Welcome to Year 2 - Purple Class
Staff
Mrs S Hopson
Purple
BA (Hons), PGCE NPQML
My name is Mrs Hopson and I am an Assistant Head here at Bewsey Lodge School. I am the Phase leader for years 1-3 and I love working with the children in these classes. I am very lucky to teach in Year 2 and I am always very proud of the children in
Miss D Williams
Purple
PE Day & PE Kit
PE will take place on Wednesday.
Please ensure you child comes to school in their PE Kit on that day.
What's New
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Snack Money
Morning snack can be sent from home or purchased from school. Anyone buying snack from school must commit to the whole week and pay via ParentPay on Monday morning before 8:30am. The maximum amount snack will cost is £2.50 per week. There is also an option to pay for the whole term.
Reading Books
Reading Books will usually be changed Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please read with your child every night and sign their reading record.
Knowledge Organiser
You have been given a Knowledge Organiser and Homework Grid with some tasks relating to our topic.
Each week we will have a focus that has been covered on the Knowledge Organiser
Homework
Children will get up to 10 spellings per week to learn at home.
homework_grid_australia_year_two.docx
Recent Terms Archive
WELCOME TO PURPLE CLASS
Overview
Overview
Class Topics For Each Half Term
Topic
Themes to be explored
Autumn 1:
Australian Adventures
Our first topic of the year is “Australian Adventures”. This is a geography topic in which we will find out about the country of Australia. We will learn about the climate of Australia as well as the physical and human features compared to our country. We will also complete a range of map work to help us to understand the location of the UK and Australia. In addition, we will read some non-fiction books to find out about the types of animals that live in this part of the world.
Links to support learning: Geography Kids Travel
Autumn 2:
Life in the Freezer
Our next topic will also be a geography topic and is called “Life in the freezer”. I this topic, we will find out about the coldest places on Earth – the Arctic and the Antarctic. We will again learn about the physical and human features of these places as well as finding out the meanings of geographical words such as northern and southern hemisphere, the Equator and Polar regions. We will find out about the adaptations of animals in these places that allow them to survive in such extreme temperatures. We will also read fiction books with a polar theme.
At the end of this term, we will be learning about the Christian celebration of Christmas.
Links to support learning: Polar Habitat
Spring 1:
Moon Zoom
In this History topic we will be finding out about the race to become the first people on the moon! We will learn about some famous “firsts” such as the first satellite in space, the first human in space as well as the first person to walk on the moon – Neil Armstrong. We will learn. Who was Neil Armstrong? - BBC Bitesize all about the life of this special man and why we remember him today. We will also read stories and poems with a space theme.
Links to support learning: Neil Armstrong
Spring 2:
In our next topic we will be learning about wolves. This will have a Literacy focus and we will read traditional stories with wolves as a main character. Do you know any stories that have a wolf character in them? We will use drama activities to investigate a range of wolf characters. We will also read some non-fiction books about real life wolves.
At the end of the term we will also find out about the important Christian celebration of Easter.
Links to support learning: Traditional Tales
Summer 1:
Our first topic in the summer is a local history topic, Old Billy. Old Billy was a famous horse who lived and worked in Warrington over 200 years ago. In this topic, we will find out about the life of Old Billy and about the types of jobs he did all those years ago. We will make comparisons between what life was like at the time of Old Billy in Warrington to what life is like now. We will also take a walk along the “Old Billy” trail.
Links to support learning: Old Billy Report Canals
Summer 2:
In this topic we will be learning about the importance of looking after the wildlife that is all around us. We will focus on two important animals – bees and hedgehogs. We will find out all about how amazing these animals are by looking at their life cycles and about the important jobs they do in our environment. We will also read lots of books and poems that have bee and hedgehog themes. During the term, we will also have a geography week that will help us to improve our geographical skills.
Links to support learning: Wildlife facts
To view other curriculum subjects please click on the links below:
MathsMusic SpanishArtScienceDesign TechnologyJigsawP.E.R.E.ComputingEnglish
Useful documents if you would like to support your child further: