Year 2
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Welcome to Year 2!
Welcome back, Year 2!
We hope you have had a lovely Christmas break, and are ready for another 6 weeks of learning. Thankyou so much from all of the Year 2 Team for our thoughtful Christmas presents!
Our PE days will now be Tuesdays (indoors) and Fridays (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 Miss Richards on a Monday morning, and Mrs Shaw on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning.
Mrs Questa will be teaching on a Monday 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, Mrs Shaw and Miss Richards.
The Year 2 Team
Reading books
2 reading books will be sent home every Wednesday. 1 reading book will be matched to their current phonic level and the other will be a comprehension and vocabulary book. Some children are also getting a copy of their current RWInc guided reader as well. 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 Tuesday morning.
Thank you!
The Year 2 Team.
Important Dates:
Spring
Parent Consultation Meetings- Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th March 2025
Year 2 Spring Parent Event- Tuesday 11th February 2025 (9:30-10:30)
KS1 Easter Church Service- Thursday 3rd April 2025
Summer
Year 2 Summer Parent Event- Thursday 10th July 2025 (9:30-10:30)
Assessment
Spring assessment week - w/c 3rd February 2025
Summer assessments (End of Year Assessments)- w/c 16th June 2025
Phonic Screening Checks will take place w/c 9th June 2025 for those children who are sitting this.
Homework
First homework will be set on Thursday 12th September 2024.
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 Half Term
Spring 1 2025
History
What do McAdam, Dunlop and Kwolek all have in common and how have they impacted your life today?'
Geography
We will be revisiting our knowledge of continents, oceans and climate zones.
Fieldwork- How can our school environment help bees?
English
In English, we will continue our journey to the 'Spelling Zone'. Whilst still following the structure of Read Write Inc, Year 2 focuses more on spelling patterns as well as sounds. Each week, we will focus on a different spelling pattern, culminating in a spelling 'test' of 6 selected words.
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, such as addition and subtraction. We will also be beginning our learning on multiplication and division.
Science
Our Science topic this Half Term will be 'Materials'. This will look at the properties of different materials and what makes a material suitable for different objects.
ICT
We will be learning about how to make our own games using 'Scratch'.
RE
What is the Good News Jesus Brings? (Gospel)
PE
We will be practising various co-ordination and ball skills.
French
We will be learning to read and understand single words, including colours and shapes.
PSHE/British values
We will be beginning our SRE topic 'boys and girls'.
Art
How can we explore colour using a variety of mark-making tools?
DT
How can we create our own model playground using paper and card?