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Welcome to the Year 2 Homepage

Our Year 2 Team is Mrs Harrison (Monday- Wednesday) and Mrs Hopkins (Thursday-Friday). 

Mrs S Davies, Mrs J Jones and Miss Cobden will be supporting the children in Year 2.

Spring Term- Part 1

Welcome back to school! We hope you’ve enjoyed a well-deserved break and you are feeling ready for another busy and exciting half-term!

In English, we will be starting our new book which will be revealed in Week 1! There is a big clue as to which amazing creature we will be learning about in the picture above! We may even have some special visitors to school. We will also begin our new text in Shared Reading which is all about the Great Fire of London. 

In Maths, we will be completing our unit on ‘Multiplication and Division’. In Year 2 our focus is on learning the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Please try to practise these at home regularly if you can. We will be continue to use ‘Numbots’ this half term so that you can practise your maths fluency at home.

In Computing we will be looking at 'Digital Photography' using devices to take photographs, make choices, improve photographs and use tools to change an image recognising that photos can be changed. 

In Science our topic looks at Feeding and Exercise. We will find out the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival and describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals.

In Geography our topic is called 'Let's go to the Arctic' where we will learn to name the countries in the Artic Circle comparing human and physical features of London and Sisimiut in Greenland. We will learn about the Innuit people and about Arctic animals.

In the wider curriculum we will be exploring 'Earth Art' with Mrs Turnbull looking at pattern and symmetry in Rangoli patterns and Mandelas. We will look at how natural materials can be used and painting rocks, using clay and making our own sculptures.  We will begin our third My Happy Mind unit called, ‘Apppreciate’ and we will continue to add to our class toolbox with strategies to help us when looking at the Zones of Regulation.

PE lessons will take place on Tuesdays with Pat and Andy so please come to school dressed in your PE kits. 

Year 2 Parents

Year 2 Weekly Timetable (Autumn 2)

Key Information

Contacting Class Teachers

The Year 2 class teachers are Mrs Harrison (Monday - Wednesday) and Mrs Hopkins (Wednesday-Thursday).

Please always feel free to come and speak to us or alternatively our emails are:

sarah.harrison@oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk 

gwen.hopkins@oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk

Please remember that emails will be read no later than 6pm and will be responded to as soon as possible. This might not always be the same day.

Alternatively, please catch us at hometime. 

A member of staff will be welcoming Year 1 and Year 2 in the mornings so they will be able to take messages at drop off.

If your messsage is urgent, please contact the school office.  

What will my child need each day?

Children in Year 2 will need their book bag in school with them each day. We only have a small area to store bags outside the Year 2 classroom so book bags are the correct size for the space we have. Children need to have their reading book in school with them each day. They also need to remember to bring a water bottle and a coat as children do go outside when raining. 

PE

Children should come to school dressed in their PE kits on Mondays and Fridays in Autumn 2. Hair should be tied back and jewellery should be removed for PE lessons. If ears are newly pierced, children must be sent to school with tape over their earrings for safety.  

Hot Dinners and Snack 

Please ensure hot dinner and snack choices are completed using the online system by Sunday Evening.  Alternatively, children can bring in their own packed lunch (nut free) if they wish to do so. Children should be able to access the items in their lunchboxes themselves - opening packaging, small tubs etc.

Children in Year 2 are provided with free fruit each day. The type of fruit varies each day and we do not know ahead of time what will be provided. Your child is welcome to bring in a piece of fruit from home if they would prefer. Children also have the opportunity to have a piece of toast instead of fruit. The cost of this is 25p per day (£1.25 per week). To be paid online  

Children should to bring their full water bottles in daily. We are a healthy school so please fill water bottles with water only. 

Medication 

If your children needs to take medication during the school day, please complete a form at the school office. Medication sent into school should be clearly labelled with the pupils name, dosage and storage requirements. Medication must be given to a member of staff by the adult responsible for the child. If your child needs an inhaler or epipen in school, please ensure this is sent into school and again handed over to the class teacher. Please make a note of the expiry date before sending into school and ensure that a replacement is sent into school in advance of the expiry date.