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 Governors: Simon Nield and Lynne Davies
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:
- Thursday 20th March - Francophonie Day – dress up in red, white and/or blue.
- Monday 17th march - St Patrick's team to wear something green.
- Tuesday 1st April 9-9:30am - KS1 SATS Parent Information Meeting.
- Friday 4th April - Chocolate Bingo Donation Day - non uniform.
- Friday 11th April 9-10:15am - Easter Service at St Thomas' Church.
Spring Term message from Miss Warburton:
Welcome back after the half term holidays! I hope you had a lovely break. Spring Term is a lovely time of year when the birds begin to chirp and the flowers begin to blossom. This term, we will be very busy doing lots of new learning. Our main learning theme will be 'Coastline' with a focus on Geography learning. We will be exploring the physical and human features of our coastal town and we will be visiting the RNLI Station to learn all about their job on the coastline. I wonder if you know how we can stay safe on the beach…
Throughout our Maths learning journey in Year 2, it is important that we become confident with the times tables. We are working on practising times tables by chanting "One 2 is 2, two 2s are 4, three 2s are 6" and so on... Times Table Rockstars is a great way to practise your times tables and this can be done on any device at home. Our focuses in Maths for this term will be Money and Multiplication and Division. You also have a log-in for Numbots now (this is the same log-in as TTRs). This can be accessed on any device and will support you with number facts. Certificates are awarded every Friday to those children who are trying really hard on TTRs and Numbots so it would be great if you could have a go on these 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.
Our Spring 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 for another exciting term together Year 2!
Thank you for your continued support,
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
Weekly Spellings Overview for Spring 1
Weekly Spellings Overview for Spring 2
Autumn Term Documents
Year 2 Blog
'Tourists' for the day!
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
This week, Year 2 went on a local walk around St Annes, spotting tourist attractions for people visiting our beautiful town. We noticed useful features like Town Maps, signposts, shops and lots of restaurants and cafes. Lots of the children enjoyed the Pier the most where we got a yummy ice cream! There is so much to do and see in St Annes like the beach, the Pier, the RNLI Station, the Island Cinema and the Beach Huts. The sun shone and we had a lovely afternoon exploring our popular town!
World Book Day 2025
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
We had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day on Thursday! We enjoyed dressing up as a book character, spending the day with our potato characters and celebrating this year's theme of reading for PLEASURE! Year 2 made their own top trumps cards for their favourite book characters and enjoyed reading in the sunshine with Year 5. It was amazing to see how much effort children and families had put into embracing World Book Day 2025 - thank you!
Easter symbols
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
As part of our Easter topic in RE, we tried some delicious hot cross buns. We know that the cross on a hot cross bun symbolises the time where Jesus was crucified on the cross. Jesus made a huge sacrifice to protect others and Easter is a special time where Christians remember and reflect on this. We looked at lots of Easter symbols, including eggs representing new life and lambs representing sacrifice.
Building sea defences
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
We have been learning about coastal erosion and the impact of sea defences for protecting coastal towns. The children were challenged to build a strong sea defence to prevent waves from crashing onto the 'cliff' and eroding the 'land'. By using their brilliant creativity and teamwork skills, they made some excellent structures using materials like rocks, shells and lollipop sticks. We used a bottle to create the effect of waves on the water to test our defences.
Here is a video of us testing our sea defences! 20250204_150206000_iOS.MOV
Awesome RNLI!
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Year 2 visited the St Annes RNLI Station this afternoon to learn all about the amazing job the volunteers do. We found out so many interesting facts! Did you know, the current lifeboat was built in 2018 and is 13 metres long? The crew do an amazing job at saving the lives of so many people out at sea, and it takes 170 of them to run the station in St Annes. We also learned about how to keep safe on the beach, hazards to look out for and how to call for help if you are in trouble out at sea. It is always best to go to the beach with a group of people and to stay together to keep each other safe. As we walked back to school, we spotted lots of human and physical features, like the Beach Huts and the sand dunes. Year 2 represented St Thomas' brilliantly - what a chilly but wonderful afternoon we had!