Happy Friday everyone!

We have had an extremely busy day today and I apologise the children’s orange reading record books are still on the step in the classroom. The books have been uploaded to the system and I will hand the reading records out on Monday.

The children thoroughly enjoyed designing and creating their finger puppets. They took great care when cutting out the fabric and loved decorating them, please see below their finger puppets.

In English, the children have worked extremely hard on their information leaflets about how special our Earth is. The children wrote factual sentences describing environmental problems and possible solutions.

In maths, the children have been learning the properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes.

Next week we will be learning:

English – the children will practising for their Christmas performance.

Maths – the children will learn lines of symmetry in a shape and count the faces on 3-D shapes.

PSHE – reinforce how we work together, the children will create friendship tokens

D&T – the children will learn different sewing techniques to use when creating a puppet.

Geography – the children will find where is the equator?

Science – the children will explore what materials are required to build a rocket.

Home learning

Following on the topic of puppets, I would like the children to create a moving puppet of their choice. The children are very excited to create their Hand puppet in school and have shared some wonderfully imaginative ideas. I look forward to seeing their moving puppet and hearing them talk about the character they created and the materials they used.

Date for the puppets to be in by please is the Monday 15^th December 2025.

 

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1 – they, but, this, went, because.

Group 2 – camel, tunnel, squirrel, travel, towel, tinsel, bagel, hazel, vowel, jewel

Have a lovely weekend!

From the Year 2 team.

Hello to all!

This week in English, the children have enjoyed learning about the importance of our Earth. We discussed some of the problems our planet faces and explored possible solutions. The children will use this knowledge to create an informative leaflet, making sure to include conjunctions, question marks and exclamation marks in their writing.

In maths, the children took part in a range of activities to strengthen their understanding on adding and subtracting tens to two-digit numbers. They also practised solving addition and subtraction problems finding the missing number. Next week, we will begin our new topic on 2-D and 3-D shapes.

Next week

Geography – Research the coldest places on Earth.

 Science – Exploring sculptures and the materials used to make them.

 RE – Continue to learn about how Hanukah is celebrated.

PSHE – Taking part in Anti-bullying week. Please remember to wear odd socks on Monday!

ICT – Learning about digital photography, focusing on landscape and portrait images.

 D&T – Designing and creating a hand puppet.

 

We would like to invite all parents and carers to attend a Cyber Safety Presentation led by the Police team next Wednesday between 2:00pm and 3:00pm. The presentation will offer valuable, practical advice on protecting yourself, your family and your data online. It will also explain how parents can help children make safe and responsible choices when using technology.

 

Spellings for Friday are:

Group 1 – child, every, with, our.

Group 2 – table, apple, bottle, little, middle, able, wobble, multiple, dazzle, riddle

Have a great weekend

Mrs Beadle, Mrs Alimadadi and Mrs Ameen.

Happy Half Term, Everyone!

It was lovely to see so many of you at our parent consultations this week. The children have settled beautifully into the routines and expectations of Year 2 — I’m sure you’ll agree that their progress so far has been fantastic!

Below is an overview of the topics we will be covering next term:

English – We will continue with our book Dear Earth. The children will create a travel log, write a letter and produce an informative leaflet.

Maths – Our focus will be on addition and subtraction, as well as exploring 2D and 3D shapes.

Science – We will continue learning about the uses of everyday materials, exploring transparency and opacity, natural and manmade materials and researching famous inventors.

Geography – Our topic question is “Would you like to live in a hot or cold place?” The children will begin by learning Where are the continents?

PSHE – Our theme will be Celebrating Differences.

RE – We will be learning about Hanukkah and Christmas.

D&T – Our focus will be on creating Hand Puppets, and the children will also design and make a hand puppet.

Computing – The topic will be Digital Photography.

Wishing you all a fun, restful and well-deserved half term break!

From Mrs Beadle, Mrs Alimadadi and Mrs Ameen

 

Hello everyone!

We had a wonderful afternoon during our Materials Workshop! The children took part in a range of exciting activities to explore, investigate and describe different materials and their properties.

Next week

English – We will be starting our new book ‘Dear Earth’ by Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi. The children will write a set of instructions and record factual statements about their chosen animals.

Maths – We will be practising different methods to solve calculations involving 10 more, 10 less, adding and subtracting multiples of 10, as well as adding two 2-digit numbers (both across and not across a ten).

PSHE – Our focus will be on working well with others, learning how to cooperate effectively and support one another.

Computing – The children will use iPads to research their chosen animal from our English lessons.

Spellings – Next week we will be focusing on common exception words. The children will practise these daily in class. You can find the list under the “Year 2 Common Words” tab, starting with the first column – door to everybody.

Have a lovely weekend!
The Year 2 Team

Happy Friday, everyone!

The children have worked incredibly hard this week – well done to them all!

Please find below an overview of next week’s learning:

English – The children will continue planning and writing a short story based on a journey. We will also be discussing future dreams and wishes.

Maths – We will be solving calculations using different methods to add and subtract within 10.

Home Learning – If possible, please continue to practise number bonds to 10 and 20 with your child.

PSHE – We will be learning about understanding other people’s feelings, listening carefully to others, and sharing our own ideas.

History – The children will explore our school’s logbooks, some of which date back to 1940!

Science – On Tuesday afternoon, we are holding a materials workshop, where the children will take part in a range of activities to investigate and describe materials and their properties.

Computing – We will explore the benefits of using IT in the wider world.

Spellings for Friday:
Group 1: kind, mind, they, said
Group 2: door, floor, again, wild, children, climb, parents, most, only, both

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,
The Year 2 Team

Good afternoon,

What a wonderful start to the day we had! The children sang beautifully, and it was lovely to see so many of you at our Harvest Coffee Morning.

Next week’s learning:

English – As part of Black History Month, we will be reading Coming to England. The children will be exploring a character’s feelings, describing settings using their five senses, and writing a short story based on a journey.

Maths – We will focus on addition and subtraction within 100, including adding by making 10.

Home Learning – If possible, please practise number bonds to 10 and 20 with your child.

PSHE – We will be discussing rules and responsibilities.

History – The children will write a recount of our trip to The British Schools Museum.

Science – We will learn about the inventor Charles Macintosh.

Art – The children will develop ideas and create a print on a polystyrene tile.

Spellings for Friday:

·       Group 1 – for, at, his, but

·       Group 2 – gem, giant, magic, giraffe, energy, jacket, jar, jog, join, adjust

Wishing you a lovely weekend,
The Year 2 Team

 

Good afternoon to all!

We had a wonderful trip to the British School Museum; the children thoroughly enjoyed the role-play acting and learning about Victorian school especially, the gallery where they learnt how to add up in shillings and old pennies. Please see photos taken below.

Next week

Maths

The children will count in 2s, 5s, 10,s and 3s and solve number facts within 20 addition and subtraction.

English

The children will write a persuasive piece for a campaign and present their campaign on endangered animals to Year 1.

Science

The children will continue to find out how various objects are made and carryout an experiment to understand that some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.

History

The children will write a recount on our visit to The British Schools Museum.

 RE

The children will explore the Christian religious symbols.

0ur annual book fair will be held after school in the hall on Thursday 2^nd until Tuesday 7th of October. We hope you and your children will come along and enjoy exploring some great books!

Friday is Harvest Festival and we look forward to seeing you all, timings for our class are 9.30-10.00am in the hall.

Spellings for next Friday are:

 Group 1: they, on, she, is.

Group 2: badge, edge, bridge, dodge, fudge, age, huge, change, charge, village

Wishing you a fun weekend

From the Year 2 team.