Year 2
Welcome to Year Two!
Mrs Hicks is the class teacher and Mr Ellis is the teaching assistant.
On this page, you will find information about Class Two, news, pictures of things we've done and more.
Termly Newsletters & Information
Reminders
Arrival and Collection Times
All children should enter and leave school via their external classroom door.
All children should arrive between 8.45am to 8.55am.
All children should be collected at 3.20pm.
Breakfast Club & After School Club
Children in Year R, 1 to 6 should arrive as normal and be taken to Breakfast Club room. They will be taken to their Classroom ready for lessons. Breakfast Club will be open from 7.45am. After School Club will be open until 5.45pm.
P.E.
Children in Class Two will need to ensure that their P.E. kit is in school on a Monday and Friday. P.E. kits should consist of jogging bottoms, shorts, a house-coloured t-shirt, jumper and trainers.
Link to School Uniform and P.E.Kit Expectations Page
Spellings
Every Monday, your child will be taught a new spelling rule to practise during the week, ready for a spelling test on Friday. Please spend time at home practising these spellings using ‘look, say, cover, write and check’ in the Spelling Homework Booklets, as well as discussing the spelling rule. Please ensure spelling books are kept in school bags. You also now have a Spelling Shed login (in the front of your child's yellow reading diary) for use to further practise spellings at home.
English
In Year Two, children learn to orally retell different types of texts using story maps and actions. We ask all parents to support children with learning these texts at home orally, so that children can use them to create their own versions. The table below highlights the text types and texts that we are learning in Year Two. Please download the texts and practise retelling them. Aim to retell the texts with actions and expression!
Date | Text Type | Example Text Title |
04.9.23 | Narrative: Journey Story | Whatever Next! |
25.09.23 | Non-narrative: Recount | The Way Back Home |
30.10.23 | Narrative: Defeating the Baddie | Billy The Brave Knight |
13.11.23 | Narrative: Rhyming Poem | Don't Put Mustard In The Custard |
04.12.23 | Non-narrative: Informal Letter | The Day The Crayons Quit |
01.01.24 | Non-narrative: Non-chronological Report | Polar Bears |
22.01.24 | Narrative: Wishing Tale | The Magic Paintbrush |
19.02.24 | Narrative: Journey Story | Around The World In 80 Days |
04.03.24 | Non-narrative: Instructions | How To Catch A Star |
18.03.24 | Narrative: Diary | Famous Five Character Diary Entry |
15.04.24 | Narrative: Character Description | The Twits |
29.04.24 | Narrative: Rhyming Poem | So Give Me A Bug |
13.05.24 | Non-narrative: Book Review | George's Marvellous Medicine |
03.06.24 | Narrative: Cumulative Tale | Monkey See, Monkey Do! |
24.06.24 | Non-narrative: Non-Chronological Report | Monkeys |
08.07.24 | Non-narrative: Letter | Letter From A Child In Rwanda |
Reading
During the year, we will use a range of texts to develop our reading skills and read stories written by a range of authors. The texts we will use are detailed in the document below.
Phonics
Here are some links to Little Wandle resources that may come in use to support your child.
Maths
As a school, we place emphasis on teaching Maths using a Maths Mastery approach. We place emphasis on children learning to develop their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills. We use Maths No Problem Maths Textbooks and Workbooks in school.
To find out more, visit https://mathsnoproblem.com/en/parent-videos/ to watch parent videos all about how we teach Maths at St Luke's.
The table below highlights the textbook and chapters that we are learning in Year Two. If you wish to purchase a copy of the Maths No Problem Textbook A and B and Workbook A and B for your year group for use at home and also find out more about how Maths is taught in school, these are available to order at https://mathsnoproblem.com/mathematics/primary
We ask all parents to support children with learning their number bonds and times tables at home; this is key to children being successful as Mathematicians.
Please remember to log in to:
Hit the Button https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
IXL https://uk.ixl.com/signin/stlukesprimary
Times Tables Rockstars https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/teacher
| Date | Focus Textbook Chapter and Title |
| 04.9.23 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Chapter 1 - Numbers to 100 (Place Value) |
| 11.09.23 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Chapter 2 - Addition and Subtraction |
| 02.10.23 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Chapter 3 - Multiplication of 2, 5 and 10 |
| 30.10.23 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Chapter 4 - Division of 2, 5 and 10 |
| 20.11.23 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Chapter 5 - Length |
| 01.01.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Chapter 6 - Mass |
| 22.01.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Chapter 7 - Temperature |
| 19.02.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Chapter 8 - Picture Graphs |
| 11.03.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2A - Mid Year revision |
| 25.03.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2B - Chapter 9 - More Word Problems |
| 22.04.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2B - Chapter 10 - Money |
| 06.05.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2B - Chapter 11 - 2D shapes |
| 20.05.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2B - Chapter 12 - 3D Shapes |
| 10.06.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2B - Chapter 13 - Fractions |
| 24.06.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2B - Chapter 14 - Time |
| 08.07.24 | Year 2 Textbook 2B - Chapter 15 - Volume |
Our Class Country is Rwanda!
We will be learning all about Rwanda. We will investigate where it is in the world and find out facts about what it is like to go to school in Rwanda.
- Can you find Rwanda on a map?
- Search for a map of the town Kibirizi - what features can you spot there?
- What continent is it in?
- What facts can you find out about Rwanda?
Autumn One - History
The History topic for Autumn One is called 'Flight'. The children will consider the significance of flight as a development in human history and investigate significant individuals connected with this change.
Who was the greatest pioneer in the development of flight? Why is this significant? How has flight changed over time? What was the contribution of the Wright Brothers and Amy Johnson to national and international achievements?
For the Fantastic Finale, the children will visit the Bournemouth Aviation Museum and will share what they have learnt in a Class Assembly.