Welcome to Year Two Class page!

I am Miss Power, and I am the Year 2 class teacher for this year. Your child may also be supported by Miss Randa and Miss Crute. The children have settled into Year 2 really well so far and have been working really hard! You can also head over to our ‘Curriculum’ page to see more about what we are learning this year! 

 

This half-term, PE will be taught on a Monday. Please ensure your child comes to school in their full PE kit. 

 

Reading is a very important aspect of learning, so we actively encourage children to read every night. Please make sure your child brings their book bag into school every day. Reading books will be changed every Thursday to give your children new books to enjoy and practise. 

 

Homework is sent home every Friday and needs to be returned before the following Friday. This will support the children’s learning in class. We encourage parents and carers to support their child with homework and make it an enjoyable opportunity to practise and consolidate their learning. 

 

A positive work ethos makes all the difference to your child’s learning, so your support from home is welcomed and encouraged.

 

This half-term is full of exciting learning in Year 2!

In English, the children have been developing their reading comprehension skills and building their vocabulary through our focus text, Dogger. They have used this text to write a retell of the story, and a diary entry as the main character. They are currently working on writing an author fact-file about the author of Dogger, Shirley Hughes. This has supported their understanding of different language techniques to include in their writing, such as: past tense, conjunctions, noun phrases, questions, statements and exclamations. 

 

In Maths, the children have recently completed the statistics unit, focusing on using different ways to represent data. We are now beginning our new unit, addition and subtraction. The children will develop their understanding of more and less and how to add and subtract different numbers. We are also continuing our problem-solving and reasoning focus within maths lessons to develop these skills. The children have also been enjoying practical maths on a Friday and working with different manipulatives and representations to support their learning. 

 

In RE, the children have been learning about the story of Noah and the covenant God made to Noah. They have looked at the importance of this covenant with God and why God chose Noah. The children have now begun to look at the Sacrament of Baptism and what this represents in the Catholic church. The children have completed a role play activity to support their understanding of key events in a Baptism ceremony. 

 

In Science, the children have been looking at living things and their habitats. We have looked at how we know if something is alive or not alive. The children have also explored the different types of habitats and the animals they would find in these habitats. 

 

In History, the children have been exploring the events of the Great Fire of London. They have been learning about where the fire started and how it spread so quickly. They have also explored how to use chronology to explain the events and how sources can help us learn about the past. 

 

In Art, we have been focusing on the artist Beth Krommes. We have explored the type of materials she uses in her artwork and how she creates them. The children have practised different types of mark making used in the art of Beth Krommes. They also did this in response to music to represent the tempo of the music (how fast and slow it is). They have recently used waves to create their final art piece and they will evaluate this to see what they like and how they could make it better.

 

In Computing, the children have been learning about IT around us and how computers are used in school, at home, and in the wider world. The children have also been learning about self-image and identity and online relationships. They have explored the importance of permission and how to ask, give and deny permission online. They have also been learning about who to talk to if they are not sure what to do.