Autumn I Newsletter

Autumn II Newsletter

Spring I Newsletter

Spring II Newsletter

Tennis Workshop

Our class enjoyed their visitor from our local tennis centre and learnt lots of the skills of tennis.

Physical Activity & Sports’ Festival

Some of our Year 2 children visited John Charles Centre for Sport to try lots of different sports and activities.  We were very busy!

Fire & Rescue Crew Visit Year 2

Hunslet Fire & Rescue Team visited Year 2 to teach us all about fire safety and what to do if there is a fire in our house.  They let us explore the fire engine and we even had a squirt on the hose!

Road Safety

We welcomed the road safety team to our school.  We all went out onto the local roads and learnt how to stay safe whilst crossing.  Well done to everyone!

Geography in Year 2

This spring term we all learning everything about maps.  We have created ariel maps of the classroom and we drew what we saw.

Christmas

We had a very busy Advent!  We learnt so much about the birth of Jesus.  We performed a nativity with Year 1, for all the school and parents.  We also had a Christmas concert – it was much fun!

Skype with a French School

We do lots of French in Year 2!  We regulary Skype to practise our French speaking and listening to a real school in France.  They practise their English speaking and listening with us too!

Our Great Fire of London Workshop

We welcomed a forest school teacher to our Year 2 class to teach us all about the Great Fire of London.  In the morning, we created our own model London, including St. Paul’s Cathedral.  In the afternoon, we made London outside.  Our forest teacher set light to it all and we watched how it would have burned!  We learnt how it spread so quickly and the consequences it had for London.

History – The Great Fire of London

We have enjoyed our history topic of The Great Fire of London – we know so much now!  Ask us some questions anytime!

Our Class Novel – Pumpkin Soup

In English we have been using the story ‘Pumpkin Soup’ to help with our reading and writing skills – so we made our own pumpkin soup.  Delicious!

Judo PE Sessions in Year 2

We welcomed a Judo teacher into school, to lead out PE lessons.  We enjoyed lots of games and learnt some Judo moves!

Balance-Ability Biking in Year 2

Over our three day sessions, all children in Year 2 have learnt how to read a balance bike.  Some children even progressed to using a pedal bike.  It was a very rainy three days too!

RE Topic Assembly

Our topic assembly was about God’s chosen people. We explained, sang and acted to the rest of the school, parents and visitors the Bible story of Daniel and the Lions.

Design Technology in Year 2

In the first autumn term in design technology we researched, designed, made and evaluated pizzas. We had some very yummy lessons!

Long Term Plan Y2

Year 2 Curriculum Information – Autumn Term

Year 2 Medium Term Plan – Spring Term

Please have a look at our suggested reading lists for children in Year 2. These books are a range of bestselling picture books and longer texts to encourage both shared reading, individual reading and reading for pleasure https://www.booktrust.org.uk/booklists/g/great-books-guide-2019-for-children-6-to-7-years/

Please also look out for our book exchange box which will be popping up very soon in the playground!

The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities

The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities

Ongoing Learning Projects 

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Most the learning packs below do not need to be printed but can be done on the screen and with a paper and pencil/pen – just click on each one to open.

Week 2 Learning (wk/c: 30th March)

Religious Education Learning

English Learning

Commas

Spring Poetry

Rhyming Poems

Maths Learning

Measure Length cm

Measure Length m

Compare Length

Order Length

Four Operations with Length

Science Learning

Plants on the Farm

Creative Learning

Fingerprint Seasons Craft Activity

Week 1 Learning (wk/c: 23rd March)

Religious Education Learning Pack

Easter Themed Basket Craft

English Learning Packs

Creative Writing Prompt Question Writing Frames Narrow Lines

Reading Mat Guidance

Fiction Reading Revision Mat

Non-Fiction Reading Revision Mat

Non-Fiction Reading Revision Mat

Poetry Reading Revision Mat

Spot Mr Whoops Mistakes Y1 Y2 Common Exception Words

Maths Learning Packs

Year 2 Spring Maths Activity Booklet

Snakes and Ladders with 2, 3 and 5 Times Tables Board Game

KS1 The Mystery at the Grand Portrait Gallery Maths Game

Science Learning Packs

Year 2 Science Plants Learning from Home Activity Booklet

Year 2 Science Uses of Everyday Materials Learning from Home Activity Booklet

Useful Websites

A fantastic website for all sorts of home learning activities and online books – Teachwire Website

Online activities around the celebration of Easter – KS1 Easter Activities

A link to physical development and learning –  Physical activities

A website with lots of online learning games for English, Maths, Science etc – Topmarks Games

Home Learning

Websites currently giving free subscriptions due to school closures

Lots of non-fiction e-books to access free: https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/index.html?usertoken=Mjk5MzQ6MTpJUjA5MjAxNjoyOmNsaWVudDE2OTc6MTY5NzoyMjE2Mjg4OjE6MTU4NDM4MDExMzA2Mjp1cw==&fbclid=IwAR2pwHf6d30wVXcDUq0zL5DOZ_lVLGkelBWEwpXTWDmwDrdajrkw8OAWBwY