Welcome to Year 2! 

Our class teacher is Miss Page and we also have Miss Jackson and Miss Barton working with us as our teaching assistants. Miss Jackson will be with us on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and Miss Barton will be with us Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

Our Autumn learning:

Our curriculum map for Autumn term is attached on this page. Our History unit of learning is 'Magnificent Monarchs' where we will study significant individuals from the past and various royal residences. Our English learning will also tie in with this where we will enjoy the fun books 'Paddington at the Palace' and 'Prince Cinders'. Our Science learning will focus on 'Habitats' and we cannot wait to explore our beautiful school grounds to see what microhabitats and living things we can find! 

P.E Days in Year 2:

Our P.E days for this term are Tuesdays and Fridays, therefore on both of these days children are to come into school wearing their full St. John's P.E kit. Please ensure they have navy P.E uniform and appropriate footwear. 

Reading:

We will continue with our Phonics learning by recapping Phase 5 sounds, before moving onto our Year 2 spelling programme. Support with pronouncing Phase 5 sounds can be found here: https://www.littlewandle.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

Please ensure children have their reading record and school reading book in school every day, as we try and listen to children read aloud as much as we can. 

Please also listen to your child read aloud at home daily and record anything they have read in their school reading record. This allows us to change reading books accordingly. Ask them questions about what they have read and encourage them to retell a story to improve their understanding of a range of texts. There are question prompts to support this on the inside cover of their school reading record and a document is attached to this page.

Supporting Learning at Home

We really value your support at home. Encouraging your child to read every day, practise times tables, and check their homework helps to build good routines and confidence. Here are some recommended websites that can be accessed from home. These sites provide activities and games to make revision fun and engaging.

English

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zpbhcxs  - Year 2 English learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.
• https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login/school - spelling shed can be used to support spelling revision 
• https://uk.ixl.com/english/year-2  - more than 100 Year 2 English skills and games to explore and learn
• https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-soundsr - interactive games to reinforce SPaG skills

Maths

• https://ttrockstars.com/  - for practising times tables and improving speed.
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zqpqfdm clear explanations, quizzes and practice for all Year 2 maths topics.
• https://nrich.maths.org/students/primary – problem-solving activities and puzzles to stretch thinking.
• https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting – interactive games to reinforce number and calculation skills.
• https://uk.ixl.com/maths/year-2- hundreds of Year 2 maths skills and games to explore and learn
• https://play.numbots.com/#/account/search-school- Numbots to help children build strong number skills and develop confidence in addition and subtraction through fun, interactive games.”

Contact:

Should you need to be in touch, all communication will now be through the school office email. 

We are super excited to get stuck into our Year 2 learning and can't wait to share our amazing work with you soon! As always, please do ask if you have any questions at all!

Guiding Year 2 this year is Saint Joseph