Year 2

Welcome to Year 2!

Mrs Scott and I (Mrs Jiwa-Walji) would like to welcome you to our class page.

Here you will find some useful information about Year 2.

Communication

To keep updated with what your child is doing in school, make sure that you join Class Dojo. It is a fantastic tool which allows you to keep track of your child's behaviour as well as what they have been learning each day. I will communicate through our Class Story and share what the children have been learning about. You will also be able to see how many Class Dojo points your child receives each day. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me through the private messaging service that Class Dojo provides.

Reading

Guided Reading

The children will take part in Guided Reading sessions each week to help develop their fluency and comprehension skills. If your child is reading on our Read Write Inc. scheme, your child will be given a Read Write Inc. reading book to take home. Their home reading books are changed once the children have read their book with an adult in school 3 times. The Read Write Inc. home reading texts are matched to the texts that they share with an adult in school. In their book folder you will find their home reading book and a paper reading record. You can tick the reading record sheet in your child's book each time they read.

Once your child has finished the Read Write Inc. scheme, they will be supported with selecting reading books to take home. In school, they will take part in Guided Reading sessions using the "Pathways to Read" scheme which supports the use of high quality texts, carefully selected to support your child's learning.

Library Books

To support your child's love of reading, we also encourage free choice texts from the school library. These will not always match you child's reading level so where this is the case you are invited to share the books and the joy of reading with the children. You are also welcome to share other texts at home. The following websites are really helpful for finding books aimed at your child's age and interests:

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/

https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/branching-out/

English

Each half term, your child will be studying a high quality text. Within their English lessons, they will develop their understanding of grammar, punctuation and spelling. You can keep up to date with our learning on the Class Dojo page.

Maths

You can also keep up to date with our Maths learning on the Class Dojo page. Maths is taught using the White Rose scheme.

PE

The children will have PE twice a week (Monday and Wednesday). The children should always to be ready to take part in physical activity by wearing their active school uniform. Please also ensure that earrings are removed at home and long hair is tied back.