Year 2

Year 2 Curriculum Project

Year 2 Project - Magnificent Monarchs

In the Magnificent Monarchs project, your child will learn about English and British monarchs from AD 871 to the present day and consider how the power of the monarchy has changed over time. They will study six significant sovereigns; Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II. Finally, they will choose which of the sovereigns that they have studied is the most significant.

Memorable Experience: English and British monarchy timeline

Geography: Significant places - royal residences

History: Historical vocabulary; Historical periods; Timelines; Power and rule; Historical artefacts; significant people - Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror; Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II

This project is also supported by mini projects in; 

Science: Animal Survival

Art and Design: Portraits and Poses

Design and Technology: Cut, Stitch and Join; Push and Pull

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 2025-2026  document found below.

Year 2 Key Information

For this term, PE is timetabled for every Tuesday and Thursday. We will be doing lacrosse on Tuesdays and athletics on Thursdays. 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 20.4.26

We will:

• understand the spelling rules for adding the suffixes -er and -est
• understand and correctly punctuate different types of sentences
• identify the features of a recount
• use time adverbials
• identify and use powerful verbs
• use commas in a list

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:

This week we will be focusing on the common exception words - any and many as well as 

 

 

Homophones:

 

 

Common exception words (prickly words)

any

many

once

two

The underlined words are our focus words.

 

 

 

Maths

w/c  20.4.26

We will: 

• recognise a half
• find a half
• recognise a quarter
• find a quarter
• recognise a third

Fluency Bee:

Bonds to 20, How many?

Infinity maths:

The link is 

https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com/Home 

click 'enter code'

They can then add the

School code

SLR - JJW

Quiz Pins:

 

Fractions:

79 - 45 - 21

Mass, capacity and temperature

02 - 61 - 97

76 - 06 - 39

Length and Height

40 - 61 - 56

Multiplication and division

16 - 15 - 61

43 - 23 - 20

51 - 03 - 50

63 - 80 - 31

Additional Information

PE is on Tuesdays and Thursdays this term. PE kits must be returned to school before our first lesson.

 

Please complete all of the homework for the school holidays and return to school by Wednesday the 22.4.26 for it to be marked before the next homework is sent home.

 

Our assembly is on the 1st May.

 

All homework folders should be returned to school (completed) every Wednesday.

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.

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        This week's homework is:

• To read for at least 10 minutes everyday to an adult.
• complete the work in the homework folder and return it by Thursday for marking.
• 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 -

• English:

• complete the activity in the homework folder
• practice handwriting letters cursive a, c and d(the children should be able to show you how and tell you the rhyme - they all begin with off we go ......)
• write sentences which use some of the spelling words

         Maths:

• write numbers 50-60 correctly as both numbers and words
• helped to wiegh ingredients out using grams
• complete the infinity task for length and height.

 

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