Yr 2 - Wonderful Willows

We are WONDERFUL WILLOWS!

              Miss Wright

Teaching Assistants in Year 2 are

Miss Ramage, Miss Hunt and Miss Koxha.

Here you will find all of our wonderful learning and see photographs of the fun and engaging lessons we take part in each week.

If you need to contact us, please email me at willows@gladehill.nottingham.sch.uk 

or ring the school office! 

We are GOLDEN and we SPARKLE!

Home Diaries and RED Teds

In Wonderful Willows, we love filling up our RED Teds. Every 10 weeks your child can fill up a bear and win a toy and other accessories for it if they have read 3 or more times every week.

Diaries will be checked every Friday for 3 or more reads, please ensure your child brings it in so they can have their star added to their Red Ted! 

I may also use diaries to write notes in if I need to explain something to parents/carers, so please encourage your child to bring them home and back every day. 

Our learning 23.24:

Summer 2

'Nurturing Nurses'

In English, this half term, our learning will follow a theme of “Nurturing Nurses”. Our core text is ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine' by Roald Dahl.

We will be writing to inform by writing a set of instructions on ‘how to make a marvellous medicine’ and we will be writing to entertain by writing a story inspired by George’s Marvellous Medicine.

We are writers

In English, we will be writing a story based on our book, creating our own poems to perform and write some instructions to make our own marvellous potions!

We are mathematicians

This term, we will learn be focusing on our times tables and dividing facts. We will also ensure that we are secure when adding and subtracting numbers, especially when we have missing numbers.

We are scientists

We will identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.

 We are historians

We will learn about significant people who have made a change in History. We will be delving deeper into learning about the lives and work of Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell.

 We are creative

In music, we will be developing understanding of musical language and how timbre, dynamics and tempo affect the mood of a song.

In art, we will be printing using everyday objects.

In DT, we will be making a stable structure out of different materials

We are team players

In PE, we will be learning different athletics ready for sports day!

We care

Through our PSHE curriculum we will be learning about how we are growing and changing.

 We are IT experts!

We will create music and how to present our ideas.

"Night Vision" 

Summer 1

This half term our learning, particularly in English, will follow a theme of Night Vision! We are learning to write to entertain by writing a Fantasy Story and writing to inform by writing a Non-Chronological Report all about owls. 

The text we will use to help us will include:

'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark' by Jill Tomlinson

We are writers

In English, this half term, we will be writing a non-chronological report about owls. We will also be writing an adventure story about owls. We will be sharing these with you at our owl exhibition at the end of term.

We are mathematicians

This term, we will learn about measurements. We will use the vocabulary centimetres, metres, kilos, length, height and litres.

We are scientists

We are excited to be growing plants this half term. We will conduct a fair test by growing different beans and will we learn about the life cycle of a plant and what it needs to be healthy.

 We are geographers

We will be learning about the equator and the weather temperatures around the world and using maps to identify where the countries are.

 We are artists

In music, we will be using instruments and listening to   traditional western stories.

In art, we are creating owl sculptures out of clay and papier mache

 We are team players

In PE, we will be striking and fielding.

 We care

Through our PSHE curriculum we will be identifying our feelings and developing our empathy.

 We are internet explorers

We will create a variety of pictures using ipads.

Spring 2

SUPER SAFARI!

This half term our theme is SUPER SAFARI! We are learning to write to entertain by writing a setting description based in Kenya and writing to inform by writing a diary entry from another cultural's perspective. 

These texts will include: 

'Lilia and the Secret of Rain' by David Convey and Jude Daly

'Anna Hibiscus' by Atinuke, an African author. 

Spring 1

Superheroes 

This half term, some of our learning be surrounded around our theme "superheroes". We will be writing to entertain by writing a fantasy story, inspired by Traction Man Is Here by Mini Grey. Also, we will write to inform by writing a set of instructions on how to make a superhero potion.

This term we will continue to progress with our learning related to multiplication and division. We will use a range of methods including equal groups, repeated addition and multiplication equations. 

Autumn 2

Frozen Kingdom!

This half term, some of our learning be surrounded around our theme "Frozen Kingdom". We will be writing to infrom by writing an a non-chronological report all about polar bears. Also, we will write to inform by writing a letter, inspired by the story "The Great Explorer" by Chris Judge. 
I cannot wait to see what great work Wonderful Willows produce this half term and I look forward to talking to you about your child's progress during parents evening.

Autumn 1

LAND AHOY!

This half term our topic is LAND AHOY! We will be writing to entertain by writing an adventure story based on our story 'The Pirate - Cruncher' by Jonny Duddle. Willows will have the opportunity to showcase their writing at the end of the topic and learn new grammar skills, such as expanded noun phrases.

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