Year 2 2025 - 2026
Mrs Stevenson
Mrs Jones
Welcome to Year 2
Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs Jones welcome you to Year 2.
Mrs. Jones will be teaching on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Stevenson will be teaching on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs Chetwood and Mrs Morris are the class teaching/welfare assistants.
WELCOME TO YEAR 2
Class Saint: St Valentine
Dear Year 2 Parents and Carers,
A very warm welcome back to school and to a new year, we hope that you have all had an enjoyable break and are looking forward to 2026 as much as we are. We would also like to welcome Mrs Tennyson- Kee and Miss Morris to our lovely class family.
Year 2 Class Team:
Mrs Stevenson- Class Teacher (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Miss Jones - Class Teacher (Monday, Thursday and Friday)
Mrs Chetwood- Teaching Assistant
Mrs Hall - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Tennyson- Kee- Teaching Assistant
Miss Morris- Welfare Assistant
Year 2 Learning:
The children will continue to build on their knowledge and skills developed in the spring term, in accordance with the National Curriculum through a broad and balanced scheme of work.
Religion
In Religion this term, our topics are Galilee to Jersualem and Desert to Garden. This academic year also gives a dedicated focus to ‘be graceful’ and as always embedding the catholic social teaching standards throughout the curriculum. The children enjoy learning their prayers daily and taking part in class and whole school collective worship each week. Last term all the children had the opportunity to explore prayer for others and we now have a beautiful collection in class. Class worship will continue to develop the children's skills in their knowledge and understanding and ability to consider others thoughtfully .
Maths
In Maths, we will continue to work through the Primary Stars programme, with the first topic of the spring term being money. Year 2 children will continue to develop their maths learning with the addition of Times Tables Rockstars which can be accessed from home. Log in details will be sent out with an accompanying letter to each child at the start of the spring term. This will be an exciting opportunity for the children to see their names and achievements in the weekly Hall of Fame Leaderboard!
Daily learning will include Maths Mastery sessions where all the children have the opportunity to practise their mental maths skills and in applying number operations.Times tables practise will also take place on Thursday and Friday in class.
English
In English, we will mainly work on a text based approach, using a range of picture books and non-fiction texts that link to our topic theme for the term. In addition, discrete grammar, spelling and handwriting lessons will also be taught, with guided reading lessons each Monday. Last term the children wrote thoughtfully in response to fictional stories and poems, developing confidence with their ability to write independently having identified with the fictional characters. This will continue this spring term, with the inclusion of non fiction text reading and writing. The children will begin the spring term with some resolution and goal writing , giving them the opportunity to create a personal response to their wishes for the year ahead.
Art and Design Technology
During the autumn term the children developed their sketching and drawing skills covering African art, self portraits and seasonal textures. Year 2 are all very creative and have produced some lovely work already; their skills will continue to develop through the theme of People and exploring the work of artists such as Lowry, Elisabeth Frink and Quentin Blake. Our Design Technology topic will encourage the children to develop their planning skills in moving parts and learn about eating healthily in Food Technology.
Science
The science topic for this term is Biology - Humans and Animals. Year 2 children will explore life cycles of different animals and human growth, covering topics such as basic needs for animals and humans, a balanced diet, caring for pets and keeping healthy.
History
Last term year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their history topic - The Great Fire of London, this term the children will explore the legacy and pioneering work and life of Florence Nightingale during the Victorian Era.
Geography
Year 2 children will explore the continents and seas of the world, making comparisons to different climates and locating the equator and poles. The children will also compare land features and find out where different animals live in the world.
Computing
This term the children will be learning more about online safety and following programs and creating pictures. The children will use iPads in class to access this part of the curriculum.
PE:
Our PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Please make sure all earrings are removed before school on these days and that children have their PE kits in school on these days.
Homework
Children will be given weekly homework activities, including spellings, to carry out at home. Homework will be sent home on Wednesday and will need to be returned the following Wednesday.
Parents often ask if there is something they can do at home to support their child’s learning. Ensuring they complete their homework tasks to the best of their ability, and supporting them where necessary, will really help them to make good progress. Daily spelling practice, using the ‘look, say, cover, write, check’ approach, is invaluable in helping them to learn their weekly spellings.
Reading
We simply cannot emphasise enough the importance of continuing to hear your child read at home on a daily basis and in particular, to begin to support the development of comprehension skills, through discussion and questioning.
All the children have a reading day where they will read to a member of the team and have their reading diaries updated. Also, we encourage the children to return and change their reading books as often as possible, time is allocated either in the morning or the afternoon each day to hear daily readers and to monitor progress.
The following websites provide excellent online resources to support with homework too:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/
https://www.timestables.co.uk/
Belongings
Each day, please ensure your child brings their water bottle into school – this will be sent home each day to be cleaned and refilled.
The children are also able to refill their water bottles throughout the school day, A healthy fruit/vegetable snack will continue to be offered each morning at play time for all Year 2 pupils.
We encourage children not to bring into school personal belongings such as toys, games or items which may have emotional value as these can become a distraction and also a cause of upset, should they become misplaced or damaged.
As always please ensure all clothing is named, we endeavour to return jumpers and cardigans as quickly as we can.
Contact
Please do not hesitate to contact us directly, with a query or concern, in person or by emailing :
cstevenson@stgabriels.cheshire.sch.uk
ajones@stgabriels.cheshire.sch.uk
We will always do our best to respond as soon as possible, however if your concern is urgent please contact the school office :
Telephone
01270 875770
admin@stgabriels.cheshire.sch.uk
God Bless,
Year 2 Team.
