Year 2 2025-2026
Mrs Barton
Happy New Year to you all!! I hope that you have had a restful holiday break spent with family and friends. We start our new term with exciting new topics in all areas of our curriculum. We will also look forward to our trip to Chester Zoo next month. Please see our timetable below to keep up to date with what we will be doing each week. Please find the home learning tasks (6.1.25) below:
Click on the file below to see our topics for this year:
Topic Information (Knowledge Organisers):
Homework:
Home Reading - Children are expected to read regularly and will receive 2 stamps for reading 4 or more times a week, or one stamp for reading 3 times a week. Reading should be recorded in the Reading Diary and signed by a parent.
Spelling - Spellings are set each Friday and tested the following Thursday. Please ensure your child returns their yellow spelling wallet every Thursday.
Century Maths (From October -Online homework) Children are expected to spend between 20 and 30 minutes on Century Maths per week. This is checked each Friday.
Century English (From October-Online homework) Children are expected to spend between 20 and 30 minutes on Century English per week. This is checked each Monday.
Year 2 Weekly Timetable:
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Week Beginning: 5.1.26 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Session 1 |
INSET DAY
|
SNOW DAY |
English - Talk for writing
|
English - Talk for writing |
English - Talk for writing |
| Session 2 |
INSET DAY |
SNOW DAY |
Reading Maths - multiplication and division
|
Reading Maths - multiplication and division |
1st try spellings Maths - multiplication and division |
| Session 3 |
INSET DAY |
SNOW DAY |
PSHE - zones of regulation |
Computing - programming |
Handwriting & Arithmetic focus |
|
Session 4 |
INSET DAY |
SNOW DAY |
PSHE - dreams and goals |
Geography - Oceans and Continents
|
Celebration assembly
|
Useful links to educational games:
The below websites provide excellent educational maths games.
Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)
Place Value Basketball - Dienes Game for 5 to 8 Year Olds (topmarks.co.uk)
Caterpillar Ordering - An Ordering and Sequencing Game (topmarks.co.uk)
Mental Maths Train - A Four Operations Game (topmarks.co.uk)
https://www.teachingtime.co.uk/tasters/archmuldemo.html
https://www.teachingtime.co.uk/tasters/settheclock.html
The links below will take you to interactive phonics games your child can play at home.
Odd And Bob (Phase 5) - Online Phonics Game (phonicsbloom.com)
Phonics Frog (Phase 5) - Online Phonics Game (phonicsbloom.com)
Yes/No Yeti (Phase 5) - Online Phonics Game (phonicsbloom.com)
Alien Escape (Phase 4) - Online Phonics Game (phonicsbloom.com)
Odd And Bob (Phase 4) - Online Phonics Game (phonicsbloom.com)
Sentence Substitution (Phase 4) - Online Phonics Game (phonicsbloom.com)
Word Pairs (Phase 4) - Online Phonics Game (phonicsbloom.com)
The links below will take you to interactive English games, including spelling and punctuation based games your child can play at home.
Spooky Spellings || Practise spelling Common Exception Words (ictgames.com)
Look, Cover, Write, Check- mobile friendly (ictgames.com)
Amazing Words (educationcity.com)
Autumn Jigsaws (topmarks.co.uk)