Year 2
Croeso i Dosbarth Ewenni
Staff:
Teacher: Mrs Loveluck
Class Information:
- Class starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3.15pm
- Water bottles containing water to be brought in daily with your child’s name clearly labelled
- Fruit or vegetable snacks can be brought in for morning breaktime. Please put in a labelled pot.
- Reading books to be brought in daily and will be changed as necessary
- Phonic books, keywords and Big Maths ClIC and Learn its will be sent home each week.
- PE kits (hyperlink to uniform section) to be worn to school every Friday. Ensure kit is appropriate for the weather
- Label EVERY item of clothing clearly with your child’s name
If you wish to speak with us please make contact via email admin@porthcawlps.bridgend.cymru or ring 01656 815660.
Ms Rowley (headteacher), Mr Richards (Deputy) and Mrs Farmer (Engagement Officer) are also available on the yard at the beginning and end of the day.
Porthcawl Primary Curriculum:
Year 2 | |||
History | Geography | R.V.E.- Business and Social | |
World History | Human Geography | Global Goals | |
Autumn 1- Hometown Hero | Betty Campbell (CC, D, R28) | Local Area (CC) | Quality Education Goal 4 (CC, R28, D) |
Country Study | Physical Geography | RVE | |
Spring 1 – Brilliant Brazil | Brazil (R24) | Rivers (CC) | Identity and Belonging (CC, R12,14 D) |
Ancient History | Modern History | RVE | |
Summer 1- Horrible Histories | Romans (CC, D, R22) | Tudors (CC R6) | The Journey of Life (CC, R8,15, D) |
Year 2 | |||
Science | Technology | Expressive Arts | |
Living things | Food | Drama | |
Autumn 2 – Fabulous Food | Food chains (R24) | Eat-well plate – food groups (R24) | Pop – Shakira Waka Waka (D) |
Forces and Energy | Matter and materials | Music | |
Spring 2- Don’t Stop Moving | Friction | Reversible & irreversible | Cats - Macavity |
Create | Computation | Art | |
Summer 2- Carnival | Tudor cross -stitching (D) | Algorithms – Bee-Bot | Tribal art – printing on fabric (D, R12) |
Language, Literacy and Communication
Autumn 1 | Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
Smartest Giant in Town- Julia Donaldson The Day the Crayon Quit - Oliver Jeffers | Journey- Aaron Becker | Quest - Aaron Becker |
Range - Diary, Thank you letter, Recount of walk | Range- Diary, Explanation text | Range- Diary recount, Narrative |
Autumn 2 | Spring 2 | Summer 2 |
Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson Polar Express - | Macavity - T.S Eliot | Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne How to Drive a Roman Chariot? Caryl Hart |
Range - Recipe, Recount, Sorry letter Voice 21, Thank you letter | Range- Newspaper Report, Instructions, Sorry letter, Voice 21 | Range- Recount, Newspaper report, instructions, Voice 21 |
Mathematics and Numeracy
A wide variety of topics are covered including:
Number | addition and subtraction multiplication and division with remainders Fractions |
Measurement | using scales in weight, length and capacity
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Shape
| recognise and describe 2D and 3D shapes including symmetry Direction and positioning |
Data | Presenting data in different charts (picograms, bar graphs)
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Number facts, relationships between numbers and times tables are taught through Big Maths.
The Big Maths scheme covers the 4 aspects of numeracy each day. Children are given number facts known as 'Learn its' to help improve recall of addition and multiplication facts which can then also be used for subtraction and division.