Year 2
Welcome to year 2
The year 2 team for 2025 - 2026 consists of Mr Moynihan (2E) and Miss Gudgeon (2F). Our year group is greatly supported by Mrs Short, Miss Warner, Mrs Holder and Mrs Tailor.
For this half term, PE lessons will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Homework will be set for both classes on Fridays and due in the following Thursday. In year 2, this mostly consists of spelling practice, number skills practice and regular reading. These three things are key to supporting their reading, writing and maths, which will help to boost their confidence and growth.
In their geography lessons this half term, the children will become explorers of the world. They will learn about the seven continents of our great planet and discover what life is like on each continent - this will include uncovering what life is like there (the climates) and which wonderful creatures inhabit those areas. Additionally, the children will consider: would I rather live in a hot climate or a cold climate?
If you would like to explore more about this wonderful topic, then you can use the link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwqr239
Weekly Home Learning
Please find this week's home learning sheet below:
Home Learning
Home learning is set on a Friday and is due in by the following Thursday. Children should be reading to an adult at home at least three times per week for ideally 20 minutes each time in order to help increase their fluency and to help develop a love of reading. Reading can take place with either the book sent home from school or an allocated book on your child's Bug Club. Each time they read, please record this in your child's reading record, including any e-books. Trying to find time to snuggle down and get cosy with your child and their book helps to increase the comfort and joy that can be found in reading. It also helps to remove any negative feelings that they might have towards reading.
For their home learning tasks, your child can access Spelling Shed to enhance and support their spelling practice at home. In addition to this, apps such as Hit the Button and Times Table Rockstars can support with consolidating and securing number facts and knowledge.
Further advice and support on useful websites with a wonderful array of free books, games and help to enhance their reading, spelling and maths can all be found below.
Reading at Home
Regular reading at home has a huge impact on children's overall academic and personal growth. This is because reading supports many areas of the curriculum and gives children opportunities to see different perspectives, settings and character experiences. Whether they are losing themselves in a fiction text, or broadening their knowledge and horizons with a piece of non-fiction, reading can be both pleasurable and informative.
Because of the power that reading has, we encourage regular weekly reading. When you listen to your child read, it is truly beneficial if you ask questions to support their ability to retrieve and comprehend the information that they are reading. Ensuring that children understand what they are reading helps them not only in school, but in their own lives. Reading can have a long-lasting personal, social and emotional positive impact.
All children have a Bug Club account which they can access at home. It has a vast library of texts for the children to choose from and read. Additionally, it provides comprehension questions for them to answer as they go through the book. You can access Bug Club using the following link: https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
Furthermore, you can access free resources and advice from Oxford Owl using the following link: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-at-home/
Finally, on Purple Mash (which children can access at home using the welearn365.com link) children can click on the 'reading' section near the top of the page to access free books from DK Publishers, or use the Serial Mash to access a wide range of books and again answer comprehension questions as they go.
Maths Practice
Regular practice of key maths skills helps children to grow in confidence and secure the foundational elements of maths. Below are some resources that your child might find useful and enjoyable in supporting them to further develop their knowledge:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular
https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/resources/free-tests-tips-and-games?
Additionally, children can access Purple Mash using welearn365.com and then they can choose the maths heading and utilise the various topics, games and quizzes.
Home Learning Support
There are times when certain elements of children's home learning might be confusing for both children and parents. There are a few websites that you might find useful in such situations:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
https://whiteroseeducation.com/parent-pupil-resources/maths/free-downloads
Spelling Practice Support
There are games available for the children to access via the Spelling Shed website. Children have already been given their logins, so they can access these at any point. There are a two links below for if you need help accessing and using Spelling Shed.
Curriculum summary
Long Term Plan
Writing key objectives
Maths key objectives
Curriculum spelling list
