Autumn Term in Year 2

 Our inspirational texts for this term will inspire our learning across the curriculum 

During Autumn term in Year 2 we will set sail on a heroic voyage to ‘Grandad’s Island’. We will learn about great women who have changed History and dive into a world of magic with Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach! Our discoveries don’t stop there as we will utilise a variety of fiction texts to learn more about lifecycles, habitats and the worlds continents and oceans.  

We will recap and develop use of descriptive vocabulary to write interesting character descriptions and turn our hand to story writing to retell and create our own narratives. We will consider where our own adventure island may be. Our science topic is Animals including Humans and we will take inspirational from the jungle in Grandad’s Island to learn about different animals, their habitats and what they need to survive, as well as learning about the impact of global warming around the world. To top it all off we will celebrate Black History Month and Rosh Hashanah, as well as giving a Christmas performance! Crikey, it’s going to be a busy one!   

Meet the Year 2 Team:

Miss Naden – Class Teacher 

Mrs Bradshaw – Learning Support Assistant 

Miss Romagnoli – Learning Support Assistant 

Mrs Welsh – Learning Support Assistant 

Mrs Kellett – Learning Support Assistant 

Important information:

• Miss Naden will be available every day before and after school to receive messages, celebrate successes and answer any questions.
• Please make sure your child’s book bag containing their reading book and reading record is brought into school every day.
• Children will be take home a book selected by themselves and the class teacher suitable for their age group and a library book. 
• A review of the weeks learning will be sent home each week.
• Home Learning will include daily reading and weekly spellings.

• PE kits will be kept in school and returned at the end of each half term.

As always, there will be lots of learning and exciting activities going on in Year 2 this term. Please speak to our admin team for access to the Y2 Instagram feed @wps_year2