Welcome to Year 2!

Welcome to the class page for Year 2!

I hope you have all had a fantastic and restful holiday, and are ready for an exciting, jam packed term! We have lots of exciting new topics that I can’t wait to explore with you!

Please have a look around our class page to find out what we are learning about in each subject and see what we're getting up to!

Mrs Brocklehurst and Miss White.

How did the Great Fire affect the people of London?

What We’re Learning in History

In this topic, we’re going to learn about the Great Fire of London. We will be looking at what started the fire, why it spread so easily, how we know that it happened and the impact that it had on the people of London. This exciting and interesting topic looks at a truly terrible disaster that happened in 1666. 

Lesson 1: What was London like in 1666?

Lesson 2: What were the main events of the Great Fire of London?

Lesson 3: How do we know so much about the Great Fire of London?

Lessons 4: Why did the fire spread so quickly?

Lesson 5: What damage did the fire cause?

Lesson 6: How did London change after the fire?

Reading

Your child will now bring a banded book home with them every day from school. They will also bring a Phonics book if they are still receiving Phonics support in school. Please read their book with them as often as you can (at least 3 times a week) and write how they've done in their reading record. Reading records will be checked every Thursday.

Here are some questions you could ask your child to check their understanding:

• Where did ...?
• When did ...?
• Who did ... ?
• Why was ... feeling ... ?
• Why did ... happen?
• Why did ... say ... ?
• What happened when ...?
• How does ... make you feel?

Homework

Homework is sent out on a Friday and should be brought back into school by the following Wednesday.

Spellings are sent out at the beginning of each half term, stuck inside your child's homework book. They are also posted on Dojo. Spellings will be tested on a Friday in school.

PE

Our PE days are Mondays and Tuesdays, please remember to bring your indoor and outdoor kits.