The Year Two Crew

Parent Information

Tapestry

This year we will be continuing to use Tapestry in Year 2. We will use it to communicate with parents any year group messages,  as well as some of the children's learning in class. Please speak to your child's class teacher if you need any assistance to access Tapestry. 

Welcome to Year 2 Presentation

Please follow the link to a PowerPoint presentation for information about Year 2 2023-24.

Our Vision

2023-2024

Our Curriculum Learning Journey

Spring 2

Flaming Fire

Spring 2

 Our topic theme is Flaming Fire. This is an engaging theme that thinks about the causes and consequences of the Great Fire of London, materials used for house design and how our capital city of London compares to a local city. We shall also be looking at the cultural events this half term including World Book Day, Science Week and Easter. Other curriculum areas follow their Hampshire sequence models

Above is the topic overview explaining what we will be looking at in each of the curriculum areas.

Across all subjects we are using some ‘big questions’ to help children demonstrate their developing knowledge and learning in each subject.

Our Big Questions for Spring 2:

Science: Can you make a house out of anything?

History: Could the Great Fire of London happen today?

Geography: What are the similarities and differences between London and Portsmouth?

Art: How is your art work like Vincent Van Gogh’s?

Music: How can you tell the story of the GFL through music?

Computing: How can you sort data about the classes favourite pictures?

R.E: How do Christians feel at Easter?

PHSE: Can you spend money on anything you want

We will be encouraging children to use a ‘knowledge builder’ to let them know about their learning and highlight their key vocabulary.

Spring 1

Transport

Spring 1

 Our topic theme is ‘Transport. This is exciting theme that thinks about how we can be transported in stories, how objects move and making our own moving car! Other curriculum areas follow their Hampshire sequence models

Above is the topic overview explaining what we will be looking at in each of the curriculum areas.

Across all subjects we are using some ‘big questions’ to help children demonstrate their developing knowledge and learning in each subject.

Our Big Questions for Spring 1:

Science: How can you make a marble move a long way?

Design & Technology: What are the main things to remember when making a moving vehicle?

Music: How can you make a sound effect for a castle door?

Computing: How can I tell a Beebot what I would like it to do next?

R.E: Why is God important to Christian’s and Sikh’s?

PHSE: What is the importance of belonging and feeling valued?

Art: TBC

We will be encouraging children to use a ‘knowledge builder’ to let them know about their learning and highlight their key vocabulary.

Autumn 2

Great Discoveries

Our last topic of 2023 will be Great Discoveries. There are many strands to this topic using our core and foundation subjects from historic discoveries, making discoveries in the school grounds, religious stories of discovery plus the discovery of a big egg!

Above is the topic overview explaining what we were looking at in each of the curriculum areas.

Across all foundation subjects and science we are using some ‘big questions’ to help children demonstrate their developing knowledge and learning in each subject.

Our Big Questions for Autumn 2:

Science: Can animals live anywhere?

Art: Would you prefer an artist to use just paint or paint and ink to make a Christmas Card?

Computing: How can I show my ideas through images and text? 

Geography: Would it be fun to live in the North or South Pole? .

PHSE: Is everyone the same?  

R.E: If you had to light a candle to remember something or someone special who or what would it be for? 

Music: Do our Christmas songs have a fast or slow steady beat? 

We will be encouraging children to use a ‘knowledge builder’ to let them know about their learning and highlight their key vocabulary.

We are using several key texts in English to explore the topic.

We have lots of events to celebrate with Colin the Cultural Crab 

Remembrance, Odd Socks Day, Anti bullying week, Nursery Rhyme week, a walk in the local area to look at microhabitats, Christmas Poetry production, a visit to St Paul’s Church for a Christmas service and Christmas Lunch in school. 

During the topic we showed our CREW character skills.

We were a Caring Carla, Resilient Rosa, Enthusiastic Eddie and Wondering Walter

Autumn 1

Super Sarisbury!

We start our year with an exciting topic theme close to hand ‘Super Sarisbury’. The theme thinks about relationships in schools, our school including its history, local area links and communicating with teachers.

Above is the topic overview explaining what we looked at in each of the curriculum areas.

Across all foundation subjects and science we used some ‘big questions’ to help children demonstrate their developing knowledge and learning in each subject.

Our Big Questions and answers from the children for Autumn 1:

Science: Can you use any material to clear up spilt liquid? 

Art: How could you make a green coil pot? 

Computing: Do computers work on their own outside of the classroom? 

History: Has Sarisbury Infant School changed? 

Music: Do all songs have the same structure? 

PHSE: Should you be friends with anyone? 

R.E: Are all books special? 

We will be encouraging children to use a ‘knowledge builder’ to let them know about their learning and highlight their key vocabulary.

Texts we used to stimulate our learning

2022-2023

Our Curriculum Learning Journey

Summer 1

Through The Door

Summer 2

 Our topic theme for this Summer term is ‘Through The Door'. We will be innovating a familiar fantasy story and including a new Tops and Tails character that children will design and create! Other curriculum areas follow their Hampshire sequence models.

Above is the topic overview explaining what we will be looking at in each of the curriculum areas.

Across all subjects we are using some ‘big questions’ to help children demonstrate their developing knowledge and learning in each subject.

Our Big Questions for Summer 1:

Science: Can we survive without plants?

Design & Technology: How can I join two materials to make a puppet?

Music: How can you make a new tune for Wispy Willow?

R.E: Why are special clothes important to Sikhs?

Computing: How can you use a computer to make a picture?

PHSE: How can you keep your mind and body safe?

Geography- How can I give Wondering Walter directions to the Junior School?

We will be encouraging children to use a ‘knowledge builder’ to let them know about their learning and highlight their key vocabulary.

We have lots of events to celebrate with Colin the Cultural Crab 

Mapping/Geography Day, Coronation Day at school, Harri Heart-Stay Safe, Speak Out, Family reading afternoon, Book assemblies and Share a story month, Family picnic.

We have lots of events to celebrate with Colin the Cultural Crab  

including Safer Internet Day, RSPB Big Bird Watch, Chinese New Year and World Religion Day.

We completed lots of work as part of our Cultural Capital

During the topic we went on a local history & seasonal science walk in the local area, celebrated National Poetry Day, family reading and voted for our class treat. 

We used Harri Heart and our SMSC characters to help enrich our learning.