Welcome to the Year 2 class page.

In Year 2 we have Kingfisher Class with Miss Plummer

and

Robin Class with Mr Turner.

Our Year 2 team are Mrs Stewart, Mrs Jenner, Mrs Deakin and Ms York.

Please message us on ClassDojo if you need anything, we are more than happy to help! 

Useful Information

Please could children come to school in their PE kit on a Monday so they are ready for their lesson. If your child wears earrings and they cannot take them out themselves, please help take them out at home. 

Summer 1 half term we will be having a PE lesson with Coach on Monday afternoon.

Summer 2 half term we are also taking part in enrichment on Monday afternoon.

The children will bring home either a Read, Write, Inc! or an Accelerated Reader book.  Please try to read with your child as much as you can to continue their learning at home and send your child to school with their reading book and planner everyday. 

Children are welcome to bring in water bottles so they can keep hydrated throughout the day, however please can they bring water only.

Autumn Term Topic 

Our topic for the Autumn term is Sailing the Seven Seas! 

In our English lessons we are looking at the story book Pirates Love Underpants and the Pirates Next Door. We are also going to visit Beaumanor Hall for a fun-filled pirate day Ahoy! The children are going to continue to focus on the key skills of using capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. The children are then going to focus on adding to simple sentences using adjectives, verbs and speech. 

In our Maths lessons, we are looking at Place Value as well as Addition and Subtraction. Times Table Rockstars is a great way to support your child with Maths at home. Every child has a log in written in their reading diaries.

In Science this term, the children are looking at Everyday Materials and their properties, we are going to be working scientifically by investigating their uses. 

In History, we are going to be learning about Christopher Columbus and what makes him significant. 

Spring Term Topic

Our topic for the Spring term is Bright Lights, Big City! 

In our English and History lessons we will be focusing on The Great Fire of London. The children will be writing a diary entry as though they were a rat scuttling around London over the days the fire burned. We will continue focusing on the skills we learnt in the Autumn term whilst trying to add some similes and expanded noun phrases to make their writing even better. 

In Maths, we will be looking at Multiplication and Division as well as teaching the children the new skill Column Addition and Column Subtraction. 

As part of our Spirituality curriculum, the children developed their understanding through a food‑bank community project. They will collect donations, take them to the local food bank themselves, and help to pack the parcels. They will also date and label the items they bring, giving them a hands‑on way to contribute and give back to the community.

In Science, we will be exploring plants and habitats around the world. The children will also be doing their own project for Science week on the Life Cycle of a Butterfly. 

Summer Term Topic

Our Summer term topic is The Great Outdoors!

In English, the children will be exploring The Day the Crayons Quit. They will develop their persuasive writing skills by taking on the role of Duncan and writing a letter back to the crayons, apologising for how they made them feel and encouraging them to return.

In Maths, the children will continue to build their understanding of fractions and time, while also revisiting key learning from across the year in preparation for their end‑of‑year assessments.

In Science, the children will investigate what humans and animals need in order to survive. They will also explore different habitats and consider which animals are best suited to each environment.

Common exception words

The pdf below is a list of the 'common exception words' that children in year 2 need to be able to spell.  They will be tested on a selection of these words in the new assessment tests in May.