Welcome to Year 2

In Year 2, children build on the strong foundations from Year 1, developing greater independence and confidence in their learning. They will refine their reading and writing skills, learning to use full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences with increasing accuracy. They will develop competence using a range of simple conjunctions to add complexity to their written and spoken work. They will establish a secure understanding of place value and number using numbers up to 100 as well as reasoning and problem solving with the introduction of two step problems using all four operations. Alongside this, pupils enjoy creative subjects such as history, geography, computing, PE and the arts, ensuring a broad, balanced curriculum in line with national expectations.

We’re all very excited about our first residential visit to Petty Pool in June.

Please look at our knowledge organisers below to find out more about what we will be learning each half term.

The teaching team

Mr Varnom Class 5

Miss Wagstaff Class 6

Mrs Thompson

Mrs Smith

Mrs Ferris

Homework and homework help

Homework

Children are expected to read 5 times per week.

Parents should sign their child’s diary after they have read with their child.

Children with fewer than 4 signed entries per week may be asked to read with a teacher at playtimes.

We cannot stress enough the importance of daily reading to boost fluency, enjoyment and comprehension skills. Please support your child to read five times a week to maximise their progress in school.

Homework will be set on a weekly basis. It will be given out on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday. All children are expected to complete the tasks set.

Arrival and dismissal

Year 2 will enter school by the main gate at 8.40am and leave via the same gate at 3.10pm. Punctuality in the mornings is of paramount importance.

Equipment

Children will be provided with all the equipment they need.

They do not need to bring any other equipment (pens, pencils, rubbers etc) into school.

All children need is a named water bottle every day.

PE

Children must have their full PE kit available in school every day.

This includes a plain white t-shirt, navy or black shorts, joggers or leggings and trainers. Colourful or heavily branded items of clothing are not allowed.

Earrings cannot be worn in PE.

 

Theatre Visit – January 2026
Residential Visit to Petty Pool – June 2026