Fletcher (Year 2)

Welcome to Fletcher Class!

This year Fletcher Class consists of 22 Year 2 pupils.

Classroom Teacher: Mrs East (Wed-Fri)

Image preview Classroom Teacher: Mrs Perry (Mon-Wed)

Classroom Assistant: Mrs Sparrowhawk

In Fletcher Class, we aim to ensure children reach their full potential. We know that every child is unique and we make sure we give them the opportunity to grow their individual talents. We are committed to ensuring children learn in a safe and happy environment. It is important that children enjoy coming to school! We will always celebrate their achievements and instil the idea that mistakes are part of the learning process.

Our Learning Journey

Autumn 1

During this term, we will be learning about our capital city, London and how this compares to our village. We will be naming and locating the countries of the UK and looking and some characteristics of each part of the UK. We will be looking at famous London landmarks and will be plotting these onto maps. We will be using a compass and positional language to follow routes on a map of London.

We will also be exploring a classic British recipe, Shepherd’s Pie! We will be learning all about food hygiene to make sure that we prepare our food safely and healthily. We will use our school garden to explore where our food comes from and will pick some and learn how to peel and chop it safely ready to cook. As a team, we will work together to follow a recipe to cook our pie and then taste it and offer our opinions on what we have made!

Autumn 2

In the second half of our Autumn term, we will be learning about The Ice Age and how it has shaped the world as we know it today. We will look at timelines to demonstrate how long ago it took place and investigate evidence of life forms that lived during this time. We will research early humans and how they (and other life forms) adapted to survive this inhospitable time during our history.

In our Art lessons, we will be looking at the artist Edward Lear who drew such amazing drawings of fossils that it helped historians to learn more about the prehistoric world! We will be learning about him, as well as some of the techniques he used, to create our own drawings of fossils. We will be learning how to hatch, cross hatch and shade. We will use different media such as charcoal, pencils and pens and we will also draw on different textured surfaces to create texture within our drawings. We will be learning to draw carefully, using our observational skills.