Welcome to Year 2!

In Year 2, we work hard to create a safe and encouraging environment for the children to thrive!

Our Year 2 teacher is Mrs Carey and our Teaching Assistants are Miss Thomasson, Miss Oliwiak and in the mornings we have Mrs Corke. Mrs Carey will be out of class on a Friday afternoon.

Homework

Reading - Reading books will be given out and changed on Monday, children are asked to bring their books in each day, so we have the opportunity to read with them in school. It is important that the children are answering questions about the text. We expect the children to read at least three times a week and have their record signed. Please sign it every time you read, because on a Monday we have the Reading Wheel! Children will be added to the wheel for every time they have read and had their record signed. We then spin it 5 times to get 5 winners of magic straws!

Learning Logs - Learning Logs will be given out every 2 weeks on a Friday. The children are given 2 weeks to complete their topic centered homework project and then we will have a Learning Log Gallery in class. They get to look at each others work and vote for their favorite one. The winning Learning Logs will receive a prize.

Arithmetic - This year we will be giving our some Arithmetic questions every Friday. This will be posted on Class Dojo and if completed by the following Friday (either through class dojo or handed in on paper) children will be given 3 dojos. These questions will be based on the Maths learning that week, or the Key Instant Recall Facts that we are focusing on that half term.

Spellings - Spellings will be given out every Monday. These will focus on spelling rules or come from the Spelling List for Year 2 (see below). If children return their completed spellings before the next Monday, they will get 3 dojos.

PE

PE will take place on a Thursday. Children are able to come to school on this day in a plain black tracksuit with no logos, plain white t-shirt and plain trainers. If you don't have a black jumper without logos, please just wear your school jumper, cardigan or fleece.

Topic

Autumn 1 - London's Burning

Our topic this term is about The Great Fire of London! For our 'WOW' we will be visiting the Fireground museum in Rochdale.

Our Global Investigation is 'What did the Great Fire of London teach us about fire safety today?'.

Here is our knowledge organiser:          

RE

This half term our questions is...

What is the good news that Christians say Jesus brings?

Here is our knowledge organiser...

Reading

In Year 2, we continue the Read Write Inc Phonics programme. Children will have phonics Tuesday-Friday every morning. Children are assessed at the end of every half term.

When children finish Phonics their Phonics learning they will move to a Comprehension group, where they will focus on Comprehension Skills and Spelling Rules.

Writing  

In Year 2 we will be looking at a range of texts from fairy tales to factual books. The children will write stories, instructions, recounts, non-chronological reports, formal letters, character descriptions and diaries. The writing and reading will always link to the topic for that term. Handwriting is a big focus in Year 2 and we will be starting to join our letters. Here are a list of tricky words we have to read and spell throughout the year.

Maths

This year we will be following the White Rose Maths scheme for our Maths lessons. Every lesson the children will have an opportunity to practise counting in different ways, arithmetic, reasoning style questions and use tools and methods to help solve problems. 

Here is the Long Term Plan for this year:

Science

We will be following White Rose Science for our weekly Science lessons. Here is the overview for the year:

Year 2 Pirate SATs

This year, Year 2 children will complete their 'Pirate SATs'!

Here is some more information about what to expect: