Year 2
In Year 2, there are two classes, 2M, taught by Mrs Monroe and 2BS, taught by Mrs Seaward and Mrs Butler. The children are also supported by Mrs Taylor, Mrs Stone and Mrs Heffernan.
We are Pathfinders.
Through our LEARNING MEANS THE WORLD curriculum lessons, we are teaching our children to be:-
- Innovative
- Decisive
- Creative
- Independent
Spring Term 1 - Zero to Hero
In the first half of the Spring term, the Year 2 children will be learning about heroes – sporting heroes, environmental heroes, and about ordinary people who have jobs that require determination, courage and resilience. These include inspirational people such as David Attenborough, Lionel Messi, Greta Thunberg, Amelia Earhart, Malala Yousafzai etc.
This links perfectly with the Character module we are doing in our myHappymind lessons this term.
We are working on developing the following character strengths through all areas of our curriculum.
LOVE AND KINDNESS
BRAVERY AND HONESTY
EXPLORING AND LEARNING
TEAMWORK AND FRIENDSHIP
LOVE OF LIFE AND OUR WORLD
Autumn Term 2 - Paddington's Passport
Our next topic is Paddington’s Passport.
As Paddington Bear came from Peru, the children began to learn some key facts about the country and its geography.
They have learned to name the seven continents of the world and the five oceans.
The children then explored London, learning about some of the key tourist attractions; Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the River Thames and London Bridge, the London Eye and Buckingham Palace.
The children have learned to name the countries that make up the UK and to name their capital cities.
Autumn Term 1
Our first topic is “INTER-NATION MEDIA STATION”
This unit is all about media and broadcasting. The children will learn about how people communicated in the past leading to the invention of television, the internet and radio. We will be working on our communication skills and learn to present information in role as broadcasters.
As part of our 'Internation Media Station topic, Year 2 went on an adventure to Newbury on the train to visit Kennet Radio.
During our visit , the children had a tour of the studio and we're excited to hear a 'shout out' on the morning show.
They also got to record their voices on the professional equipment ( the microphone was huge) and played back to them so they could actually hear what their voices sounded like whilst watching the sound waves recorded on to a screen.
We walked to the station, and all the way to the clocktower in Newbury- and back! We had lunch in the bandstand in Victoria park and managed to escape the downpours .
We had a great time and the children really enjoyed their trip.
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