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.

Who was the most powerful British monarch?

What We’re Learning in History

In this topic, we’re going to learn about the Kings and Queens of Britain. We will be looking back, all the way to 1066, then back to 2025! We will look at each interesting monarch and understand how over time their power changed.

Lesson 1: What is a monarch?

Lesson 2: Why is King William I known as ‘William the Conqueror’?

Lesson 3: Why is King John I known as ‘Bad King John’?

Lessons 4: Who was Queen Elizabeth I?

Lesson 5: Who was Charles I and what was the English Civil War?

Lesson 6: What does the monarchy do today?

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.