Welcome to Year Two

Year Two is a wonderful year in which your child will grow in confidence and flourish as a result of many wonderful learning experiences.

Here is some helpful information about life in year 2:

P.E.

Our PE days are Monday and Thursday.

Please ensure that jumpers are named.

Reading

Reading books are changed every Friday. Please sign the reading record to show us the book has been read, we expect your child to be reading at least 3 x a week. 

Equipment

Please ensure your child has a named water bottle in school every day. This must contain water and not juice.  Children should bring a healthy snack each day. No crisps, sweets or chocolate and please remember we are a nut free school so check labels of all snacks you send to school. We do have children and staff with nut allergies, so this is vital.

Website and Communication

Should you wish to see curriculum overviews, photographs and learning updates please see our class pages on the school website. These are updated regularly. If there is anything else you need to know, we will send a message to you so please ensure you have access to the Parentapps Connect app.

Messages for teachers

Doors open at 8.45am and are locked at 8.55 am. Should you arrive after this time, you must take your child to the main office to be signed in. Should you need to get a message to your child’s class teacher, please inform the staff on the door at drop off as teaching staff are required to remain in the classroom in the morning. If you need to meet with the teacher about an important issue, please arrange an appointment through the office staff.

 

Welcome to Mulberry Class

Mrs Barnes teaches on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Wilson takes over on Thursday and Friday. 

It will be a great year in Mulberry - we are always busy doing lots of exciting things!

Please check out the curriculum area of the website for more information on the fantastic things the children will be learning this term.

 

 

Year 2 Mulberry

Mrs J. Barnes

Mrs J. Barnes

Class Teacher

Mrs V. Wilson

Mrs V. Wilson

Class Teacher

Mrs Rooke

Mrs Rooke

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Bywater

Mrs Bywater

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Heyes

Mrs Heyes

Teaching Assistant

 

Welcome to Rowan Class

Mrs Pomfret is the class teacher and on a Thursday morning Mr Fish comes in to teach. 

It will be a great year in Rowan - we are always busy doing lots of exciting things!

Please check out the curriculum area of the website for more information on the fantastic things the children will be learning this term.


 

 

Year 2 Rowan

Mrs L. Pomfret

Mrs L. Pomfret

Class Teacher

Mrs Bolton

Mrs Bolton

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs Moore

Mrs Moore

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Mcnally

Mrs Mcnally

Teaching Assistant

 

 

Welcome to Willow Class

Mr Fish teaches in Willow Class on Monday and Tuesday, Mrs Kimber on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

It will be a great year in Willow - we are always busy doing lots of exciting things!

Please check out the curriculum area of our website for more information on the fantastic things the children will be learning this term.

 

Year 2 Willow

Mrs N. Kimber

Mrs N. Kimber

Class Teacher

Mr T. Fish

Mr T. Fish

Class Teacher

Mrs Buckley

Mrs Buckley

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs Cocker

Mrs Cocker

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Mcnally

Mrs Mcnally

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown

Teaching Assistant

 

Please see the curriculum map below which details the learning and experiences the children will have this year.

Year 2 Curriculum

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CUSP Spelling Curriculum

The CUSP Spelling curriculum is organised into 2-week blocks, with each block covering a particular set of key concepts, including spelling patterns, etymology and morphology and reasoning about spelling.

Each block includes the study of key spelling concepts. We call them concepts and not rules because there are simply too many exceptions to any pattern for it to be a rule. The curriculum is not built around the rote memorisation of spelling ‘rules’; instead, the focus is building on what pupils have learnt about the alphabetic code through Phonics lessons and teaching them to seek patterns and reason about how to spell new or unfamiliar words.

The spelling concepts included in CUSP Spelling are much further reaching than the National Curriculum programme of study for Spelling. The statutory concepts are included in the long-term sequence but these are paired with the study of etymology and morphology, a focus on common misconceptions, learning about self-correction and reasoning about spelling attempts. This ensures that pupils become competent spellers and that they develop the independence to identify and correct errors in their independent writing. Each concept is taught, revisited and consolidated throughout the curriculum so that pupils master this learning and commit it to the long-term memory. 

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Common Exception Words

Common exception words are words that do not follow standard phonetic rules in English, making them tricky for young readers and writers. 

These words often contain unusual letter combinations or do not conform to the phonetic patterns that children learn in early education. Mastering these words is crucial for  developing reading fluency and comprehension, as they form the foundation of many sentences and texts.

Please support your child in learning to read and spell these words by the end of Year 2.

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