Welcome to an exciting new term in Year 2! Our essential question this term is:

“What makes Britain great?”

 

Together, we will explore, discover, create and learn through lots of exciting and fun activities. We will learn more about the country we live in, discovering fascinating places, traditions and celebrations, as well as exploring some of the important events and people who have shaped our history. We have lots of exciting learning planned and can’t wait to see where our adventures take us this term! Together, we will learn, grow and have fun!

 

Maths 

So far, we have looked at numbers and their value. We have explored tens and ones using manipulatives (counters) and drawings (we even went outside and used chalk!)

Addition and Subtraction

We use tens frames and part-part-whole models to show bonds to 10, fact families and related facts. We have created many number sentences to show our calculations. 

English 

Our text this term is Paddington Bear. We have enjoyed sharing the picture book and are also reading the novel as our class story text. We have used a version called 'A Bear Called Pad' to help us understand character descriptions. Do you like our drawings of 'Pad' below?

We are learning to create an Information Report for mythical creatures. We have described what they look like, where the might live and facts. Look at our fantastic work using commas in a list and conjunctions!
 

Science 

We have looked at range of materials. We found plastic, metal and glass easily but had to really investigate to find fabric, rubber and wood. Look at us hunting around the classroom and school. 

Which material float and which materials sink? We investigated a range of objects and materials and could explain many materials that float. Did you know wood is a great material that floats?

Geography

Year 2 are having lots of fun learning all about the United Kingdom! They have be finding out about the four countries that make up the UK – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – and learning to identify their capital cities and other important places and landmarks. Using maps to locate countries and cities, exploring some of the special features has been very fun and helped to develop their geographical vocabulary.

History

Do you know the events of the Gunpowder Plot? We reenacted the events of 5th November 1605. Plotters were creating their plan, the tunnels were dug and gunpowder taken under the Houses of Parliament. Soon the Kings guards caught Guy Fawkes, his gang and they were executed!  

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We are getting ready to create wanted posters of the plotters involved in the Gunpowder Plot. 

 

 

 

Music