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 with Miss Shearing.
We do PE on: days to be confirmed
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
Mondays and Thursdays.
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 we use a map to explore the world around us?
We learn what an atlas is, use compass points and map keys, apply map skills in school, carry out fieldwork and use online mapping tools to explore the local area.
Autumn Term 2 History:
FLIGHT THROUGH TIME
How has flight changed over time and what impact has it had on people’s everyday lives?
We learn about the history of flight and how human invention and brave aviators have changed the world of aviation and our everyday lives.
Autumn Term 1:
HEALTHY HUMANS
How do humans grow and stay healthy?
We learn about the basic human needs for survival, including the importance of exercise, nutrition and good hygiene. We will learn how human offspring grow and change over time and begin to understand the stages of development from childhood to adulthood.
Autumn Term 2:
HOMES, HIDES AND HABITATS
How to living things survive in their habitats?
We learn about habitats and what they provide for plants and animals. We explore local habitats, identify living things, and learn about food chains and survival adaptations, including camouflage.
COLOUR QUEST
How can we mix colours to create different hues?
We learn about colour theory through studying the colour wheel and experimenting with colour mixing. We will learn about primary and secondary colours and explore how different hues can be created. We will then apply this knowledge creatively in their artwork.
MARVELLOUS MECHANISMS
How do different mechanisms help us create moving parts in a picture?
We learn about sliders, levers and linkages by exploring how mechanisms work, before using their knowledge to design and make a greetings card with moving parts.
PE
We do PE on: MONDAY and FRIDAY
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