Welcome to Neptune Class

Year 2

2026-2027

The Year 2 team are class teacher, Mrs Buck and teaching assistant Mrs James.

Mrs Matterface is part of our class too and Mrs Harney teaches us on Monday mornings.

We do PE on:

We work hard, learn a lot and have fun. We encourage independence and resilience in our learning. We celebrate our creativity and our uniqueness.

Class Dojo is updated with photos, news and information. Please ensure you check this regularly to keep up with us!

If you wish to contact us using Dojo messages, I am available until 4:30pm Monday to Friday. You can also get in contact by phoning or emailing the school office.

Reading

The most important way to support your child with learning is to read at home with them.

Our Whole Class Reading lessons will develop our reading fluency and will take place daily.  We will answer questions about the text to check our understanding and learn new vocabulary.  We read all different text types such as stories, picture books, non-fiction, leaflets, poems and song lyrics.

Adults in school will also hear the children read individually.

It is extremely important that you aim to listen to your child read daily at home.
This should be recorded in your child’s Reading Record.
If you need any support with this, please do not hesitate to ask.

School books will be changed on a Monday and Friday.

We have a Class Library where the children may borrow a book to take home for a few days to share with their families. This is a perfect opportunity to discover new books and spend time with each other after a busy day!

The children take turns to bring the Sleepy Sheep Reading Bags with lovely books to share each week. The children choose their books and bring them home on Monday and then return them on the Friday of the same week.

English

Writing

We use Jane Considine’s Write Stuff so that we can learn to be writers.

We will write narratives based on The Friendship Bench by Wendy Meddour

and The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson

We will write non-fiction texts based on the book Taking Flight: How the Wright Brothers Conquered the Skies by Adam Hancher

Spelling / Phonics

We continue the learning from Year 1 by following All Aboard Phonics by reviewing and consolidating Phase 5 and beginning Phase 6.

Spelling includes daily and weekly spelling activities that are built on the fundamentals of teaching spelling with strong phonetic foundations.

All Aboard Phonics also includes lessons to focus on Grammar and Tricky Words.

 

We use White Rose Maths. In the Autumn Term we will learn:

Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

We continue to practice skills when  working with all four operations in our daily morning maths and in weekly fluency lessons.

Maths resources you can use at home to support your child with their learning:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

And you can also download the White Rose App which is really good for a quick maths fix!

https://whiteroseeducation.com/1-minute-maths

Autumn Term 1 Geography:

MAP MASTERS

How can e use a map to explore the world around us?

 

Autumn Term 2 History:

FLIGHT THROUGH TIME

How has flight changed over time and what impact has it had on people’s everyday lives?

 

Autumn Term 1:

HEALTHY HUMANS

How do humans grow and stay healthy?

Autumn Term 2:

HOMES, HIDES AND HABITATS

How to living things survive in their habitats?

COLOUR QUEST

How can we mix colours to create different hues?

 

MARVELLOUS MECHANISMS

How do different mechanisms help us create moving parts in a picture?

 

 

 

PE

We do PE on:  

Please ensure your child wears the correct PE kit for school on PE days, including appropriate footwear to participate. The PE uniform consists of: navy blue t-shirt, plain black or navy blue trousers, leggings or shorts and school sweatshirt / hoody / cardigan.

Emmanuel RE

Autumn Term 1

Why do Jewish families talk about repentance at New Year?

Autumn Term 2

Why was Jesus given the name ‘saviour’?

 

Outdoor Curriculum

Nature is the greatest classroom, where every leaf, every bird, and every ray of sunshine holds a lesson waiting to be learned.

We will be embracing the outdoor environment and all it has to offer to practice the skills for tying knots.

Oak National Academy Lessons

Follow this link to the Oak National Academy for links to lessons that can be accessed at home following the National Curriculum for KS1..

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-1