Class 2 2025 - 2026
Mrs Edwards
Welcome to Class 2
Music this half term ... ABBA
Our song this week to sing and dance to is ... Dancing Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qiMJt-JBb4&list=RD3qiMJt-JBb4&start_radio=1
This half-term our topic is Weather in the UK
What are the four seasons in the United Kingdom?
What does a deciduous tree look like in Autumn?
Can you tell me a tree that sheds its leaves in the Autumn?
Can you tell me an animal that hibernates in the Winter?
What is a weather forecast?
Can you tell me some weather symbols that would be found on a weather map?
How can we measure weather near our school?
We will answer all of these questions and more ...
What can I do to support my child at home?
Watch the weather forecast together and talk about what the different symbols mean.
Watch the short BBC video 'An introduction to 'Winter' from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi)'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixxEbheyvfg
Watch the BBC video 'The Great British Year: Four Seasons'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYpGBtR8Lbs
Take advantage of the National Lottery Open Week offer from 7 - 14th March 2026.
https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/open-week
1 adult and up to 4 children get free entry to National Trust properties with a National Lottery ticket.
Try:
Dunham Massey, known for it's massive Spring flower display
Chirk Castle, recommended for a Spring walk
Bodnant Garden, which will just be coming to life with lots of Spring flowers
English
All children are grouped for Phonics and for Guided Reading. Class 2 children were assessed in Early February by Mrs Kent (our English Leader), with some children moving reading colour bands as a result of this.
We will start our new book to support writing later this half-term as we are currently finishing off our Dragon Machine 'Big Writes' ...
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 about division and fractions. Y2 will continue to learn their 2x, 5x and 10x tables. During their practical maths sessions, children will learn to tell the time. Y2 will tell the time to the nearest quarter of an hour, whilst Y1 will tell the time to the nearest half an hour.
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:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/numberblocks-two-times-table-song
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/numberblocks-five-times-table-song
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/numberblocks-ten-times-table-song
BBC Bitesize has activities for telling the time:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhk82hv
In KS1 we use analogue clocks (with hands) rather than digital. Do you have an analogue clock that your child can be supported to use at home?
Science
This term, we will learn to understand how animals, including humans grow into healthy adults.
We will be finding out:
- What the five senses are and which part of the body is associated with each one.
- The names for the main body parts and where they are located.
- About baby animals that do not look like their adult parents, eg frogs, butterflies.
- What humans should do to grow into healthy adults.
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?
Watch this BBC Live Lesson from 2021 to learn about Winter:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/articles/z8gcr2p
Watch this BBC Live Lesson - filmed at Chester Zoo in 2020 - to learn about camouflage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/articles/zx8pxbk
Find out about the 5 senses:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsbntrd
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
