 Y2 Spring 2

National Curriculum <ul><li>drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher</li><li>checking that the text makes sense to them as they read, and correcting inaccurate reading</li><li>making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done</li></ul>

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 Anna Hibiscus

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

National Curriculum

<ul><li>Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks</li></ul>

Key Vocabulary Accurate, fabric, knot, pouch, running stitch, sew stencil, template, thimble

Topic To use a template to follow to make a pouch for Anna Hibiscus. To make it with a running stitch and to design and decorate it.

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.

&nbsp;Homophones and near-homophones <ul><li>Learning the possessive apostrophe</li><li>Contracted forms</li><li>Writing poetry</li><li> Writing down ideas inc. new vocabulary&nbsp;</li><li>Read aloud what they have written</li><li>Subordination</li></ul>

Genres Diary Entry Biography

Grammar Subordinating conjunctions Apostrophe for contraction Commas for lists Homophones Verbs/adverbs Word classes/families Fronted adverbials They’re, their, there

Vocabulary Buildings, water, babies&nbsp;crying, burning, dust burnt,&nbsp;fire, houses falling, horses&nbsp;neighing, wood, hot&nbsp;possessions, wood creaking,&nbsp;busy crowds, Common Exception Words Again Beautiful Because] Busy Child/ren Could Door Every Everybody Floor Improve&nbsp;

National Curriculum The aim of&nbsp;RSE&nbsp;is to give young people the information they need to help them develop healthy, nurturing relationships of all kinds. It should enable your child to know what a healthy relationship looks like and what makes a good friend, a good colleague and a successful marriage or other type of committed relationship.

The area of study is Treat others well ... say sorry

Key Vocabulary Rude, generous, unfair, jealous, selfish, welcoming, appropriate, inappropriate, mistakes

Children will learn how their behaviour affects other people, and that there is appropriate and inappropriate behaviour; The characteristics of positive and negative relationships; Different types of teasing and that all bullying is wrong and unacceptable.

compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record the results using &gt;, &lt; and&nbsp;= <ul><li>interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and tables</li><li>ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of objects in each category and sorting the categories by quantity</li><li>ask-and-answer questions about totalling and comparing categorical data</li></ul>

The area of study is Statistics and Measurement

Key Vocabulary Divide, division, share, group, odd, even, equal groups, tally chart, pictogram, block diagram, table, favourite, popular, equal, represent, symbol, key, information, compare, length, height, width, distance, meters, centimeters, measure, greater than, less than

Multiplication and division Statistics Length and height

How you can help your child's learning this half term.

In your night prayers, focus on asking God to help them make the right choice. If a wrong choice has been made, to pray that they have learn from it. To read every night for 30 minutes. To learn their three fabulous things •There are three types of farms: Arable, Pastoral and Mixed. (People) •Food can be fast, fresh or processed. (Legacy) • Food is transported around the United Kingdom. (People) They will have an independent assessment piece which is to bring something and go on a Great British Picnic. Help them understand why they have chosen that piece and what makes a picnic a picnic.

Social Justice&nbsp;is a non-statutory subject. Catholic Social Teaching is based on the belief that God has a plan for creation, a plan to build his kingdom of peace, love and justice. Our part in this story is a kind-of vocation for the common good, a call to treat everyone as our brothers and sisters. It is something that we all share. we want to engage your child in expressing their faith through social justice and action.

The area of study is Making the right choice.

Key Vocabulary Fair, feel right, equally, choices, decisions, truly happy, feelings, trouble.

For children to look at the effect of making a good choice and a bad choice. For children to understand that making the right choice is not always easy and we may need other people to help us. Children to learn how things are unfair and how we need to ensure that fairness is embedded in their actions and words.

<ul><li>To use a range of materials creatively to design and make products</li><li>To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space</li><li>To use drawing, painting and sculpture&nbsp;to develop their ideas, experiences and imagination</li></ul>

The area of study is Human Form

Key Vocabulary <ul><li>Damien Hirst</li><li>Skull</li><li>Pattern</li><li>Trace</li><li>Sketch</li></ul>

Topic Taking inspiration from Damien Hurst’s skull art works, create their own skull using different medium. Creating collages of skulls and drawing a self-portrait in the style of Julian Opie.

