Mrs Wheat & Mrs Whitmore

Welcome to Year 2

2023-2024

“Love one another as I have loved you” John 13:34

General Class Information

  • Our school day starts at 8:40 and finishes at 3:15.
  • The adults in the classroom are Mrs Wheat & Mrs Whitmore and Mrs Duddy.
  • School lunches should be booked in advance via ParentPay.
  • Our P.E. days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Please come to school in full P.E. kit on those days. Children will need plimsoles for PE inside.  Any changes to this will be sent out on Class Dojo ahead of time.
  • Homework will be set on Class Dojo each Friday and should be completed by the following Thursday.   Please upload completed homework to your portfolio on Class Dojo.

Long Term Plan

Handwriting

All children should be writing in print as we are still focussing on correct letter formation.

We will be learning precursive writing in Lent 1. Please use the following links for guidance.

Click here for a letter formation Powerpoint

Click here for a handwriting poster

Click here for Year 1 & 2 Common Exception Word mat

Please find below a link to some resources which you might be able to use at home as a family to help focus on your relationship with God and to spend some time in prayer.

http://chaplaincyblog.aquinas-cmat.org/2020/03/19/at-home-chaplaincy-resources/

Online activities to support learning

My Maths

Useful Websites

Maths

These short videos go through the methods we teach in school.
https://whiterosemaths.com/maths-with-michael

They also provide free workbooks to use at home.
https://whiterosemaths.com/parent-resources

https://play.numbots.com/#/account/search-school

https://login.mymaths.co.uk/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks

Phonics

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm

https://www.phonicstracker.com/games/index

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8

Mindfulness

Cosmic Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYtNWjQiK0&vl=en-GB

Go Noodle

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/kids