Year 2 2025 - 2026

Mrs Case

🌟Welcome to our Year 2 class page!🌟

We are looking forward to a fantastic year full of learning, creativity and new experiences. In Year 2 we continue to grow in confidence, independence and curiosity as we build on the skills we have already developed. Every day brings new opportunities for us to explore, ask questions and challenge ourselves.

This year we have lots of exciting things coming up, including engaging topics, creative activities and opportunities to share our learning. We are proud of the progress we make and enjoy celebrating our achievements together. We can’t wait to share our Year 2 journey with you!

Teacher: Mrs Case

If you need to contact me or ask me any questions my email address is [email protected]

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Shipley and Mrs Sorvell

2025/26 - Please find a copy of our term overviews in the files section.

Spring 2

This term the children will be exploring Branch 4 – Desert to Garden.

Through a range of creative and reflective activities, the children will learn about key events leading up to Holy Week. They will explore Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and the Palm procession, learn about Peter’s denial of Jesus and begin to understand the sadness of Good Friday and the celebration of Easter Sunday . The children will also have the opportunity to make links and connections to the Easter story by creating beautiful Easter gardens. They will consolidate their learning of forgiveness and the importance of reconciliation.

“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mark 11:9)

English

This term in English our focus book is Major Glad Major Dizzy. The children will enjoy exploring the past through this exciting and imaginative story. As they do this, they will continue to develop their writing skills by learning and applying new techniques, such as using progressive form verbs in the present and past tense and apostrophes for possession. The children will also practice using conjunctions, gather ideas and new vocabulary whilst building their confidence as writers. Throughout the term, they will work towards writing their own diary entry inspired by te story.

Reading

Reading is at the heart of our school and helps to unlock many different opportunities for our children. We ask that children read for around 10 minutes every night to help build confidence, fluency and a love of books. Please remember to sign your child’s reading journal when they have read, as these are checked weekly and will help your child move around our class reading challenge board.

Reading books will be changed and sent home on Mondays.

Reading little and often really does make a big difference to your child’s progress.

Maths

This term in Maths the children will continue to build and develop their numeracy skills through a range of engaging and practical activities. They will be exploring different units including mass, pictograms and money, helping them apply their mathematical understanding to real-life situations. The children will practise solving problems, interpreting information and developing their confidence when working with numbers. We look forward to seeing them grow in their mathematical knowledge and skills throughout the term.

Topic

This term our topic learning will include exciting work across Science, History and DT. In Science, the children will explore the question “How can solid objects be changed?” building on their previous learning about materials. They will investigate different ways materials can be changed using techniques such as twisting, bending, squashing and stretching. In History, the children will learn about the history of flight, exploring the different ways humans have attempted to fly, looking at some of the first planes and discovering how aircraft have changed and developed over time. In DT, the children will use their creativity and practical skills to design and make their own 3D magnet.

In PE, the children will take part in a range of fun and active lessons that help them develop their coordination, teamwork and confidence.

Please ensure your child has a PE kit in school at all times. The kit should consist of a white T-shirt, red shorts and pumps. PE kits will be sent home at the end of every term for washing and should then be returned to school ready for the new term.

Forest school

We have Forest school every Tuesday afternoon where the children will come in in their own clothes, we will go out in rain or sunshine! Wellies and coats will be needed over the winter months!

There are lots of websites to help listed below:

Spelling

Grammar

Old trusty websites:

Sentence games. Here are some sentence games to help you to work on those complex sentences!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zf4sscw Karate cats maths game
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdp4pg8 Karate cats English game
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary BBC Bitesize - a range of infomation and games across the curriculum
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers A range of songs and dances linked to curriculum topics
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ A range of interactive learning games, including one of our favourites 'Hit the Button'

Maths and English Practice:

IXL have separate pages of skills linked to individual Year group. The Y6 page has links to practise both English and Maths skills. Pages are then split into skills of which has a practise question for the children to think about.

https://uk.ixl.com/promo?partner=google&campaign=1187&adGroup=Key+Stage+2&gclid=CPPa8teS_8kCFQbnwgodgOIB6A