Year 2 Blog- Friday 16th October 2026

Date: 15th Oct 2026 @ 5:39pm

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.

MORE CHILDREN HAVE CHANGED THEIR BOOK THIS WEEK.

A FEW MINUTES OF READING EVERY NIGHT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THANKS.

Remember you will get a sticker on your book mark for every book you read!

Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Thursday (22.10.26): 

pear      pair         mane      main          plain        plane       tale     tail       stare       stair

Sumdog: Complete the 'Measure' challenge.

Counting: 

At home, count in 5's forwards and backwards.

What do you notice about the numbers you are counting each time?

You may also like to practise the 10x, 5x, 2x and 3x table on Hit The Button. Doubling and halving is also good to practise

Follow the link below:

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

English

We wrote our Barn Owl fact sheets this week. We practised writing sentences with different openings to make our writing more interesting for the reader.

We read our fact sheets to the children of Year 3 and 4.

Maths

We have been measuring length, height and mass, using rulers and balance scales.

We have also been learning about the properties of 2D shapes. We used the geo boards to investigate shapes.

RE

Next week, we will continue learning about Baptism. It would be great if you could talk to your child about their own Baptism and maybe send some photographs (not precious ones) into school.

We will use them to further discuss what happens at a Baptism and the importance of being part of the Church family.

History

We made a poster about everything we have learnt about the Great Fire of London.

Forest School

Super imagination and team work was on show when we made our obstacle courses. There were plenty of physical challenges and each team checked their course for safety.

One group had a bit of time in the lodge as it got a bit wet and windy! We did stick wrapping and read some nature stories and non fiction books.

Art

Mrs Robinson taught Art this week. We used pastels to make beautiful Autumn pictures.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Ariana

Super Learner - Judah

Superstar Writer - George

Bookworm - Rupert

Mathematician - Hartley

Special Mentions - Evie E, Lucas for putting 100% effort into all their learning and

Theo for a beautiful Autumn leaf picture.

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Year 2 Blog-Friday 9th October 2026

Date: 8th Oct 2026 @ 5:43pm

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.

MORE CHILDREN HAVE CHANGED THEIR READING BOOKS THIS WEEK.BRILLIANT!!!

A FEW MINUTES OF READING EVERY NIGHT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THANKS.

Remember you will get a sticker on your book mark for every book you read!

Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (16.10.26): 

beech       beach       see     sea      meet      meat      steel        steal      week     weak   

We have been learning about homophones.

The children need to learn the correct spelling and meaning.

Sumdog: Complete the 'Adding 1-digit numbers' challenge.

Counting: 

At home, count in 10's forwards and backwards but start on a 1-digit number.

For example, 2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52 or 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57 or 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68. 

What do you notice about the numbers you are counting each time?

You may also like to practise the 10x, 5x and 2x table on Hit The Button. Follow the link below:

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

English

This week we have become owl experts. We read pieces of non-fiction writing about owls and wrote down all the facts we could find.

We learnt about the features of a non-chronological report and wrote a plan for our own reports.

We also used non-fiction books from the library to write a book report.

Phonics

We have been revising igh as in light, i-e as in kite, ie as in tie.

Maths

The children have been adding/subtracting 2 digit numbers, 26+32 or 49-33 using tens and ones apparatus, lines and dots and by mental partitioning methods. We have also continued our work on number bonds to 10, 20 and 100. This came in useful when we were adding three 1-digit numbers together. For example, 3+5+7=15. The children calculated 3+7=10 first, then added the five to make 15.

RE

This week, we have revisited the sacrament of Baptism.

The children thought about the signs and symbols of Baptism (white garment, water, Baptismal Candle, oils) and what happens in Church when a baby is Baptised.

History

We leant all about what happened after the Great Fire of London. We compared before and after pictures to discover what had stayed the same and what had changed.

Forest School

We found and identified many creatures. We did some fantastic den building and showed great co-operation.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Oscar

Super Learner - Noah J.

Superstar Writer - Isla-May

Bookworm - Stanley

Mathematician - Louie

Special Mentions -Noah B. for being a good friend, Lucas for changing his books often and Evie E. for being a kind friend.

Year 2 Blog-Friday 2nd October 2026

Date: 1st Oct 2026 @ 6:27pm

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.

WE HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME CHILDREN HAVE NOT CHANGED THEIR BOOKS RECENTLY.

A FEW MINUTES OF READING EVERY NIGHT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THANKS.

Remember you will get a sticker on your book mark for every book you read!

Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (19.10.25):

wait     weight        ate      eight        break      brake      sail           sale         pain     pane

We have been learning about homophones.

The children need to learn the correct spelling and meaning.

Sumdog: Addition challenge

Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards.

You may also like to practise the 10x, 5x and 2x table on Hit The Button. Follow the link below:

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

English

We listened to some more chapters from the book. We wrote our own version of the story.

It was National Poetry Day this week and we wrote a poem about the dark.

Phonics

We have been revising the long a sound, ai as in train, ay as in tray, eigh as in eight.

SPaG

We have been learning about contracted forms of words such as I'll, won't,didn't, can't. The children are trying to use them as often as possible in their own writing.

Maths

The children have been adding/subtracting a multiple of 10 to/from a 2 digit number, 26+20 or 41-30. We have also worked on number bonds to 10 and 100.

Geography

The children know the seven continents and five oceans so well now. During our lesson, we looked at the continent of Europe in more detail. 

Forest School 

We were in our nature area this week. Some of us thought thought we had found a fresh mouse hole and spent a lot of time exploring it .

There was also stick wrapping, bug hunting and climbing.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Zara

Super Learner - Harriet

Superstar Writer - Elish

Bookworm - Grace

Mathematician - Noah H.

Special Mentions -Oscar for being a kind and thoughtful friend and

George and Indie for creative natural pictures in R.E.

Thank you for all your generous Harvest gifts.

The children enjoyed the Harvest service this afternoon and sang beautifully.

Year 2 Blog-Friday 25th September 2026

Date: 24th Sep 2026 @ 6:25pm

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.

WE HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME CHILDREN HAVE NOT CHANGED THEIR BOOKS RECENTLY.

A FEW MINUTES OF READING EVERY NIGHT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THANKS.

Remember you will get a sticker on your book mark for every book you read!

Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (02.10.26):

is         his       has      the      our     there       says   once      here   your

Sumdog: Addition and subtraction challenge.

Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards.

You may also like to practise the 10x table on Hit The Button. Follow the link below:

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

English

We have started learning through the story of The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark. The owl is called Plop. We wrote sentences to describe him, using adjectives and connectives.

In pairs, we discussed why he might be afraid of the dark and wrote some possible reasons for this. 

The whole of Reception class visited us on Friday. We read our writing to them. They listened so well and learnt a few facts about Plop.

Phonics

We have been revising all the long u sounds, u-e as in flute, ew as in flew, ue as in blue, ui as in fruit.

Maths

The children learned how to add a 1 digit number to a 2 digit number, 26+4 and we looked at subtraction in the same way.

We have been counting in 10's and learning the 10x table.

PE

We have continued to develop our throwing and catching skills using different objects.

   RE

We learnt about looking after our world.

Forest School

We discussed Autumn Equinox which was this week. We talked about how this marks the start of Autumn and how day and night get equal time for a brief moment.

We looked at the globe to find the equator.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Imogen

Super Learner - Judah

Superstar Writer -Roman

Bookworm - Lucas

Mathematician - Stanley

Special Mentions - Reo for super bug hunting in Forest school, he always knows where the best habitats are, and

Louie for being a kind friend.

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Year 2 Blog- Friday 18th September 2026

Date: 16th Sep 2026 @ 5:57pm

Year 2 have had another fantastic week, filled with lots of interesting and enjoyable learning. 

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.

Remember you will get a sticker on your book mark for every book you read!

Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (25.09.26):

of   pull    full   are    today     do    ask    we        be      no

Sumdog: Complete the 'Place Value' challenge.

Counting: Count in 2s, see how far you can go.

English

This week we all received a letter from Bakery Bill. He answered our qustions and told us how he's geting on. We wrote some instructions about how to look after a baby. We wrote a recount of the story. We also created and descibed a sweet item for his bakery.

Maths

The children have been learning how to work out one more/less than and ten more/less than a given number.

We have also been comparing two numbers and deciding which is the greatest or which is the least.

R.E

We re-read the story of Noah's Ark, focusing on the rainbow being a sign of God's promise (covenant) - never to send another flood again.

The children made their own rainbows and could write/draw the most important parts of the story.

History

Year 2 are thoroughly enjoying learning about The Great Fire of London. We learnt where the fire started and how it spread so quickly (causes).

Forest School

We all chose our own learning in the nature area this week. There was leaf cooking, leaf identifying, stick wrapping, bug hunting and apple finding. Great imagination, co-operation and teamwork was shown.

R.E

We wrote psalms.

P.E.

We practised throwing and catching with different balls.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Grace

Super Learner - Felicity

Superstar Writer - Ada G.

Bookworm - Reo

Mathematician - Rupert

Special Mentions - Judah for contributions in R.E. and Thomas for being a kind and thoughtful friend.

Year 2 Blog-Friday 11th September

Date: 11th Sep 2026 @ 1:21pm

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.

Remember you will get a sticker on your book mark for every book you read!

Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (18.09.26):

said   come      love      school      friend      was     some   house     you   they

Sumdog: Have a go at the place value challenge.

English

We have been learning through the story of Burglar Bill.

We wrote him a letter telling him all about ourselves. We also made a poster.

In handwriting we have been learning how to form our letters with lead-ins.

Phonics 

We have been revisiting ee as in tree, ea as in leaf, e-e as in Steve and y as in happy.

Maths

Place value - we have been learning how to represent 10s and 1s using different equipment. We have used Base 10, straws and counters.

R.E

Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed reading the story of Noah's Ark. Using pictures and sentences they retold the story brilliantly.

Forest School

We had a walk to see what had changes we could see. We harvested some beans and peas. One group found a family of baby mice under a log. There was lots of great teamwork, problem solving, communication skills and imaginative play .

Computing

It was interesting to learn and understand what Information Technology (IT) is.

The children identified items/objects that were IT and were not IT. They drew pictures and labelled them so well.

Golden Assembly

Star-Tommy

Bookworm-Evie B.

Super Learner-Lucas

Mathematician-Arianna

Writer-Thomas

Special Mentions-Darragh for helping a child in Reception and Elsie for being a kind and thoughtful friend.

All the children who achieve QUADRUPLE GOLD also get a sticker in assembly.

Thank you to everyone who attended Meet the Teacher yesterday. We really appreciate all your fabulous suppport.

Year 2 Blog-Friday 4th September

Date: 3rd Sep 2026 @ 5:49pm

Welcome to your Friday blog!

All the children have come into Year 2 looking so smart and have settled in really well.

English

This week we have started learning through the story of Burglar Bill. We talked about and then wrote some brilliant predictions.

We also practised our handwriting and revised the long e sound, ea as in beach and ee as in sheep.

Maths

We learnt about numbers up to 100. We made the amounts using Base 10 equipment.

Art 

We drew some leaves . We watched a video about an artist called Andy Goldsworthy.

Science

We learnt about living things and things which have never been alive. We drew some great pictures which showed our understanding.

Our P.E. day will be Wednesday.

Next week, we will be doing Forest School on Tuesday. Please make sure your child has a pair of named wellies which will stay in school.

Golden Assembly

Star- Evie E.

Super Learner- Connall

Writer-Ada C.

Bookworm-Elsie

Mathematician-Isaac

Special Mentions-Tommy and Amelie

Year 2 Blog Friday 17th July 2026

Date: 17th Jul 2026 @ 12:15pm

You have had a fantastic year and learned so many new things.

Well done to everyone for your hard work and enthusiasm.

You will be great in the Juniors.

Thank you for the lovely gifts, cards and pictures.

Have a safe, fun and happy holiday with your friends and family.

Come and say hello to us when you are in Year 3.

Year 2 Team.

Stars of the Term

Arianna, Seb, April, Jaxon, Izzy

Year 2 Blog Friday 10th July 2026

Date: 10th Jul 2026 @ 1:35pm

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/Sumdog: There will be no more spelling quizzes or Sumdog challenges in Y2. 

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in quarters like we did in class.

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

Year 2 have been poets this week and thoroughly enjoyed it.

They have written summer shape poems and rainbow simile poems. 

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Maths

The children have been doing very well in our fractions topic.

They can name, compare and place quarters and whole numbers on a number line.

PE

In PE, we played mini tennis and rounders games.

Year 6 Performance

We spent part of Wednesday morning watching the Year 6 dress rehearsal.

It was very exciting and entertaining.

D.T

The children had fun making and evaluating their moving vehicles.

PLEASE ENSURE ALL READING BOOKS ARE BROUGHT INTO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY SO THEY CAN BE COLLECTED IN.

THANK YOU

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- April

Super Learner- Izzy

Superstar Writer- Gigi

Bookworm- Lara

Mathematician- Jesse f.

Special Mentions- Jessie and Amelia for being good friends to everyone and

Reuben for helping others when making our model vehicles.

Year 2 Blog Friday 3rd July 2026

Date: 3rd Jul 2026 @ 2:38pm

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 (10.07.26):

action  nation  position   station   fiction   caution   option  fraction potion motion

Sumdog: Complete the fractions and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in 11's. What do you notice?

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

Year 2 are really enjoying our new book, Harry And The Jaggedy Daggers by Jan Fearnley.

We wrote about how the Jaggedy Daggers destroyed Harry's boat and designed our own tea cup boats.

Maths

The children have been working on fractions this week.

RE

Our Bible story was The Good Samaritan.

We thought about the qualities the Samaritan had, and made our own medical kits to help us use similar qualities in our daily lives.

PE

The children played mini-rounders games in groups of 4.

We have got some excellent throwers, catchers and batters in Year 2.

Computing

The children have been working through their coding lessons.

They are thoroughly enjoying it and learning useful computing skills.

D.T

We will be having our D.T day next week. The children will be making vehicles just like the one above.

Please could your child bring a cardboard box into school on Monday and any other useful items like toilet/kitchen roll tubes. 

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- Seb

Super Learner- Rudy

Superstar Writer- Dean

Bookworm- Jaxon

Mathematician- Cerys

Special Mentions- Rhodes and William for being kind and thoughtful friends and

Faisal for completing another reading bookmark.

Year 2 Blog Friday 26th June 2026

Date: 26th Jun 2026 @ 1:25pm

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 (03.07.26):

petal  equal  capital  metal  pedal  medal   royal   special  canal final

Sumdog: Complete the multiplication/division and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in 4's. What do you notice?

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

Year 2 are really enjoying our new book, Harry And The Jaggedy Daggers by Jan Fearnley.

We have made predictions about the characters, setting, storyline and ending and produced great story maps.

The children also wrote a description of Harry and wrote in role as one of the jaggedy daggers.

Maths

The children have been completing arithmetic and reasoning quizzes this week. 

RE

Our Bible story was The Good Samaritan.

The children retold the story on story fans and beautifully illustrated them.

We also looked closely at understanding the scripture and how we can use it in our daily lives.

PE

Dance from the Heart was a huge success.

The children did so well and really enjoyed the music and dancing.

Computing

The children have been working through their coding lessons.

They are thoroughly enjoying it and learning a useful computing skiills.

Forest School

We learnt about what the Summer Solstice is and how it was the longest day last Sunday. To celebrate this we made a summer crown using willow. We even had a dance .

We learnt about what the Summer Solstice is and how it was the longest day last Sunday. To celebrate this we made a summer crown using willow. We even had a dance ,

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- Joshua W.

Super Learner- Arthur

Superstar Writer- Amelia

Bookworm- Faisal

Mathematician- Lilly-Mae

Special Mentions- Emma and Freya for being kind and thoughtful friends.

Year 2 Blog Friday 19th June 2026

Date: 19th Jun 2026 @ 1:04pm

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 (26.06.26):

model   camel   towel    travel   squirrel    label     tunnel    jewel    channel   angel

Sumdog: Complete the addition/subtraction and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards 100. Count in 100's. For example, 100, 200, 300. What do you notice?

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 finished our story - Stella and the Seagull by producing some fantastic seagull information texts.

Our new story is Harry and the Jaggedy Daggers.

The children made excellent predictions about the story and enjoyed hearing about Harry's adventures and looking at the map included. 

Maths

The children have been learning to use number lines to help them add/subtract two-digit numbers by partitioning the tens and ones.

History - Skipton Castle

We had an excellent day and the children's manners and behaviour was golden.

They remembered a lot of information from our lessons, but also learnt new/interesting facts about castles and life at the time.

Parent Assembly

The children really were fabulous in their class assembly - God's Wonderful World.

They read clearly, sang beautifully, danced greacefully and their art work was fantastic.

Well done Year 2.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- Bobby

Super Learner- Zac

Superstar Writer- Ella

Bookworm- Kamali

Mathematician- Nelly

Special Mentions- All of Year 2 for their wonderful performances in the class assembly.

Hopefully see you at the Summer Fair on Saturday 12.00-2.30

Year 2 Blog Friday 12th June 2026

Date: 11th Jun 2026 @ 11:44am

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 (19.06.26):

gentle little    juggle      puzzle        pebble         pickle     paddle     nozzle     saddle      bubble

Sumdog: Complete the number and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in threes but start on 2, 4, 5, 7 or 9. What patterns can you see? Are some of the numbers similar?

You could write the numbers down on some paper and look more closely at them..

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

This week we started our new book, Stella and the Seagull. Year 2 drew and wrote about the main events of the story in order on a flow diagram.

They noted down interesting vocabulary from the book and wrote a fantastic diary entry about Stella's day.

Maths

This week we have learnt about number sequences and we will be working on some tricky addition and subtraction calculations using empty number lines to help.

RE

The children found out about St Catherine of Siena.

They produced some excellent fact files about her life.

Geography

Our new topic is Zambia.

We learnt a lot about this African country, including it's population, the language spoken, the weather, food, animals and the flag design.

The children produced interesting fact files/posters.

P.E

 The children have been playing mini games of rounders. We have got some great throwers, catchers and batters in Year 2.

Science

We went into our garden and observed the different plants. We found pea pods, strawberries and tomatoes. We saw bees on the wildflowers. The seeds which we harvested from seed heads have now grown into plants which will flower soon.

Art

We started some new learnng about how art and music can be linked. We learnt about an artist called Kandisky.

Forest School

A super session in the log circle area. We had children investigating plant structures, "we are scientists ". Other children made dens, obstacle courses and did some fabulous cooking. The digging tools were out again and some real treasures were found.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- William

Super Learner- Harry

Superstar Writer- Huxley

Bookworm- Rudy and Jaxon

Mathematician- Rudy

Special Mentions-Lara for counting in German and Joshua Irving and Buzz for their work about God's Wonderful World.

Year 2 Blog Friday 5th June 2026

Date: 4th Jun 2026 @ 11:55am

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 (12.06.26):

knife    knight    knock   knit   know  gnat  gnome gnaw  sign  design

Sumdog: Complete the place value and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in threes. See how far you can go! 

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 have spent a lot of time preparing for our assembly about God's Wonderful World.

The children have been writing all the things they love about our world and nature. They have also written prayers, designed posters/handprints and done some singing.

We have recapped things we learnt about in spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Our current topic is Place Value.

The children have been learning to partition two-digit numbers in different ways. We also learnt to use the greater than >, less than < and equals signs = in number sentences.

R.E.

The children chose their favourite piece of scripture about the Holy Spirit, then produced some beautiful art work go with it.

P.E

 We have been busy learning the dance moves for this years 'Dance from the Heart' celebration.

Year 2 have picked up the moves very quickly and bring so much energy to the dance.

History

In History, we learnt about Queen Elizabeth I and her many palaces/castles.

For example, she was born at Greenwich Palace and spent a lot of her childhood at Hatfield 

Tough Kidda

What a fantastic afternoon, full of fun, excitement, music and energy.

Year 2 were amazing!!

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- Genieveve

Super Learner- Jesse

Superstar Writer- Seb

Bookworm- Honey

Mathematician- Gigi

Special Mentions-Joshua W. For being a king and thoughtful friend and

Nelly and Lara to thoughtful contributions to discussions about God's Wonderful World.

Year 2 Blog Friday 22nd May 2026

Date: 19th May 2026 @ 10:10am

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 (05.06.26):

icy    fancy     recycle     bicycle   lacy  spicy   mercy   juicy  cyclone  tricycle

Sumdog: Complete the measure and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in tens. See how far you can go! 

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

This week we wrote our own versions of Snail Mail. We used envelopes/postcards and had some really great ideas.

We carefully checked our spellings and made sure our book looked beautiful. We then went on a book tour and read our stories to Year 4

Maths

We have been learning about measuring length this week.

The children have explored using and measuring with trundle wheels, metre sticks, measuring tapes and rulers.

They have ordered different lengths and solved measuring problems.

R.E.

The children learnt about the different ways we can pray.

For example, pray the rosary, sing, dance, meditate or go on a pilgrimage.

We realised that the Holy Spirit helps us open our hearts to God.

History

The children learnt more about Queen Elizabeth II and her castles, such as, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral Castle.

They cut and stuck pictures of these castles and events that took place there in chronological order.

P.E

Sports Day was a great success.

The children were amazing and did so well, they showed super skills and sportsmanship.

The video will be posted over the weekend.

Science

We drew some conclusions from our seed investigation. We recorded the information in our own way using pictures and writing.

Forest School

We haven't worked in our nature area for a few weeks and we noticed lots of changes.The plants have grown really tall and the canopy of leaves on the trees kept us sheltered from the rain.

We followed our own learning interests. There was den building, imaginative games, delicious mud cooking and bug hunting.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- Honey

Super Learner- Cara

Superstar Writer- Harry

Bookworm- Nelly

Mathematician- Genevieve

Special Mentions- Jaxon, Rudy and Rhodes for including another child in their Lego group and

Bobby and Ella for learning Spanish in their own time.

Year 2 Blog Friday 15th May 2026

Date: 12th May 2026 @ 10:21am

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 (22.05.26):

cinema    circle     circuit      circus     city    pencil    police   recipe    special   citizen

Sumdog: Complete the shape and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in twos. See how far you can go! 

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

This week we researched and began to write our own versions of Snail Mail.

We also wrote a special story about a ship wreck, using great vocabulary and punctuation.

Maths

We have been learning about shape this week.

The children have named and discussed the properties of 2D and 3D shapes. we also learnt about symmetry.

They used the following mathematical vocabulary, sides, edges, vertices, vertex, faces, symmetry and lines of symmetry.

We started some new learning about measuring.We used rulers, measuring tapes and trundle wheels to measure objects.We discussed which equipment was the best to use for different sized and shaped objects. We also had a go at estimating the lengths of the objects before we measured them.

R.E.

We spent more time learning about the Holy Spirit and the way it changed Saul/Paul into being a much better version of himself.

