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 produce an informative leaflet. We will then start our new story book centred on Goldilocks.

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 new topic, connecting others how can I build safe, kind relationships.

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 the Year 2 team.

Happy Friday, everyone!

We had a wonderful trip to the British Schools Museum this week! The children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in role-play activities and learning all about Victorian school life. One of the highlights was visiting the gallery, where they had the opportunity to practise adding up using shillings and old pennies. Please take a look at the photos below to see some of the highlights from our visit!

Next week’s learning

English – We our continuing lessons on our book, Dear Earth by Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi. The children will be writing a set of instructions and recording factual information about an animal of their choice.

Maths – We will be practising a range of calculation methods, including finding 10 more and 10 less, adding and subtracting multiples of 10 and adding two 2-digit numbers.

PSHE – We will focus on feelings and emotions.

Art – The children will be developing their craft skills and exploring printmaking techniques.

Computing – Using iPads, the children will research the animal they have chosen during our English lessons.

Spellings for next Friday:

and, my, find, both, behind, child, children, because, only, wild

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

The Year 2 Team

Good afternoon, everyone!

The children have worked incredibly hard again this week. Well done, Year 2! We are very proud of their efforts and all they have achieved.

Next week’s learning

English – We will be starting our new book, Dear Earth by Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi. The children will be writing a set of instructions and recording factual information about their chosen animals.

Maths – We will be practising different methods to solve calculations involving 10 more and 10 less, adding and subtracting multiples of 10.

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

Computing – The children will use iPads to research the animals they have chosen during our English lessons.

History – We will be writing a recount of our upcoming visit to Hitchin’s British Schools Museum.

Important reminder

On Wednesday, we will be going on our class trip to Hitchin’s British Schools Museum, and both the children and staff are very excited!

Please ensure your child brings a packed lunch for the trip. As a reminder, we are a nut-free school, so please do not include any nuts or nut-containing products. We also ask that you avoid fizzy drinks and glass bottles. Thank you for your support!

Spellings for Friday are:

kind, mind, they, said, door, floor, again, children, climb, most

We hope you all have a lovely weekend!

From 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. Thank you for joining us and making it such a special morning.

Next Week’s Learning

English – The children will be writing a persuasive piece as part of a campaign about endangered animals. We will also begin our new class book, Dear Earth by Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi. The children will discuss their dreams and wishes for the future and write a set of instructions, using conjunctions to join their ideas.

Maths – We will continue learning about fact families and extend our understanding of number bonds to 100. The children will also practise adding and subtracting using 1s.

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

Art – The children will experiment with different craft techniques to develop and create their own ideas.

Computing – We will explore the benefits of using IT in the wider world and how it can help us in our everyday lives.

Science – The children will gather a variety of materials and compare their suitability for different purposes.

Reminder

Our Sharing Assembly will take place on Monday at 9:00am for the following children:

Ava, Samuel, Sadie, Caleb, Patrick and Charlie.

Spellings for Friday are:

for, at, his, but, giant, magic, giraffe, jacket, jar, jog.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

The Year 2 Team

Happy Friday, everyone!

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

Please below pictures of your child’s amazing art work:

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

English

The children have worked hard this week planning their own stories based on The Journey Home. Next week, they will begin writing their stories, focusing on neat handwriting and making sure, they use a range of adjectives and nouns to bring their writing to life.

Maths

We will be starting our new topic on addition and subtraction. 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.

RE

We will discuss what is important about the design of some places of worship?

History

We will continue to learn and compare what schooling was like over 100 years ago.

 ICT

The children will be discussing IT within in the school.

0ur annual book fair will be held after school in the hall on Thursday 1st until Tuesday 6th 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:

 they, on, she, is, badge, edge, bridge, dodge, age, huge, change, village

 Have a great weekend.

From the Year 2 team.

Good afternoon, everyone!

We have had another very busy week, and all the children have worked extremely hard. Well done, everyone!

Next Week

English
The children will plan and begin writing a narrative based on a familiar story. They will focus on using adjectives to make their writing more interesting, as well as developing neat handwriting and forming their letters correctly.

Maths
The children will practise counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. They will also develop their understanding of addition and subtraction by solving number facts within 20.

Science
The children will explore how different objects are made and investigate how some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. They will carry out a practical experiment to help them understand these changes.

RE
The children will explore Christian religious symbols and discuss their meanings.

History

We will also continue reading and discussing the school logbook from 1945, which the children have been thoroughly enjoying. They have particularly enjoyed comparing school life in the past with their experiences of school today.

Spellings

This week's spellings are:

of, it, was, you, face, race, space, cell, city, circle

We look forward to another busy and exciting week of learning!

Have a lovely weekend!

From the Year 2 team

 Good afternoon, everyone,

We have had a brilliant week! The children have worked incredibly hard, and we are very proud of them. Well done, everyone! 

In English, the children have been focusing on their handwriting and are beginning to form their letters correctly. They had great fun discovering a variety of animal footprints around the school and learning which animals they belonged to. 

The children also used their imagination to create fantastic posters of their own mysterious creatures, using exciting adjectives to describe them. We have been so impressed with their creativity and enthusiasm!

Next week, the children will be creating command sentences including verbs and learn when to use –s or –es on the end of animal names. All the lessons will be centred on our class book ‘The Journey Home’.

In maths, the children enjoyed using base ten to solve calculations.

Next week, the children will partition numbers to 100 and find the missing numbers on a number line. 

Next week

Science

We will recognise that objects are made from materials that suit their uses.

RE

We will watch and discuss a virtual lesson on Rosh Hashanah from the Jewish Museum of London.

History

We will continue to learn and compare what schooling was like over 100 years ago.

 ICT

The children will be discussing IT within in the school.

Spelling for next Friday are:

 said, in, he, I, write, written, wrote, wrong, wrap, wrist, wreck.

Reminder 

Friday morning, your children will be having their individual photographs taken.

 

Half Term Project – 500 Words

Due in the week commencing 19th October 2026

500 Words Challenge

I would like all children to enter the BBC’s 500 Words Challenge. All they need to do is write a story they would love to read in 500 words or fewer. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked – it is all about creativity and imagination!

500 Words celebrates children’s creativity, encouraging young writers from across the UK to create an original story. This year, the celebrity judges include Malorie Blackman, Charlie Higson, Francesca Simon, Sir Lenny Henry, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Rose Ayling-Ellis.

The bronze, silver and gold winners in each age category will be revealed by the BBC in early March 2027. The winning stories will also be read aloud by celebrities on the BBC.

There are lots of prizes to be won too! Winners will receive a bundle of books, while the gold winners will also win 500 books for their school library. Each winning story will also receive a framed, illustrated cover created exclusively by a top children’s illustrator.

Children can only submit one story each. There are very few rules, but please remember that stories must:

• Be 500 words or fewer (the title is not included)
• Be written by an individual, not a group
• Be the child’s own original idea
• Be prose, rather than a rap or poem

Stories must not:

• Include any personal details about the child, including their name
• Recount a historical event (although real people or historical characters can be used as inspiration)
• Be created, written or developed using AI

Stories are judged on:

• Characterisation
• Plot
• Originality
• Language
• Enjoyment

Please note: stories can only be submitted electronically, so they will need to be typed and sent to me rather than handwritten.

Have a great weekend

From the Year 2 team.