Otters (Yr2) 2024 - 2025
Mr Brown
Teacher: Mr Nick Brown
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Woods, Mr Winward, Mrs Woolford, Mrs Wilson
Welcome to Otters' class!
In Otters' class we chose this Psalm to show what it means to be in our class. It also links to one of our favourite books.
Please the opportunity a look at the useful information about what Otters class will be doing this term.
PE Days: Wednesday and Friday, plese come in your kit on these days.
Our Curriculum
Here at Tarporley we follow the BOOKS approach to our curriculum. We want to be/have:
Bravery Otters brave the rivers and seas together
Outward-facing Otters look out to the world around them
Opportunities Otters take advantage of the opportunities that come their way
Knowledge and skills Otters seek out knowledge and skills
Spirituality Otters are spiritual
Here is our y2 curriculum:
spring 2 2025
Religious Education: Christianity
Why is Jesus special for Christians?
English: Please do not read the books ahead of time as we enjoy discovering them together!
My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
Focus: understand and write: statements, questions, exclamations and commands- with its correct punctuation
: confidently and accurately use 'because' and start to use 'when'
: use past and present tenses accurately
Maths: number
addition & subtraction
multiplication & division
Science: Living things and their habitats
simple food chains
animals' habitats
Geography:
Would you prefer to live in a hot or a cold country?
Computing: coding
Music: sound patterns
Ard & Design: simple printmaking
PE:
gymnastics
dance
summer 1 2025
Religious Education: Humanism
What do Humanists think a good life is all about?
English: Please do not read the books ahead of time as we enjoy discovering them together!
The Last Wolf by Mini Grey
use subordinating clauses with if and that
add -er/-est to adjectives for comparison
use accurate punctuation (.?!)
use ' for contractions (it's/I've/they're)
use a range of sentence forms to engage the reader
re-read their work to check it will make sense to the reader
Maths: number
statistics
geometry
Science: Plants
How things grow
Geography:
What is it like here?
Computing:
technology outside of school
Music: Pitch
Ard & Design: wheels and axels
PE:
athletics
In Otters' Class we:
listen to everybody and we take turns to speak
help each other to stay safe and to learn
show kindness every day
are loving towards everyone and our planet
forgive because everyone makes mistakes
So that we can Let Our Light Shine (Matthew 5)!
Files to Download
Otters (Yr2): News items
Compass - Important Information, by Miss Primary
SAVE THE DATE - Sports Day, by Miss Primary
CLUBS - LAST WEEK OF TERM, by Miss Primary