Year 2

Welcome to Year 2!
On this page, you will find a selection of helpful files and documents that should support you at home. 

Class Teachers: Miss Charman and Mrs Whitley

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Kaylan 

Our Topic

 Into the Woods

At school we will be learning that physical features are naturally created (forests, rivers, seas) and human features are man-made (shops, schools and houses). We will learn that a compass has four main directions, which are north, east, south and west and the symbols at the side of a map are called the key, which can be very useful for helping you to navigate yourself in the woods! Your child will learn that forests are found on almost every continent and they provide shelter for animals and wood for humans. In comparison, tropical rainforests are found around the Equator; between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. At home you can help by talking to your child about their local environment and researching facts about woodland wildlife.

• Curriculum News
• KSO
• Year 2 foundation subject skills
• Year 1 and 2 Topic Rolling Programme
• Year 2 Writing Skills
• Year 2 Reading Skills
• Year 2 Maths Skills
• Year 2 Science Skills
• Year 1 and Year 2 RE 

Subject Pages for more detail  

   

Home Learning

 Reading - 10 minutes daily

Phonics - 5 minutes daily

Purple Mash/TTRS - 15 minutes once a week

Year 2 pupils will also receive revision materials to help them prepare for SATS.

 

Reading

You can find out more about phonics and reading in EYFS and Key Stage One on our phonics page. 

Texts are carefully chosen, both for reading in school and at home, according to children’s development with phonics. The book band progression can be found below. Texts are also assigned regularly on Reading Planet. 

Books should be 'decodable', which means that children should be able to read 90-100% of the words on the page independently using sounds they have already been taught. Re-reading books can also help children to build confidence with their decoding skills. 

Teachers will sometimes send home books that are not phonically decodable. These books are for sharing and can be read aloud to your child. 

English at St Andrew's 

 Year 2 Reading Skills

 

• Year 2 Stage 3 Song of Sounds

• Sound Mat
• KS1 Parent Reading Meeting
• KS1 Parents Workshop

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Our Class

What's it like in Y2? A 'day in the life' 

8:40 Arrive at school and complete early morning work

8:55 Register

9:00 English

10:00 Phonics

10:25 Snack and story 

10:45 Play outside 

11:00 Maths

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Mastering Number

1:10 Worship

1:30: Topic

2:30 PSHE

3:05 Reading class story

3:10 Home time

 

Learning in Silver Birch Class