Class 2 2025 - 2026
Mrs Edwards
Welcome to Class 2
NEW: Maths Advent Calendar from Nrich
https://nrich.maths.org/advent-calendar-2025-primary
Use this FUN Science Advent Calendar - with your family!
https://energisingfutures.co.uk/share/UxWkU
This half-term our topic is Continents and Oceans
What is a continent?
How many continents are there?
Which continent do we live on?
What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?
Why do people visit the seaside?
We will answer all of these questions and more ...
What can I do to support my child at home?
Look at a map of the World and point out places that you have visited - if you have photos, talk about these too.
Watch episodes of the Go Jetters (CBBC - iPlayer) to find out more about landmarks in Europe:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06mz6f7/go-jetters-series-1-1-the-eiffel-tower-france
Read through and talk about the new Continent Fact File uploaded for homework each week.
We are starting off with North America, which can be found in 'Files' at the bottom of this page.
English
All children are grouped for Phonics and for Guided Reading. Class 2 children were assessed at the end of October 2025 by Mrs Parker (our Phonics Leader), with some children moving reading colour bands as a result of this.
Our new book to support writing this half-term will be revealed shortly ...
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 extending their knowledge of addition and subtraction. During their practical maths sessions, children will be comparing learning about Statistics. They will learn how to record using a tally chart, pictogram and block diagram.
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.
Look at the information on these BBC Bitesize pages, with your child.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwv39j6
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg6tyrd
Science
We will continue to learn about 'Materials' this half-term. We will be finding out:
Can an object be made from more than one material?
Do all materials have the same properties?
What is the best material to make a bed for a puppy from?
We will learn about 'waterproofing' materials and try to do this ourselves!
What can I do to support my child at home?
There are lots of different activities on this BBC Bitesize page:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmdrjfr
Find out more by reading this article explaining what children will learn about materials on 'The School Run' website:
https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-materials
Use this FUN Science Advent Calendar - with your family! - throughout December:
https://energisingfutures.co.uk/share/UxWkU
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
