Y2 class information

Year 2 Class Information

Reading Books Reading Books are monitored daily and changed when necessary. We do aim to change them three times a week (the days will vary depending on the children’s confidence and understanding). Please help your child to practise their reading book every night (just a few pages or a short story) and sign and date their reading record book, showing the page reached or book finished.

There is room to write a comment about your child’s reading which will help us to monitor their progress. In most of the reading books there are questions and activities in the front and back covers which will help to develop your child’s comprehension skills. These only take a few minutes to complete and can really help your child to progress with their reading.

In Year 2 we will continue to visit our school Library every Thursday where we will be able to change or renew our book. Each child will be expected to have their library book in school on a Thursday.

PE To begin with PE lessons are held on Monday and Thursdays. Please make sure that your child has the full PE Kit in school, kept in a PE bag, every day.

PE Kit consists of: House T shirt, blue shorts, pumps or trainers, sweatshirt and jogging bottoms (this is optional for outdoor activities during the Autumn / Early Spring Term). Earrings need to be removed for PE, if your child can’t do this themselves please do it at home before they come to school.

Homework In addition to daily reading, the children will have a list of spellings to learn every week. We will have a spelling test every Friday and the children will either have ten or twelve words to learn.

Please practise number bonds (two numbers added together to make 10 or 20) with your child regularly. Our aim is for children to know their number bonds with instant recall i.e. give the answer within 3 seconds. Along with knowing number bonds, all children need to know the 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables by the end of Year 2.

In Year 2 we will also be continuing with Learning Logs. Where and when appropriate, children will bring home a Learning Log linked to our .Topic for them to complete at home

Important Dates  w/c 11th May 2020 – SATs week, all children need to be in school on time every day  w/c 8th June 2020 – Phonics screening week. Children who didn’t pass their phonics test in Year 1 will be reassessed.

At St. Stephen’s, we want all children to be happy and enjoy school life, making the most of learning opportunities and experiences.

If you have any concerns during the year, please come and speak to us, there will be someone on Year 2’s door every morning and every home time.

Miss Natalie Stokes Year 2 Class Teacher