2Crystal - Mrs Loynds

2Lion - Mrs Dunn

Key information: 

P.E. 

P.E. will be every Tuesday and every Friday. 

Reading Diaries - please send these to school everyday!

We value reading and have fabulous reading areas for the children to enjoy. We actively promote reading at home (aim for 10-15 minutes per evening). Children will be able to move their names up our reading challenge display each day in recognition of their efforts with home reading if their diaries are signed accordingly. 

We have regular reading sessions which will develop your child’s passion for reading as well as their comprehension and fluency skills. Each day, the class teacher will read to the children. We love this part of the day and it is always well received by the children too! We will be exploring and discussing the language, vocabulary, feelings and themes within a variety of high-quality texts. In addition to this, we will be listening to the children reading a range of texts and teaching them how to talk about books confidently and develop their comprehension skills to a deeper level.

Books will be changed on Fridays.

Reminder - Please make sure that reading diaries and books are in school everyday and that you comment in and sign your child’s reading records each time they read to you.

If children have read their book from school, we encourage children to read the book again (if it isn't too long) to help develop their fluency. They are also encouraged to read books from home. Why not visit the library? It's the perfect opportunity to look at different texts and find an author you love!

Recorders - Friday

We are very lucky to be able to have DPA providing recorder lessons each week. Update videos / photos of the classes progress shall be posted regularly on Dojo, so be sure to keep a look out. Later on in the year, the children will perform a recorder concert in-front of the parents. We look forward to this special afternoon in the summer term 2026.

Water bottles 

Please bring fresh water or squash from home each day. We politely remind you that only sports bottles (not screw top bottles) are acceptable as they help to avoid any nasty spillages!

Class Dojo

Children will continue to earn dojo points for positive behaviour, learning and displaying our school values. We will also keep you updated with our learning and achievements through our class and year group stories, so please ensure your notifications are active and you join both Dojo pages (class and year group). We would love for you to 'like' or 'comment' on any Dojo posts to show us that you have seen / read them! 

Please note: Private Dojo messages will be responded to within 48hours so please contact the school office for any urgent / going home messages. 

Our topic this half term is...

Childhood...Then and Now.

A long time ago, about 150 years ago, Queen Victoria ruled Britain. This time is called the Victorian era. Children’s lives were very different then compared to today. Many Victorian children had to work to help their families, often in factories or mines, while others went to school. Victorian schools were very strict – children had to sit in rows, write on chalkboards, and learn by repeating facts. If they made mistakes, they could get into trouble! Toys and clothes were also different. Toys were often made from wood, metal or fabric, not plastic. Rich children had dolls, trains and rocking horses, while poorer children played with homemade toys like hoops and spinning tops. Clothes were more formal too – boys often wore short trousers with braces, and girls wore dresses and pinafores. By learning about Victorian childhood, we can spot what has changed and what has stayed the same. This helps us understand how life has improved for children today.

English -

This term, our Year 2 children will be developing their understanding of grammar and punctuation. They will be learning to identify nouns (naming words for people, places and things), including the difference between common nouns (like dog or school) and proper nouns (like London or Tuesday, which always start with a capital letter). They will also be exploring verbs (action words such as run, play or jump) and practising how to use them in their writing. Alongside this, the children will focus on punctuating their sentences correctly with capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks. These skills will help them become more confident and accurate writers as they prepare for Key Stage 2.

Maths - 

This term, our Year 2 children will be developing their understanding of place value, which is an important building block for all areas of maths. They will learn that the position of a digit in a number tells us its value – for example, in the number 63, the 6 represents 60 (6 tens) and the 3 represents 3 ones. Children will practise partitioning numbers in different ways (such as 63 = 60 + 3 or 50 + 13), using equipment like base 10, counters or number lines to help them. They will also learn to read, write and order numbers up to 100, compare numbers using <, > and = signs, and recognise patterns when counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s.

As part of this work, children will explore odd and even numbers, use their knowledge of tens and ones to solve problems, and begin to recognise how place value helps them when adding and subtracting. This strong understanding of number will give them the confidence to tackle more challenging calculations later in the year.

Children are expected to learn x2, x5 and x10 tables off by heart by the end of Year 2. They also need to count in steps of 3. Please remember you can also visit https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button to help your child learn their times table facts (focus on x2, x3, x5 and x10).

These are some other fun resources to help your child learn their tables:

2x table song: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/articles/zrrx92p 

2x table song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDosXgAnq80 

5x table song: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/articles/zhbm47h 

5x table song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uoduP6sTjA 

10x table song: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/articles/zm32cqt 

10x table song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs1uqnpnltI 

Doodle Learning - 

Children have all be given a log in for Doodle Learning. You will need to download Doodle Maths and Doodle Spell apps from the app store to access this resource. It is a fantastic way to help your child to progress and all the work is specifically set for your child based on their understanding. We ask for all children to complete 5-10 minutes per day per app. The children who do this regularly make huge progress.