This half term, the children will be planning and writing narratives through the story Islandborn for inspiration. They will be comparing and contrasting the geographical features of the UK and the Caribbean to aid them in their storytelling and setting descriptions. Then they will be looking closely at the characters in the story and will be writing detailed character descriptions. Finally, the narratives will be reviewed, edited and uplevelled to correct spellings and include suffixes to add variety to their sentences. The children will be including coordinating and subordinating conjunctions such as if, but and so to change the meaning of their sentences. 

In RE this term, the children will make links between the different religions they have learnt about in Year 2.  They will compare and contrast special artefacts, celebrations and beliefs within the Islamic, Jewish and Christian faiths and make links with their own lives and what is special to them. 

In reading, we will continue to focus on children’s reading pace and fluency.  We will also develop their reading comprehension through a range of  strategies including retrieval, making connections and inferences, summarising and clarifying vocabulary.    During reading sessions, children will read, discuss, and explain their ideas and record their opinions based on evidence in the text. They will continue to build on their oracy skills through active listening and putting their thoughts and opinions into meaningful responses, explaining the evidence in the text.

During the first week of Summer 2, the children will be participating in a whole school ‘Food 

Week’. Taking inspiration from our core text and our learning about Caribbean Johnny Cakes, the children will be making Caribbean inspired cakes with coconut, pineapples or cinnamon. Throughtout the week the children will be immersing themselves in the planning, designing and preparing this special Caribbean treat.  We will prepare our outcomes to share and showcase our learning at the end of term.

In art, children will be learning and applying the collage techniques of tearing, cutting, layering and assembling to create an image inspired by the artist Eric Carle. They will then evaluate their finished piece to identify what went well and what they would change.

In maths, Year 2 will start the term learning about time including half past, o'clock, quarter past and quarter to. They will learn position and direction. We will then move on to exploring the properties of 2D and 3D shapes.  They will also learn about statistics and how to read and use different types of graphs. Finally, the children will review all maths topics taught through the year with a strong focus on mental arithmetic and problem solving. They will also work on identifying the mathematical operation needed to solve problems and calculations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Children will specifically revise informal and formal methods when problem solving. 

In preparation for sports day,  the children will b practising the  fundamental skills of coordination, agility and balance whilst maneuvering over and around obstacles safely.   They will also be using force to send objects towards various targets and will take off from different positions and land with good control.

This term the children will continue to learn about plants. They will look at different habitats that plants can grown in.   They will carry out an investigation to see how different habitats and conditions can impact  plants and their  growth. The investigation will include discussing how to conduct a  fair test, making predictions and recording their findings. 

In computing, the children will be introduced to different ways of presenting their ideas online using a variety of tools on Purple Mash.  They will create online mind maps, quizzes, fact files and presentations and will then evaluate their presentations and make improvements.

This term, children review and build on their  geographical knowledge of human and physical features of Trinidad & Tobago and the UK.  They will present their learning as a double page spread.  

In PSHE, the children will be learning about safety and the changing body. They will learn how to keep themselves safe, and who to talk to if they are ever worried.  They will learn the  scientific names relating to the main parts of their body including the external genitalia (penis/vulva).  This is so if they ever have a problem with those body parts, knowing the correct names for them will help them to tell someone about the problem.   We will also focus on  the end of year transition, where they will consider what skills they have developed whilst in Year 2 and discuss changes that may come in Year 3. They will have opportunities to discuss their feelings, and ask any questions they might have to help them deal with the change ahead.

Our topic this term is 'Our Big Concert'. In this unit the children will explore the structure of songs and will recognise the patterns in the song. Throughout the unit the children will listen, sing, play as well as improvise their own songs.

• PE every Tuesday and Friday

• Little Wandle reading books are changed every Tuesday and Thursday.  Reading for pleasure books are changed every Friday.

• Homework books are collected every Thursday to be handed out again on Friday.

• Drop and Read session take place every Friday from 8:35-8:50 am. All parents and carers are welcome to join in with reading.

• Friday 13th June 2025 - Inset Day (school closed to all pupils)

• Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Annual Sports Day 

• Friday 18th July 2025 - End of term