Year Two
Welcome to Year Two
Miss Martin and Miss Smith
Happy new year!!
We are so excited to begin a new year 2026 and we have lots to look forward to.
Here is some information about our learning for the Spring term.
Reading
Reading and phonics are a priority in Year two. Please support the work that we are doing in class by encouraging your child to further practise their reading skills at home. It is expected that children should read at home on a daily basis as part of their homework, listening to your child read for just five minutes each day can have a significant impact on their reading skills, please record all home reading in their reading dairies.
As children progress off the RWI phonics programme they will begin to access a reading comprehension programme with a focus on improving their reading fluency and understanding of a range of texts. We use a range of reading techniques to improve fluency so if you would like any more information on how to support this further at home please just ask.
Please ensure the book bags are in school every day.
Thank you for your support in this.
Literacy
In literacy, writing is based around your child’s phonics reading book and we teach writing through the Read Write Inc. Get Writing scheme. We encourage the children to apply the sounds that they know in their writing through transcription activities and composing sentences independently.
As children move off the phonics programme they will be taught literacy through Pathways to write which also focuses writing around different texts. In spring one our text will be The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward.
Alongside this, we’ll be covering SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar), which will be embedded throughout our reading and writing lessons. There will be a particular focus this half term on improving handwriting, presentation and spelling – all key skills that help children become confident and capable writers.
Maths
We start the Spring term on the money unit of work then move onto multiplication and division, length and height and finally mass, capacity and temperature. If you want to further assist your child in this area, you can help your child to learn the half termly Key instant recall facts that are available below and to practice the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
There are also lots of free interactive maths resources and games available on the Top Marks website.
Click on the link below to take you there.
Science
Our topic in science this half term is uses of materials. Children will learn about different materials, their properties and there uses as well as testing some materials. In spring 2 our science topic will be plant survival, where we we learn about the different parts of plants and what they need to survive leading to us carrying out our own scientific investigations.
History
Our history topic is ‘Our school and church’. In this topic we will learn, how our school and church have changed over time by using our historical enquiry skills, how the church has changed over time and what schools were like 100 years ago.
Art
Throughout the year children will be taught a drawing and painting topic which will focus on a particular artists style. They will also be taught a topic which will focus on developing different art techniques. This term our topic will be drawing and we will study the artist Phlegm and how tone is used and why. We will also develop our drawing and shading techniques.
PE
This term we will be focusing on Tennis (spring 1) and Athletics (spring 2) in PE.
Our P.E sessions will take place every Thursday.
Please could you ensure that earrings are removed or covered on these days so that your child is able to take part in the lesson as we cannot remove or cover these in school and that children wear the correct PE kit to school.
Thank you
RE
Our RE topic for Spring 1 is ‘Who is a Muslim and how do they live?’ This unit follows on from the unit covered in Autumn 1.
In this unit, pupils will find out about Islam, key beliefs, and ways of living for Muslims, Pupils will learn about some of the key Muslim beliefs about God found in the Shahadah. Pupils will
encounter stories about the Prophet and find out about what these teach Muslims today about ways of living. Pupils will learn about the five pillars of Islam and how these impact upon the lives of believers. They will learn about the importance of prayer and what it means for Muslims all over the world.
In spring 2 our topic will be 'Symbols of easter' and thinking about what Easter means to Christians. Within this unit, pupils will recognize that the concepts of God, Incarnation, Gospel and Salvation are all part of the big story of the Bible. They will find out about the key events of Holy Week and Easter, making links with the Christian belief of salvation. Pupils will learn
about how Christians show their beliefs about Jesus being their savior and about the instructions that Christians believe that Jesus gave his followers about how to behave.
PSHE
In spring 1 the PSHE unit is called 'Dreams and hopes' The Dreams and Goals unit helps pupils develop a positive attitude towards learning, resilience, and ambition. It focuses on setting realistic goals, understanding how to achieve them, and coping with challenges along the way. The unit aims to build confidence, motivation, and a growth mindset, helping pupils understand that effort, practice.
In spring 2 the unit is called 'Healthy me' The Healthy Me unit helps pupils understand how to keep their bodies and minds healthy. It develops knowledge, skills, and attitudes that support making safe, responsible, and healthy choices now and in the future. The unit aims to empower pupils to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing, build confidence in making safe choices, and develop lifelong healthy habits.
Homework
Homework will be given every Friday and should be handed in the following Friday. Children will be given spellings each week and a maths or grammar and punctuation task, these will alternate weekly. Children will be tested on their spellings the following Friday.
If you have any queries about anything, please don’t hesitate to ask.
All communication will be posted on Class Dojo, so please check regularly to stay up to date with what’s happening in school.
Thank you
Miss Martin
Read Write Inc (phonics) Materials
Maths Key instant recall facts
