Yangtze
Yangtze - Year Two
This half term our topic is ‘Castles and Knights.’ We will be finding about the features of castles and about who lived and worked in them. We are excited about going on a tour of Skipton Castle. In Art we will be drawing and painting castles.
In English we will be reading a variety of stories about castles, dragons and knights. We will be writing our own stories, instructions, letters and character descriptions.
Our Science topic is ‘Living things and their habitats.’ We will be investigating different habitats in our school grounds and will go on minibeast hunts. We will also be finding out about different food chains.
In Maths we will be learning about fractions, position and direction and will be telling the time to the nearest quarter of an hour. Please talk about telling the time as often as you can at home!
We have switched from Mathseeds to Mathletics, so please encourage your child to achieve 1000 points a week if you are able to go on at home. You can also practise maths skills using the White Rose 1 Minute Maths app. It is free to download. We are also enjoying going on TTRockstars and practising our multiplication and division facts for the 2,5 and 10 timetables.
Our MindMate topic is ‘Solving Problems/ Making it better’ and our RSE topic is ‘Boys and Girls.’
In PE, we will be practising our agility and coordination skills and will be playing various ball games. We will also be taking part in the Year 2 Skipping Festival.
Books we will be reading in YEAR TWO:
