Year 2

Welcome to our Year 2 class page. Here you can find information about our learning this half term, key dates and what life in Year 2 is all about. 

 

Our Team 

Year 2 is taught by Miss Weekes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, and by Mrs Weston on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

We are also supported by Miss Moore, Who delivers targeted interventions to help children make strong progress. 

 

Our Curriculum and Daily Learning

Our Morning focus on building strong foundations in core subjects. Children take part in:

  • Handwriting
  • Maths Mastery
  • Maths
  • English
  • Phonics and Spellings.

In the afternoons, we enjoy:

  • Whole Class reading
  • Foundation subjects including Science, History, Geography, Art, DT, RE, Music and PE

Each Half Term, our learning is centred around a high-quality text. these books insprire our writing, deepen vocalbulary and sipport cross-curricular learning. Drama, discussion and exploration of additional texts help children develop confidence and creativity. 

 

Our Books This Year 

  • Autumn 1: Dear Teacher
  • Autumn 2: A Child's Garden
  • Spring 1: Look Up!
  • Spring 2: The Owl Who Was Afaid of the Dark
  • Summer 1: The Dragon Machine
  • Summer 2: Major Glad, Major Dizzy

These carefully chosen texts support our curriculum themes and provide rich opportunities for reading, writing and wider learning.

 

Our Learning Environment

Our classroom is a calm, purposeful and welcoming space where children feel safe, valued and ready to learn. Working walls, vocabulary displays and modelled examples support independence and help children take pride in their progress.

 

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Year 2 Newsletters

At the start of every half term, we publish a new Year 2  newsletter. This can be found under Parents - Letters to Parents and includes curriculum information, Key dates and ways to support learning at home.

Year 2 Homework

  • Reading - Please read with your child for 5-10 minutes every night and make a note in their reading record.
  • 1 minute maths - Children can practise using the White Rose digital tool:  https://whiteroseeducation.com/digital-tools

The 3 word password will be posted on class dojo each week.