After that, we looked at how the Holy Spirit helped other people in the Bible. For example, Mary, Jesus, the Prophets and Disciples.

History

We thought about why monarchs built castles and the materials they used.

P.E.

We have been preparing for Sports Day (18.05.26).

It's been great fun using the track and improving our athletics skills.

We have also been practising our Dance From The Heart

Science

We had a look to see how our radish and carrot seeds are growing and we filled in our plant diary.

We learnt about important it is to eat a range of foods.

We drew and labelled pictures of how to keep healthy.

Forest School

We used the tarps, ropes ,mats and blankets to make shelters. There was great problem solving and teamwork on display. We played a game where a storm is coming and everyone has to get into their shelters.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- Hannah

Super Learner- April

Superstar Writer- Lilly-Mae

Bookworm- Arianna

Mathematician- Arthur

Special Mentions- Rudy and Dean for fabulous stick art and

Zac for being a kind and thoughtful friend.

Year 2 Blog Friday 8th May 2026

Date: 5th May 2026 @ 10:13am

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 (15.05.26):

centre    cellar        celebrate         notice        peace      slice        force    once        certain     cease

Sumdog: Complete the shape 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 through the book, "The Ugly Five". It's a rhyming story about animals in Africa.

We used it as inspration to write about our own ugly beast.

First, we drew our ugly beast then we carefully described it using interesting words from the book. 

Maths

We continued to learn about time this week and worked on word problems.

For example, Ali put her cake in the oven at half past 5. It took an hour to cook, so what time did she take it out of the oven?

R.E.

Our Bible story this week was The Conversion of Saul.

The children heard the story and sequenced pictures and sentences.

History

This week we used picture evidence to help us find out more about Kings and Queens from the past and where they lived.

P.E.

We have been preparing for Sports Day (18.05.26).

It's been great fun using the track and improving our athletics skills.

Forest School

This week is Hedgehog Awareness Week. We looked at a book which gave us some facts about hedgehogs and also some ideas about how we can look after them, making hedgehog holes and thinking carefully about using slug pellets.

We cut out a hedgehog shape from cardboard and attached elastic bands. We then used sticks threaded through the bands tomake the spikes.

Some of us made hedgehog homes and some of us did some bug hunting.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week- Huxley

Super Learner- Amelia

Superstar Writer- Cerys

Bookworm- Faisal

Mathematician- Kamali

Special Mentions- Joshua Irving and Jesse Farrow for persevering with their stick face masks in art and

Ella and Gigi for being kind and thoughtful friends.

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 Kenya.

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.

Forest School

We worked really well together to build our obstacle courses. We were very careful when we were moving the logs around. We had great fun when we tried the courses out.

Science

We carefully observed 3 different plants. We discussed the similarities and differences between them. We made some drawings and made sure we were working as real scientists, drawing what we could actually see.

We also had a look at out seeds which we planted last week and we updated our plant diary...only one pot of seeds have started growing!

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.

Year 2 Blog Friday 24th April 2026

Date: 24th Apr 2026 @ 12:21pm

It's great to have everyone back in class after the Easter holiday and you all look so smart in your summer uniforms!

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 (01.05.26):

judge     edge     hedge    fridge   bridge   page   rage   cage   stage  change

Sumdog: Complete the fractions and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in quarters like we did in class. For example, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 1, 1 and 1/4, 1 and 2/4, 1 and 3/4, 2. See how far you can go!

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 started our new learning through a book called "Lila and the Secret of Rain".

Lila lives in a Kenyan village where it hasn't rained for a long time. We wrote predictions from the front cover and we wrote in role as Lila.

We also made a rain maker and we will write instructions next week.

Maths

Our new topic is fractions and the children have been learning to find halves and quarters of shapes and amounts.

They have also learned how to find 2/4, or 3/4 of simple amounts. For example, 3/4 of 20 is 15.

History

Our new topic is Kings, Queens and Castles.

We found out about the different parts of a castle and labelled our own.

R.E

We read Luke's Gospel story of the Ascension and thought about how the disciples felt. We retold the story in our own words on a storyboard.

PE

We will be doing Yoga and Tennis this half term.

Hannah took small groups to work on their yoga poses. She was very impressed with Y2's focus and interest throughout the sessions.

Joe from South Ribble Tennis Centre taught the children great tennis skills and played mini games.

Science

We made a diary and set up an investigation to see which seeds grow best in different conditions.

Forest School

We worked in our nature area. We noticed all the new plants growing, tulips, bluebells and forget-me-knots.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Kamali

Super Learner -  Nelly

Superstar Writer - Rhodes

Bookworm - Seb

Mathematician - Freya

Special Mentions - Honey and Lara for being kind friends and

Cara and Joshua W. for great skills in the tennis session

Year 2 Blog-Thursday 2nd April

Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 1:48pm

Welcome to your blog!

