Year 2
Welcome to Year 2
Hello Parents and Carers,
My name is Miss Markland and I am the Year 2 class teacher. We also have Kesha, who works with us in class. It is our ultimate desire that we encourage and support our children to become the best that they can be. Year 2 is grounded on the scripture “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me” - Philippians 4 vs 13 and our class moto is “Don’t be anything less than everything you can be”.
In Year 2, we work extremely hard but have a lot of fun on a daily basis. I believe that a good parent and teacher partnership is a contributing factor to a child’s success, so please support your child with their daily reading and homework.
Class Routines
Monday: Children bring in their signed reading record and PE kit
Tuesday: Children bring in their signed reading record and school bag
Wednesday: Children bring in their signed reading record, completed homework and PE kit.
Thursday: Children bring in their signed reading record and school bag
Friday: Children bring in their signed reading record and school bag. On Fridays we have our spelling test and maths test.
Reading
Your child should be reading for 20 minutes each night. They can read to themselves and then tell you about the book or they can read with you and discuss the story as they are going along. We also have longer story books for the children to read independently and these are changed as needed.
Termly Topics: Every term, we quick start our learning of our new topic with a creative homework task. Please support your child with these exciting tasks.
Autumn 1: Oceans and Continents
Autumn 2: Growth & significant people: Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale
Spring 1: Amazing Africa and Cool Canada
Spring 2: The Great Fire of London
Summer 1: Hackney
Summer 2: The Natural World
Home Learning
Math Games/websites
Mathletics: Your child has been given their unique login details to log in to Mathletics. If you experience difficulties logging in or have any questions, please feel free to speak to me.
https://student.mathletics.com/primary#/launch
Hit the button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Literacy Games/websites
Oxford Reading Buddy: Your child has been given their unique login details to log in to Oxford Reading Buddy. If you experience difficulties logging in or have any questions, please feel free to speak to me.
https://www.oxfordreadingbuddy.com/uk
By the end of year 2, your child is expected to be able to read, spell and write these words. http://www.highfrequencywords.org/next-200-high-frequency-word-list-precursive.html Please support your child in learning these words.
If you have any questions about your child or our class, please feel free to come and see me. I am usually available for a short time at the end of the school day or if you require a longer meeting please arrange a time to see me.