Year 2 Kenya
Welcome to Kenya Class
Mrs Leivers, Mrs Thompson and Miss Hague will be working with the children in Year 2.
This term, our learning includes the following:
English
Our text for this term is 'The Last Wolf' by Mini Grey
We will be learning to:
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use subordination (if, that)
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add the suffixes -er and -est to adjectives
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use homophones and near homophones
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Use punctuation correctly: apostrophes for contracted forms
Maths
This term we will be focusing on Multiplication and Division and Measures, including Length and Volume, Mass and Capacity
Science
Our Science unit this term is the Animals including Humans- Life Cycles
Art
This term we will be studying the work of a local ceramic artist- Angie Hardwick.
PSHE
Our PSHE unit this term is VIPs, where we will be focusing on people who are important to us.
History
We are learning about The Great Fire of London, including Samuel Pepys. We will be taking part in a virtual workshop with the British Archives to learn more about this topic!
PE
iMoves unit - Coordination
PE day is Wednesday, so please wear your PE kit to school! Long hair should be tied back and all piercings should be removed or covered.
Music
Our music this half term will be listening and responding to a range of musical styles, as well as our weekly whole-school singing sessions. We will also be learning to play our own recorders!
Home Learning
We encourage all home learning based on our current units of work alongside children completing weekly sessions on Spelling Shed and Numbots.
Maths Key Facts will be sent home each term.