<ul><li>Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.</li><li>Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private</li></ul>

The area of study is Computer Systems and Networks

Key Vocabulary <ul><li>back button</li><li>backspace</li><li>bold</li><li>copy</li><li>copyright</li><li>cut</li><li>delete</li><li>forward button</li><li>highlight</li><li>image</li><li>import</li><li>italic</li><li>keyboard</li><li>keyboard shortcut</li><li>layout</li><li>navigate</li><li>paste</li><li>redo</li><li>search</li><li>space bar</li><li>text</li><li>touch typing</li></ul>

Topic <ul><li>To know that touch typing is the fastest way to type.</li><li>To know that I can make text a different style, size and colour.</li><li>To know that “copy and paste” is a quick way of duplicating text</li></ul>

National Curriculum PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)&nbsp;is a non-statutory subject. But we feel that there are so many areas in a child's personal life that we need to teach them, that is more than the National Curriculum. Therefore, PSHE is taught during Live Life to the Full Week.

The area of study is about Charity

Key Vocabulary Fundraising Charity Wants &amp; needs Human rights Differences &amp; similarities

To understand what charity is and explain why people donate to charity To fundraise money for a charity To explain the difference between wants and needs To explore life in different countries To explain how their life is different to the lives of children in other countries.

 perform dances using simple movement patterns.

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Key Vocabulary Composition, team work, mirror, unison, canon, form, quality.

To dance with a partner and in three’s responding to different stimuli (music, bubbles, poem.) To show contrasts in shape, speed and size. Music – Friends, Bubbles ad Shadows

&nbsp; LISTEN &amp; APPRAISE:&nbsp; They can identify and further elaborate on the mood of a piece of music.&nbsp; &nbsp; PERFORM: They can make and change sound on an untuned and tuned instrument creating both long and short sounds.&nbsp; &nbsp; COMPOSE:&nbsp; They can use given symbols to record long and short sounds in different ways.&nbsp; And&nbsp; COMPOSE: They are able to use, with increasing confidence, short given patterns in their compositions.&nbsp;

The area of study is Food and Musical Conversations

Key Vocabulary Structure, duet, call-and-response, Cumulative&nbsp;

They can identify and further elaborate on the mood of a piece of music. They can make and change sound on an untuned and tuned instrument creating both long and short sounds. They can use given symbols to record long and short sounds in different ways. They are able to use, with increasing confidence, short given patterns in their compositions.

Children will play competitive games and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending

The area of study is Striking, fielding and target games

Key Vocabulary Equipment, consistency, striking, target.

Develop coordination and technique when throwing overarm and underarm at a target &nbsp;Develop striking a ball with their hand and equipment with some consistency. Understand that there are different roles within a fielding team. Develop coordination and technique when throwing over and under arm. Develop striking a ball with their hands and equipment with some consistency Catch with two hands with some coordination and technique

Books The books used in Church Thanksgiving – Mass, a special time to thank God

books, library, text book, reverence, respect, Scripture, lectern, Gospel, Bible, New Testament, Old Testament, genre, thurible, missal Thank you, thanksgiving, thoughtful, Eucharist, Eucharistic Prayer, liturgy

<ul><li> identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses </li><li>find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching</li></ul>

The area of study is Everyday Materials

Key Vocabulary Shape, changed, twist/twisting, squash/squashing, bend/bending, stretch/stretching, material, properties, strong, weak, rigid, flexible,

Topic Children will explore a range of materials through investigations and explorations. Work on ways to test materials for elasticity and flexibility and find out which paper is the strongest. Work in small groups to design and make a paper bridge to hold a toy car

use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather

The area of study is Human and Physical Geography

Key Vocabulary Local, national, regions, farm, supermarkets, produce, dairy, processed, manufactured, delivered,

Children will be able to link the everyday experience of buying and eating food within the UK with the children’s growing geographical understanding of the world. Children will visit local shop, market or farm. This will begin to show the connections between what we buy, where it comes from locally and how it might be able to be sourced from the UK (and beyond).

Through books, we will be learning about Geography.

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