Year 2

Autumn Global Outcome

Throughout this term, Year 2 will be learning about Animals and their Habitats in Science. As part of this journey, they will be discussing animals that live in urban habitats such as London. For their global learning projects, Year 2 will be designing and organising animal themed items to sell, raising money for the Greenwich Wildlife Network. All money raised will support the amazing volunteers with their protection and care of animals throughout the Greenwich borough. Please do you visit their stall to support this amazing cause!

English

Our core text this half term will be Izzy Gizmo, a young inventor who just keeps getting it wrong! We will focus on the value of resilience, discussing how this impacts our daily lives. We will be inspired to create a persuasive letter, offering Izzy words of encouragement to keep trying. During the learning journey, we will linking our discussion to ourselves, considering the key messages we can learn.

Maths

This half term, we will be extending our arithmetic skills by learning how to add and subtract 2 digit numbers using the column method. We will be applying our knowledge of place value to exchange our ones and tens and will be using the kagan strategy of rally coaching to support and challenge our peers. We will use manipulatives such as dienes, tens frames and the part, part whole method to help us. We will then continue to count in 2's, 5's and 10's and will be investigating shape towards the end of the half term.

Science

We will continue to learn about living things and their habitat. During the half term, we will be identifying any diets and animal food chains as well as finding out what plants help habitats to develop and grow. This will help us to identify the living and non-living things in a habitat and what these items need to survive to live in that habitat.

History

We will be learning about how the Suffragette Movement has impacted life today. To do this, we will identify who the significant women from the past were and how they fought for equality. We will demonstrate our understanding of equality as we step back in time to the suffrage movement in 1890-1919.

Computing

We will continue to learn about online safety and how to create a set of instructions linked to programming and debugging. The children will also design algorithms.

RE

In RE we will be focusing on Christianity. We will identify what the precious objects are that Christians use in their life and how it helps to gain a deeper understanding of their beliefs. We will be listening to stories about Jesus and his life and identify what the importance of these stories are.

PE

In PE, we will be exploring net games and how to catch and manoeuvre a moving ball. We will be using rackets to pass a ball to and fro to a partner.. We will develop an awareness of personal space, balance and eye and hand coordination.

DT and Food Fortnight

We will be exploring a range of biscuits before baking Alfajores (Peruvian Style) in Food Technology. Towards the end of the half term, we will be designing and making a mechanical vehicle that has an axle and wheels to help it move.

Music

We will be focusing on identifying different musical instruments in a variety of songs, and also comparing and contrasting different styles of music.

RHE

We will be learning about how we control our emotions and feelings. We will be identifying different strategies to help us understand and recognise how we feel. In addition, we will use breathing techniques to help us control our bodies and help us manage any emotions we have.

Homework Expectations

Year 2:

Read their phonetically decodable book for at least 10 minutes per day
Practise of weekly spelling list (see below)
Multiplication practise of 2, 5, 10, 3 (rapid recall in any order e.g. 2 x 5, 5 x 10, 4 x 3)

Handwriting practice

We use Letter-Join as our whole-school handwriting scheme. Children can log in to the Letter-Join website at home on iPads, tablets and computers to practise the skills in the classroom.

Spellings

Here are the spelling lists for the half term. Children will receive a paper copy of the week's spelling list for them to practise at home. Each week, children will be quizzed on their spellings, so regular practise at home will be incredibly beneficial. Thank you for supporting their learning!

Home Learning platforms

Beyond the core homework activities, Foxfield provides access to several engaging online platforms for optional additional tasks, for which your child has been given a login. These platforms include Letter-Join for handwriting practise, spag.com for spelling and grammar practise, Collins Big Cat e-library for access to all levelled reading books and Numbots for addition and subtraction practise. Class teachers will assign specific activities on these platforms, and children are able to regularly participate in fun activities.

Children should be encouraged to log into Letter-Join on a weekly basis and complete the handwriting activity assigned by their class teacher, linked to the current skill they are learning in class that week. For spelling and grammar, children will be set one activity a week linked to their learning in class. In the Collins Big Cat e-library, the children will have all books within their secure phonics level assigned to their account. This will not replace the physical book they bring home, instead they will have access to reread old titles or have further practise of the previous phonemes they have learnt. For numbots, the children will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of numbers within 100, including quick recalls of addition and subtraction facts. If the level they choose in ‘Storymode’ is too easy, please move onto the next level - you do not have to complete all elements on this website, although some levels can be used to recall learning from Reception. To further support your child’s learning, we will be setting a selection of activities on Purple Mash once every half term. Purple Mash is an online platform containing cross-curricular creative tools and activities that allow children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun, engaging way.

Your child will be expected to work their way through the assigned tasks at their own pace over the course of the half term. The homework will cover a variety of subjects, including core areas such as reading and maths, as well as other curriculum areas like science, history, and computing.

SuperKind at Foxfield

At Foxfield Primary school, leadership starts with making a difference. Through SuperKind, pupils learn that leadership is about taking positive, meaningful action for others and the wider world. Through your child's unique QR code, you can access the platform and log any SuperKind actions that your child does. Whether it’s helping a neighbour, organising a recycling project, fundraising, or volunteering, every positive step counts.

By logging their achievements, you help celebrate their dedication, encourage a lifelong habit of kindness and social responsibility, and show them that no action is too small to create real change.

Click here to access the website.

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