Autumn Term in Year 2

During Autumn term in Year 2, we will read a variety of inspirational texts where we will explore the character traits of kindness, citizenship, integrity, curiosity, bravery and gratitude.

In our first few weeks of term, we will explore the brilliant text Billy and the Beast. We will share our ideas on how Billy and the Beast did, or did not, show kindness and integrity to the animals in the woods. Next, we will follow Syd on a voyage of curiosity as we escape to Grandad’s Island where we will immerse ourselves in an imaginary adventure. We will then learn about various Great Women in History including Harriett Tubman, Flora Drummond, Rosa Parks and Malala Yousafzai and learn about how they made an impact through demonstrating citizenship and bravery. Finally, we will dive into a world of magic with Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach! Our discoveries don’t stop there as we will utilise a variety of fiction texts to learn more about lifecycles, habitats and the worlds continents and oceans.

We will recap and develop use of descriptive vocabulary to write interesting character descriptions and turn our hand to story writing to retell and create our own narratives. We will consider where our own adventure island may be. Our science topic is Animals including Humans and we will take inspirational from the jungle in Grandad’s Island to learn about different animals, their habitats and what they need to survive, as well as learning about the impact of global warming around the world. To top it all off we will celebrate Black History Month and Poetry Week, as well as giving a Christmas performance!

Meet the team

Miss Marks – Class Teacher

Miss Welsh – Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Murphy – Learning Support Assistant

Miss Taylor – Learning Support Assistant

Important Information

• Miss Marks will be available every day before and after school to receive messages, celebrate successes and answer any questions.
• Library books need to be returned to school every Friday.
• Please make sure your child’s book bag, containing their reading books and reading record is brought into school every day.
• Reading books will be changed weekly. Please continue to sign your child’s reading record book daily.
• Spellings will be tested on Fridays and each child’s results will be logged at the back of their diary.
• PE will now take place on Thursday afternoons. Please make sure that children come to school wearing their PE kits on Thursdays.
• Home learning will include daily reading, and weekly spellings and maths. 

As always, there will be lots of learning and exciting activities going on in Year 2 this term. Please speak to our admin team for access to the Year 2 Instagram feed @wps_year2