Welcome to Year 2

2B                                                              2Y

Teacher – Miss Haigh (Mon - Wed) and Mrs Wright (Wed - Fri)             Teacher - Miss S Lewsley                                                              

 

Welcome to Year 2!

Each day, please bring the following to school:

• A water bottle
• Reading book issued by school

We come to school in our PE kits on the following days:
2B: Monday and Friday
2Y: Monday and Thursday

Spellings linked to the learning in school will be issued on a Friday. Please help your child to learn their given spellings at home before a test the following Friday. The spellings will be dictated into sentences in order to help your child to understand the meaning of the word and apply the spelling to a realistic context. If you want more support with how to help with spelling, use these strategies:

 

English

Over the year, we will learn about the following genres:

• Letter writing
• Non-chronological reports
• Poetry
• Simple narratives
• Recounts

 

Maths

Over the year, we will cover the following units:

• Numbers 10 - 100
• Calculations within 20
• Fluently add and subtract within 10
• Addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers
• Introduction to multiplication
• Introduction to division
• Shape
• Money
• Fractions
• Time
• Position and Direction
• Measure - capacity, volume and mass 

Look out on ClassDojo class stories for vocabulary and strategies linked to these areas.

 

History and Geography

Our units this year will be:

• Autumn - The Geography of Stockport
• Autumn - The Great Fire of London
• Spring - The Geography of Brazil
• Summer - Seaside and Coasts

Science 

Over the year, we will cover the following units:

• Animals including Humans
• Everyday materials
• Living Things and their Habitats
• Plants 

For further information about our learning throughout the year, see the long term and medium term plans at the top of the page.

 

Reading

Your child has one book linked to the book band that they are currently able to access and one book to read for pleasure with an adult at home. Please read with your child as often as possible and read each banded book twice so that your child can practise their fluency.

Each time your child's book is changed, their name will be placed into a raffle to win a prize the end of a half term. The more your child reads, the more likely that they will win!

Here are 50 recommended books for Year 2.

https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-2

 

Authors of the Month

Each month, the Year 2 classes will have a focus for their story time on the following authors. If you have any books at home from these authors, bring them in to share!

2B:

September – Dr. Seuss                          

October – Yangsook Choi

November – Dav Pilkey

December – Lauren Child

January – Roald Dahl

February – Sue Hardy-Dawson

March – Benji Davies

April – Caroline Binch

May – Michael Morpurgo

June – Cressida Cowell

July – Kate Pankhurst

 

2Y:

September – Yangsook Choi

October – Dr. Seuss

November – Lauren Child

December – Michael Morgpurgo

January – Sue Hardy-Dawson

February and March – Roald Dahl

April – Benji Davies

May – Kate Pankhurst

June – Michael Morpurgo

July – Dav Pilkey

 

Spelling

There are words which your child show know how to spell and use in their writing by the end of Year 2. These are called common exception words because they don't follow a spelling rule.

You should practise these as well as the spellings which are sent home each week.