Here are some of the topics which may be covered in Year 2:

English

Phonics

We follow the ‘Letters and Sounds’ scheme which focuses on Phases 3-6 of the Phonics development. This means that the children will learn about the 44 phonemes in the English language and how these are blended to produce words.

Reading 

We use a variety of texts from internationally recognised reading schemes to individualise reading progression for each child. There is a focus on reading fluency and comprehension skills.

Some students will also be ready to join the Accelerated Reader programme (AR). This  is an online reading scheme which manages and monitors independent reading practice, and encourages reading for pleasure for students of all abilities.

Writing 

We use the ‘Mighty Writer’ programme to develop independent writing skills.

Mathematics

  • Number and Place Value
  • Fractions
  • Calculations
  • Measurement
  • Geometry

Science

  • Living things in their Environment
  • Material Properties
  • Material Changes
  • Light and Dark
  • Electricity
  • The Earth and Beyond

Humanities

  • The Great Fire of London
  • The Race for Space
  • Hillview School and mapping
  • Where can we put a new playground?
  • Malawi

Art and Design

Pupils will be taught:

  • to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
  • to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
  • about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work

Computing and ICT

  • Creating texts
  • Starting to explore graphs and charts
  • Coding with ScratchJr

Music

  • Use voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
  • Play tuned and untuned instruments musically.
  • Listen with concentration to a range of high-quality live and recorded music.
  • Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.

Drama

Pupils will be taught to:

  • Use both voice and action to convey character and parts of a story
  • Retell or invent structured stories and dialogue
  • Explore emotions and reactions when performing and watching
  • Develop social skills, working sensitively with others

PE

  • Movement and dance lessons
  • Coordination with bat and ball lessons
  • Outdoor games
  • Adventure climbing and balancing lessons
  • Outdoor sport specific lessons
  • Athletics and cross-country lessons
  • Indoor gymnastics lessons
  • Swimming

Personal Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education

  • Being special
  • Keeping myself safe
  • Friendships
  • Hillview Values