Y2 Autumn 2

Mount Carmel
Catholic School

Year 2 Autumn 2

The Power of Learning

'I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.'
Mark 10:10

Mount Carmel Values

Our aim is for every child to leave here an Ambassador of Christ.
Our values are deeply rooted in the high expectations that we have of each child in the school. Our Values permeate across the school through children's learning, friendships, behaviour and leadership.
Our values come from the Church.

C - consideration
H - helpfulness
U - unity
R - respect
C - commitment
H - honesty

Our British Values

Our children learn about our British Values through 5 areas. These are discussed at whole school liturgies and during lunch times. We are committed to serving our community, with the strong belief that we are one school for all.

Our Power Values

Our aim is for every child to leave with the power to make a positive change in the world. Through our subjects there are five themes that we believe are integral with teaching children how to become powerful adults.

We ensure that these themes run through our subjects. Children learn about 5 areas of power - Education, Religion, Resources, People and Legacy.

Our Religious Education Curriculum.

Signs & Symbols

Signs and symbols in Baptism

Other Faiths’ Week: Prayer/home – Shabbat

Preparations – Advent: preparing to
celebrate Christmas

garment, Easter candle, font, chrism,
Good News sign, symbols

Other Faiths’ Week:

creation, Shabbat challah, havdalah spice box, Kiddush

preparing, Advent, Christmas, Nativity,
waiting, Annunciation, Visitation

This half term we will be learning ...

Through books, we will be learning about our wonderful world through Geography.

The Power of Learning

English - Writing

National Curriculum

Segmenting spoken words into phonemes
Learning new ways of spelling phonemes
Suffixes
Form lower-case letters of the correct size
Capital letters and digits of correct size
Spacing between words
Narratives about personal experiences
Considering what to say, sentence by sentence
Checking writing makes sense/correct use of verbs inc. continuous form
Expanded noun phrases
Sentences types
Present and past tenses inc. progressive

Writing Genres

Brochure

Story writing

Grammar

Recognising commas for lists
Using commas for lists
Adjectives in noun phrases
Singular/ plural
Noun phrases
Suffixes
Sentences types

Vocabulary
Golden sands, bright stars, smooth black rock, towering icebergs, stripy fish, fiery mountains, hideous toothy grins, sea-wild and free, frightening flashing lightening
Common Exception Vocabulary
Bath Behind Both Break Christmas Class Eye Half Hold Many Money Only Pass Path Pretty Prove Should Sure Water Whole Who

The Power of Learning

English - Reading

National Curriculum

read words containing common suffixes
read further common exception words, noting unusual correspondences between spelling and sound and where these occur in the word
read most words quickly and accurately, without overt sounding and blending, when they have been frequently encountered
recognising simple recurring literary language in stories and poetry
discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary
discussing their favourite words and phrases
continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear

Children's reading is a priority.

Children practice their reading skills through:

Reading aloud to an adult every day.
Guided reading sessions.
Daily Phonic Sessions.
Independent reading books.
Stories being read by an adult.

Non-fiction and Fiction books connected to Snail and the Whale.