Class 2 2025 - 2026
Mrs Edwards
Welcome to Class 2
Music this half term ... The Beatles
Click onto this Science Spring Hunt for lots of fun and ideas ...
https://energisingfutures.co.uk/share/FTc1n
This half-term our topic is UK countries and cities
What is the U.K.?
What four countries make up the U.K.?
What are the four capital cities of the U.K.?
Can you name some major cities in the U.K.?
What seas surround the U.K.?
We will answer all of these questions and more ...
What can I do to support my child at home?
Find out about the UK with BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2wjqfr
Watch this BBC teach video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU_SpzWKtqE
Watch this really informative video from 'Silly School Education' but please be aware that there are a few spelling mistakes on the subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXF0zyNnMhk
Look at maps of the UK together. Talk about places that you have visited and find them on the map.
English
All children are grouped for Phonics and for Guided Reading. Class 2 children were assessed in March by Mrs Edwards, with some children moving reading colour bands as a result of this.
We will start our new book to support writing later this week ...
What can I do to support my child at home?
Encourage your child to read to you regularly. Your child's books should be returned every Thursday so that they can be changed and ready to come home again on Friday.
Remind your child to return their signed reading record every day to get a star for reading at home.
Maths
This half-term:
All children will be learning more about addition and subtraction. Y2 will continue to learn their 2x, 5x and 10x tables. During their practical maths sessions, children will explore UK coins.
What can I do to support my child at home?
Encourage your child to access Sumdog each week - remind your child to slow down so that they can be accurate when they are playing on Sumdog.
Practice times-tables with the Numberblocks:
BBC Bitesize has resources for learning about money.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zp8dmp3
Science
This term, we will learn about Plants.
We will be finding out:
- The names of some garden plants
- The names of some wild plants
- What the term evergreen means
- How to label a plant, using the vocabulary: roots, stem (trunk), petals or flowers
We will continue to learn about the four seasons and changes that happen in nature.
What can I do to support my child at home?
Take nature walks together and talk about what you see.
Encourage your child to do some gardening with you.
Talk about the plants in your garden.
Plant a seed and watch it grow.
Please check this page regularly for updates and more information.
Feel free to ask me for help and support - we work best when we work as a team.
Mrs Edwards