YEAR 2
Teacher: Miss Grove
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Riley (am) & Mrs Colley (pm)
Our Gospel Value is: Thankfulness
Pupil Leaders
Our School Councillors: Etta and Rupert
Our Eco Warriors: Sophia S and Harry
Our SHINE Councillors: Daisy and Claris
Our link Governor: Lynne Davies
Helpful Information:
Reading books will be changed on a Friday
Reading records are needed in school every day
Library book changing day is Wednesday
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.
Spelling test weekly on Friday
Homework is given out every Friday to be completed and returned by the following Thursday
Log-ons for Times Tables Rock Stars and Numbots are on the front of your child's reading record
Healthy snacks - if your child does not have morning toast, they may bring in a healthy snack - no chocolate or biscuits or products containing nuts please.
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:
- Monday 4th May - Bank holiday
- Friday 15th May - School closes for May half term
- Monday 1st June - INSET day
- Tuesday 2nd June - School re-opens at 8:50am
- Friday 5th June - Class photos whole school
- Monday 8th June - KS1 Phonics screener
- Monday 8th June-Friday 12th June - Y2 SATs week
- Monday 15th June - Father's day stall opens in school
- Friday 26th June - Y2 History workshop with Mr Warrell
- Friday 26th June - Summer fair at 3:30-5:00pm
- Wednesday 1st July - Wonderful Wednesday
- Thursday 9th July - Moving up session for all pupils
- Wednesday 8th July-Friday 10th July - Theme week
- Friday 17th July - Reports out
- Monday 20th July - Parents meeting after reports (if required)
- Monday 20th July - Awards service in Church
- Tuesday 21st July - Y6 Leavers service
- Tuesday 21st July - School closes for summer holidays
Summer Term message from Miss Grove:
Welcome back – I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and are ready for a busy and exciting Summer Term in Year 2!
This term is always a busy and enjoyable one. We have lots of exciting learning planned across this term. In Maths, we will be learning about fractions, telling the time, and exploring position and direction.
In Science, the children will be learning about animal survival and what animals need to stay healthy and alive.
Our History learning will focus on Magnificent Monarchs, where we will explore important kings and queens from the past - this will also link to an exciting, fun workshop later in the term provided by Mr Warrell!
Reading continues to be a key focus, and we will keep developing fluency, comprehension and a love of books through daily reading activities and shared texts. Writing lessons will be based on engaging stories and topics to support creativity and confidence.
Throughout this term, the children will be gently preparing for their end of KS1 assessments. We will continue to support the children in feeling confident with their learning, feeling supported and feeling proud of their progress. These assessments are nothing for the children to worry about and are there to provide an end of key stage baseline. Any questions about this I am more than happy to help. There is also information further down that can be used to help support your child at home.
As the weather improves, we will enjoy making the most of the sunshine! I am really looking forward to another positive and productive term of learning together in Year 2.
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Grove
Useful learning information 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
Our learning - Summer Term
Our learning - Spring Term
Our learning - Autumn Term
YEAR 2 BLOG
PE - Tennis
C Grove (C.Grove) on: YEAR 2 BLOG
World Book Day
C Grove (C.Grove) on: YEAR 2 BLOG
Year 2 have had a lovely World Book Day, dressing up as a variety of characters from their favourite books! They enjoyed going on a character hunt in the afternoon, seeing if they could figure out the character, book and author.
English - Researching Animals
C Grove (C.Grove) on: YEAR 2 BLOG
Year 2 have had lots of fun using the iPads to research their chosen animal in preparation for their innovative story writing! They have found some very interesting facts about elephants, giraffes and tigers.
Computing - Using Algorithms
C Grove (C.Grove) on: YEAR 2 BLOG
Year 2 have been very busy bees! The children have loved learning how to give clear instructions to make the Bee-Bots move forwards, backwards, left and right. We talked about how the Bee-Bot can only do exactly what it is told, so the children had to be very precise.
PSHE - Building Bridges
C Grove (C.Grove) on: YEAR 2 BLOG
Year 2 have had fun working together to build bridges to save animals from falling into the river. They showed great perseverance by trying again and not giving up, especially when faced with challenges!
Year 2 Blog
A 'Royal' Visit
K Warburton (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Our classroom was full of royalty on Thursday when Year 2 dressed up as kings and queens for the day! Linked to our History topic, 'Magnificent Monarchs, we were visited by Mr Worrell who taught us all about the lives of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II. The children were lucky enough to look at and hold many artefacts linked to these monarchs to bring their learning to life! We made comparisons between the monarchs and reflected on similarities and differences between life now and life in the Elizabethan and New Elizabethan periods.
Eco Champions
K Warburton (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Year 2 have done a fantastic job at picking up litter that has blown onto our school grounds and sorting the litter so that some could be recycled. Thank you for protecting out animals by completing this very important job!
Spotting minibeasts!
K Warburton (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Year 2 went into Forest School last week to hunt for and identify different types of minibeasts living in the woodland habitat. We focused on two microhabitats: under logs and in the grass. The children spotted so many creatures, such as ladybirds, centipedes, woodlice and lots of slugs! We explored wht the microhabitats are providing the animals and why the minibeasts like it in damp, dark places.
Reading in the sunshine!
K Warburton (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
We enjoyed our last session of Brilliant Book Club by drinking hot chocolate and reading freely in the sunshine! The children have loved taking part in the Lancashire Brilliant Book Awards, reading the four nominated books and voting for their favourite. We can't wait to find out which book and author has won!
Seed germination
K Warburton (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
We have been observing cress seeds to investigate what they need to start growing. We know that a seed begins as a dormant seed and when it begins to grow it is called germination. Each pair has got two tubs with cress seeds in - one is being given water and the other is not! Hopefully, with the right conditions of water and warmth, our cress seeds will germinate and continue in their life cycle.