Celebrating Autumn Term 1

We have had a super start to Year 2, all successfully rising to the new challenges!

Our writing units have been driven by our geography topic, where we have investigated why penguins don’t fly!  Our learning has led us to explore Antarctica, considering climate, adaptation and making comparisons with other animals from other parts of the world.  We captured our findings in a non-chronological report all about penguins and, inspired by our class text, produced our own narratives set in the frozen Antarctic.

In maths we have developed our understanding of place value and have started to learn different strategies for addition and subtraction to apply these to solve problems.

We have been fortunate with the weather so we have been able to get outside for our PE lessons where we have been able to develop a variety of fundamental skills.  In addition, we have been practising yoga and creating our own flows!

Building on our knowledge of everyday materials from our Science lessons in Year 1, we have conducted a number of investigations into the properties of different materials and their uses.  Our investigations have explored the best materials for the Three Little Pig’s house, a safety jacket for Humpty Dumpty and the best materials for creating new bicycle tyres!

We have all enjoyed our art sessions where we have practised the skill of colour mixing, using tints and tones and creating our own pieces inspired by well-known artists, including Pollock, Delaunay and Kandinsky.

We are now looking forward to next half term - please see the overview below.