Year 2 2025 - 2026

Welcome to the Year Two Class Page

Class Teacher: Miss Croft

Support staff: Miss Purnell, Mrs Davis & Mrs Karikari

Our Christian Value this half term is 'Truthfulness'.

I would like to welcome you all to Year Two. Children will be taught through an exciting topic-based curriculum, which should stimulate discussion and questioning at home and school. Year Two marks the last year in Key Stage One and it is always one that children can't wait to experience. It is always a fun, busy, exciting year!

Your child will embark on an exciting learning experience this term where they will learn about the effects of The Great Fire of London, Traction Man and go on an enriching trip to the Fireground Museum. Our author of the term in English is Mini Grey. There is a wide selection of her books in our class library for the children to enjoy.

In Maths, children will dive deep into multiplication and division and fractions. They will also dip their toes into time.In Science, children will learn about living things and their habitats using their scientific skills to explore some microhabitats within our school environment. Geography this term focuses on comparing a non-European location to our locality.

Homework

Daily reading is expected at home. Please sign and date the reading record so an adult can pick it up in school. Your child will read in school with an adult a minimum of twice a week and have their book changed accordingly. If your child finishes their level book at home, please take the opportunity to re-read your child's book and ask questions to improve comprehension skills.
Spellings and homework are given out every Friday. Homework is due in for the following Wednesday and our spelling test takes place every Friday morning. Spellings are tailored to match the Phonics taught within school and also include a mixture of common exception words.
This year, your child will be introduced to TT Rockstars. This supports your child in learning their 2's, 5's and 10's timestables. Numbots is another essential tool for building recall and fluency skills within Maths.

Ways to help your child

Please ensure your child is on time for school each day; the doors open at 8:25am and learning starts promptly after registration at 8:35am
Listen to your child read daily and write a comment in their reading record books.
Talk to your child about their school day
Ensure that your child learns their spellings
Ensure all homework is carefully completed in pencil and handed in on time
Teach your child the time and the concept of money.

Useful websites and games to support learning:


TT Rockstars is excellent for learning timestables (focus especially on 2's, 5's and 10's)	Numbots is fantastic for securing knowledge of numbers within addition and subtraction. It increases fluency and rapid recall.	Hit the Button is an excellent game which increasses fluency and encourages rapid recall. It helps in learning number facts.

Parents, I am delighted to be teaching your child this year and I hope it will be a very happy and successful year for all of us.
Thank you for your support. Please do not hesitate to come and see me or message me on Dojo if you wish to discuss your child's wellbeing.

Dates this term:

Fireground Museum Trip - Wednesday 24th June 2026

Trip to St Thomas's Church - Morning of Wednesday 1st July 2026

World Cup Day - Monday 6th July 2026

Close for Summer - Friday 17th July 2026

Make sure you keep up to date by checking Class Dojo.

Exiciting Learning from Summer Term so far!

Amazing Art inspired by Kandinsky