Homework will be set on Thursday for completion the following Thursday.
Mrs Hughes' English group spellings are in the pupil spelling logs from Tuesday (and are included for information in the weekly homework on a Thursday) and will be tested on a Monday morning.
No physical or email homework needs to be returned.
Reading books are issued on a Wednesday to be returned the following Tuesday. The 'Go Read' system is the same as it was in Year 1. Books will only be changed if they are returned on a Tuesday and marked as complete on 'Go Read' (by 8.50am Tue morning). If books aren't returned we assume you want to keep them longer which is fine. If books aren't marked as complete we assume they have not been completed and will be returned to you for completion.
Maths - there will be set tasks on 'Sumdog' from time to time as well as the usual choices. See 'Home learning Hub' page for link.
Do get in touch if you have further questions.
Knowledge Organisers - There are Maths and Science 'Knowledge Organisers' in the 'Homework Pack - Useful Stuff' which give you the core learning covered in each topic.
The Year 2 Team
Autumn 2022
Mrs Hughes' Spellings 15/9/22
Red Words: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Unit words: altogether, already, almost, wall, hall, chalk (19/9/22)
We have started to learn these words and the Unit words will be chosen and posted next week. Both sets will be tested on Monday 26th Sept. Please don't panic or worry - it's a learning curve and all very new for our lovely Year 2s. We practise the words at school and study the patterns weekly but daily practice at home is essential to help make them 'stick'. Thank you :)
Mrs Hughes' Spellings for 03/10/22
Red Words: goes, grass, class, pass, money, sugar
Unit words: excellent, pencil, science, decide, concert, certain
Spellings (for 10/10/22)
floppy, sloppy, muddy, nutty, dotty, spotty
Red Words- said, house, our, here, by, really
Spellings (for 17/10/22)
Unit words- crazy, wheezy, shiny, simply, cheesy, lazy
Red words- again, does, would, could, great, break
Spellings (for 31/10/22)
Unit words- softly, kindly, stupidly, coolly, weekly, weakly
Red words- anyone, how, walk, now, door, floor
Spellings (for 07/11/22)
Unit words: knuckle, knife, knock, knight, know, knot
Red words: clothes, eye, only, over, most, other
Spellings (for 14/11/22)
Unit Words- my, horrify, multiply, spy, fly, reply
Red Words- house, wild, caught, small, wear, your
Spellings 14/11/22 ( check up 21/11/22)
Unit 8 words: trotting, gripping, nodding, beginning, dropping, drumming
Red Words: children, son, mother, brother, father, parents
Spelling 22/11/22 (check up 28/11/22)
Unit 9 words: writing, riding, sliding, battling, making, shuffling
Red words: after, Christmas, people, child, Mr, Mrs
30/11/22
NO SPELLINGS THIS WEEK FOR MRS HUGHES GROUP
Keep practising Year 1 common exception words sent home before half term.
6/12/22 SPELLINGS MRS HUGHES' GROUP
We are doing a special focus this week - 'Homophones'.
their / there, no / know, right / write, to / too, week / weak
There won't be a spelling test but we will do some 'hold a sentence' to show we know which spelling to use.
13/12/22 Mrs Hughes' group spellings
Red Words: past, last, fast, because, her, beautiful
Unit 10 the 'j sound spelt j, ge, dge, g: gem, charge, magic, jog, edge, gentle
The spelling test will be on Monday 9th January 2023.
15/12/22 No Homework for the holidays.
We will be doing 'Money' after Christmas in maths so becoming familiar with notes and coins is always helpful. Playing shop could be a useful holiday activity? We will also be doing 'Time' next term so practising telling the time ( to 5 minutes ) is also very helpful in developing skills needed in Year 2. Thanks.
Spring 2023
9/1/23 Mrs Hughes's group spellings.
Check up Mon 16th Jan
Unit 11 the o sound spelt a after w and qu: was, squash, wash, quarrel, what, watch
Red Words: both, gold, cold, told, old, hold
Mrs Hughes' Spellings (for Monday 23rd January)
unit words- denied, married, hurried, fried, studied, cried
red words- behind, kind, mind, find, tall, call
Mrs Hughes Spelling 23/1/23
Check up 30/1/23
Unit 12 Adding the suffix ed (1). Double the final consonant before adding ed: chopped, shopped, hugged, spotted, jetted, batted
Red Words: every, everybody, bath, path, any, many
Mrs Hughes Spelling 30/1/23
Check up 6/2/23
Unit 14 Adding the suffix ed (3).Drop the e before adding ed: liked, shaped, tackled, tickled, baked, frazzled
Red Words: buy. busy, climb, move, prove, improve
9/2/23
No Year 2 homework for the holidays but please do have a go at the 'science week home challenge' which will be emailed by tomorrow (10/2/23).
There are no spellings this week for Mrs Hughes's group and we will be doing a special focus on 'contractions' after the half term holiday. Have a lovely break.
The Year 2 Team
23/2/23
Spelling & grammar
Contractions
There are no specific words to learn as we have been doing a 'special focus unit' on contractions this week and we will be using apostrophes of omission from now on. We have learnt how to contract 2 words into 1: do not - don't etc. Words covered include: don't, didn't, doesn't, haven't, I'll we'll, you've, could've, should've, would've, you're, they' re, we're etc.
Red Words
Non this week but we have found the following words particularly tricky despite having covered them already.
Revisit: could, would, should, does
Mrs Hughes's Spelling 27/2/23
Check up Mon 6th March
2B Unit 1: write, wrote, wrestle, wrap, wring, wrong
Red Words: very, does, really, would, should, could
7/3/23 Mrs Hughes's Spellings
Check up Mon 13/3/23
2B Unit 2: adding the suffixes 'er' and 'est' (1) to create comparative and superlative adjectives: cuter, cutest, nicer, nicest, wiser, wisest
Red Words: even, down, our, hour, whole, half
Science Week 13/3/23 - 17/3/23
It's science week next week and we'll be doing lots of science in school. We hope you've had chance to have a go at the 'Tea Dunking' challenge at home (sent out before half term). Do send in your findings next week. In Year 2 we'll be finding out about a scientist called 'Kelsey Byers' next week. She's an Evolutionary Biologist. We'll also be trying to find out who has the fastest reactions in school.
You may like to try the BBC Bitesize game below 'Galaxy Pugs' which has all the KS1 science topics. So far this year in Year 2 we have covered Materials, Animals Including Humans and are in the middle of Habitats. It's a fun way to practise our science knowledge.
Next week's celebration certificates will be science certificates.
Thanks,
Mrs Hughes (science leader)
13/3/23 Mrs Hughes's Spellings
Check up Mon 20/3/23
2B Unit 3: adding the suffixes 'er' and 'est' (2) to create comparative and superlative adjectives. Swap the y for an i before adding er or est: funnier, funniest, luckier, luckiest, spikier, spikiest
Red Words: full, all, thought, bought, above, love
21/3/23 Mrs Hughes's Spellings
Check up Mon 27/3/23
2B Unit 4: adding the suffixes 'er' and 'est' (3) to create comparative and superlative adjectives. Double the last consonant before adding er or est: sadder, wetter, slimmer, fatter, bigger, wettest
Red Words: plant, poor, pretty, sure, talk, steak
Summer 2023