Welcome to year 2!

This year, your teachers will be Miss Rixon, Miss Hunt, and Mrs Kaur.
The teaching assistant who is working with year 2 this year will be Miss Hornby.

We are really looking forward to having a great year together, and we’ve planned lots of exciting things.

In Maths we are following White Rose and will be starting the year working on place value and number, and then move onto the four operations. We will recap previous learning and progress onto applying the children’s knowledge of two-digit numbers. The early focus on number and place value will help children with the foundations of maths and support them throughout the year. One of the main focuses this year will be to embed the 2, 3, 5, and 10 times tables.

In English we will begin the year by reading a range of picture books and will progress onto chapter books by the end of the year. Over the year, we will explore the illustrations and the text to understand the plot, setting, and character. Children will have the opportunity to develop their phonics skills as well as the Year 2 expectations from grammatical knowledge . Our very first book will be “Lila and the Secret of Rain” by David Conway. The story begins in a dry African village, where Lila lives with her mama and brother. The village has been in a drought for a long time, and all the crops are failing. Lila’s grandfather once told a story about the secret of rain, and now Lila must set off on her own adventure to save her village. 

Reading is a high priority for the school, and to ensure that the children have the best chances at success, it is important that they read every night for 10 minutes. Children all have a school reading book and a reading record where you can record this. The more practise the children have at reading out loud, the better! Please make sure the children come to school prepared, with their reading record completed each day. The children will need their reading book in school every day to complete Reading Practice lessons with their teacher.

In Project, this half term we will be learning about the Great Fire of London and why it was significant. The children will be learning about what happened during the Great Fire and what caused it to become so big. We will be having a workshop with an expert on the Great Fire, where the children will have the opportunity to ask questions to further develop their understanding. The final outcome for this project will be to make a model house from 1666 and a piece of writing that will be exhibited in the Guildhall. 

In Science, the children will be studying Everyday Materials. They will be exploring the different properties of these materials and why they are suitable for their use. They will also be able to explain why certain materials cannot be used for specific objects. This will lead to the study of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and a scientific investigation, designing and building a model bridge to test their design and the suitable choice of materials.

The children will have PE twice a week, once with Mr Duffy and once with their class teacher. Please ensure their PE kit is in school all week for these lessons  (no logos please) as timetables may change every now and then due to weather, etc. Children should have indoor and outdoor PE kits available as, if the weather permits, we will go outside.

We are eagerly looking forward to an exciting and productive year together, filled with lots of engaging learning opportunities!’

This half term in PBL, our science project has been all about animals including humans. We have explored the lifecycle of animals, looked about the basic needs of all animals including humans and investigated how to keep our body healthy through a balanced diet, regular exercise and good hygiene. Click on the links below to listen to the podcasts the children have recorded. 

2KJ

Maryam, Jack, and Alistair
Isla, Isa, and Yaseen
Khadijah T, Ayaan A, and Zakariya
Aleena, Jahz-Arii, and Hanika
Khadijah L, Marni, Alfie, and Ayaan V
Humaira, Skyler, and Zayn
Burhanuddin, Soumaya, and Millie
Rio, Zainab, and Olive
Anayah, Shayden, and Martha

2AP

River, Nailah, Ismail, Umair, and Daisy
Khadijah, Laila, Fatima, Abdullah, and Bella
Aaminah, N’Viiylah, Lana, Jenson, and Umaymah
Louie, Salman, Alfie, Riley, and Willow
Ahmad, Alaya, Ariana, Daniyal, and Ayanna

2KS

Fatima, Mariam, Ravayyah, Yokesh, and Charley
Saihaan, Gracie, Layla, Ilham, and Cole
Mohamed Hadi, Farah, Jaxon, Muhammad, Ayaan, and Nargis
Arlo, Zion, Amina, Muhammad, and Ameen
Muhammad, Yusuf, Ariel, and Anab
Rome, Freya, Sienna, Miral, and Khiya