Welcome to Year 2
2B 2Y
Teacher – Mrs Wilson(Mon - Wed) and Mrs Stanley (Wed - Fri) Teacher - Miss S Lewsley
TA - Mrs Gibson TA - Mr Hornby
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: Tuesday and Thursday
2Y: Tuesday and Friday
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
We will be using a range of genres with a focus on high quality texts in order to improve our writing. More details to follow.
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
- Spring - Queens
- 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
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.