This week the children have been using the skills that they have been learning in Maths to answer different word problems. In English, we have been focussing on grammar, writing sentences about the dragons in the story ‘The Dragon Machine’ using adjectives, conjunctions and adverbial phrases. In Art, we have been practising using different sketching techniques to draw illustrations. We have also been working hard on perfecting the Christmas Play ready for our performances.

How you can help:

Maths home learning will be sent home this week in your child's bookbag to be completed and returned by 17th December. Spellings to practise this week are steak, pretty, beautiful, after, father. This half term's home learning is based around the sketching techniques we have been practising in Art. The information for this has been uploaded onto Google Classroom.

Year 2 - Autumn Term Curriculum Map 2025

Our Topic this term is 'Sizzle, Crackle, Bang'. Below are some of the things the children will be learning this term.

Key information

Key words

In Year 2 it is expected that children will read key words on sight, or be able to fluently apply their phonics to read them.  Throughout the year children will also be learning to spell these words.  Some of these words are 'tricky words' that cannot be sounded out (e.g. said) and some of these words require the children to apply their phonics knowledge (e.g. sound them out). See below the words the children will be covering in Year 2, through their phonics lessons, spelling time and the English curriculum.  

Reading

Your child will bring home a scheme book appropriate for their reading level in their book bag each day.  Once the book has been read either at home or school, and this has been recorded in the red or yellow reading log, your child will be able to change their book to get the next one in that particular scheme.  Thank you for your continued support in reading regularly with your child at home. 

Letter formation

Your child will continue to practise the letter formation that they learnt in Year R and 1.  In Year 2, the children will then start to develop a neat joined handwriting style.  

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