Year2
Cu r r i c u l u mOu t l i ne 2 0 1 9 2 0
Our Learning Wheel explained Our learners Our schools are small enough to ensure that each learner is known. By placing our learners at the centre of our approach, we create an education that allows individuality to flourish.
Developing character Fostering a secure bedrock of self-esteem and a sure moral compass is essential preparation for a future in a complex world.
Learning segments We group our subjects together into six curriculum areas. We teach subjects in an integrated way, because the future belongs to
those who can think way beyond narrow subject boundaries.
Learning to think Education is not just about imparting knowledge. It’s about teaching young people how to think for themselves: critically, creatively and collaboratively.
Outer circle We prepare young people to blaze a trail in whatever field they choose. They leave us equipped with a breadth of skills, ready to become responsible global citizens.
Form teachers 2M - Mrs McWilliam 2L - Mr Leggoe
Teaching Assistants 2M - Mr Scarr 2L - Mrs Solive
Subject teachers Language and Communication Ms Prowse (French), M rs Fernández Smart (Spanish) Physical Education and Well-being Mr Evans (PE), Mr Leggoe (PE), Mrs Parkin (PE and Swimming), Miss Grayson (Swimming) Performing Arts Miss Mullaly (Music) Ms Hyland (Music)
Humanities - Social Understanding Key Topics We welcome the children back in January to our new topic ‘Into The Unknown’, followed after half term by ‘Picture This’. Both of these topics will support our learning in Science, Humanities and the Arts as well as supporting our learning habits throughout the school. The children will further develop their research skills and diverse methods of recording. We endeavour to inspire the children to explore avenues that will expand their knowledge and understanding of the topics. Pupils will continue to work on their ability to use correct vocabulary when talking about the past. Both of these topics will also see the children cover a range of geographical skills, including world, UK and local map work, the use of satellite and photographic images. A study of weather will also be included in these topics.
Religious Studies Key Topics Our focus in RS this term will be largely linked to the Old Testament stories of Joseph and Moses. These stories enable us to reflect on the important message in each story that in turn informs their own perspectives on life. We consider the interests of other faiths but significantly we are focusing on the early Christian faith.
Personal Social Health and Economic Education Key Topics In PSHEE we will be considering our rights, rules and responsibilities. We will look at why rules in all areas of society are important, jobs both within school and outside of it and the importance of listening to everyone’s viewpoint. After half term we will begin to introduce the children to economic well-being and amongst other things, share thoughts about where money comes from, our choices of how we spend it and what charity is. In each lesson a considerable amount of time will be spent promoting discussion and sharing and listening to individual viewpoints.
Language and Communication Key Focus The children will continue to focus on their daily phonics through Read, Write, Inc or their Language and Literacy lessons. These are complete literacy programmes, designed to stimulate and challenge children’s thinking and create enthusiastic and life-long readers and writers. They provide explicit guidance for developing children’s reading comprehension and writing composition. During our ‘Into the Unknown’ and ‘Picture This’ topics we will be looking to further develop each child’s creative and imaginative writing, looking at poetry and the use of persuasive writing and information text. Weekly spellings will continue to provide focus as an extension to everyday vocabulary.
Assessment ● ●
Annual Progress Test in English Half termly writing assessment
French Key Topics The pupils will explore a variety of animals through conversation, stories, rhymes, g ames and songs and they will learn how to express a basic preference towards these animals. Colours will be revised and extended, picking up on the position of the colour within the structure of the sentence. Numbers between 1-20 will continue to be revised and extended up to 50. There will be a strong focus on the key phonetic sounds.
Spanish Key Topics The primary focus for Spanish lessons is on listening and speaking. We learn through a range of songs, stories, rhymes and games. We will have an opportunity to respond to classroom language and basic instructions. ‘Into the Unknown’ introduces us to tricky sounds by learning days of the week and months of the year as well as beginning to describe the weather. We will have plenty of opportunity to practise our counting and our pronunciation practice will focus on the key vowel sounds. We will link to the theme of ‘Picture This’ by learning the vocabulary for clothes in Spanish and using them as a starting point for describing objects by colour and size, using a verb plus an adjective. We will learn a poem and focus on both pronunciation and performance skills.
