Welcome to the Giraffe Class

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Welcome to Giraffe class with Miss Hughes and Mrs Mappin. This page is for our parents and children to use together. It includes information about what Y2 are learning, key dates, homework and helpful websites.

Please click here to download the Y2 Topic Long Term Plan

Please click here to download the Y2 Maths Long Term Plan 

Please click here to download the Y2 Writing Standards 

Summer Term

Our topic for Summer 1 is Explorers!

English

In English, the children will write a story based around the book ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker. They will explore new vocabulary, learn about the structure and language of stories and use a range of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

Maths

During this half-term, the children will focus on problem-solving and reasoning questions. 

Computing

Children will develop their understanding of what information technology is and will begin to identify examples. They will discuss where they have seen IT in school and beyond, in settings such as shops, hospitals, and libraries. Children will investigate how IT improves our world, and they will learn about the importance of using IT responsibly. 

History

Children will answer the questions - Who is Christopher Columbus, and what did he discover? Who is Neil Armstrong, and why is he famous? Who is Helen Sharman, and what has she achieved? They will also consider areas of the world that we still need to explore and how we could do this.

Art

Children will understand the difference between a portrait and a self-portrait. They will look at and discuss a number of famous portraits using art vocabulary. Children will practice drawing a face, considering the placement and proportions of features. They will finish the unit by completing half of a portrait (a half-and-half picture).

Science

Children will distinguish between an object and the material it is made of. They will investigate the properties of materials and how they help objects to function. They will answer the question - Are the properties of metal always the same?  

 

 

Key Vocabulary that we will study during our topic Explorers!

past          present          future       century       significant

explore      discover       mission       voyage       astronaut                                                          

Learning what these words mean will help your child during this topic.

 

Our topic for Summer 2 is Africa!

Maths

They will explore length, mass, capacity and temperature, while recapping the four operations.

Computing

Children will use a computer to create music. They will listen to different pieces of music and consider how music can make them think and feel. Children will compare creating music digitally and non-digitally. They will look at patterns in music and purposefully create a piece of music. 

Geography

Children will locate Kenya on a world map. They will explore Kenya's landscape and climate, considering both its physical and human features. They will compare Kenya to South Yorkshire. Children will decide where they would prefer to go on holiday and create an advert justifying their choice. 

Science

Children will revisit Y1 learning and explore the structure of a basic plant. They will consider how plants change through the different seasons and how this links to what they have learnt about life cycles. Children will investigate the conditions that allow plants to grow and find out about the types of plants that grow in the climates of Kenya.

Art

Children will learn how to mix tertiary colours, complementary colours and analogous colours. They will practice a range of techniques with watercolour paints and create an African sunset painting.

Music

Children will create soundscapes of Kenya. 

Key Vocabulary that we will study during our topic Africa!

 similarity        difference          landscape      attractions  

 

  globe        border        safari         tribe   

 

 

Important Information

• Our P.E days will be Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Please make sure your P.E kit is in school on these days and labelled with your name and class.
• Please make sure your planner is in school every day so we are able to tell your grown ups about your school learning and what you can be working on at home.
• Children’s books will be swapped after they have read them three times. Please ensure that you write in the children’s planners so that I am able to swap them as soon as they need to be. 
• Spellings will be tested every Friday.

Home Learning

Each half term we will send out a home learning bingo grid with tasks for you to complete at home. Here are the Autumn challenges for you to try.