Year 2

Welcome to Year 2!

Miss Amos - Teacher

Mrs. Addison - Teaching assistant

Miss Lacey – Teaching assistant (1-1)

Mrs Cavanagh- PPA Teacher

Mrs Goldson - PE Teacher

We hope you have had a fantastic summer break and that you are ready for a great start to the new school year. We are looking forward to a wonderful term, full of exciting learning and new opportunities. We have a very busy and engaging term planned for the Year 2 children, and we are confident they will continue to thrive and embrace the challenges of Key Stage 1.

This half term in English, we will be exploring two fantastic Literacy Tree units based on the books The Bear Under the Stairs and The Minpins. As always, we will have weekly guided reading sessions and enjoy a wide variety of stories in class to develop a love of reading.

In Maths, we will be focusing on place value, ensuring the children have a strong understanding of numbers, which will be essential as we move through the rest of the curriculum.

Our Science topic for this half term is Biology – Humans, and we will also begin our Physics unit on Seasonal Changes. After the October half term, our Science topic will move on to Classifying Animals.

All children will have access to Reading Eggs, an excellent online reading program used across the school to support reading skills, vocabulary, and comprehension. Children will be assigned tasks to complete both at school and at home (if internet access is available). Please support your child in using this valuable resource.
Reading books, matched to their phonics group, will also be sent home weekly.

Homework will be sent home weekly, alternating between English and Maths. Supporting your child with their homework is an important part of their education and is greatly appreciated.

Spellings will go home every Monday and should be practised in preparation for our weekly spelling test each Friday.

Our PE sessions with Mrs Goldson will take place on Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon. Children are welcome to come to school in their PE kits on these days.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via ClassDojo or by contacting the school office. While responses may not be immediate during the school day, I will aim to reply as soon aa possible

Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Amos