Year 2
Meet the Team
2024-25
The Year 2 team are really looking forward to welcoming you all in to Year 2. We have lots of exciting and interesting things to learn this year and we can't wait to get started.
PE Autumn Term - Remember to come in your PE uniform on these days.
Tuesday - Outdoor PE with Coach Hannah and Art/DT with Mrs Maker.
Thursday - Indoor PE with Miss Talia
Important Dates for your diary
Tuesday 3rd September - Meet the teacher meeting 3:40PM in the hall.
Autumn 1 - In to the Woods
Welcome back to school Year 2! We are very excited to start the term and can't wait to start all of the exciting things we have planned. Our topic is called In to the Woods. Each Tuesday afternoon, you will be taught art by the tremendous Mrs Maker and PE by our talented sports coach. We will also have weekly Computing and Music lessons. We will have a daily phonics and shared reading session just like year 1. In writing, our two Talk for Writing units will focus on writing a descriptive Warning Poster and writing a traditional tale. Our main math's focus will be place value.
You can see our overview for the half term and knowledge organisers below:
Autumn Term-Week 1
What an amazing first few days in Year 2!
We have been incredibly busy this week learning all of the rules and routines in Year 2. We have completed lots of fun activities based on the book 'I Can' by Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony. This week we have been...reading, writing, speaking, listening drawing, making, painting, and most importantly settling in to our new classes
-Well done Year 2!
Supporting your child at home
Reading
The most important thing you can do with your child is listen to them read and find the time to share books together. Below you can find the video links to all of the sounds covered in the rocket phonics books up to orange level to support your children’s progress at home.
As a guide, your child should be on orange/turquoise books at the end of Autumn term to meet age related expectations and then on gold/white by the end of the summer term. Please also find a document with the common exception words below.
An introduction to phonics and the alphabetic code -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyGQY_GHtoQ
Pink A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX7dmuB4fNg&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=1
Pink B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_HW2_Y5OEE&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=2
Red A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xIkatg0YIA&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=3
Red B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZrP6Z-Kahw&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=4
Yellow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf0pWl_Joj8&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=5
Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuPUrPNrhOg&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuPUrPNrhOg&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=7
Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJKxyNkr9MM&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox31Y7HX9D0&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=9
Orange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bL3C8EGuk0&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bL3C8EGuk0&list=PLkCyTyvoxZztJbDs1Sp3-9MoywMKBhhwp&index=11
Please see the common exception words for Year 1 and Year 2, children have these in their diaries and you could support their learning at home by ensuring they can read and spell the common exception words.
Maths
At Old Basford, we use our Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) to ensure your child has speedy recall of essential maths facts. Your child should know them quickly as they will help them in all areas of maths. These again, are in your child’s diaries but you can also see them below. If your child is struggling, you could look at Year 1’s KIRFS to help build up their confidence. Please find the KIRFs for year 2 below.
Websites to help
Times Tables Rock Stars: Play (ttrockstars.com) ( Username and Passwords in diaries)
https://whizz.com/year-2-maths-games/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=2
Spellings
We learn lots of spelling rules through our phonics work each day in class and we also work hard to try and learn the Year 2 common exception words. Both the Year 1 and Year 2 words are stuck in your child's diary so they can practise these at home. You can also see them below.
