Year 2
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Welcome to Year 2!
Welcome back, Year 2! We hope you have had a fun and relaxing Christmas break, and are ready to learn. We have such an exciting Half Term ahead!
PE DAYS FOR SPRING 2
PE days for Spring 2 will continue to be Tuesday and Thursday.
Tuesday - Yoga (inside)
Thursday- Real PE (outside)
Year 2 teaching team:
Your teacher for this year will be Miss Lilley.
We will also be joined by Mrs Kinghorn on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning.
Mrs Meek will be teaching on a Wednesday afternoon.
We hope you enjoy reading our class page. Topic information will be updated ready for the start of each half term.
Miss Lilley and Mrs Kinghorn
The Year 2 Team
Reading books
Library books are to be handed in on a Monday. These will be changed and returned home on the Tuesday.
Little Wandle books are also to be handed in on a Monday to be changed.
Please can Little Wandle reading books and Reading Records come to school every day.
Important Dates:
Spring 1:
WB Monday 2nd February- Assessment Week
Thursday 12th February (1.15pm)- Parent Event
Spring 2:
Tuesday 24th March and Wednesday 25th March- Parent Consultation Evenings
Tuesday 31st March- KS1 Easter Church Service
Summer 1:
Monday 27th April - MindMate Managing Emotions Workshop
Wednesday 20th May - Sports Day
Summer 2:
Monday 29th June (1.15pm)- Parent Event
Monday 29th June - Once upon a time workshop
Monday 6th July - Transition Week
Homework
Homework will be live on a Thursday morning and the completion date will be stated as this can change. Please note that nothing will need to be 'handed in'. Children will complete a 'Writing Task' every Monday and information about the write is always set for homework so children can prepare.
If you need any help or support with homework please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team.
You will receive a homework pack shortly after the Little Wandle meeting. If you do not receive a pack please let a member of the Year 2 team know.
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Weekly Spellings
To be tested Friday 1st May 2026
Rule: The /r/ sound written as 'wr' at the beginning of a word.
Rule: The /m/ sound written as 'mb' and 'mn' at the end of a word.
Rule: The /c/ sound written as 'ch' in the middle of a word.
Rule:
Words:
wrist
little
school
thumb
lorry
wheel
wiggle
autumn
To be tested Friday 8th May 2026
Rule: The double letters 'ff', 'll', 'ss' and 'zz' protect the short vowel sound in one syllable words.
Rule: Double the final letter to protect the short vowel sound when adding '-er'.
Rule: Do NOT double the final letter before adding '-er' if it is a digraph or there are two consonants after the short vowel sound.
Words:
powder
huff
hotter
shimmer
supper
singer
freeze
fizz
To be tested Friday 15th May 2026
Rule: Use 'ck' at the end of a word after a short vowel sound.
Rule: Use 'tch' at the end of a word after a short vowel sound.
Words:
which
cloak
quick
magic (rule breaker)
stretch
match
beach
kitchen
To be tested Thursday 21st May 2026
Rule: Add '-es' if a word ends in the sounds/s/, /x/, /z/, /sh/ or /ch/.
Rule: Double the final letter to protect the short vowel sound before adding '-ing'.
Rule: Swap the 'y' for an 'i' when adding '-ed'.
Rule: Drop the 'e' before adding '-ed'.
Words:
foxes
jumping
humming
brushes
wishes
fixing
fizzes
dropping
hiding
being (rule breaker)
seeing (rule breaker)
carried
having
played (rule breaker)
making
tidied
Year 2 Curriculum
English
Core Books and Poems
We have introduced core books and poems this year - see chart below. These are books and poems that we will read and re read to enable the children to develop a broad and balanced repertoire of good quality texts.
Maths
Mass, Capacity and Temperature
Fractions
Science
Living things and their habitats: How do we know something is alive?
RE
Who is Muslim and what do they believe?
Computing
Computing Systems and Networks: Word Processing
PSHE
Keeping Safe and Managing Risk (Indoor and Outdoor).
History
What did McAdam, Dunlop and Kwolek have in common and how have they impacted our lives today?
Geography
Fieldwork: How can our school environment help bees?
Music
How can music make us happy?
PE
Real PE: Sending and Receiving. Reaction/ Response
Yoga
Art/DT
French
RESPECT Code
NEW Maths Written Calculation Policy
Mental maths calculation policy
Year 1 and Year 2 common exception words (red words)
KS1 Tricky Word Spellings
EYFS and Key Stage 1 Tricky Words
Reading Questions
Simple view of reading
Expectations for year 2 in reading, writing and maths
Useful Links:
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