Year 2 Mole Class
Rainforests
Dance
Gymnastics
Mathematics
Number -
Multiplication and Division
Length and Height
RE
What do Christians believe about forgiveness?
Music
Rainforest sound track – body percussion with Mr North
Computing
Online Safety
Robot Algorithms
PSHE
Valuing Difference
Art & Design
Henri Rousseau and Sharon Turner – Collage (cutting/tearing) – Drawing – Fine line
PE
Geography
Science
Living Things and their Habitats
-Differences between living, dead, and things that have never been alive
- Living things live in habitats to which they are suited
- Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats
English
Narrative – Great Kapok Tree – Adventure – Where will he visit next?
Tree of Wonder – Explanation Text
Poetry – Linked to the Mixed Up Chameleon – Question answer poem
Truthfulness
Creativity
Rainforest
Animals
Climate
Humid
Tropical
Deforestation
Endangered
Animals Needs Healthy Exercise Maps Endangered Environment Extinct Tropical Conservation Continent Ocean
Year 2 Mole Class
A Taste of Chocolate
Money
Multiplication and Division
Time
History
How was chocolate discovered?
When did it arrive in the UK? How did it develop into the chocolate we know today?
Mathematics
RE
What do Christians believe about forgiveness?
Music
Composing own rainforest music with Mr North
Computing
Online Safety
Pictograms
PSHE
Being my best
Art & Design
Lynne Cherry – 3D/Drawing
Allison May Kiphuth- Create a diorama
PE
Swimming
Gymnastics
Geography
Where do Cacao beans grow?
What growing conditions are needed?
What is Fair Trade?
(Links and comparisons made with Ghana – a big cacao producer)
Science
Living things and their habitats
- woodlice investigations
Animals, including humans
English
Poetry – Chocolate Cake
Narrative – Traditional Tale – Retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Fairtrade – Explanation Text
Forgiveness
Collaboration
Chocolate
Fairtrade
Ghana
Production
Rainforest
Climate
Study
Mole Class Newsletter: Spring Term
Welcome back Mole Class!
We are very excited for a new year with our lovely Moles.
Welcome
Housekeeping
Please ensure your child has in-school everyday:
Please use the class Dojo or your child's planner as the best form of contact.
PE
Thursday – Full kit needed
PE kit should stay in-school everyday as we sometimes have extra PE activities. If your child comes home in their PE kit, please send back in the next day. We do this to ensure children get the most amount of PE time.
Enrichment
Enrichment will be on a Friday afternoon
Children will take part in:
STEM, Cookery, Eco Education and Super Science
Wow Events in Mole Class
Creating our own moving Rainforest dioramas
Visit to Tropiquaria
Squash and Biscuits
Key Skills
Please send children with letters in their bookbag. Ensure they pack their own bag and have some responsibility for bringing it to school.
Home Learning
Spellings will be stuck in on a Friday. Test will be the following Thursday.
Maths homework will be collected and marked on a Friday. Please send in early (if possible) to help us with the turn around.
Reading
Children should be read with 4x per week and these should be recorded in their planner.
Sway
Please keep an eye on our Mole Class Sway page to see regular updates on our learning.
Aspiration
Independence