Welcome to our Year 2, Fox Class page

Class Teacher: Miss L Wilkinson

Support Staff: Mrs R Hardy, Miss A Farrell & Mrs R Boneham

PE Days: Wednesday and Thursday 

In Fox Class we work hard on embedding our skills from EYFS and Year 1 and further build upon our foundations before we head into Year 3 and Key Stage 2.

Please click on the link below for all the information on what we are learning about this half-term. 

This week (7th October - 11th October)

Year 2 have learning to add two numbers by making ten first.  They have been using counters and ten frames, base 10 equipment and part-whole models to help them understand this concept.

They have evaluated their castles in DT, deciding what they liked about their design and what they could do differently next time.

In Geography they investigated the produce that was sold in a greengrocer in Devon and found out if was grown locally to the shop, or somewhere else in the UK.

In Science, Woodpecker 2 investigated making ice melt quickly using salt.  They observed changes over time and recorded what they saw.  Foxes will do this investigation next week.  The children will understand why people put salt down on icy paths in the winter!

(30th September - 4th October)

This week Year 2 have been adding and subtracting number bonds for 10, 20 and 100 thinking about fact families e.g. 2+8 = 10, 8+ 2 = 10 therefore 10-2 =8 and 10-8 = 2. They have used bar models and part whole models to represent these facts.

In Geography, they have learnt how sugar is produced in the UK and where it comes from.  They looked at a variety of different products to see how many spoons of sugar they contained.  Some foods were very surprising!

In DT, they have finished off the mechanisms on their castles and started decorating them.  They are thinking about evaluating their designs and what they could have changed to make it work better.

In Science, they considered the questions 'Can paper be strong?' and worked together in groups to create bridges out of paper that would allow a toy car to pass over it without it collapsing.  They used layers and folding to successfully make strong bridges!

(23rd September - 27th September)

Maths: Year 2 have been counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.  They have been able to spot missing numbers on number tracks and look for patterns when finding multiples.  They have also been counting forwards and backwards in 10s from different numbers such as 68 to understand that only the tens should change and not the ones. 

Science: The children investigated whether materials could change shape.  They used wax, which they learnt was a solid, and understood that when it was heated up the particles are no longer tightly packed together, and they move to create a liquid.  They put solid wax in moulds, we heated it, then the wax quickly cooled and had formed its new shape.   

Geography: They have been learning about the export of fruit this week, in particular bananas, which is a popular fruit in the UK.  They followed the harvesting of bananas from a plantation in Costa Rica and learnt the steps involved in the cleaning, inspecting, boxing up and shipping to the UK.   

DT: Thank you for all of the boxes!  The children have begun putting together their castles using their designs including a hinge and a pulley or lever for the drawbridge.   

(16th September - 20th September)

English: Year 2 have been learning the text 'How to trap a dragon' using Talk for Writing actions.  They then started thinking about their own mythical creature that they could trap, and they wrote about why.  They decided what they would use to trap their creature and wrote a list of what you need.  

Maths: They have been using base ten to partition 2-digit numbers in different ways, they have also been finding missing numbers on number lines that have intervals of 10 and 1.

Science: They considered the question: Are all fabrics waterproof?  They tested a range of fabrics to see if they absorbed water then used wax crayon to make absorbent fabrics waterproof! Sometimes it didn't work so the children had to make sure their layer of wax was thick!

Geography: This week Year 2 look at the export of cheese from a dairy farm from Devon who exported their cheese all the way to Australia! They used maps to plot a route by boat and looked at the continents they would pass to get there.

DT: Year 2 have designed castles this week ready to make a castle next week which uses levers or hinges.  Any box donations would be appreciated for this, cereal boxes are perfect, thank you!

(9th September - 13th September)

Maths: They have continued their work on place value, with a focus on comparing numbers e.g. 10+5 < 25 and then ordering numbers from smallest to greatest and greatest to smallest.  They can talk about how many tens a number has to help them decide if it is smaller or greater.

English: After reading Jack and the Beanstalk last week, they have written some of their own settings for the top of the beanstalk.  They drew their setting and thought about what adjectives they could use to describe it.  Then, they wrote descriptive sentences using their senses.

Geography: They were exploring the question 'Why are there so many dairy farms in Devon?' They looked at the area of Devon on a map and some pictures of the farming areas.  They were identifying human features and physical features.  They then looked at the differences in temperature, rainfall and sunshine compared the rest of the UK.

Science: They investigated the question 'Are hard materials absorbent?' and explored hard materials such as wood, metal, plastic and rock.  

DT:  They are exploring levers and hinges this week, they made a card which showed an egg hatching so used a hinge to open and close the egg.  The children enjoyed deciding what would hatch from their eggs!

(2nd September - 6th September)

In Maths Year 2 have been learning to understand the value of each digit in 2-digit numbers using base 10 equipment and part whole models.  They have been comparing the numbers and deciding which numbers are greater or less.

In English they have read the traditional story Jack and the Beanstalk, created story maps to re-tell the story and have begun collecting adjectives to describe the setting of the castle.

In Science they tested absorbency of different types of paper to see which were the best for cleaning up spillages.  

In Geography the children discussed where dairy products come from.  They followed a farmer in Wales on a dairy farm who showed the process involved for milking cows, refrigerating the milk, collecting it to take to factories where it is pasteurised and bottled up to go the shops.