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
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WELCOME TO PURPLE CLASS
Overview
Overview
Class Topics For Each Half Term
Topic
Themes to be explored
Autumn 1:
Moon Zoom.
This half term we will be studying a range of topics across the curriculum. During maths lessons, we will be reading and writing numbers to 100, as well as learning about place value and partitioning numbers. In English, we will be reading a range of books and working on retelling stories. In History, we will be finding out about the race to the moon and about the first person to walk on the moon - Neil Armstrong. During Science, we will be studying materials. We will find out the names of common materials and we will learn all about their properties. In RE, we will be learning about holy books in a range of religions and in DT we will be making moon buggies using wheels and axles. Our Jigsaw topic will be “Being me in my world”.
Links to support learning: Geography Kids Travel
Autumn 2:
London’s Burning.
This half term, we will be finding out about The Great Fire of London in History. We will learn about how the fire started and what happened during that time. In Maths, we will be learning more about place value, as well as beginning the addition and subtraction of two digit numbers. In English, we will be retelling stories using a range of time words as well as thinking about story settings and writing instructions. During Science, we will continue our study or materials, finding out about the uses of materials and how they can be changed. We will be making 3D models in Art and we will also find out about the important Christian celebration of Christmas. Our Jigsaw topic will be “Celebrating Differences”.
Links to support learning: Polar Habitat
Spring 1:
Why does the weather matter?
During this half term, we will be studying a range of topics once again. Our Maths will focus on multiplication and division as well as learning about a range of standard measures. In English, we will focus on reading a exciting stories, continuing with retelling these using a range of sentence starters. We will also be writing some non-chronological reports. During Geography, we will be finding out about the climate across the world and comparing the hottest and coldest places on Earth. Our Science topic will focus on plants and growing things. In RE, we will look at the New Testament, which part of the Bible, the holy book for Christians, and we will be making collages during our art lessons. Our Jigsaw topic will be “Dreams and Goals”.
Links to support learning: Neil Armstrong
Spring 2:
This half term, we will be learning about wolves. This will have a Literacy focus and we will read traditional stories with wolves as a main character. We will think about character descriptions as well as writing recounts and also reading and performing poetry. In maths, we will do lots of work about fractions, as well as learning how to tell the time. During Science, we will be looking at animal and human life cycles, as well as what we need to do to have a healthy life. During DT, we will be designing and making puppets and we will also be creating digital art. In RE, we will be studying the important Christian celebration of Easter. Our Jigsaw topic will be “Healthy Me”.
Links to support learning: Traditional Tales
Summer 1:
We will have a Geography focus this half term and we will be looking at the geographical features of the Lake District. This will help us to improve a range of geographical skills, such as map reading and understanding direction as well as improving our use of vocabulary. In Maths, we will continue work on the four operations as well as learning about money. In English, we will read a range of stories, focusing on the characters in these stories as well as the settings. Our Science work will focus on living things and the habitats that they survive in. During RE, we will look at the story of the Ascension and places of worship in a range of religions. In Art we will be improving our painting skills. Our Jigsaw topic will be “Relationships”.
Links to support learning: Old Billy Report Canals
In our final half term of the year, we will be finding out about a significant person from history - Beatrix Potter, the author and illustrator. We will read lots of the stories that she wrote. We will also focus on writing letters and writing our own stories. In Maths, we will learn about money and pictograms, as well as reviewing the four operations. In Science, we will continue to think and animal and plant habitats, especially microhabitats. Art will focus on improving printing skills and we will also be baking during our DT lessons. During RE, we will focus on the Church as a place of worship for Christians. Our Jigsaw topic will be “Changing Me”. What a busy year we have ahead of us!
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: