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English

This Half term in English students will be studying A Christmas Carol written By Charles Dickens. The children will learn how to write a recount in the past and present tense. This will encourage students to gain an understanding of the Characters, and they will be looking at the thoughts and feelings of the characters in the book. We will also be developing our vocabulary, comprehension skills and practising our handwriting leading to cursive joins. 

Maths

This term we will be looking at addition and subtraction. Building on their knowledge from last term of place value, students will be able to add and subtract two-digit numbers with the use of a range of pictorial representations and number lines to enable them to build their understanding of the abstract concepts. 

Science 

We will be learning about living things and their environments in Autumn 2. Students we will be learning about living and non-living things and their habitats that they live in such as rainforests and deserts. 

History

This Half term we will be looking at the Romans in Britain. Students will be learning about the roman empire and different features of the armies. Lessons will also be looking at the legacy that the Romans have had in Britain in certain Roman towns.

Art 

This half term we are continuing to look at colour, shape and texture with a specific focus on visual texture. We will be looking at the work from Matisse to look at organic shapes and creating texture using compositional knowledge. 

Music

This half term we will be focusing on beat music and singing. We will study some songs from the Beatles and students will be creating their own beat music using different percussion instruments and singing. 

RE

This half term in RE we will be looking at God and the story in incarnation. Using the story of Christmas, we will delve deeper into the meanings and teaching from the Nativity. 

PSHE 

This half term our PSHE lessons will have a focus on Anti-Bullying. Our lessons will encourage children to think about what they should do if they are being bullied or if they see someone being bullied. But also, how it may feel to be bullied to help understand how we can support people who may be being bullied at school or online. 

PE 

This half term our PE lessons will be on a Monday Morning. We are extremely lucky to have the Huntingdon School Sports Partnership joins us for our sessions with a specific focus on gymnastics.

In our class you will find:

Class Teacher: Miss Cooper

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Blake

HLTA: Miss Bradley

Contact Us: year2@st-johns-pri.cambs.sch.uk

Our PE days will be: Monday