Year 2
Meet the Team
2025-2026
We 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.
Homework - We would like Year 2 children to read at least 3x a week at home and record these reads in their diary. We would also like them to spend at least 10 minutes a week on garage on their Times Tables Rockstars account - this is personalised to your child so it will give them the questions the need to learn. We will also send out 1x Creative homework project for you to do alongside your child every half term.
PE Autumn Term 1 - Remember to come in your PE uniform on these days.
Tuesday - Indoor PE
Thursday - Outdoor PE
Staff PPA time will be covered by Miss Dourneen on a Monday afternoon in Class 6 and on a Tuesday afternoon in Class 5.
Important Dates for your diary
Tuesday 9th September - Year 2 meet the teacher meeting in the hall. 3:30pm.
Wednesday 22nd September - Parent and Pupils Opal play morning 9am-10am.
Tuesday 30th September and Thursday 2nd October - Pupil review meetings 3:40 - 6:00.
Monday 20th October - Friday 31st October HALF TERM BREAK
Monday 3rd November - INSET DAY
Tuesday 4th November - Individual school photographs for pupils
Monday 10th November - Odd Socks Day
Tuesday 18th November - School Disco 4:30 - 5:30 (F2 - Year 2)
Friday 21st November - Children in Need
Thursday 11th December - Christmas Jumper and Christmas Dinner Day
Tuesday 16th December - Year 2 PROUD assembly 9:00am
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.
Autumn Term 2025
Our first topic in Year 2 is called 'Into the Woods'. We will be reading stories set in the woods such as The Gruffalo and Little Red Riding Hood.
We will be doing lots of lovely art work with Mrs Maker. As well as painting pictures of The Gruffalo, we will also be learning about the artist Andy Goldsworthy. We will be using some natural materials to make our own art work.
In Geography we will be drawing maps and adding a key, and we will also be finding out about different habitats. We will have fun being scientists by growing cress and looking at the conditions needed to grow a healthy plant.
Our first maths topics will be based around place value and simple addition and subtraction.
Please see below for our knowledge organiser with more details.
Autumn term-week 1
What a very busy three days we have had! The children have been amazing at learning the routines and rules for Year 2. They all looked so smart in the school uniforms, and we have been particularly impressed with their polite manners.
We have been completing work about the school rules, and thinking about aspirations for the year ahead. We have read the story 'The Colour Monster', and have been thinking about lots of different emotions.
The children have all settled in so well, and we are looking forward to an exciting year ahead.
Autumn term-Week 2
What an incredibly busy week this has been!
Firstly, thank you to all the parents that attended our parent meeting on Tuesday after school- we always appreciate your support.
This week Year 2 have had our 'WOW' day to kick start our topic 'Into the Woods'. We played a fun Grufflo racing game outside, in which the children had to work together in teams. And on Wednesday afternoon we all made delicious Gruffalo crumble. The children loved these activities, and particularly enjoyed eating the Gruffalo crumble.
In maths, we have started a unit of work on place value, and have been focussing on tens and ones.
In writing, we had a go at writing a warning poster for a mysterious creature that had visited our school field.