Year 2

Year 2 Curriculum Project

Our curriculum is 'Under Construction' as we make some tweaks ahead of the Primary Curriculum review due in Spring 2027. Please check back soon to see the updated Long Term Plan for 2026-2027.

Year 2 Key Information

For this term, PE is timetabled for every Tuesday and Thursday. We will be doing lacrosse on Tuesdays and athletics on Thursdays. Please ensure that all earrings are removed on those days and that your child has their full PE kit in school. Please make sure that your child has a colder weather PE kit in school, including spare socks and trainers.

 

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English  

w/c 7.9.26

We will:

  • write a character description
  • Understand and identify verbs and adverbs
  • ask questions about the text
  • write in 1st person

Reading - Remember that they do not need to read the entire book in one day. Please continue to hear them read daily and write it in their reading record books.

Spelling:

This week we are continuing to review Phase 5 to make sure that we can remember which graphemes make which phonemes.

Phoneme/grapheme list:

Phoneme /oo/and /yoo/ as the graphemes -  oo, u, u-e, ew,ue, ou and ui

examples: blue, true, you, group, fruit, juice, new, shoes, use, smooth and music


Phoneme /air/ as the graphemes - 
air, are, ere and ear

examples:bear, where, wear, there, chair, unfair, pair, care and share

 


Phoneme /ur/ as the graphemes - 
ur, ir, er, or and ear

examples:work, worse, world, search, early, girl, her and purse.

Phoneme /ow/or /oa/ as the graphemes -  ow, ou

examples: allow, crowd, count brown, out, about and flowers

Common exception words (prickly words)

move

improve

their

parents

through

two

who

beautiful

 

Maths

w/c  7.9.26

We will: 

  • recognise tens and ones
  • use a place value chart
  • partition numbers to 100
  • write numbers numbers to 100 in words

Fluency Bee:

Understanding number bonds to 6 and 7

Infinity maths:

A fantastic way for your child to consolidate their maths learning.

The link you need is: 

https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com/Home  

click 'enter code'

They can then add the

School code

SLR - JJW

Quiz Pins: (more are added as their learning progresses)

Pin code

Place Value:

37 - 77 - 11

Additional Information

Please hear your child 
read at home as much as possible. This really helps them in all subjects (please ensure that reading books are in school every day)
Show and Tell is only on Fridays and rotates between the houses:

Show and tell:

Friday 11th September 

Team:  PAGE (green)

Future dates:

18.9.26 - YEE (red)

25.9.26 - PIDCOCK (yellow)

2.10.26 - STOREY (blue)

 

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        This week's homework is:

  • To read for at least 10 minutes everyday to an adult.
  • complete the work in the homework folder and return it by Thursday for marking.
  • spend 20 minutes (over the week) on Numbots (Usernames and passwords are in your child's reading record) or Infinity (see link and codes in the maths section above)
  • spend 20 minutes (over the week) on Edshed (usernames and passwords in reading records)
  • For those wanting additional work -

 

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