Year 2

It has been a very busy term in Year 2.  The children have been working hard to be the best learners they can be!

Inquiries and Reading

Central Idea: 'Communities have different requirements to be successful.'

Lines of inquiry: 

1. An inquiry into the characteristics of communities for animals and humans. 

2. An inquiry into comparing characteristics of communities. 

3. An inquiry into inventing a new community. 

Areas of learning within the learning cycle:

Science: Living things and their habitats

Geography: Geographical skills and fieldwork

DT: Textiles

Writing outcomes: Narrative about a hedgehog in a familiar setting and letter writing comparing Trinidad and Tobago with the United Kingdom. 

Reading - This term we read Meerkat Mail, Last Stop on Market Street, Hodgeheg and Dear Mr Blueberry. 

Outdoor Learning

The children enjoyed exploring the outside area to investigate habitats. Pupils worked collaboratively to build micro-habitats using recyclable materials.