Year 2
Dr. Kirby and Mrs Matthews
Mrs George
Welcome to the Year 2 web page. You will find Dr Kirby in 2MK and Mrs Matthews in 2LM with the amazing Mrs George working across both rooms, along with all of our wonderful Year 2 children. If you have any concerns or queries, do not hesitate to get in touch with the school.
On this page you can find:
- Class information including spellings and home learning;
- Information about our curriculum and learning, including an overview of our current topic.
Click on our logo to find out about our Year 2 Curriculum
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Year 2 Learning in Autumn- Unit 1
Welcome to our exciting first unit of the year! We’re off on a thrilling journey back to Victorian times, as we explore what life was like for children and their families over 100 years ago. One of the most exciting parts of our history topic will be our visit to the Black Country Living Museum, where we’ll step straight into a Victorian classroom to discover how school life then compares to ours today!
In English, we're diving into the wonderful tale of The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge. The Beast's determination to overcome his loneliness leads him on a daring quest to find others just like him. This heartwarming journey will inspire us to write vivid character descriptions (using expanded noun phrases) and to compose an interview, building on the brilliant writing skills we developed in Y1. In maths, we’ll be using hands-on resources and visual models to deepen our understanding of number, place value and addition, and how to use our knowledge to solve everyday maths problems.
In science we board The Beagle with Charles Darwin as we travel across the globe, exploring the unique habitats of the seven continents and discovering how animals survive and thrive in such different environments. Our creativity will shine in art as we study the stunning still life work of Fede Galizia, learning how to use tone and shading to bring depth and realism to our drawings. P.E will keep us on the move as we master ball control - rolling, kicking, and dribbling our way to success. In R.E, we’ll continue our journey of discovery, exploring what it means to be Muslim and building our understanding of different beliefs. In computing, we’ll become digital explorers, learning how to take and edit digital photographs. To top it all off, we’ll be listening to music inspired by transport and even composing our very own train ride soundtrack - full steam ahead for a brilliant start to the year!
Spellings will be sent out on Mondays to practice at home before the tests on the following Monday. Current spellings can be found online on the link to the right. Maths fluency questions are set on Wednesday and due back by the following Monday. On a Wednesday evening your child will be sent home with both their spelling test book and their maths home learning book so you can see how your child is progressing. We also strongly encourage the children to read at least three times a week at home and reading books will be changed every Thursday.
Please make sure children wear their PE kits for our sporting activities: we have Games on Tuesdays and PE on Wednesdays. Tuesdays Games lessons will be outdoors (weather permitting) and you may wish to consider your child having a tracksuit for the day. This must be PLAIN navy please. Please make sure all earrings are removed or covered with tape before school on these days.
Year 2 Medium Term Plan Unit 12MK Timetable
Year 2 Reading Workshop Slides_24/45
Year 2 Writing Workshop Slides_24/25
