Year 2 | Foundry Lane Primary School

Welcome to the Year 2 Homepage

Hello Year 2,

On this page you will find information about what we are learning in school and the ways to support your child's learning at home.

Staff

Miss H. Wistow - Year 2 Leader/ class teacher (2W)

Miss M. Godwin - Year 2 class teacher (2G)

Miss L. Kempen - Year 2 class teacher (2K)

General Year 2 Information

PE - Year 2 have PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure no earrings are worn on these days, and that all long hair is tied back.

Library - Year 2 visit the school library on a Monday afternoon - Please ensure that children have their bookbags in school.

Homework - Homework will be given out on a Friday. Please make sure that it is returned to school by the following Wednesday to allow time for marking.

In Year 2 children have many different spellings to learn over the course of the year. Some of these words will be topic based, some will be phonics based, and some will be words from the Year 2 Common Word list. It is expected that most children are able to read these words in books and spell them in their writing by the end of Year 2.

Recommended Reading List for Year 2

The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer

Mr Majeika by Humphry Carpenter

Jinnie Ghost by Berlie Doherty

I was a Rat!: Or, the Scarlett Slippers by Philip Pullman

The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Beaver Towers by Nigel Hinton

Fungus the Bogeyman by Raymond Briggs

Mrs Wobble the Waitress by Allan Ahlberg

The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dave Pilkey

The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman

The Man whose Mother was a Pirate by Margaret Mahy