Year 2

Welcome to Year 2!

Click here to find out about the end of year expectations for Year 2.

Please find attached our class newsletter for the Lent Term, which will give you lots of information about what we will be doing this term.Year 2 Lent Newsletter 25

R.E. Year 2 Galilee To Jerusalem Knowledge Organiser

This term our Religious Education topics are Galilee to Jerusalem and Desert to Garden.

Lent Term 1

Our first topic will be Space. Within this topic we will be exploring the history of space travel, looking at the development of telescopes, finding out about significant people in space and learning about Mars Rovers.

Here are some more links to space resources that you may find interesting:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkqjmbk/articles/zy8r96f

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztkstrd/articles/z4w3mfr

Our Science work will be focused on Materials. If you would like to learn more about this at home, follow these links:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsrfvwx/articles/zd9w8hv

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsrfvwx/articles/z62txbk

Lent Term 2

Our first topic will be about London. Within this topic, we will be exploring the four countries of the UK and their capital cities. We will be learning about the key landmarks in London and travel in London.

Here is a link if you would like to learn more about this at home:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/zhttscw

Our Science topic will be about habitats, during which we will be learning about different habitats, animal life-cycles and food chains.

Here is a link if you would like to find out more at home:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv

Advent 1

Advent Term 1

During this half term, we will be working on Growth and Survival in Science. You can find out more about this topic using these links: What do animals need to survive? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/z343f82 and How do animals grow? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/zd4dkty

Our History work will be about The Great Fire of London. You can find out some information about The Great Fire of London here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdyhn9q/articles/z4msn9q

Advent 2

During the second half of the Advent Term, we will be learning about maps and the local area around school in Geography. If you would like to learn about maps, follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjd66v4

Our Science work will be focused on Being Healthy. If you would like to learn about the things humans need to stay healthy, click on this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqbxqfr/articles/zxvkd2p

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