Welcome to Year 2

Class Teacher: Miss Pickford

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Meek

Our Class Value is Courage

Believe in yourself.

You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine...

Our Class

In Year 2, we are becoming far more independent in our learning. Throughout the year, the children will continue to develop their maturity through a broad and balanced curriculum that provides opportunities to make meaningful links across subjects and connect their learning to real-life experiences. We have many rich and exciting topics to look forward to, including The Titanic, Queens, and an exploration of our local area to discover why we have a port.

Our classroom provides a rich and stimulating environment, filled with a variety of resources to support the children’s learning. We are encouraging the children to make independent choices by selecting the resources that best help them in their work. We always strive to do our best, and the children have been working hard to develop a neat, cursive style of handwriting.

Homework

Homework in Year 2 consists of daily reading, regular spelling practice, and times tables work on Times Table Rock Stars. Spellings will be sent home at the start of each half term, with a new list to learn each week. Children will complete their spelling test every Friday.

To encourage independence, we ask that children take responsibility for placing their own reading book in the basket to be changed once their reading record has been signed by an adult.

When listening to your child read, it is very beneficial to ask them questions about what they have read, helping them to develop understanding of the characters, plot, and predictions about what might happen next. Encourage them to give reasons for their answers — for example, “I think… because…”.

We also encourage children to regularly log in to Times Table Rock Stars to practise their multiplication facts in a fun and engaging way.

Your continued support at home is very much appreciated — thank you!

Daily reading with your child is one of the very best ways to support their progress and enjoyment of reading. In addition to listening to your child read their school reading book, please encourage them to explore books of their own choosing to help develop a lifelong love of reading.

Sharing stories together is also a wonderful way to model pace, fluency, and expression. We make time each day in school to share a class story, which the children really enjoy.

If you have any recommendations for an amazing book, we’d love to hear about it! Any reading you do with your child is greatly appreciated.

If you’re looking for inspiration, a list of recommended texts for KS1 can be found on the English Curriculum Page — a great place to start when choosing additional books to enjoy at home.

Children are to bring in their reading books and records EVERDAY

(Reading books can be changed as often as needed)

PE

PE takes place on a Wednesday. On PE days, the children should wear a dark blue or black tracksuit which does not contain large logos etc. and a pair of trainers to attend school. 

The children in Year 2 are provided with a healthy snack each day. They also need a bottle of water. 

Children are to remove earrings on PE days.

Working Together

Please remember that if you have any concerns at any time, members of staff are always available at the start or end of the school day for a quick chat. If you feel a longer conversation may be needed, please do arrange an appointment so we can give you the time and attention you deserve.

Thank you once again for your continued support — we look forward to a happy, productive, and successful Year 2 together!

Miss Pickford and Mrs Meek

HAST overviews - Home and School Together

Knowledge Organisers

We use knowledge organisers to give an overview of the key things to be learnt within each topic for Science, History and Geography. 

These are referred to throughout lessons in school but are also a fantastic way to support learning at home because they show what will be covered in class. 

Have a look through the knowledge organisers below, these will be updated at the start of each new topic.