Year 2 Class Page

Year 2

Year 2

Class Saint: Saint John Paul ll

Class Teacher : Mrs Hammond

RE Teacher: Mrs Thompson

Learning Support Assistants: Mrs Agatiello, Mrs Ciavardoni, Mrs Harthill

The day starts with children arriving at 8:45 am. The children have some time to read a book of their choice while the register and lunch order is taken. During this time some children may be reading to an adult.

Following this, we have our spelling/phonics session. We start with recapping/revising previous learning and then move on to our focus sound/spelling pattern for that day.

During the morning we also have Maths and English lessons.  

In Maths we always warm up our brains with our Flash back (retrieval) activity and then continue with our main lesson objective. We also do a calculation session separate to our Maths lesson. 

English includes reading, handwriting, punctuation & grammar work and writing.

We have a longer session of RE each week taught by Mrs Thompson. There is a shorter session of RE taught by Mrs Hammond in addition to this.

Throughout the afternoons, we cover other subjects such as: History, Geography, Art, DT, Computing, Music, PE and RSE. Some subjects are blocked per half term. For example, we alternate History and Geography. Both are taught over the term but each in a half term block.

Children will need to wear their PE kit each Wednesday every week and have long hair tied back.  At some points in the year, they will have gymnastics on a Tuesday. Parents will be advised when this, so children can come in their PE kits

Homework

The main focus for homework is reading. Children will bring home two reading books (one if it is a longer chapter book) each Friday. These should be read more than once to develop fluency and returned to school the following Thursday. Children should read a variety of other books at home in addition to the school scheme. Children have a separate reading book in school that we use to listen to them read at school. 

In addition, there are spellings set on Spelling Shed. Each child has their own individual login. Any problems, please contact Mrs Hammond and she can reset it for you.

Some Maths work is set on the Deepening Understanding website. These are tasks based on work done in class. In addition to this, children should focus on learning their number bonds up to and including 10. Then can then extend this to number bonds to 20. Children can also practise counting in 2s, 3s and 5s from 0 and 10s from any number. As we progress through the year, children will be introduced to their times tables and it is encouraged for children to learn 2s, 5s and 10s by heart including the corresponding division facts. 

Useful websites:

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/maths/primary-maths-age-6-7-year-2/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8/year/z7s22sg

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/teaching-wiki/national-curriculum-for-year-2-maths

https://www.youtube.com/@JackHartmann/videos

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Our School Rules:

At St. Mary’s, in everything we say and do we follow the teaching of Jesus.

1. We always listen carefully so that we can learn and be safe.

2. We work hard and persevere to achieve our best.

3. We take responsibility for our actions.

4. We show good manners by being kind and treating others as we would like to be treated.

5. We value and care for our school and all the things in it.

6. When lining up and walking round school, we always walk quietly.

Year 2 Knowledge Organisers  Spring Term 2024