Year 2 Mole Class

Not all superheros wear capes!

Mathematics

Revision of SATS concepts

• Problem solving within four operations
• Time
• Position and Direction

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RE

What do Christians believe about love?

AMV Unit

Music

Sea chanties – rewriting lyrics. Sea theme music - history. Creating graphic scores.

Computing –

Year 2 – Teach Computing

Data and information – Pictograms

Presentation Skills

PSHE

-Being My Best

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Art & Design – Andy Warhol

Painting - Colour mixing; tints, tones & shades.

Printing - Explore printing simple mono-print pictures in a variety of ways (relief; impressed; rollers & palettes)

Experiment with overprinting motifs and colour.

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PE

TLE

- Striking and Fielding

History

• The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements – Florence Nightingale
• Explore her significance and the impact she had

Science

Animals, including humans

• Life cycles, including humans
• The importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene

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English

Narrative – Fantasy – Traction Man – Create their own characters

Discussion text – Superheroes – Florence Nightingale

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Respect

Aspiration

Nightingale

Remember

Figures

Impact

Plants

Bulbs

Love

Florence Nightingale Emily Pankhurst The Queen Neil Armstrong Traction Man Parents Nurses Doctors Figures Medical

Year 2 Mole Class

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside!

Geography

• Know the meanings of vocabulary linked to the seaside EG Coast/Beach/Cliff
• - Draw and use a map around a location

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Mathematics

• Revision of Year 2 concepts
• Efficient Methods
• Statistics and revision

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RE

What do Christians believe about love?

AMV Unit

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Music

Debussy (La Mer, Sea)/ Britten (Peter Grimes) composer – interpretation

Computing

Year 2 – Teach Computing

Programming Quizzes

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PSHE

• Growing and Changing
• Moving to a new class

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Art & Design –

John Dyer artist- Collage/painting/textiles - Beaches/seaside.

Explore textures (control surface decoration of

materials with clear intentions)

Art Week–Starlings

DT modelling- pier designs

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PE

TLE-

Athletics

History

- To compare aspects of life in different periods.

- To explore events beyond living memory through the eyes of people of that generation.

Science

Plants

• Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants.
• Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants
• Plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy.

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English

-Rhyming Couplets – Billy’s Bucket

-Narrative – Story with a Dilemma – Light House Keeper’s Lunch

-Seaside Now and then – Historical Explanation – Leaflet making

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Respect

Aspiration

Seaside

Coast

Lighthouse

Pier

Bathing Machine

Charabang

Fish Oceans Seas Rivers Location Holidays Travel Transport Money Tourism Maps City Town Village

beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, weather

town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour, shop Seaside

Coast, Beaches, Pier, Arcades, Promenade, Railways, Punch and Judy, Bathing Machine, Boats, Deckchairs Lighthouse

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Mole Class Newsletter: Summer Term

Welcome

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Welcome back to our final term! I hope you all had a lovely break and are ready for another fun-filled term of learning! New topics, Art Week and exciting trips ahead

Housekeeping

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Please ensure your child has in school everyday:

• A water bottle
• Reading book and planner
• PE Kits (Even if it not PE kit day)
• Hat and sunscreen

Please use the class Dojo as the best form of contact.

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PE

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PE Lessons will be on a Friday.

Please ensure full PE kit is in school.

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Enrichment

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Thursday: Music and Computing with Mr North

Fun Friday:

PE with Mr Cave

Forest School with Mrs Frost

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Wow Events in Mole Class

• Workshop with Somerset Heritage (Florence Nightingale and Seaside Holidays)
• Weston-Super-Mare Trip

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Key Skills

*Packing their bag each morning and unpacking when they get to school.

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*Readying themselves for learning, independently

Home Learning

Spelling homework will be set every Thursday. Please ensure they practice these.

Maths files will be sent home every Friday.

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Reading

Children should be read with 4x per week and these should be recorded in their planner. It is recommended that you read each book three times.

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Requests

- Please support your child with putting their book in the correct book box ready for changing.

Collaboration

Aspiration

Curiosity

Independence

Pride

Creativity