We teach minds to think, hands to do and hearts to love.
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Our Class 2 Curriculum 2020-21 |
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In September 2020, we moved to mixed-age classes across school so our curriculum this year reflects this change. Some topics appear in more than one class this year. |
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Our Topics |
Autumn Term: Spring Term: Summer Term: |
Dazzling in Durham Toys in the Past Brazil |
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Art |
Autumn Term Summer Term |
Drawing – Andy Goldsworthy and Henri Rousseau Textiles Sculpture |
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DT |
Autumn Term Summer Term |
Structures and construction Winding mechanisms Food |
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Science |
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term |
Plants, seasonal changes Animals (including humans), seasonal changes Materials, seasonal changes |
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Computing |
Autumn Term
Summer Term |
Digital literacy and coding (code.org) Digital literacy, coding (codepillar) and Scratch Junior Digital literacy, coding (code.org) and Word Processing |
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Geography |
Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term |
The geography of our local area
The geography of a contrasting locality |
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History |
Autumn Term
Summer Term |
Significant people – local saints, famous people from Durham Toys through time, significant people – Steiff
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Music |
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term |
Kerry Mathews No Place Like Jean Sibelius Finlandia I wanna play in a band Zoo time Friendship Song Reflect, Rewind, Replay |
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PSHCE |
Autumn Term
Summer Term |
Health and Wellbeing – spreading diseases, household chemicals, people who keep us safe Relationships - secrets and surprises, bullying and behaviour Living in the Wider World – caring for our environment, people in our community, helping others In Year 2, we also have the opportunity to become a mini bud. |
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PE |
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term |
Invasion Games Gymnastics (making Shapes) Dance (Round the Clock) Invasion Games (Skittles) Athletics Net and Wall games |
We also have opportunities to work with sports coaches as part of our involvement in the Durham School Sports Partnership. We take part in events and competitions throughout the year. |
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RE |
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term |
Multi-faith Unit: Who is Jewish and how do they live? Christianity: Incarnation Christianity: What do Christians believe God is like? Christianity: Why does Easter matter to Christians? Multi-faith Unit: Who am I? What does it mean to belong? |