Year 2

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 Tuesday 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.

Home School Reading

Year 2 have just relaunched Home School Reading. Each child has been send home with a Home School Reading Diary where they can record the books they are reading and make a comment about them.

They could comment on the following:

• Did they enjoy the book? Why?
• What was the problem in the story? How was it solved?
• Who is their favourite character? Why?
• What is their favourite part of the story? Why?
• Did they find out any interesting facts?
• How did the characters feelings change throughout the story?Why?

Now and then we will be having a look in the children's diaries to see what they enjoy reading at home.

For every 10 books they read and comment on they will earn a sticker/ special stamp. It is their responsibility to show us!

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

Pirate School: Just a Bit of Wind by Jeremy Strong

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl

Mog Time Treasury: Six Stories About Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr

Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed by Michael Rosen

Mr Wolf’s Pancakes by Jan Fearnley

Gobbolino the Witch’s Cat by Ursula Williams

The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton

Clarice Bean, That’s Me by Lauren Child

The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff

Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr

Fluff the Farting Fish by Michael Rosen

The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy

How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson

Press Here by Herve Tullet

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey

Extra Home Learning

Do you enjoy using a computer to learn?

Play some of the games below and see what you learn today!

Each week the children will have the following homework:

-  spellings 

- a reading teak

- a Maths, English or Topic task

Your child's teacher will be seeing if the children can spell these words in their written work.

Homework is expected to be in school by Wednesday each week so that there is time to mark it and give feedback.

Thank you for your continued support!