On Tuesday we enjoyed a lovely Easter service in church which was led beautifully by Year 6.

On Wednesday we had a walk to the library for a dinosaur themed session with Helen.

She read 3 stories to us.

We made a dinosaur out of paper, we took part in an Easter treasure hunt and we chose our own books to read.

It was our final Golden Assembly of the term on Thursday. We had a great time, the Easter raffle was drawn and we sang the Spring chicken song!

The five special mentions of the term were;

Faisal, Hannah, Arianna, Huxley and Nelly

Have a very happy and holy Easter.

Year 2 Blog Friday 27th March 2026

Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 10:03am

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 Thursday (02.04.26):

potion     lotion      affection     motion   question     instruction       competition    junction      reception   hibernation

Sumdog: Complete the addition/subtraction and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in 3, but start on a different number instead of 3. For example, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20 or 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22.

You could say them out loud or write the numbers down. Look for any patterns, what do you notice?

You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables and doubling and halving.

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

English

We continued our learning through the story of Rosie Revere Engineer.

The children made story books and designed, labelled and discussed their own inventions.

We read our books to the children in Reception.

SPaG

We learnt more about -tion words and have been spotting them when reading in class.

Maths

We have moved on to addition and subtraction.

The children were using their base ten knowledge to add two 2-digit numbers. For example, 38 + 47 = 85.

R.E.

The children learnt about the Sacarment of Reconciliation in more detail. They found out that there are five stages to this 

sacrament. They wrote about what they had learned and illustrated it.

We also learnt more about the Easter Vigil Mass.

Science

We looked at the bulbs we planted in January. Some have flowers, some have leaves and some are not growing at all. We discussed why this might be happening.

We also looked at the seeds we planted which we collected from the seed heads.

Forest School

We were in our very muddy log circle area. There was great team work to try to make the water flow all around a tree. There was some bug hunting, mud cooking, an obstacle course and also some clever crafting.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Ella

Super Learner -  Nelly

Superstar Writer - Gigi

Bookworm - Hannah

Mathematician - Buzz

Special Mentions - Dean and Jaxon for involving their friends in their games and

Lilly-Mae and Seb for their thoughtful responses in R.E.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE CAFOD WALK.

Year 2 Blog Friday 20th March 2026

Date: 17th Mar 2026 @ 10:04am

Welcome to your Friday Blog.

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 (27.03.26):

action     donation      caution     fraction   station     information       imagination    collection      option       fiction

Sumdog: Complete the times tables and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in 3 to 60.

You could say them out loud or write the numbers down. Look at the pattern, what do you notice?

Have a go at this fun game. All you need is paper and a pencil.

https://nrich.maths.org/problems/strike-it-out 

You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables and doubling and halving.

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

English

This week we started learning through a book called Rosie Revere Engineer. Rosie makes all sorts of gadgets and gizmos from things which she finds. She really perseveres and inspires her friends.

We wrote about what we would like to be when we grow up.

Maths

We are still learning about measuring mass, length and capacity. We learnt how to order weights/capacity/lengths. 

We also completed assessments about our recent learning.

R.E

The children learnt more about Holy Week by exploring religious art. We looked at art to show forgivenesss.

They chose their favourite painting and explained why they liked it, then drew some of their own Reconciliation art.

We aslo learnt about the words Jesus said on the cross about forgiveness and learnt about the stages of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Geography

The children are learning about the weather and seasons.

They discussed, wrote about and illustrated their favourite weather or season.

Science

We made paper aeroplanes and tested them to see how well they flew. It was quite windy so we had to take account of the wind direction. We also tried to modify our planes by folding them slightly differently and by attaching paper clips to give them more weight.

Art

We looked closely at the brush strokes of the artists Cezanne and Van Gogh.

We used drawing pencils to draw a still life.

We used paint to try to make our own brush strokes.

We used pastels to match the colours Cezanne used on one of his works.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Amelia

Super Learner -  Rudy

Superstar Writer - Hannah

Bookworm - Genieveve

Mathematician - Emma

Special Mentions - Joshua I. and April for great problem solving when testing their paper aeroplanes and

Cerys for being a kind and thoughtful friend.

Year 2 Blog Friday 13th March 2026

Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 10:07am

Welcome to your Friday Blog.

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 (20.03.26):

one       two      three   four    five      six    seven    eight    nine   ten 

Sumdog: Complete the measuring and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in 5 to 100 or beyond.

You could say them out loud or write the numbers down. Look at the pattern, what do you notice?

You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables and doubling and halving.

