Year 2
Teacher: Miss Warburton
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Riley & Mrs Lowe
Our Gospel Value is: Thankfulness
Pupil Leaders:
Our School Councillors: Ruby and Bentley
Our Eco Warriors: Hallie and Sofia
Our SHINE Councillors: Bruce and Sathvika
Our link Governor:
Helpful Information:
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Reading books will be changed on a Friday
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Reading records are needed in school every day
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Library book changing day is Friday
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PE days are Tuesday and Friday - come in PE kits ready for these lessons. Please note that jewellery and accessories (e.g. watches, hair bows) must not be worn on a PE day due to safety reasons.
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Spelling test weekly on Friday
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Homework is given out every Friday to be completed and returned by the following Thursday
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Log-ons for Times Tables Rock Stars, Numbots and Nessy are on the front of your child's reading record
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Healthy snacks - if your child does not have morning toast, they may bring in a healthy snack
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Water bottles - children will need a water bottle in school each day. This must contain water - no juice or flavoured water. Please make sure water bottles are clearly named and are returned daily after washing.
Looking ahead:
- Year 2 will be going to Forest School during Autumn term. Your child will go into Forest School every other Monday afternoon. They will need wellies, a waterproof coat, a pair of gloves and a hat in school during Autumn 1.
- We are now off for half term. School re-opens on Tuesday 29th October. Have a lovely break!
Autumn Term message from Miss Warburton:
Welcome to Year 2 after the summer holidays! I hope you all had a lovely summer, spending time with your family and friends after working so hard in Year 1. I am really looking forward to teaching you in my new class - we will be very busy doing lots of new learning during our first term in Year 2. Our main learning theme will be 'Movers and Shakers' with a focus on History learning. We will be exploring what makes someone historically significant and researching some very important people in history. I wonder if you can think of anyone who has made an impact on our world...
Throughout our Maths learning journey in Year 2, it is essential that we become confident with the times tables. Can you count in 2s, 5s or 10s? We will be working on practising times tables by chanting "One 2 is 2, two 2s are 4, three 2s are 6" and so on... It would be great if you could have a go at home each week on Times Tables Rockstars as this will support you to recall these essential number facts and will give you a head start with our learning too! Our focuses in Maths for this term will be Place Value, Addition and Subtraction and Shape. As a school, we now also have access to Numbots, which can be accessed on any device. Your log in for this is in your reading record. I would love it if you could have a go on this at home.
I have put a link to the Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception Words below. These are words that all children are expected to be able to spell by the end of Year 2. It is important that we practise spelling these words, as they are commonly spelt incorrectly meaning that we may find them a little bit trickier to remember. How many can you already spell?
Our Autumn Term Learning Letter and knowledge organisers are also linked below. These detail everything we are going to be learning about this term. Please take a look so you know exactly what we will be exploring.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask - I am always happy to help! I can't wait to start our year together.
Miss Warburton
Useful Documents for Year 2
Year 2 Curriculum Learning Overview
Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception Words
50 Recommended Reads for 6-7 year olds
Year 2 'Meet the Teacher' information
Autumn Term Documents
Year 2 Blog
Fairhaven Lake
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Year 2 had a wonderful trip to Fairhaven Lake today and the sun shone all day! The children were very excited to travel down on the bus. We went mud dipping and spotted lots of minibeasts, such as macoma and ragworms. We also enjoyed making our very own bookmarks using natural materials from the secret garden. We had lunch outside looking out at the lake and finished the day by feeding the geese. Well done Year 2 for representing St Thomas' so brilliantly. What a great day we had!
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum!
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
There have been some very mysterious things happening in our classroom this week! First we spotted a beanstalk growing in the reading corner. Then we noticed a giant footprint under the beanstalk. Year 2 are on a mission to investigate these magical happenings and find out what is up the beanstalk! We have been using our prediction and inference skills to try to uncover the mystery.
Fee-fi-fo-fum. I feel hungry, here I come!
Practical Partitioning
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
We have been working hard to partition numbers to 100 in Maths using a part-part-whole model. The children have been working independently and in pairs to problem solve and understand place value. We have been using a range of resources from our Maths boxes, such as Base 10, counters and Numicon, to help us partition numbers flexibly. Mega Maths work Year Two!
Gymnastics and Bounce Ball
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
Year Two have been busy in our PE lessons. We have been learning how to use gym equipment to climb, balance and use our upper body strength. We have also been having fun playing ‘Bounce Ball’. Great work Year Two!
Our Favourite Bibles
year2 teacher (K.Warburton) on: Year 2 Blog
In our RE lesson last week, we reflected on our favourite books to read and shared with each other why we we enjoy them so much. The Bible is a very special book to Christians as it tells God's story and is the holy book. Year 2 explored lots of different Bibles. Some had lots of bright colours and words on the pages, whereas others had beautiful illustrations. We each chose our favourite Bible and expressed why we liked it the most.