Welcome to Year 2

Woodpeckers Class
Our teacher is
Miss Bell.
Mrs Tye also teaches us.
Mrs Mullis is our Learning Assistant.
Kingfishers Class
Our teacher is
Miss Ballmann.
Mrs Tye also teaches us.
Mrs Francis is
our learning assistant. 
Useful Information
You can contact your child's class teacher via email or via Class Dojo.
 
Miss Bell - gbell@oaktree.bluekitetrust.org
 
Miss Ballmann- nballmann@oaktree.bluekitetrust.org
 
Mrs Tye - atye@oaktree.bluekitetrust.org
 
Year 2 come into school to start their learning at 8.40 am. Please get your children in on time as we start Maths as soon as we come in.
 
The children finish at 3.10. Please collect your child promptly to avoid overcrowding on site.
 
PE takes place on Monday (indoors) and Friday (outdoors).
Children will need to come to school in appropriate PE clothing for the weather. 
 
Our P.E. kit is as follows:
Black or dark grey shorts or jogging bottoms
White or red T-shirt
Red sweatshirt for outdoor PE sessions (when needed)
Trainers or daps
 
What to expect in year 2

By Year 2, children are becoming more independent in following routines, understanding rules, and taking responsibility for small tasks. They listen to others, wait their turn, and begin solving simple disagreements with words. Emotionally, they can name a wider range of feelings, show empathy, build stronger friendships, and gain confidence in trying new things. However, they may still need support with managing big emotions, handling friendship ups and downs, and accepting when things don’t go their way.

Maths  

By Year 2, children are expected to work confidently with numbers up to 100, understanding tens and ones, and using number bonds, addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication and division facts (2s, 5s, and 10s). They begin solving problems with arrays, grouping, and sharing, and can recognise simple fractions such as 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, and 3/4. In measurement, they use standard units for length, weight, capacity, and temperature, solve money problems using coins, and tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes. They also name and describe 2D and 3D shapes, understand position and direction including turns, and interpret simple charts, pictograms, and tables.

Writing 

By Year 2, children are expected to write simple, clear pieces for different purposes, such as stories, letters, and recounts, using expanded noun phrases to add detail. They should spell most common exception words correctly, use phonics for unfamiliar words, and apply common suffixes. Handwriting should show correctly formed letters of consistent size with spaces between words, and some children may begin joining. In grammar, they are learning to use capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas in lists, and apostrophes for contractions and possession. Their writing should mostly stay in the correct tense, with ideas linked using conjunctions like and, because, or but. They also begin planning, checking, and making simple improvements to their work.

Reading 

By Year 2, children are expected to read most words quickly and accurately, using phonics to tackle unfamiliar ones and recognising common exception words. They can read longer words, contractions, and words with common suffixes. In comprehension, they should be able to retell stories, make simple predictions, and answer questions about what they’ve read. They begin to notice story structure, favourite words, and recurring phrases, and can find information in non-fiction texts. Most importantly, they are developing confidence and enjoyment in reading a wide range of stories, poems, and information books.

Our enquiry for term 1 is - 
Has man ever gone to the moon?
Home learning 
 
The children will be given new reading books each week. These books will need to be returned with their record book on a Friday. We would like the children to read three times a week.
The children will be given weekly spellings to be worked on at home. The spellings will be tested on Friday each week. 
 
Helpful websites for year 2 to support home learning 
 
Maths 
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/ordering-and-sequencing
https://www.abcya.com/games/number_bubble_skip_counting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8
 
English
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd63xyc
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/words-and-spelling
https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/literacy7to11.html