Welcome to Year 2 - St. Teresa Class

Class Teacher: Miss Bourke
 

Teaching Assistant: Mrs C Gavin
Support staff: Miss Brock, Miss Annan, Miss Sullivan

Our Dom Squad representatives are: Adam, Caitie, Eliana and Oliver

PE Day: Monday and Friday

Forest School: Tuesday

Library Afternoon: Monday

Autumn

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This half-term, the children have been learning that we are chosen by God. They understand that God chose certain people to lead and guide his people. Together, we have explored the story of Abraham and how God chose Moses to be a great leader. They will have an opportunity to reflect on Abraham’s trust in God and learned that we should always trust God. The children understanding that God chooses unlikely people to do his biggest jobs. As part of our Caritas, we have been thinking about why God chose us and what we can do to thank God by helping others. 

Spring

This half-term, the children have been learning about The Good News. They understand that God chose certain people to lead and guide his people. Together, we have explored some of the miracles that Jesus performed: Feeding of the 5,000, The Paralysed Man and The Ten Lepers. We learnt about the Holy Family and that when Jesus was younger, he too liked to play with his friends and help his parents with chores, just like us. The children learnt about why it is important to be thankful. 

Father David came into school and led an Ash Wednesday liturgy. He told us why Lent is important and the three things we do during Lent: pray, give and fast. 

We are now learning about The Mass and what happens when we go to Mass. 

English

In English, we have been developing our writing skills through a variety of texts. The children have been focusing closely on demarcating sentences accurately with the correct punctuation. We have also been concentrating on our handwriting, ensuring that our letters are formed correctly. 

The children are continuing to develop their writing skills by using expanded noun phrases and we are starting to use conjunctions. We have learnt how to use a comma in a list and the different sentence types: command, statement, exclamation and question. 

We have enjoyed reading Traction Man, Caterpillar Shoes and The Little Boat. 

Maths

In Maths we have been developing our knowledge of place value in two-digit numbers. We have used base ten to support our learning. The children have been identifying the tens and the ones and then partitioning them using part whole models. We have then been writing these in number sentences. 

The children have now learnt how to add and subtract two two-digit numbers using the column method. We identified the tens and the ones columns and then added each column, starting with the ones. 

In statistics the children learnt about pictograms, bar graphs and information tables. We read the information and then made our own charts. We also learnt how to make tally charts. 

Science

Autumn

Our Topic this half-term is Living Things and Their Habitats. The children will be learning about different habitats, their features and what animals live there and why. We have also learnt the seven life processes and that every living things needs to be able to do all seven in order to be alive. This half-term, we will have the pleasure of watching real-life chicks hatch! We are excited to watch them grow and develop during their time with us. 

Spring 1

This half term our topic is Everyday Materials and their Uses. The children discussed the different properties of materials and then tested their suitability for different purposes. 

For National Storytelling Week, we read Traction Man and designed him a new scuba suit. We tested our designs by pouring water onto different materials to see if they were waterproof. We had lots of fun pouring water over Miss Bourke! 

Whispering Woods

In the Whispering Woods, we have been observing seasonal changes. We have also been creating bug huts for the animals to help them as the weather gets colder and also been creating shrines for Mary, Our Mother.

Art and Design

Autumn

The children have been learning different sketching techniques and using this to sketch their own toys through observational drawing.

Spring: 

We made our own clay tiles using impressing, scoring and slipping techniques. 

Children are provided with a mid morning snack of fresh fruit or vegetables and milk or water. Playtime is from 10.30 am to 10.45 am and is supervised by two members of staff, with a third member of staff on first aid duty.

Lunchtime break is from 12pm - 1pm where the children are supervised by Mid-day Supervisors.