Welcome to Year 2 – Pearl Class!

Our Topic
Our exciting topic 'Fire!Fire!' will lead us to find out about famous people in History and compare two 'Great' fires considering the similarities and differences.

History
In History, we will be studying the Great Fire of London. We will be placing events in chronological order and using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time. We will ask why people behaved as they did, why events happened and what happened as a result. We will find out about the past from a range of sources including paintings, artefacts and the written accounts of eyewitnesses such as Samuel Pepys. We will ask questions such was this the only 'Great' fire recorded. Through a local study of Nantwich, the children will learn about the Great Fire of 1583 which was a catastrophic event in the history of Nantwich, destroying most of the town. The children will compare the two fires.

Geography
In Geography, they will study Nantwich as a local area. They will compare a village (Audlem), a town (Nantwich) and a city (London), identifying the physical and human features of a place. They will ask: How is a town different from the city? They will create simple maps and plans. They will give directions and use coordinates to pinpoint places on a map.

Science
In Science, the children will learn to identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials for particular uses. They will classify and group various materials according to their properties. They will investigate how materials can be changed and the effects of heat upon materials.

English
In English, the children will study many versions of Traditional stories including Troll by Julia Donaldson and Troll Swap by Leigh Hodgkinson. They will also examine stories and myths about fiery dragons and they will look at stories related to Fire and its origins. Understanding the importance of sentence structure and the use of punctuation to demarcate sentences will be a key focus in writing. They will be concentrating on spelling homophones (see/sea) and common high frequency words. The children will be given extra common words as spelling every 2 weeks to learn.

The children will continue revise their spelling of the Year 1 and Year 2 common exception words.

https://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/
Maths
Throughout the term, the children will be concentrating on number looking at counting, place value, addition and subtraction. They will deepen their learning through problem solving activities and use reasoning skills to explain. They will also develop their understanding of money by counting money, selecting the correct amount, finding totals and giving change.

Maths Online Games

Number names

http://www.maths-games.org/number-word-memory-to-20.html

Ordering numbers

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/countingCaterpillar/index.html

Addition Games

http://www.maths-games.org/adding-games.html

Times Tables

http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

Place Value

https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/placeValue.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsjqtfr/articles/z9w3g82

Art
In Art, the children will look at patterns in buildings around them using a viewfinder and sketch chosen detail. They will create observational drawing, rubbings and prints. Using storybook illustration as a stimulus, children develop their mark making skills to explore a wider range of tools and experiment with creating patterned surfaces to add texture and detail to drawings.

Music
In Music, they will accompany a song with untuned and tuned percussion instruments and to compose a piece of music about Fire. They will explore the use of dynamics, tempo, beat and pitch.

Design and Technology
In Design and Technology the children will learn how to sew a running stitch ready to design, make and decorate a fiery night skyline using a template.

Religious Education

In R.E. the children will be asking questions such as: Why are stories important in different ways? How can they be puzzling? What can people learn from them? What books and stories are special to Christians? What is a sacred text? Why is the Bible important to Christians?

Wellbeing

The children's wellbeing is our priority. We will also be developing our wellbeing toolkit and promoting self-regulation using The Zones of Regulation.

Physical Education

Cosmic Kids Yoga can be used for meditation and to try out a Yoga Session.
https://www.cosmickids.com

You can contact me at Pearl@stjamesaudlem.cheshire.sch.uk to share your adventures or ask any questions.

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