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: Bruce and Sathvika
Our link Governor:
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:
- Year 2 will be going to Forest School during Autumn 1. Your child will go into Forest School every other Monday afternoon. They will need wellies, a waterproof coat, a pair of gloves and a hat in school during Autumn 1.
- We are going on a class trip to Fairhaven Lake on Thursday 10th October. We will be learning all about Habitats, looking at different minibeasts in the mud and being plant detectives! We will be going on the public bus and the trip will last all school day. Please return the form and pay via Parent Pay as soon as possible. Thank you!
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 all 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
Autumn Term Documents
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Olympics Week
Posted: Jun 29, 2024 by: year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Wow! What an amazing time we have had at school this week celebrating the upcoming Paris Summer Games 2024. Year 2 have learned so much about the Olympics and Paralympics and have had the chance to try out lots of new sports including Handball, Archery, Golf and Javelin. We even had a visit from GB Champion, Ray Banigo, who is a long jumper and athlete. Did you know, he can jump a distance of over 8 metres! The children had a brilliant time with him, learning javelin, relay and even raced him around our track on the school field! Year 2 also enjoyed learning about how the Olympics have changed since the Games began in Greece, plotting the countries involved and making their own Olympic torches. We were also lucky enough to hold an actual Olympic Torch, wow! Thank you to all the children in Year 2, as they all showed great enthusiasm and perseverance this week. Well done!