Year 2
Year 2 Curriculum Project
Year 2 Project - Land Ahoy
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! In the Land Ahoy project, get ready to take to the high seas and set sail in search of treasure!
This half term, we’ll find out about boats and ships of all shapes and sizes. Our science skills will help us to understand how boats float and we’ll design and make model ships using a variety of materials. Our map reading skills will help us to identify different seas and oceans, and we’ll learn about famous sea explorers. Our pirates day will inspire us to make treasure maps, fact files and navigate the seven seas with a Beebot ship. We’ll even find out how to talk and sing like a pirate!
Help your child prepare for their project
The sea is fascinating! Why not take a trip to the coast? Visit the harbour, lifeboat station and beach and take plenty of interesting photographs. You could also make boats from plastic cartons, cardboard boxes and polystyrene trays. Add sails and cargo then see which boats sail around the bath successfully! Alternatively, sing along to some lively sea shanties performed by The Fisherman’s Friends from Port Isaac in Cornwall. Visit their website to access free sample tracks.
Memorable Experience: pirate day
Geography: Using and making maps; locational knowledge; directions.
History: Significant historical people - Captain James Cook, Grace Darling, Famous Pirates
This project is also supported by mini projects in;
Science: Human Survival
Art and Design: Flower Head
Design and Technology: woodwork
Computing: lessons derived from D.A.R.E.S
Music: lessons derived from Kapow
PE: lessons derived from TeamThemeKent
PSHE: lessons derived from JIGSAW content
RE: lessons derived from Kent SACRE scheme and Cornerstones projects
More information about the Year 2 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 2 Long Term Plan 2024-2025 document found below.
Year 2 Key Information
For this term, PE is timetabled for every Tuesday and Wednesday. We will be doing dance on Tuesdays and netball on Wednesday. Please ensure that all earrings are removed on those days and that your child has their full PE kit in school. Please make sure that your child has a colder weather PE kit in school, including spare socks and trainers.
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English
w/c 15.12.25
We will:
- complete our DT woodwork topic
- participate in Christmas themed English activities to consolidate our learning
Reading - Remember that they do not need to read the entire book in one day. Please continue to hear them read daily and write it in their reading record books.
Spelling by phoneme:
In class, we focus on a different phoneme each week. The phoneme and its corresponding graphemes will be introduced on the Monday with different activities running until the Friday. This gives them the week to practice the spellings with you at home or on Edshed. Their understanding will then be checked by writing a dictated sentence.
This week (from 15.12.25), we will focus on the common exception words for Year 1 and Year 2.
Please see the homework folder for the words - check your child can read them and then check that they can spell them correctly.
Some of them are still spelling 'said' as sed or 'was' as wos.
Maths
w/c 15.12.25
We will:
- participate in Christmas themed maths challenges to consolidate our learning
FluencyBee:
Doubles
Infinity maths:
The link is
https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com/Home
click 'enter code'
They can then add the
School code
SLR - JJW
Quiz Pins:
Shape:
01 - 86 - 59
78 - 51 - 57
Additional Information
WOW! I am certain that you will agree that the children were absolutely amazing in their nativity. I am so incredibly proud of them all. They worked so hard this term to learn the songs, the signs and their words. To see them all happy and confident during their performances was the best feeling ever. They should be very proud of themselves and definitely need spoiling.
If your child wears earrings, please can these be removed or taped before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to prevent the risk of them being caught during PE.
As the weather continues to be varied, please ensure that you send your child in with a coat and warm PE clothes (tracksuit bottoms and jumper/hoodie) as both our PE lessons are outside activities.
Show and tell:
Friday 12th December
Team: STOREY (blue)
Future dates:
9.1.26 = PAGE (green)
16.1.26 = YEE (red)
23.1.26 = PIDCOCK (yellow)
30.1.26 = STOREY (blue)
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This week's homework is:
- To read for at least 10 minutes everyday to an adult.
- spend 20 minutes (over the week) on Numbots (Usernames and passwords are in your child's reading record) or Infinity (see link and codes in the maths section above)
- spend 20 minutes (over the week) on Edshed (usernames and passwords in reading records)
- For those wanting additional work -
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English:
- complete the activity in the homework folder
- practice handwriting
Maths:
- write number words to 20 correctly
- write the days of the week correctly
- write the months of the year correctly
- write the names of 2D and 3D shapes
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