St Thomas' Church Of England Primary School

St Thomas' Church Of England Primary School

BE ON TIME FOR FIVE TO NINE!

St Thomas' Road, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 1JN

01253 722022

office@st-thomas.lancs.sch.uk

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:

  • Reading books will be changed on a Friday

  • Reading records are needed in school every day

  • Library book changing day is Friday

  • 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, Numbots and Nessy 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 

  • 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:

  • 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.

 

Spring Term message from Miss Warburton: 

Welcome back after the Christmas holidays! I hope you had a wonderful, peaceful Christmas. 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

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Homophone Hunt!

Posted: Jan 10, 2025 by: year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog

We have been hunting for homophones this week in English! Linked to our new book, 'The Bear Under the Stairs', we have been identifying words that have two spellings with two different meanings. The children found words like 'bear', 'night', 'mail' and 'there'. Great work!