Welcome to Year 2!

The team is Miss Gyte, Mr Digby, Miss Olive, Mrs Jubb and Miss Hussain. 

Year 2 has 2 classes:

Class 5: Miss Gyte and Mrs Jubb/Miss Hussain

Class 6: Mr Digby and Miss Olive

Dates for your diaries

• Monday 5^th  January – School starts back at 8:30am
• Tuesday 6^th January – Beauty and the Beast Panto (in school for children only)
• Wednesday 7^th January – Class 6 library visit
• Wednesday 14^th January – Ice Sheffield Visit (all day)
• Wednesday 21^st January – Class 5 Library visit
• Monday 26^th January – Ice skating lessons 11am
• Monday 2^nd February - Ice skating lessons 11am
• Wednesday 4^th February – Class 6 Library Visit
• Monday 9^th February - Ice skating lessons 11am
• Tuesday 10^th February – Safer Internet Day
• Wednesday 11^th February – Class 5 Library visit
• Friday 13^th February – School breaks up for half term
• Monday 23^rd February - School starts back at 8:30am

Our learning this half term, Spring 1 we will:

• Focus on description and storytelling using texts like Hermelin, Swimmy, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, and Sulwe.
• Explore what makes a day or night beautiful.
• Practise rich vocabulary, sentence structure, and punctuation in writing.
• Develop reading comprehension by exploring characters’ feelings, motives, and events.
• Write descriptive passages, retell stories, and create imaginative pieces.
• Build confidence expressing ideas orally and in writing through discussion and shared work.

Reading is one of the most important skills the children need to learn at this age. We expect the children to read their book at home each day for a short time. This needs to be written in their reading record books. The books you are given will be read throughout the week and will be changed on Fridays.

As part of Readmore@Phillimore on Wednesdays we will be holding a library day. Children who have their book bag will be able to borrow a book for the week.

We will explore

• Explore 2D and 3D shapes, recognising, describing, and sorting their properties.
• Develop practical money skills: identify coins and notes, calculate totals, and give change.
• Learn multiplication and division through repeated addition, grouping, and sharing.
• Strengthen problem-solving and reasoning using hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive challenges.
• Apply mathematical skills to everyday situations in engaging and practical ways.

Our Wider curriculum

History
We will learn about activists like Martin Luther King and Malala, exploring protests, the civil rights movement, and how individuals took action to improve lives and inspire change.

Geography
We will explore our local area, the UK, continents, and oceans, using maps, compass points, and landmarks to understand locations and develop geographical vocabulary and awareness.

Art
We will develop clay skills, shaping, joining, and decorating tiles, exploring patterns and textures, and reflecting on our work to express ideas and improve sculpting techniques.

Science
We will explore everyday materials, their properties and uses, investigating how they can be bent, stretched, twisted, or squashed, and comparing suitability for different purposes through experiments and observation.

Computing
We will collect, organise, and present data using tally charts, pictograms, and digital tools, learning to interpret information, compare results, and practise safe, responsible use of technology.

PE
We will develop gymnastics and ball skills, performing shapes, balances, rolls, and sequences, practising throwing, catching, and tracking, working safely, improving technique, and celebrating teamwork and achievement.

Our PE days are Mondays and Thursdays. Please make sure that all children are in the correct PE uniform, hair is tied up and they are not wearing jewellery. The children should come to school wearing their PE uniform on PE days

RHE
We will explore families, relationships, and health, discussing changes, emotions, kindness, responsibility, hygiene, and healthy habits, reflecting on care, safety, and how to seek help when needed.

Music
We will explore musical storytelling, singing folk songs with pitch and dynamics, experimenting with sound symbols, composing, and performing while listening, collaborating, and communicating ideas creatively.

RE

We will explore how figures like Jesus, Guru Nanak, Krishna, and Muhammad are seen as special, learning about miracles, comparing beliefs, and using religious vocabulary respectfully.