Goldfish Class
New to Year2 September 2024
Introduction to Year 2 Presentation
Meet the Goldfish Class Team
Class Teacher: Mrs Choudhury
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Spears
1:1 Teaching Assistants: Mrs Rouse and Mrs Edwardes
Miss Turvey also teaches Goldfish Class every Tuesday morning.
Class Charter
A class charter is a set of rules, promises or guidelines that children and teachers have all agreed on for the classroom. We created this to help children understand that they have certain rights in the classroom. These rights are important, as they help to keep them safe and happy while they receive their education.
Please click Class Charter to view what Goldfish Class has agreed.
Weekly Timetable
Please see our/docs/Goldfish_Class_Timetable_Summer_1_23-24.docx to see what we get up to each day.
Summer 1 Early Morning Work
In our Early Morning Work we focus on a number of skills, handwriting and presentation, spelling of the Key Stage 1 Common Exception Words and practising answering questions about a range of Math exercises . Some mornings we will focus on five words, practising how to spell each one correctly and then writing one sentence for each spelling words in our neatest handwriting.
Please see a list of the Key Stage 1 Common Exception Words below...
Key Stage 1 Common Exception Words.
Class Novel
This term we are going to read the following books.
Matilta by Roald Dahl.
Our Learning in Summer 1
English
In English this half term, we will be focusing on the text 'The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon' by Richard Adams. The children will be focusing on the following writing outcomes:
Inform
-Non-chronological report about magpies
Entertain
-Short narrative description of what happens to Egg Box Dragon (moonlight adventure)
-Kenning poem about dragons
-Formal letter to the Queen
-Write an extended narrative
Describe
-Narrative description of Egg Box Dragon based on visualization of text read aloud
-Descriptive poem
-Personal recount of a proud moment
Persuade
-Persuasive letter to Egg Box Dragon
-Persuasive invitation for tea party
Maths
Mass, Capacity and Temperature
- Measure in grams
- Measure in kilograms
- Four operations with mass
- Compare volume and capacity
- Measure in millilitres
- Measure in litres
- Four operations with volume and capacity
Fractions
- Introduction to parts and whole
- Equal and unequal parts
- Recognise a half
- Find a half
- Recognise a quarter
- Find a quarter
- Recognise a third
- Find a third
- Find the whole
- Unit fractions
- Non-unit fractions
- Recognise the equivalence of a half and two-quarters
- Recognise three-quarters
- Find three-quarters
- Count in fractions up to a whole
Science
In Science this half term, we will be looking at:
- Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants. Find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy. Pattern seeking - whether the size of the seed matches the height of the plant.
History
In History this half term, we will be looking at 'Significant figures' from the past.
- Florence Nightingale: looking how her life contributed to national and international achievements.
Art
In Art this half term, we will be learning about 'Painting'. We will be looking at Henri Rousseau.
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Painting 1.10 - Experiment with paint media using a range of tools, e.g. different brush sizes, hands, feet, rollers and pads. 1.11 - Explore techniques such as lightening and darkening paint without the use of black or white. 1.12 - Begin to show control over the types of marks made. 1.13 - Paint on different surfaces with a range of media. 1.14 - Name the primary colours and start to mix a range of secondary colours, moving towards predicting resulting colours. Work of Other Artists 1.30 - Children will be able to recognise the work of notable artists or designers and give an opinion on their work. 1.31 - Children will be able to use artists’ ideas to create their own versions of art through the painting/drawing area. 1.32 - Children will draw simple evaluations about the work of others. Drawing and Sketching 1.5 - Observational drawing: Use a combination of shapes. 1.6 - Colour neatly following the lines. 1.7 - Show different tones by using coloured pencils. 1.8 - Experiment with a variety of media; pencils, crayons, pastels, felt tips, charcoal, chalk 1.9 - Control the types of marks made with the range of media
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RE
In RE we are looking at how should we care for the Earth and why does it matter.
PSHE
We are learning about relationships.
Families
Friendships and conflicts
Keeping safe and exploring physicl contact- personal space
Secrets
Computing
This series of three lessons will provide the children with the knowledge and understanding to create simple and more complex animations using 2Sequence. The children can use 2Sequence to explore harmony and build up musical scores.
PE
In PE we are learing skills for Sports Day.
We will also look at the following:
Health and Fitness (blue) Unit 6 Indoor: Real PE Agility Ball Chasing Sammy Squirrel and his Rolling Nuts Static Balance Floor Work Caspar the Very Clever Cat Outdoor: Sports Day Practice Healthy Competition