Ladygrove Park Primary School

Welcome back! We hope you had a restful half term and are ready to begin our exciting, History-themed topic “Fire Fire!”.

We will continue to focus on the core aspects of the Year 2 curriculum this term and will endeavour to support your child’s mental health and wellbeing through a range of activities, such as arts and craft, story time, Forest School and physical activities so they are ready for the return to school. 

In History, the children will be discovering how the Great Fire of London started, the events which followed and its lasting impact on London, using historical sources.

In English, the children will be utilising their growing knowledge and understanding of the Great Fire of London to help them write a diary entry from the perspective of a child living during this significant historical event.

Our Big Idea this term is Overcoming Adversity. We will be discussing broad questions such as:

• Is it ever okay to give up?
• What qualities does a person need to help them overcome adversity?
• Does everyone face the same struggles?
• How can we support others when overcoming challenges?
• How can we become more resilient?

Inspirational People we will be learning about, this term:

• Christopher Wren - one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist.
• Stephen Hawking - English theoretical physicist, who worked on the physics of black holes, and continued to work his whole life, despite contracting a disabling neuromuscular disease at a young age.
• Oprah Winfrey - American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist.