Welcome to Year 2

Dear Parents/Carers,

It has been an absolute pleasure welcoming your children back to school and into Year 2. They have all settled really well into their new classes and are already showing a great attitude towards their learning and being part of our school community.

Working with the children in Pluto class are Miss Arnall (Class teacher) and Mrs Oliffe (teaching partner). In Jupiter Class, Miss Ware (Class teacher) and Mrs Beal (teaching partner).  Mrs Haberfield will cover PPA in Pluto on Wednesday afternoons and Mrs Owen will cover PPA in Jupiter on Friday afternoons.

We hope you find the following information useful;

• Please ensure all items of school uniform, including P.E kit, are labelled clearly with your child’s name. Jupiter class will be doing P.E on Wednesdays and Thursdays and Pluto Class on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• Please note for Term 1 all of year 2 will be doing PE on a Monday morning.
• Please can all children bring a named water bottle to school every day.
• Reading books will be changed on every Monday where the children will be given a book to read throughout the week, giving all children the opportunity to practise reading and develop their understanding of the books that they have read.
• Please read with your child as often as possible. This should be an enjoyable experience for you and your child, reading to them is just as important as listening to them read.
• Our project for Terms one and two is ‘Where in the world are we?’ We will be learning about the local area and where we are within the UK and beyond.
• Homework grids will be put on the website at the beginning of each project. The children can choose to complete any of the tasks at any time during the term. We encourage the children to share their home learning with their Teacher and classmates.
• Learning Times Tables is a whole school focus. To support your child please practise the 2, 5 and 10 times table with them.
• Spellings will be sent home every Monday. These will follow the rule we are learning that week, please practice these.

We have recorded a ‘Welcome to Year 2’ video which is available to view through our YouTube channel. Please click on the link below

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCobLS1Aua5KMBYUjefcFPDg

We look forward to getting to know you and your child over the course of the year. If you need to get in contact with us please use the email [email protected]

Many thanks for your support.

The Year 2 Team.