Our Summer 1 Journey
View our curriculum web to see what we will be learning this half term.
summer 1 half termly curriculum web.pdf
View our homework activities for this half term linked to our topics. We hope the children will enjoy completing these activities and we look forward to seeing the children's amazing work.
View our spelling booklets for this half term.
Group 1:
year 2 spelling booklet group 1.pdf
Group 2:
year 2 spelling booklet group 2.pdf
English
This half term, we have been reading The Ferocious Chocolate Wolf. We have enjoyed making predictions on the text, learning new vocabulary and inferring the character's thoughts and feelings. Watch the video to listen to the story!
We are now moving onto instructional writing. We are looking forward to writing instructions on how to make our own chocolate slabs!
Topic
As part of our key question, 'Could you be the next Willy Wonka?', we have been learning about how chocolate is made and about the history of chocolate! Watch the video below to find out more about how chocolate is made.
We worked together in groups to put how chocolate is made in the correct order:
We also used out maths skills to create a timeline on the history of chocolate:
Enrichment
The cooking group enjoyed learning how to cut their vegetables safely to create pizza faces! They were delicious!
Click the link below if you would like to try these at home!
https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/pizza-pitta-faces/
Maths
We have been learning about fractions! Watch the video to find out more.
Science
RE (Religious Education)
This half term, our key question is who is a Muslim and how do they live. We have been learning about the 5 pillars of Islam.
We got creative and created our own pictures to represent the 5 pillars of Islam. We also looked at different designs of prayer mats and had a go at creating our own design.
Values
Our value for this half term is trust. We have been learning about who our trusted adults are.