Year 2
Staff
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Teacher: Mrs Verity
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Teaching Assistant: Miss Illingworth
PE Days​
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Monday and Wednesday
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Homework
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Weekly homework is given out which consolidates learning taken place in school. Children are given a paper copy of this each Friday and it is due the following Wednesday.
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We recommend that pupils read for 15 minute daily.
If you want any extra activities or suggestions to further support your child’s learning. Please speak to their class teacher.
Reading/Spelling
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Spellings information will be given out every Monday ready for Spelling Bee on Fridays.
The story box will come home every Friday with a different child and should be returned to school the following Monday. Please share the cosy up with a hot chocolate to read the book and support your child in creating a page in the notebook about the book.
Curriculum
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In the mornings, learning is quite formal and consists of Maths, English, Phonics/Spelling and handwriting.
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The afternoons are more active and although the children are taught new things each day across the subjects of Geography, History, Art, DT, Music, PE, Science, RE, PSHE/RSE and Computing, there are areas of learning for the children to choose to work in as well as curriculum tasks that link to what has been taught that day.
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Regular stories are shared and discussed.
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Additional Support for Learning
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Below are suggested websites for children to access to support/stretch learning.
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KS1 BBC Bitesize
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Phonics Play
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Learn to Count with fun Counting Games for KS1 Children (topmarks.co.uk)
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Phonics Games for the Classroom and Home - Phonics Bloom
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Numbots and TTRS (Ask your child’s class teacher if you’ve forgotten your log in)
National Assessments - (e.g Phonics screening, SATS etc, multiplication tests)
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Though SATS are now optional, we are still using them to assess children’s attainment and progress levels. These will be administered in May/June time. So that the children are prepared and know what to expect, practise SAT papers are carried out each half term. They are done as part of a lesson so that the children do not feel on edge or worried about them.
Children who did not pass Phonics in Year 1 will be required to re-sit this in Year 2. This will take place in June.
National Assessments: Teacher Assessments
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We are continually assessing for progress across the curriculum. We do this through the following:
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Writing tasks
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Accelerated Reader
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Power Maths Assessments
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NfER Assessments
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Mock SATS
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Mock Phonics Screening
Year 2 Photos
