Year 2 Blog Friday 1st May 2026
Date: 30th Apr 2026 @ 12:01pm

Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book.
This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (08.05.26):
sledge smudge badge ledge lodge huge wage large barge plunge
Sumdog: Complete the time and spelling challenges.
Counting: Count forwards and backwards in fives. See how far you can go! Notice the link with telling the time.
You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables, telling the time and doubling and halving.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English

We learnt about rainsticks and made our own out of a cardboard tubes.
We wrote instructions for how to make a rain maker and wrote fact sheets about Nigeria.

SPaG
We learnt about the different rules for -ge and -dge endings.

Maths
We have been learning to tell the time past the hour.
For example, five past, ten past, quarter past, twenty past, twenty-five past and half past.

RE
We read the story of Pentecost and learnt that Jesus told Peter he was the rock on which the Church was built.

History
Our new topic is Kings, Queens and Castles.
We learnt about stone castles this week and labelled their key features.
Then we completed a castles quiz.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week - Izzy
Super Learner - Arianna
Superstar Writer - Jaxon
Bookworm - Buzz
Mathematician - Faisal
Special Mentions - Bobby for being such a good friend to everyone.
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School