Mathematical Understanding Key Topics Our approach is based on the following key ideas – daily mathematics lessons; direct, interactive teaching; a systematic development of mental calculation; and homework to reinforce tables and number bonds. We adopt a cross-curricular approach to learning, linking topics with our Thematic Learning programme wherever possible. Examples of these include looking at timelines and exploring maps. Forest School activities further support our Mathematics programme. Children are expected to: ● be actively involved in answering questions. ● contribute to discussions during teaching activities and follow up discussions. ● be able to explain and demonstrate understanding of their learning to others. ● have a hands-on approach to their learning. ● employ the ‘build it, draw it, write it, say it’ approach to their learning. ● tackle problem solving tasks with an ‘everyone can’ mindset. ● develop strategies for mental calculations. ● adopt a risk taking approach to their learning without fear of making mistakes. Key Learning Objectives: Making tally charts Drawing and interpreting pictograms Block diagrams Recognising 2D and 3D shapes Lines of symmetry Recognising and counting fractions Measuring in centimetres and metres
Assessment ● End of Unit Assessments. ● Annual Progress Test in Maths.
Physical Education and Well-being Key Topics Pupils will swim for the first half of term on a Thursday morning where lessons will focus on developing confidence in the water, stroke technique and stamina. Children will also develop key skills in hockey alongside their weekly fencing session with Cambridge Sword during the second half of term. There will be no need for shin pads and gum shields in hockey lessons, as the focus will be on stick skills and developing a greater understanding of the game You can help by encouraging your child to stay active outside of school. Discuss the importance of a healthy and balanced diet and any involvement in sports clubs outside of school will not only benefit your child physically but mentally and socially too.
Creative and Performing Arts Key Topics In music lessons we will refine our performance techniques in drama and music to prepare for our performance of The Litter Muncher on February 14th and 15th in the school theatre. Children will work on vocal technique, diction and communication as well as expression and projection. After half term we will continue with our instrumental learning on the recorder and our music reading skills. Throughout the term our art will be closely linked to our scientific topics in Thematic Learning. The children will be using a variety of different mediums such as clay and binca for a sewing activity, paper and design in construction and different textures in collage work. In addition to this, and later in the term, we will be encouraging the children to practise their free drawing as much as possible and will look at making shapes appear solid and how perspective enables us to see a scene. We will look at a variety of artists and their work. The children will be taught how to look and enjoy paintings and perhaps spot things that they would otherwise not have noticed. This links closely with our topic after half term of ‘Picture This’. Following on from our skills barrage last term, Plan Learn Do Review will settle into a two week cycle of Plan Learn then Do Review. That first process will be taken home and consolidated with families before bringing in any research materials for the following week that allow for a successful outcome in the Do Review. The children will be encouraged to widen their application of presenting their skills, branching out from box constructed modelling and sometimes including a digital method, depending on where their learning takes them. Our mantra, what else do you want to find out and how would you like to share your learning? Listen out for the Cambridge Camera Club Competition later this term - last year revealed quite a few Dame B’s shutterbugs!
Scientific Understanding Key Topics A key focus this term is to promote scientific questioning about ‘what might happen’ and ‘why?’ We will look at questions such as ‘how?’ and ‘what might happen if?’ and consider all queries in a variety of contexts. We will also look at how to collect sufficient evidence for a conclusion. In all our experiments we will source a variety of materials to make simple models. This will enable us to investigate both the materials and the design. Our first project will be to make an object that floats and can propel itself. We will discuss ‘fair testing’ and measure a variety of components. Later in the term we will be designing some sort of protection from the weather and then look at construction and vehicles. This is a brief overview as each week we will also be using technology, research tools and different methods of recording alongside a variety of manual tools and school equipment.