Mrs Horne, Miss Strachan, Miss Reidy, Miss Stokoe and Mr Robertson

• Wednesday 24 April 2024 Year 2 - The Rainbow Fish On Tuesday, Year 2 children used the story The Rainbow Fish to discuss the qualities of a good friend. They named and ranked their qualities in order. Children reflected on their personality traits and highlighted their positive impact within the class.
• Monday 15 April 2024 Victorian Classroom Experience - Year 2 On Monday morning as Year 2 children entered the classroom they noticed that some of their normal routines and procedures had been replaced by Victorian tasks.
• Tuesday 26 March 2024 Year 2's Chocolate Bars Welcome to the World of Pure Imagination…
• Tuesday 19 March 2024 Year 2's Outdoor Learning As part of our nature and challenge scientific skills, Year 2 explored the garden to identify some unexpected animals hiding in the wrong habitat.
• Wednesday 13 March 2024 BREAKING NEWS! - Y2 News Reports
• Friday 8 March 2024 Potion Making in Year Two
• Tuesday 27 February 2024 Year 2 - Be You Team
• Thursday 15 February 2024 STEM in Year 2 Here is a snapshot of the exciting things Year 2 have been up to over the last two weeks...
• Thursday 8 February 2024 Year 2's Visit from Newcastle University This week in Year 2, Newcastle University has come to teach us all about germs and bacteria!
• Thursday 1 February 2024 Year 2's Stop Motion Animation Project As part of the Explorers topic in Year 2, children have been busy planning and creating their very own Stop Motion Animation. They have created their own alien and props using modelling clay to create a short story. Children enjoyed using the app, 'I Can Animate' and some even want to try this at home!
• Wednesday 24 January 2024 Y2's Maths - Astronaut Shopping Centre This week in Maths, children visited a shopping centre for astronauts. They chose two items and added the prices together to see if they could purchase it using a £5.00 note. It turns out, they couldn’t purchase a laptop and astronaut suit, it was 5p over their budget!
• Monday 15 January 2024 Year 2 Human Rights Week Year 2 read the story 'A Birthday for Ben' as part of their ‘right to healthcare’ focus for Human Rights week. They discussed the importance of healthcare and the positive impact it can have on people. Children wrote on a speech bubble how they have used healthcare services and why it was important to them.
• Wednesday 10 January 2024 Y2 PSHE - Beegu This week in our PSHE lesson, children listened to the story Beegu by Alexis Deacon and plotted on a living graph how Beegu felt at different points in the story.
• Tuesday 19 December 2023 Y2's Great Fire of London Models In Art this half term, children have created their own Great Fire of London model. They began by drawing the skyline on black card and used oil pastels to create flames. The following week, they used red paint to create a fiery background. Using a piece of wooden dowel they hung a leather water bucket (used in 1666) to create the illusion of putting out the flames amongst the houses.
• Tuesday 12 December 2023 Year 2's 1666 London Houses To conclude their topic of The Great Fire of London, children followed instructions to build their own 1666 house. They used their knowledge of 3D shape to fold a net to create a cube for the building and a triangular prism for the roof. Children used black card to add detail and create a panel effect.
• Tuesday 28 November 2023 Picnic in the Park After listening to the story Picnic in the Park, children discussed how all families are different. They discussed what their own families are like and then created an acrostic poem about them.
• Wednesday 22 November 2023 Year 2 - Movement Lab In the Movement Lab today, children were challenged to work with a partner to collect pieces of treasure from the middle of the room. HOWEVER, they were given a time limit! Children had to collect a piece of treasure in the same time it took for their partner to throw and catch a ball.
• Thursday 16 November 2023 KS1 Visit to St. Mary's Lighthouse This week, KS1 children visited St. Mary's Lighthouse. The children thoroughly enjoyed rock-pooling and found lobsters, crabs, prawns, sea snails and even a sea scorpion! They also saw some sleepy seals on the rocks on the way up to the lighthouse.
• Wednesday 8 November 2023 Year 2's iPad Time During this week's iPad session, children had tinker time on an app called Key Note. They explored what they would be able to create using the app. Children enjoyed creating moving animations where characters could move across the screen. Most children were able to begin their own presentation using images.
• Wednesday 25 October 2023 Year 2's Zoom Call from Illinois, USA. Year 2 have been very lucky today to experience talking to an art curator in the comfort of their classroom!
• Monday 16 October 2023 Year 2's Visit to the Art Studio The artists in Year 2 have been very busy today! Children observed and drew a range of objects found by the sea. They particularly enjoyed drawing the lighthouse in detail.
• Tuesday 10 October 2023 Y2's Sneak Peak at Masterpieces The Y2 artists are starting to see their masterpieces come together!
• Wednesday 4 October 2023 Y2 Newspaper Reports “The ferocious seas broke the masts and caused the boat to sink.” 2DR
• Monday 25 September 2023 Year 2's Music - Listening and Responding In Music, this half term, children have been listening and responding in a variety of different ways. For example, listening to a piece of music and responding with how it made them feel. Then listening to a pattern of claps and responding with the same.
• Tuesday 19 September 2023 Year 2's Number Lines to 100 In Maths this week, Year 2 have been counting in 10s to 100. Children were split into two large groups, where they had to work as a team to create a number line to 100 using whiteboards.
• Thursday 14 September 2023 Year 2's House of Dreams

Y2

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Year 2 

Year Two (Y2) is the second and final year children spend in KS1.

Children follow the Y2 programmes of study from the Primary National Curriculum published September 2014. Children secure their reading, writing and skills in maths through a number of highly motivating themes and projects such as Take One Picture and during STEM fortnight.

Children take part in a high quality phonic lesson each day for 45 minutes; we follow the Read Write Inc phonics scheme.  Children across KS1 (Y1 and Y2) are organised into smaller groups for these lessons based upon their knowledge of phonics.  Progress in phonics is monitored through regular assessments by class teachers and Reading leaders.

Y2 Routines and Procedures

Year 2 Curriculum Map - Summer 1