St Francis Primary School - Half-Termly Overviews
Curriculum Overview for Summer Term1 : Year 2
First Half of Summer Term 2011 Year 2
Teachers: Mr Whitbread, Miss Cutler, Mrs Porter & Mrs Buse
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Leon & Mrs Farley
An overview of the curriculum for the forthcoming half term is outlined below.
English - as well as the Primary Framework
Reading – Book covers and finding out about authors.
Reading and writing book reviews.
Writing extended stories – The structure of stories and the importance of dialogue.
Instruction writing
Mathematics
This half term the whole school maths targets are based on Multiplication. The Year 2 targets are displayed in the classroom.
Counting, partitioning and calculating
Read and write numbers in figures and words
Describe number sequences
Identify odd and even numbers
Order, compare and round numbers
Partition numbers in different ways
Understand a variety of addition and subtraction strategies
Securing number facts and understanding shape
Solving real life problems using money and measures
Consolidation of calculation strategies
Visualise and draw 2 step word problems
Reinforce all addition and subtraction facts to at least 10, pairs up to 20 and all pairs of multiples of 10 to at least 100
Recognise 2D and 3D shapes
Science
Plants – functions of the parts of a plant and what plants need to grow well.
Science skills - Fair testing, making measurements, drawing conclusions from results and providing explanations for results.
Other areas of the Curriculum
DT: Winding mechanisms
ICT: E-mail, Internet. Combining text and graphics.
Music: Singing songs with simple patterns and accompaniments.
RE: The Creation Story
PE: Rounders
Dance:Creation Dance
Art: Developing drawing skills; line, tone, pattern, form
PHSE: Who’s in charge?
Other things we would like to let you know about
Thursday 28th April 2011 Royal Wedding Party
16th – 20th May Walk to School Week
Teachers: Mr Whitbread, Miss Cutler, Mrs Porter & Mrs Buse
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Leon & Mrs Farley
An overview of the curriculum for the forthcoming half term is outlined below.
English - as well as the Primary Framework
Reading – Book covers and finding out about authors.
Reading and writing book reviews.
Writing extended stories – The structure of stories and the importance of dialogue.
Instruction writing
Mathematics
This half term the whole school maths targets are based on Multiplication. The Year 2 targets are displayed in the classroom.
Counting, partitioning and calculating
Read and write numbers in figures and words
Describe number sequences
Identify odd and even numbers
Order, compare and round numbers
Partition numbers in different ways
Understand a variety of addition and subtraction strategies
Securing number facts and understanding shape
Solving real life problems using money and measures
Consolidation of calculation strategies
Visualise and draw 2 step word problems
Reinforce all addition and subtraction facts to at least 10, pairs up to 20 and all pairs of multiples of 10 to at least 100
Recognise 2D and 3D shapes
Science
Plants – functions of the parts of a plant and what plants need to grow well.
Science skills - Fair testing, making measurements, drawing conclusions from results and providing explanations for results.
Other areas of the Curriculum
DT: Winding mechanisms
ICT: E-mail, Internet. Combining text and graphics.
Music: Singing songs with simple patterns and accompaniments.
RE: The Creation Story
PE: Rounders
Dance:Creation Dance
Art: Developing drawing skills; line, tone, pattern, form
PHSE: Who’s in charge?
Other things we would like to let you know about
Thursday 28th April 2011 Royal Wedding Party
16th – 20th May Walk to School Week
