Year 2

Welcome to Year Two

Mrs Padgett, Miss Solomon, Miss Barker, Miss Gregory & Mrs Scott

An exciting year ahead for your child in Year 2. From discovering the history of the UK, to embarking on a career with Captain James Cook travelling around the world, comparing our country to Africa, to working and learning about habitats within the school grounds and beyond.

The children in Year 2 will be experiencing an exciting and stimulating curriculum. Our ultimate aim is to develop the historians, artists, scientists, geographers, writers, mathematicians and designers in our school and inspire them to become life long learners.

What's Happening in Year 2

Year 2 Homework

Children in Year 2 are trying really hard to see how far around the world they can travel by reading as many books as possible!

Please remember that children must read at home a minimum of 3 times per week. We change the children's reading books every day. It really does make a difference to their understanding across the curriculum! It is really important to discuss the book with your child to develop their comprehension skills. There are some questions below to help you.

Find a few words/phrases/sentences that tell you about .... (character, setting, atmosphere)
What do other people say about the character?
How did...? What happened to...?
What happened after...?
What did... do, after...did...?
Which word tells you about how big/small ...?
Is it true/false...?
What does (a particular word) mean?
Draw a timeline of events.
Find tow/three facts/reasons for...

Our Class Read

This term Year 2 are reading... The Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

It would be fantastic if you could ask your child about the story and what they have learnt from reading the book so far.

The children will be discussing the book and the vocabulary used by the author. This term we will be focusing on vocabulary the meaning of unfamiliar words. When reading at home it would be brilliant if you could discuss new vocabulary with your children to develop their understanding.

The children have all received their log in for Rockstar Maths. It would be fabulous if they could practise at least twice a week, as it really help them learn their times tables. These are really important!

Spellings

Spellings go out weekly on a Thursday and are to be tested the following Thursday. Please get your child to practise writing them down as well as spelling them out loud. They need to see the pattern to help them learn the spelling. To understand the meaning of the words it is good practice to write them into sentences to understand them in context.

We are concentrating this term on ensuring all children can spell the Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception Words correctly before they transition into KS2.

Please practise these at home regularly with your child in preparation for assessments throughout the half term.

As you know, children will sit their Year 2 SATs tests during the month of May. We have sent a range of practice papers home to complete. Please work through the examples with your child to increase their confidence.

Year 2 Curriculum Planning

Year 2 Celebration

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Year 2