Welcome to Year 2!

A very warm welcome to Year 2! We are excited for a wonderfull year filled with learning, creativity, faith and new experiences.

In Year 2, we aim to create a happy, caring and supportive environment where every child feels valued and encouraged to be the very best they can be. Guided by our Catholic faith, we encourage children to follow in the footsteps of Jesus by showing kindness, respect, compassion and love towards one another.

Throughout the year, the children will build on their knowledge and skills while exploring exciting topics across the curriculum. We encourage them to be curious, resilient and independent learners who take pride in their work, challenge themselves and celebrate their own achievements and those of others.

Prayer and reflection are an important part of our daily life in Year 2, helping the children to grow in their faith and recognise how they can live out our Gospel values in school, at home and within the wider community.

We look forward to working closely with our families and sharing all the wonderful learning, achievements and special moments that take place throughout the year.

We look forward to a happy and successful year together, growing in faith, love and learning.

Writing

Below are some of the Year 2 writing expectations.

• To write coherent pieces linking ideas in sentences together (real and fictional).
• To read and check sense of own writing                                                                                               
• To write different kinds of sentences ie. statements, questions, exclamations & commands
• To demarcate most sentences with capital letters and full stops.
• To begin to use other punctuation at times: question marks, exclamation marks, commas, and apostrophes for contraction (I’m instead of I am) or possession  (the dog’s bone).
• To use correct & consistent tense in writing.
• To use expanded noun phrases, adjectives and description.
• To link ideas in sentences using coordination (and, but, or) and subordination (when, if, that, because).
• To use cursive handwriting – beginning to use diagonal & horizontal strokes to join handwriting.
• To segment and spell words using plausible phonetic attempts.
• To spell many common exception words correctly.

Reading

Below are some of the Year 2 reading expectations.

• To be able to read most common words from sight (Please see attached KS1 common exception words).
• To read accurately and independently, checking sense.
• To read using phonics knowledge but without obvious sounding.
• To read ahead with fluency and expression.
• To read multi-syllabic and suffixed words in contexts.
• To comment on plot, setting & characters in familiar & unfamiliar stories, sequencing events and making predictions.
• To ask and answer questions from texts.
• To begin to use inference in discussing texts.
• To be able to give a recount of the main themes & events from reading.
• To be able to identify past/present tense.
• Recognise recurring language in stories and develop understanding or new or unfamiliar words.

Maths

Year 2 autumn term

• Place value
• Addition and subtraction
• Shape

Year 2 spring term

• Money
• Multiplication and division
• Length and height
• Mass, capacity and temperature

Year 2 summer term

• Fractions
  Time
  Statistics
  Position and direction