Spider Class (Year 2) 2026 - 2027
Welcome to the class page for Spider Class.
Teacher: Miss Morris
Teaching Assistant: Miss Hodkinson
Here you will find all of the exciting and wonderful things that your child will be learning during their time in Year 2. If you have any questions, please use Class Dojo or speak to a member of our team at drop off/ pick up.
Autumn 2
This half term, we will be reading The Night Gardener by Terry Fan. It's a lovely story about a bleak, miserable town which is brightened by a mysterious gardener who makes amazing topiary sculptures. We will be using the story as inspiration to write a setting description and diary entry. We'll be focusing on the basics of sentence writing including capital letters, full stops and finger spaces.
In Maths, we will be looking at addition and subtraction, building upon our number bonds to 10 and applying this knowledge to calculate our number bonds to 100. We will be adding or taking away tens, as well as two digit numbers!
You can help your child secure their basic number knowledge by logging onto Numbots and working through the challenges on there. You will have also received a paper copy of the core facts they need to know by the end of Y2 at Parents Evening. Please let us know if you need another copy of this.
Times Tables
All children have access to TTRockstars, as well as Numbots. These are excellent resources for practising number skills, especially as we move through the year and begin to look at the 2, 5 and 10 times tables! If you need help logging in, please ask Miss Worden or Mrs Berry (or send us a message via Dojo).
Everyday we have our phonics or whole class shared reading lesson.
Children working on their phonics will continue to learn the different letters and sounds to support them with decoding unfamiliar words. Those who have moved onto the whole class reading lessons will be working on improving their fluency and comprehension.
Each child will bring home a shiny book and paper book for their current reading level. Please make sure they bring these books to school every day so that we have an opportunity to read with them in school, as well as change their book if they are finished.
When children have read 3 times, they will receive a stamp on their reading worm. When they have completed their worm they will receive a brand new reading book or a reading buddy.
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History
In History, we will be looking at how school have changed over time. We will find out all about what life was like as a Victorian school child and compare it to what it is like to be at school in 2026.
PE
Your child will have 2 PE lessons each week. Their days this half term are Monday and Friday. Please ensure they come into school in their PE kit on these days.
In P.E., we will be learning about Health and Wellbeing with a focus on keeping fit! We will also be focusing on our Team Building skills through different games.
In Science, we will be looking at how humans stay healthy, including how we can have a balanced diet and how to have good hygiene. We will be amazing scientists by using all of our scientific skills to conduct investigations.
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In Music, we will be learning about West African ‘call and response’ songs and creating our own animal themed songs with percussion instruments.
Forest school
Forest School sessions will take place every Thursday. Please ensure children are suitably dressed for these lessons with forest school uniform, sensible shoes/ wellies and a waterproof coat.
Useful links
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=year%202%20maths
Rules of spellings for Year 2
Weekly spellings will be added to the class dojo. A paper copy will also be handed out on a Monday. Children need to practise everyday ready for their test on a Friday.
Homophones - Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spellled differently. For example, flower and flour, bee and be, hair and hare and their, they're and there.
Common Exception Words for Year 2 - we will rehearse Year 1 common exception words and then begin to learn the Year 2 set. Please see the attached list of words to practise. Make them into games, colour them in and have fun learning them.
Contracted words - children will learn how to use an apostrophe correctly for contracted words. For example could not - couldn't, I have - I've. They will learn that the apostrophe is replacing a letter and also irregular forms of the rule. For example, will not - won't.
General Reminders:
Please ensure that your child's uniform is clearly labelled.
Children's water bottles should contain water (unless we are notified as to why) again, bottle should be clearly labelled.
Most communition will be done via Class Dojo a great way to upload and home learning, WOW moments or if you have any questions or concerns.
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