Year 2

All of the staff in our class would like to wish you all a warm welcome to Year 2!

Please take a look at the information below to find out more about our learning.

Our Year 2 Team

Mrs Harrison (Class Teacher)
Mrs Brady (Teaching Assistant)

Termly Letters

Our Topics

In Year 2, we have many exciting topics. Our topic changes each half term which are:

Autumn 1	Turrets, Towers and Tunnels	History Focus
Autumn 2	Street Detectives	History Focus
Spring 1	Land Ahoy	History/Geography
Spring 2	The Journey of Food	Geography Focus
Summer 1	Famous for more than five minutes	History Focus
Summer 2	Let's go on Safari	Geography Focus

Creative English

We are working hard to be come better writers, this includes the quality of our sentences as well as starting to join our letters with cursive handwriting. We are very lucky to use a selection of quality texts, fiction and non-fiction, in our English lessons. Writing tasks include story retelling, letters, descriptions, recipes and fact files. Below are some of the front covers of the books we will be reading in class.

Our Science Topics

Science is one of our favourite afternoons! We enjoy practical, hands on science and we learn the different areas of science in some exciting topics. Some of our topics are also linked to a Scientist.

Topic Number	Topic Name	Linked Scientist
1	Materials: Good Choices	John Boyd Dunlop
2	Materials: Shaping Up
3	Take Care (Personal Hygiene)
4	Growing Up	Alfred Wallace
5	The Apprentice Gardener	Carl Linnaeus
6	What is your Habitat	Jane Goodall

Homework

Don't forget to log on to 'TTRockstars' and 'Spelling Shed'. You can earn castle coins for working on your apps!

Reading at home is crucial so remember to read at least 4 times a week. You will earn castle coins if you read at home!

PE

PE lessons are Monday and Thursday afternoons.

Please ensure that your child has the correct PE kit on these days - a white t-shirt, black shorts and black pumps. Warm black sweatshirt and jogging bottoms for the winter.

Remember to remove earrings before school.