Year 2 2026 - 2027

Meet the Year 2 Team! There are three classes in Year 2 this year:

2B - Miss Browning and Ms Omama 2D - Miss Dolden and Ms Abdi/Ms Ahmed 2EK - Miss Ennis-Khan and Miss Hoey

Autumn 1 Focus

This half-term we are covering the following topics:

Phonics: We will continue to revisit and apply our sounds to read new words, building on our knowledge from Year 1.
Reading: We will widen our reading skills by exploring a range of texts and beginning to learn and apply DERIC skills.
Writing: We will be writing a postcard to our parents about our school day.
Maths: Recapping number facts from Year 1 and exploring the composition of multiples of 10.
Science: Which material is the most suitable for a superhero cape?
History: Why is it important to fight for change?
DT: Can I make a moving vehicle?
PE: Gymnastics and Outdoor games
RE: Who is Jewish and what do they believe?
PSHE/Rights: What makes a good friend?

We will also continue to learn a different Right each month as well as listening to a piece of music each week.

2B - Indoor PE Wednesday/ Outdoor games Friday

2D - Indoor PE Wednesday/ Outdoor games Tuesday

2EK - Indoor PE Wednesday/ Outdoor games Monday

Reading books: Please bring your book bag in every day to be read with an adult in school. Books will be changed each Monday.
Your child will recieve a colour coded book for their level of indepedent reading, a phonics book as well as a reading for pleasure book to read with an adult.
Reading records: Your child will receive a reading record to log the books they are given and to share the amazing reading they have been doing at home. Please also bring your reading record in to be checked by your class teacher weekly.
Please bring a reusable water bottle to have in class every day.

If you ever have a concern please feel free to email your child's class teacher to arrange a chat.

Spellings within reading record to practise
Reading and Phonics books to be read daily
Oracy homework will be be uploaded to our blog each Friday including Wilbraham's Question of the Week