bath Forum in June. They will also be preparing for Sports Day.

Following on from this, the children will participate in Outdoor Games sessions (Mondays) and Rounders sessions (Tuesdays) for the duration of the term.

As always, please ensure that your child wears his/her PE kit to school on Mondays and Tuesdays so that they can make the most of these lessons. Longer hair will need to be tied up and jewellery removed.

Design and Technology

During Term 5, Canberra Class’s focus will be Wheels and Axles, which will be linked to Canberra’s Geography mapping learning. 

French with Madame Wolsey

This term, for Wednesday Enrichment, we will be meeting new friends, Milo and Amélie, and joining them on a surfing adventure, where they encounter different sea creatures as well as a shark!

Through a video story, song and accompanying actions, we will build our confidence to use French greetings in and beyond the classroom. We will be expanding the range of colours we know, learn some weather terms and use simple verbs in everyday phrases.  Allons-y!

Music

During Term 6, Canberra Class will be participating in Voice Tuition lessons every Friday. Our voice coach, Caroline Radcliff, will teach the children a variety of songs. They will learn how to control their voices, how to pitch their voices appropriately and how to sing as part of a group.