Year 2

Welcome to Year 2!

Welcome to our Year 2 class page. Below is an overview of everything we will be doing this half term. If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to speak to the classroom teachers and we will do our best to help you. 

We can't wait to work with you and your child encompassing God's love in everything we do.

'I will instruct you in the way you should go, I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.'

Psalm 32:8

Our class teachers are: 

            Mrs Carr                                                  Miss Mathieson

       2 Holly                                   2 Maple

Our School Day

8:40 - 3:15

Parents must drop off their children at their classrooms doors. It is vital that you drop your children off between the times of 8:40 am and 8:45 am. Anytime after this will result in your child receiving a late mark by their name in the register.

PE days

2 Maple: Wednesday, Thursday.

2 Holly: Monday, Friday.

Please ensure your child always has their PE kit in school everyday.

As a school we are aiming to get our overall attendance up to 95%. You must ensure your child is in school every day. If your child misses more than 9.5 days of school, they cannot meet this target.

9.5 days = 57 hours of learning.

What we are learning this term:

English - We will start by looking at an extract from a story called 'Wild'. The children will be practising their writing skills. We will be writing our own version of the story and be focussing on the structure in which a story is written. We will re-practise our skills that have been taught in Year 1 and look at our good sentence structure. 

Maths - To begin with we will continue with our multiplication and division practise in particular looking at counting in 2's, 5's and 10's. We will then move along to measurement skills including looking at measuring length and height.

Please practise the 2, 5 and 10 times tables at home - have a go at Times Tables Rockstars. Login details are in the front of each child's reading record.

Science - This half term we will explore different habitats and be linking this to our previous learning on animal including humans survival needs. We will be exploring lots of different habitats and what these habitats have in them to help with the survival needs of the living things that are found in them.

RE - We are learning about Easter symbols and the importance of these symbols in this very special christian celebration.

Geography and History - This term our focus will be Geography. We will be exloring our wonderful world. We will look at capital cities but also explore the seas and oceans that surround us. We will then explore different continents and look at naming these.

PSHE -  This half term we are looking at what is bullying? We will be understanding the term bully and look at the many ways in which we can help others that we feel may be at risk of being bullied.

Useful websites

Showbie - https://www.showbie.com/

Zoom - https://zoom.us/

My Maths - https://www.mymaths.co.uk/

Times Tables Rockstars - https://ttrockstars.com/

Oxford Owl - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Oak National Academy - https://www.thenational.academy/

White Rose Maths - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

We need your support!

Home Reading

Please support us by ensuring you listen to your child read everyday and sign their home reading books. Home reading books will be changed once your child has shown the teachers a signature in their reading record. 

School Library

Your children will bring an additional library book which will be changed on a weekly basis. Please encourage your child to read this as well. There is a charge of £5 if any books are lost. Both classes will visit the school library every Monday so please ensure your child has their library book in school every Monday so it can be changed.

Weekly Homework

Homework will be given out every Friday and this will vary each week. 

Weekly Spellings

A spelling list will be sent home every Friday. Please help your child practise these. All children will be tested every Friday and consist of words from the Year 1 and 2 spelling list.

Times Tables

Please help your child learn their times tables facts. By the end of year 2 children should know the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication facts. This can be accessed through TTRS.