Year 2
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Welcome to Year 2!
Welcome to Year 2!
We hope you have all had a wonderful and restful Summer break, and that you are ready to embrace your learning journey in Year 2.
Our PE days will be Tuesdays (indoors) and Thursdays (outdoors). Please send your child in their PE kit on these days (see our Uniform Policy for more details).
Your teacher for this year will be Miss Lilley.
We will also be joined by Mrs Kinghorn on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning.
Mrs Meek will be teaching on a Wednesday afternoon.
We hope you enjoy reading our class page. Topic information will be updated ready for the start of each half term. Photographs will be updated after each event.
Miss Lilley and Mrs Kinghorn
The Year 2 Team
Reading books
Reading books will be sent home every Friday. 1 reading book will be matched to their current phonic level and the other will be a book chosen from the library to share with your child. Children will need to return all their books the following Tuesday.
Please note- Books will only be changed if books are brought in and the Boom Read app has been updated by 8.50am on the Friday morning.
Thank you!
The Year 2 Team.
Important Dates:
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Assessment
Autumn Assessments
Spring Assessments
Summer Assessments (End of Year Assessments)
Homework
First homework will be set on Thursday 11th September 2025.
Homework is set on a Thursday to be completed by the following Thursday. See 'Homework' link below.
Reading - Daily reading is the most important homework.
Please try and read every day with your child. This can include both books that have been sent home from school, and more challenging books that can be read together at home.
Spelling -There will be weekly spelling check- ups on a Monday. Spellings will go home on a Monday or Tuesday in their Spelling Logs and will also be posted on the website. The check up will be the following Monday ready for a new set of words. It is really important that Year 2 pupils work on their spellings at home.
Times Tables - Times tables will be introduced later in the year after we have covered multiplication in maths. Until then, we will be regularly practising counting in 2's, 5's and 10's (forwards and backwards!), and encourage you to practice this at home as well.
Please do get in touch if you have any questions about homework.
Thankyou,
The Year 2 Team.
Curriculum This Term
Autumn 2025
History
How has transport changed how we travel in the last century?
Geography
What are the continents and oceans of the world? (Location)
English
We will be reading 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Coming to England' and using these to create fiction pieces.
We will also be writing non-fiction pieces all about how to stay healthy.
We will also be delving into our collection of Year 2 Core Texts.
Maths
In Maths this Term, we will be revisiting key arithmetic skills, learning all about the place value of numbers and learning key addition and subtraction strategies.
Science
Animals including humans: Why do we need to keep healthy? (biology)
ICT
Online safety
RE
What does it mean to belong?
PE
Footwork and One Leg Balance (personal)
Balance and Travel
French
Listening: Understanding a range of familiar statements and questions
Speaking: Listen and join in with singing repeated words and phrases
PSHE/British values
Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing: Friendship
Mindmate: Strong emotions
DT
Wheels and axles