This half term in reading sessions, we will be practising their ability to retrieve information from texts, use evidence to draw inferences about characters and use evidence to support their responses to questions. We will be looking at the following books:

Measurement – Time 
Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times.

Know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day. 

Compare and sequence intervals of time.

Geometry – Position and Direction 
Children will learn mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction and movement including movement in a straight line and distinguishing between rotation as a turn and in terms of right angles for quarter, half and three-quarter turns (clockwise and anti-clockwise).

Children will order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences.

Our topic for this term will be Biology, learning about plants. By the end of the topic, children will have:

• Observed and described how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants.
• Found out and described how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy

• What are agreements?
• What is the Covenant?
• What special promises do Jewish people make with God?
• What promise did God make the Jewish people?
• What are Mezuzah?

Indoor – Dance

Pupils will continue to explore space and how their body can move to express and idea, mood, character or feeling. They expand their knowledge of travelling actions and use them in relation to a stimulus. They will build on their understanding of dynamics and expression. They will use counts of 8 consistently to keep in time with the music and a partner. Pupils will also explore pathways, levels, shapes, directions, speeds and timing. They will be given the opportunity to work independently and with others to perform and provide feedback beginning to use key terminology.

Outdoor – Net and Wall Games

Net and wall games are games where either a net separates the players or a wall is used. The object of these games is to hit the ball over the net and into the court space or against a wall to make it difficult for a partner to return. Examples include tennis, badminton, volleyball, squash. In this unit, pupils develop their understanding of attacking and defending principles in net games such as using a ready position to defend their court and placement of a ball into space. They use and develop skills such as throwing, catching, tracking and hitting a ball. They learn how to score points in these types of games and how to play to the rules. They work independently, with a partner and in a small group and begin to self-manage their own games, showing respect and kindness towards their teammates and opponents.

• Identify where the equator, North Pole and South Poles are on a map.
• Understand that some areas of the world are hot and some are cold, and the reasons for this (primarily distance from equator but also effect of winds and landmasses)
• Identify the location of the Sahara Desert and the Arctic. 
• Describe and explain the differences between very hot and very cold places using the Sahara and the Arctic as examples. 
• Locate other extreme hot and cold places around the world - Hot: Malaysia (hot and wet) and central Australia (hot and dry); Cold: Antarctica.

• Create a simple weaving design using paper and other materials.
• Know and talk about the work of artist Andy Goldsworthy.
• Create their own collage using natural materials in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.

This half term the children will be exploring steady beats and changing rhythmic patterns. They will create their own patterns using body percussion, their voices and a range of instruments.

In Online Safety lessons this term, Y2 will learn about different devices that can have internet connectivity in the home. They will also learn how to logon to the school network with laptops.