Willows (Y2)
Welcome to Willows class. Your teacher is Mrs Pounder.
PE is on THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Spellings will be (usually handed out on Friday and tested the following Friday)
Planners will be checked every Friday
Important messages will be put on our Facebook page as necessary.
THIS TERM'S LEARNING
SUMMER 1
English
Our book for SPRING
The sequence of learning will develop children’s understanding of the story, characters, themes and language. The unit teaches reading, including fluency, vocabulary and comprehension, and meaningful writing, for a range of form, purpose and audience.
The teaching of grammar and punctuation is embedded within analysis of the language and structures used to tell the story, through activities that explore the effect these might have on readers.
The children are taught to apply what they have learnt to their own writing, making choices to affect their readers’ thoughts and feelings. All learning culminates in a final piece of written work.
(For more information about how we teach English at BJA, please visit our Writing page)
Phonics
By this point in the year the majority of Year 2 children have completed the RWInc program. They will now be working on developing their fluency and comprehension skills.
All children will fetch home 2 school phonic/reading scheme books at their level and can also choose a reading for pleasure book from the class library.
It is expected that pupils are reading their books '4 or more times a week'. Please make sure you evidence this in your child's planner.
Maths
At BJA, we follow the White Rose Maths scheme of learning which underpins the values behind the mastery approach to teaching mathematics.There are many elements to the teaching and learning of Maths: it is not only the ability to calculate (being mathematically fluent) but also the ability to apply these skills to real life scenarios (solve problems and investigate) and also to talk knowledgeably about mathematical working (reasoning).
During this term we will be focussing on FRACTIONS, 2D SHAPE & 3D SHAPE
Below you will see a number of links for different websites to support your child with their mathematical learning.
Times Tables Rock Stars
Karate Cats
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zf4sscw
ICT games - Maths
https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/index.html
TOPMARKS
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
SCIENCE- LIFE CYCLES
This unit combines concepts from two topics in the programme of study.
We will begin by looking at the concept of generations, and that there are different stages of human life.
We will consider what is needed in general in order to stay alive, and then look more closely at whether living things have different needs at different stages of their lives.
Having introduced the concept of life stages, we will then move on to look at life cycles, and how adult living things can produce offspring, which go on to become adults themselves, and produce offspring of their own.
In RSE we will be learning about KEEPING HEALTHY based around the following questions.
How do I help my body stay healthy?
How do I decide what to eat?
How do I stop getting ill?
In RE we shall be thinking about ISLAM
In this unit, pupils will find out about Islam, key beliefs and ways of living for Muslims.
Pupils will learn about some of the key Muslim beliefs about God found in the Shahadah and learn about the 99 names of Allah.
Pupils will encounter stories about the Prophet and find out about what these teach Muslims today about ways of living.
Pupils will learn about the five pillars of Islam and how these impact upon the lives of believers.
They will learn about the importance of prayer and what it means for Muslims all over the world.
Computing- PICTOGRAMS
Learners will begin to understand what the term data means and how data can be collected in the form of a tally chart.
They will learn the term ‘attribute’ and use this to help them organise data.
They will then progress onto presenting data in the form of pictograms and nally block diagrams. Learners will use the data presented to answer questions.
During this unit of work learners will use j2e pictogram tool which can be accessed online using a desktop, laptop or tablet computer.
https://www.j2e.com/jit5#pictogram
PE
This term our unit is OBJECT CONTROL
Lesson 1: Tennis – Racket Skills
Lesson 2: Tennis – Racket skills
Lesson 3: Tennis – Racket Skills
Lesson 4 : Striking Cricket
Lesson 5: Striking Cricket
Lesson 6: Striking Cricket
GEOGRAPHY_ An African Adventure
This unit builds on pupils’ understanding of their place in the world and the wider world in general learned in Year One, and compares their knowledge and understanding of their local area and lifestyle with that of a contrasting non-European country. It takes the pupils on safari to Africa where they visit Kenya and meet the people, wildlife and landscapes. They will learn where Kenya is on a map, learn about Kenya’s climate, wildlife, landscape, people and culture, and compare it to the UK.
ART- SELF PORTRAITS
Children will continue to develop their drawing skills and look at the self-portraits of significant artists.
They will link this to their Maths learning on symmetry to produce a finished self-portrait.
MUSIC-AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE
This unit of work links to the Geography unit of work focusing on Kenya.
Pupils will take their inspiration from Kenya, exploring how create sound to represent three contrasting aspects of the country: The National Reserve of Masai Mara, the city of Nairobi and the busy markets.
Through images and discussion, children will develop and idea of what each of these places would sound like and then use this to create their own soundscapes using musical instruments, producing a musical composition which they will perform in an ensemble.