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

English

We finished our learning through the story of Manfred The Baddie.

We designed a poster to try and find the missing scientist after he was kidnapped by Manfred.

SPaG

We learnt how to use different suffixes such as -ly, -est, ed, ing, -er.

Maths

We have finished our money topic and moved on to learning how to measure mass and capacity.

We practised reading different scales.

RE

The children recapped the events of Holy week by looking at religious art for each day.

For example Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Then they wrote about their favourite piece and why.

We also discussed Jesus' last words on the cross and decorated our own crosses with the words.

Forest School

We discussed how birds will start building their nests at this time of year.  We looked at a real birds nest. We noticed all the changes in the nature area. We did some great child- initiated learning. We wondered why there weren't as many ladybirds about as last week....was it because it was colder?

Science

We sorted, examined and drew different vegetable seeds. We looked closely at their shape, size and colour.

Everyone had a great time keeping fit with Freddy and enjoying the motivational music.

He also talked to us about healthy eating and getting enough sleep.

We said goodbye to our student from Japan, Mizuki. She has loved spending time in our class and we really enjoyed her lesson.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Nelly

Super Learner -  Izzy

Superstar Writer - Joshua I.

Bookworm - Faisal

Mathematician - Jesse H.

Special Mentions - Huxley for being a kind and thoughtful friend and

Harry and Genevieve for lovely art work.

Year 2 Blog Friday 6th March 2026

Date: 5th Mar 2026 @ 12:02pm

Welcome to your Friday Blog.

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 (13.03.26):

Monday   Tuesday     Wednesday     Thursday      Friday       Saturday      Sunday

Sumdog: Complete the money and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in 10 to 100 or beyond.

You could say them out loud or write the numbers down. Look at the pattern, what do you notice?

You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables and doubling and halving.

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

English

We continued our learning through the story of Manfred the Baddie.

Everyone closely examined the picture of his hideout and discussed what features an effective hideout needs. We designed and labelled our own hideout.

We created our own Manfred The Baddie Quiz.

Maths

We continued our learning about money.

We found different ways to make amounts with coins. We used our knowledge to solve problems involving money.

R.E.

We read another Miracle - The Cure of the Paralysed Man.

The children discussed a piece of art work based on the story in detail and sequenced the story with pictures.

They also wrote speech bubbles and sentences to retell the events.

Forest School

We planted the seeds from our science lesson last week.

Art

We made some visual notes about the work of the artist Marela Zacaries.

We also sketched tulips and did some colour mixing in preparation for our Mother's Day cards.

World Book Day

Everyone looked brilliant in their costumes for World Book Day.

We read a lot of books and even had a parent come and read the end of day story to us.

We also went outside and read to Year 4. They thought Year 2 were really good readers!

Y2 thoroughly enjoyed the day!

We welcomed our visitors from Japan.

We are so lucky to have a student in Year 2. Mizuki is enjoying spending time with us and seeing how we learn.

There was no Golden Assembly this week as we had a wellbeing Yoga session with Beth, one of our South Ribble Coaches.

Year 2 Team.

Year 2 Blog Friday 27th February 2026

Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 12:41pm

Welcome back after our half term break.

It was great to see everyone at Parent's Evening and

share/celebrate Year 2's learning and progress so far.

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 (06.03.26):

January February March April may June July August September October November December

Sumdog: Complete the money and spelling challenges.

Counting: Count forwards and backwards in 5 to 100 or beyond.

You could say them out loud or write the numbers down. Look at the pattern, what do you notice?

You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables and doubling and halving.

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

English

We read our new story, Manfred the Baddie by John Fardell.

The children drew the character and talked about different words (adjectives) they would use to describe him.

They learnt to write expanded noun phrases, which they will use for a character description next week. 

Maths

The children have been solving muliplication and division word problems.

They found out that sometimes they need to share, group or draw pictures to work out the answers.

Next week, we will be learning more about money.

RE

As part of our RSHE, the children discussed times we felt safe in our community and times we might feel unsafe. The children wrote/illustrated their ideas very well.

Science

We got some seed heads from our garden area and observed them closely. We opened them and got the seeds out which we are going to plant next week.

We watched some time-lapse videos of plants growing from seeds.

Forest School

We went to sow some wildflower seeds near our pond.

The first group saw a deer in the field.

P.E.

Our new focus this half term is games/fundamental skills.

The children thoroughly enjoyed learning and playing some 20th century playground games.

Golden Assembly

Star of the Week - Zac

Super Learner - Lara

Superstar Writer - Rudy

Bookworm - Arthur

Mathematician - Bobby

Special Mentions - Kamali and Genevieve for makig beutiful maps of where they belong for PSHE and

Dean for being a kind and thoughtful friend.

Year 2 Team.