Our learning from Autumn 1 continues with: 

English - Writing

Recount writing –

We will be writing non-fiction recounts, telling our readers about the events of a day.  We will think about how we write in this genre and the features we need to use when we write recounts.  

Key vocabulary

Model text, title, heading, recount, non-fiction, event, chronological order

 

English - Reading

We will continue to learn how to read through daily Read Write Inc. lessons. We will explore a range of texts linked to our units of learning, by using our Reading for Inference skills. We will also be exploring a range of alternative fairy tales.

Books we will be reading:

The Big Book of Birds

You’re Called What?

A Wild Child’s Book of Birds

Beware of the story book wolves

The day Louis got eaten

The Little Red Hen – to link to Mr Wolf’s Pancakes

#Goldilocks

Goldilocks and just the one bear

Trouble on Planet Christmas

Froggy rescue

The Three Little Twisted Pigs

The Last Wolf

Rapunzel and the Billy Goats

Cinderella and the beanstalk

Snow White and the Enormous Turnip

Key vocabulary

Echo read, paired read, think like a detective, notice breakdown, visualise, background knowledge, VIP words, question, wonder, predict

 

Maths

We will continue our focus on Addition and Subtraction, learning how to add and subtract two digit numbers across a 10. We will also be learning about the features of 2D and 3D shapes, including sides and vertices. We will use this knowledge to sort shapes.

Key vocabulary

Add, subtract, greater, more, less, column, method, tens, ones, exchange, sides, vertices, faces, two-dimensional, three-dimensional, triangle, square, rectangle, circle, pentagon, hexagon, cone, sphere, pyramid, triangle base, cylinder, cuboid, symmetry

 

Science – Humans & Materials

Humans: We will learn about the needs of humans, including exercise, hygiene, a healthy diet and looking after our teeth.

Materials: We will explore different materials; learning about and comparing their properties. We will explore and work with wood, paper, cardboard, brick, rock, metal and fabrics.

Key vocabulary 

Humans: heart, exercise, physical health, mental health, healthy diet, meat, vegetables, fruit, sugar, hygiene, germs, disease, doctor, teeth, plaque, filling

Materials: material, natural, man-made, recycle, smooth, rough, flexible, rigid, rock, stone, pebble, brick, brittle, transparent, translucent, opaque

 

Geography: Would you rather live in a hot or cold place?

We will learn where the continents are, where the hottest and coldest places on earth are and what it is like in hot and cold places. We will then use our knowledge to decide if we would rather live in a hot or cold place.

Key vocabulary

Continent, land, ocean, country, locate, sea, globe, desert, climate, pack ice, arid, compass, weather, ice sheet, savannah, grasslands, tropical, vegetation, rainforest, weather, polar, human feature, rural, physical feature, Equator, urban, map

 

Computing – What is a computer?

We will explore exactly what a computer is by learning how inputs and outputs work, how computers are used in the wider world and designing our own computerised invention!

Key vocabulary

Battery, buttons, computer, desktop, device, electricity, input, invention, keyboard, laptop, monitor, mouse, output, technology, wire 

 

Design and Technology – Levers

After learning the terms; pivot and lever children design a moving picture which will move using a mechanism. Children practise making levers of different types and choosing the lever they will use to make a moving picture

Key Vocabulary

lever, function, material, pivot, pivot point, push, pull, force, lift, move

 

 My HappyMind - Celebrate

The Celebrate module is focused on introducing the evidence-based theory that we all have different Character Strengths and that, by understanding what they are and then using them as much as possible, we can be at our best! In this context, Character Strengths refer to those character traits that make us unique. We all have different characters, and this is something to celebrate! This is not about what we are 'good' at, like football or maths. It is about who we are, such as being kind or brave.

Key vocabulary:

celebrate, character strength, love, kindness, bravery, honesty, exploring, learning, teamwork, friendship

 

 PE – Dance (indoor) and tag rugby (outdoor)

We will use our indoor PE sessions to learn the Charleston.  We will learn the dance, add our own motifs and create our own Charleston dances.

In Tag rugby, we will work on use of space and using tactics to close each other down and begin to attack and defend.

Key Vocabulary

Attack, defend, tag, mark, tactics, positioning, aim, strength, power, foot, move, kick, balance, motif

 

Key dates

02/11/26 – Autumn term 2 begins

02/11/26 – Parent Consultation Evening 1

04/11/26 – Parent Consultation Evening 2

05/11/26 – Bonfire lunch

13/11/26 – Children in Need

16/11/26 – 20/11/25 – Year 2 assessment week

10/12/26 – Christmas jumper day

14/12/26 – Year 2 performance to parents

16/12/26 – Christmas Lunch

17/12/26 – Christmas disco

18/12/26 – final day before Christmas

Important dates for early 2027:

04/01/27 – Staff training day: school closed

05/01/27 – Spring term begins

12/02/27 – Spring term 1 ends for half term