Year 2
Teacher: Miss Warburton
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Riley & Mrs Lowe
Our Gospel Value is: Thankfulness
Pupil Leaders
Our School Councillors: Ruby and Bentley
Our Eco Warriors: Hallie and Sofia
Our SHINE Councillors: Sathvika and Khadija
Our link Governor: Simon Nield
Helpful Information:
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Reading books will be changed on a Friday
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Reading records are needed in school every day
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Library book changing day is Friday
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PE days are Tuesday and Friday - come in PE kits ready for these lessons. Please note that jewellery and accessories (e.g. watches, hair bows) must not be worn on a PE day due to safety reasons.
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Spelling test weekly on Friday
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Homework is given out every Friday to be completed and returned by the following Thursday
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Log-ons for Times Tables Rock Stars, Numbots and Nessy are on the front of your child's reading record
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Healthy snacks - if your child does not have morning toast, they may bring in a healthy snack
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Water bottles - children will need a water bottle in school each day. This must contain water - no juice or flavoured water. Please make sure water bottles are clearly named and are returned daily after washing.
Looking ahead:
- We break up for the Christmas holidays on Friday 20th December at 2pm. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!
- On Tuesday 28th January, Year 2 will be going on a trip to the RNLI Station in St Annes. We will be learning all about what this amazing charity does and we will also be exploring part of our coastline.
Autumn Term message from Miss Warburton:
Welcome to Year 2 after the summer holidays! I hope you all had a lovely summer, spending time with your family and friends after working so hard in Year 1. I am really looking forward to teaching you in my new class - we will be very busy doing lots of new learning during our first term in Year 2. Our main learning theme will be 'Movers and Shakers' with a focus on History learning. We will be exploring what makes someone historically significant and researching some very important people in history. I wonder if you can think of anyone who has made an impact on our world...
Throughout our Maths learning journey in Year 2, it is essential that we become confident with the times tables. Can you count in 2s, 5s or 10s? We will be working on practising times tables by chanting "One 2 is 2, two 2s are 4, three 2s are 6" and so on... It would be great if you could have a go at home each week on Times Tables Rockstars as this will support you to recall these essential number facts and will give you a head start with our learning too! Our focuses in Maths for this term will be Place Value, Addition and Subtraction and Shape. As a school, we now also have access to Numbots, which can be accessed on any device. Your log in for this is in your reading record. I would love it if you could have a go on this at home.
I have put a link to the Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception Words below. These are words that most children are expected to be able to spell by the end of Year 2. It is important that we practise spelling these words, as they are commonly spelt incorrectly meaning that we may find them a little bit trickier to remember. How many can you already spell?
Our Autumn Term Learning Letter and knowledge organisers are also linked below. These detail everything we are going to be learning about this term. Please take a look so you know exactly what we will be exploring.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask - I am always happy to help! I can't wait to start our year together.
Miss Warburton
Useful Documents for Year 2
Year 2 Curriculum Learning Overview
Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception Words
50 Recommended Reads for 6-7 year olds
Year 2 'Meet the Teacher' information
Spring Term Documents
Autumn Term Documents
Year 2 Blog
Nurse Visit
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Last week, we had a visit from the school nursing team as part of our Science topic, 'Human Survival'. The nurses spoke to us about personal hygiene and what we can do to keep our bodies clean. After washing our hands thoroughly, we used a blue light machine to detect any sneaky germs left on our hands! We learned that, although we can't see germs with our eyes, they are still there so it is very important to wash our hands, bodies and hair thoroughly so that we are healthy and clean.
Cookery
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
We have been learning how to chop, slice, grate and peel in Design Technology. On Monday, we made our very own fruit kebabs and cooked some delicious eggy bread! We carefully followed a recipe and of course ate our yummy creations at the end. Great work Year 2!
Stop, Drop, Roll!
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
On Tuesday, we enjoyed a visit from the St Annes Fire Service who taught us all about fire safety. We learned that every household should have a 'Fire Plan' and we practised the 'Stop, Drop, Roll' technique. Some children even got to try on a firefighter’s uniform! The firemen showed us how to perform the 'fireman's dance' - this is how fire fighters enter and assess a building if it is on fire. Thank you again to the firefighters from St Annes Fire Station for a great, valuable afternoon.
Exploring our World
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
We are enjoying exploring our world in Geography at the moment. We have learned how to use a key and symbols on a map and used compass points to find out where about the animals live at Blackpool Zoo. The children also used world maps and globes to locate the equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, continents and oceans. Our world is truly amazing!
Fairhaven Lake
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Year 2 had a wonderful trip to Fairhaven Lake today and the sun shone all day! The children were very excited to travel down on the bus. We went mud dipping and spotted lots of minibeasts, such as macoma and ragworms. We also enjoyed making our very own bookmarks using natural materials from the secret garden. We had lunch outside looking out at the lake and finished the day by feeding the geese. Well done Year 2 for representing St Thomas' so brilliantly. What a great day we had!