What a positive week year 2!

WOW Year 2! What an amazing week we have had! 

We have certainly been putting our brains to the test and showing just how much we can achieve when we persevere. In English, we have been exploring how using the word ‘because’ can help us make our sentences longer and stronger. We are now getting ready to create our own letter of advice to William from The Bear Under the Stairs, where we will give him some helpful ideas about what he could do to tackle his fear of thinking there is a bear hiding under the stairs! 

In Maths, flexible partitioning has definitely put our brains to the test! It has been tricky at times, but the children have shown fantastic resilience and have truly been Reggie the Resilient Tortoise 🐢. They have persevered, kept trying and can now absolutely SMASH flexible partitioning! What a fantastic achievement! 

We have also continued exploring levers in DT and have been busy making our own. The outcomes have been amazing, and the children have loved seeing their ideas come to life! 🔧

📚 A little reading reminder

Please can reading books stay in children's bags/bookbags and come to and from school every day. It is really important that we are able to read with the children regularly and that they continue to read independently each day. Without their reading books, children may need to choose a book that is beyond their current reading level, so having their books with them each day really helps us to support their reading progress.

🏃‍♀️ PE DAYS HAVE CHANGED! 

Our PE days are now Thursday and Friday. This change is to coincide with Year 1's PE days, allowing us to make the most effective use of the equipment and, most importantly, make the most of our precious PE time! Please can children come into school wearing their PE kits on Thursdays and Fridays.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support with your child's learning. You are helping us to make Year 2 such a positive and exciting year, where we can all continue to grow and be inspired to learn! 🌟

From Miss Joy and the super supportive Year 2 Team! 💙

🌟 Welcome Back, Year 2! 🌟

Welcome back, Year 2! 

I am SO excited to be your teacher this year! Some of you may remember that I taught you for a little while before, so it feels extra special to be back together again. I already know what a brilliant, funny and enthusiastic bunch you are — and I cannot wait to see how much you grow this year!

We have SO much to look forward to: exciting learning, new challenges, lots of laughter, making memories and, of course, becoming the amazing Year 2 learners I know you can be.

 Get ready for a year full of curiosity, creativity, teamwork and BIG dreams. Let's make this our best year yet!

Miss Joy

The end of Year 2!

Wow hasn't that year gone quickly?!

On behalf of all of the Year 2 team I want to share how proud we are of all of the children. They have worked incredibly hard, showing resilience, curiosity, and kindness every single day.

Thank you so much for the incredible gifts and cards. 

We hope you have a lovely Summer

Mrs Thorpe, Mrs March, Mrs Hibberd, Mrs Smith, Mrs Briant, Miss Aly, Mrs Geddis and Miss Hounsome. 

 

Final week of our Sports fortnight and things to come...

 Wow the heat is definitely slowing us down! On Wednesday the children spent the first hour of the day with the Year 4 sports leaders who taught them how to play some games. 

Today we had Jen and Anthony from Castle Hill Heritage skills CIC who taught the children a set of 6 games dating back 1000 years! This was great fun, thank you to Jen and Anthony for this amazing opportunity. 

There isn't any home learning or spellings this week. We are consolidating our learning in our last full week of term. I can't quite believe Year 2 is nearly over!!! 

Have a lovely weekend 

The Year 2 team 

Year 2: Week 1 of Inclusive Sports fortnight

What a fantastic week of sport and creativity it’s been! The children have thrown themselves into every activity with energy, teamwork, and big smiles.

This week’s highlights

• Inflatable curling: Great focus and friendly competition as the children learned aim, control, and tactical thinking.
• Basketball: Fast breaks, dribbling drills, and plenty of passing practice—brilliant teamwork on show.
• Golf: Calm concentration and careful putting—lots of proud “hole-in-ones” celebrated.
• PH Active sports session: A fun, high-energy mix that got everyone moving and trying new skills.
• Kickboxing: Superb discipline and coordination while learning safe techniques and combinations.
• Sports Morning: A joyful whole-school celebration of effort and sportsmanship—thank you for cheering them on!

Creativity corner

• Roundhouse art: Children have begun painting their own designs on the roundhouse, adding colour and character to our outdoor space. If your child hasn’t painted yet, please send them in with an old top on Thursday so we can finish their artwork without worrying about splashes.

Key notices for this week

• Tuesday pm: Transfer afternoon. Children will spend time with their new teams.
• Wednesday pm: KS1 sports training led by our brilliant Y4 sports leaders.
• Thursday: No more Rocket Club (finished for the year). PM—Y2’s last swim.
• Friday: Roundhouse activities in the morning. From 2:30pm we’ll be performing our dance on the field—everyone is welcome to come and watch.

Uniform

• Normal school uniform, please, unless Mr Spracklen advises that children may wear PE kits.

It's another hot week!! 

• There are still quote a few children not bringing in hats. Please can all children have hats, sun cream applied and water bottle this week. 

Here are a range of pictures from the week:

As always, if you have any questions, please ask. Thank you for your ongoing support—your encouragement makes these experiences even more special for the children.

🌟The Year 2 Team 🌟