Language
Year 2
Welcome to the Year 2 page 2024 - 2025. Year 2 consists of two classes:
Pear and Willow.
Pear Class will be taught by Mrs Williams with Mr loat as the class teaching assistant.
Willow Class will be taught by Miss Papadopoulou with Mrs Clarke as the class teaching assistant.
Please keep your eyes on this page as we share aspects of your child's learning and experiences throughout the year, as well as letters and updates relevant to Year 2.
Letters
Curriculum Overviews
Homework
Spellings
A spelling sheet will be sent home every week for your child to practise. We would like them to practise reading, spelling and writing them neatly in pencil.
Every Friday, the children will come home with their homework book.
Thank you for your continued support with their learning.
Reading
When will my child get a reading book?
Children will receive a new reading book every Thursday.
How often will my child’s book be changed?
Your child/ren will bring home a book and this will be changed once a week. This is to ensure that your child develops fluency (Fluency is the link between recognising words and understanding them so that readers can make the link between words, sounds, and meaning more quickly), becomes confident at decoding skills, as well as an understanding about what they are reading by being able to comprehend. As we want to promote reading for enjoyment, your child/ren will now be able to choose their own book from a large selection of fiction and non – fiction books aimed at their specific phonics level. By picking their own book, we hope that they become excited about reading and want to share with you their chosen book. We will continue to assess your child/ren at the end of each half term and the appropriate phase of book will be adjusted accordingly.
How often should I hear my child read their reading book?
As a whole school, we are planning to raise the profile of pupils reading regularly at home – “a little and often approach”. We encourage your child to read their book at least five times each week and ask that you sign their reading record each time. A new “Little Wandle” phonics reading book will be sent home once their class teacher is satisfied that they are ready to move on.
At the beginning of the week, your child/ren may read their book by sounding out and blending (this is perfectly normal as your child is learning to decode). By reading every day, this will help to build fluency and enable your child/ren to read the book more fluently and with less sounding out. Once they have decoded the words and can read their book fluently, ask your child/ren questions about the book to develop their comprehension skills. Additionally encourage them to ask you if they do not understand a word or ask them what a particular word means. This will help to put the story in context and your child/ren can fully understand what they have read.
Read a Rainbow
Please read PDF below for more information.
Accelerated Reader
Please read PDF below for more information.
accelerated reader information for parents and carers y2.pdf
READING! READING! READING!
Please continue to read as much as you can!
Here is a link to the Big Cat Reading books.
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Recently in Year 2
Autumn 1
Year 2 have enjoyed exploring their Autumn 1 Topic 'Amazing Adventures!' They wrote their own narrative story based on 'Little Red and the very hungry lion.'
Please take a look at our wonderful pictures to see what we have explored in Autumn 1.
Hello Yellow Day
Science
Design and Technology
Autumn 2
Year 2 have been immersed in their topic 'Great and Ghastly Events!' They had explored the book 'Billy and the Beast.' Also, they had written amazing narrative stories and a set of instructions on 'How to make insect stew.' They had worked extremely hard in their Addition and Subtraction unit too!
Please take a look at the wonderful pictures to see what we have explored in Autumn 2.
Great Fire of London workshop
Spring 1
This term, Year 2 have explored Extreme weather! They have read the book 'Leaf' by Sandra Diechmann, investigated contrasting environments and enjoyed a trip to the Brick and Tile Museum.
Here are some pictures:
Brick and Tile Museum
Spring 2
During this term, Year 2 have engaged themselves in our topic 'Where and who am I?' We have explored the book 'Tom's Magnificent Machines' by Linda Sarah, identified Isambard Kingdom Brunel and went on a trip to SS Great Britain.
SS Great Britain
Summer 1
During the first summer term, we are exploring the theme 'On our doorstep.' We will be reading the beautiful book 'Pip and Egg' by Alex Latimer, exploring fractions in Maths and making a delicious healthy wrap in Design and Technology.