What's going on in Year 2

Curriculum News

June to July 2009

We shall start a new theme this half term titled,

We do like to be beside the seaside !

Mrs.Sheila Parker

Mrs. Joss Middleton

We’re all going on a summer holiday!. No more worries for a week or two!

Just what was it like to be on holiday over 100 years ago? How different was it?

We shall be looking at the past through the eyes of the Deering Family of Barton Seagrave. We will be using photographs and videos to learn more about this exciting age.

Our visit to Wicksteeds Park will support our learning and give us an opportunity to dress in the style of the Victorians.

Literacy

What was it like to be a Victorian child ? We will be creating a diary entry as though we were part of the Deering Family,building up a seaside wordlist; researching information about one particular seaside resort and writing a postcard.

History

We will be looking at how a seaside holiday has changd over the years. What did people wearthen and now? What kind of entertainment was there? How did people travel in the past on holiday? We shall be using photographs, videos, DVD , books and a range of resource material from the Deering family of 1880.

      Geography

  How is Aldwincle different to Hunstanton? We shall be finding out the physical and human features of a seaside resort and comparing different seaside towns around the UK . We will be locating destinations of holidays on a map. How far away do we travel on holiday?

Dates For Your Diary
P.E. - Tuesday and Friday
Spelling Test - Thursday
Library - Wednesday

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