Year 2

Welcometo Year 2, we are delighted to have you with us.

This year is all about developing your ever-growing independence and building upon your prior knowledge and understanding. We’ll be using our big imaginations and working together as a team to ‘be the best that we can be’.

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Welcome to the Year 2 page In Year 2, the teachers are Miss McKenzie, Mrs Carlton and Mrs Masters. We are supported by Mrs Widdicombe, Mrs Milne and Mrs O'Neill who are our teaching assistants and also Mrs Voden who will be working across Key Stage One. We also have Mrs Cowin and Miss Hamer who cover our planning time, which is usually on a Monday and Friday and any additional time when we are out of class for training purposes. Having familiar adults helps to build consistency and means the children and adults are familiar with each other. Year 2 is a key year and involves the children taking greater responsibility for their own learning. Despite this we are very keen to work together as a partnership, with the children, parents, teachers and school all working together. Please feel free to contact the Year 2 team if you have something you wish to ask or would like to discuss. We have an open-door policy and will see you as soon as possible. Please ask at the office if you would like to see us in person or would like to pass on a message or catch us in the playground at the start or end of the day. 

Thank you

The Year 2 team

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Book Bag:

All children require a book bag in which to store and transport reading books, spelling books, home-school liaison books and letters. 

Water bottle:

A clear, medium-sized water bottle with a sports-flip lid.

(in order to avoid spillage, please do not carry water bottles inside book bags)

Fruit & Snack:

ALL children in Year 2 continue to be provided with one piece of fruit per day.

However, children are invited to bring a healthy snack (clearly named) for their morning play time snack.

PE Days:

Please ensureyour child comes to school in their full PE kit on the following days:

Indoor PE : Friday

Outdoor Games: Wednesday 

PE Kit :  Black shorts & white T-shirt, trainers or plimsolls.

No need for a tracksuit as we still get outside in Winter with coats on.  

Children can come to school inPE kit on the days that they have PE.                     

Please make sure ALL PE kit and Uniform is clearly NAMED

Reading:

If your child is on the Accelerated Reading (AR) scheme, they will need to read their book 2/3 times at home before they complete a short quiz in school and then change their book.

If your child is reading Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) books, they will need to read 2/3times at home before their book is changed. They must let an adult know that they are ready to change their book.

Please encourage your child to read regularly at home and talk about the story/characters/ information and any unknown vocabulary.

Spellng:

We will continue to develop our phonic knowledge and spelling skills throughout the year. New spellings are given on a Friday and tested the following Friday. Please let an adult know as soon as possible if you need a new spelling sheet.

Homework

Year 2 homeworkwill include Numberbots & TTRockstar activities to support children's mathslearning at home.

We alsoencourage children to read at home at least 3 times each week. Children whoread 3 times a week will earn a whole-school incentive raffle ticket!

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Curriculum- Yearly overview of topics

Topics Covered Throughout the Year

Autumn Term: Sailing the Seven seas!

Spring Term: Near, Far, Wherever you are.

Summer Term: Here, There and Everywhere!

Maths Yearly Overview;

English Yearly Overview;

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Phonics/SpellingYearly Overview:

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Curriculum plan for the year

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Termly overview ;

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This term, we will be covering a widerange of engaging topics across the curriculum:

English –

Daisy Doodles- learning aboutalliteration and writing our own doodle story.

TheMayflower-linked to our history topic, we will be writing an imagined recount of aPilgrim’s journey.

Augustus and his smile- writing a similarfinding story.

How to wash a woolly mammoth- writing Christmasinstructions.

Maths –place value, additionand subtraction with partitioning and exploring 2D and 3D shapes.

Science – We will be developingour knowledge of Materials- thinking about which materials are suitableto make a strong, waterproof house. Then moving onto Plants- learningabout the different parts and what they need to grow/survive.

Geography – Our topic is Oceans and Continents.Children will learn about the 5 oceans and 7 continents, and how they aresimilar/different.

History- The children will belearning about The Pilgrim’s and their journey to America on the Mayflowership. We will also be learning about the Plague and the Great fire of London.

Design & Technology – The children will beinvestigating, designing and building their own moving fire engine linked toour Great fire of London topic.

PE – In outdoor PE, the childrenwill develop their throwing, catching, rolling and bouncing skills through fungames and team activities. In indoor PE we will focus on simple gymnastics and dancinglike a flame.

Music – We will enjoy learningthe songs- Hands, Feet, Heart and Ho Ho Ho, along with playing parts of the songon the glockenspiel.

PSHE – Our focus will be onBeing Me in My Worldand Celebrating Differences,helping children to understand themselves, value others and build positiverelationships.

RE – We will be learningabout Christianity,exploring Christian beliefs and traditions. Children will learn about whatChristians believe about God and Jesus, and explore how these beliefs areexpressed through stories, celebrations and everyday life.

Someuseful websites to support your child at home;

PhonicsPlay

NumBots | Motivational maths practicefor schools and families.

Home - Times Tables Rock Stars

KS1 Maths - BBC Bitesize

💬 Have a Question?

If you cannotfind the information you are looking for, please speak to or contact your classteacher, who will be happy to help.

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