Year 2

Learning Link: London's Burning

We will be very busy in Year 2 this term!  As part of our topic on the Great Fire of London, children will have lots of opportunities for hands on learning including a London’s Burning workshop and a visit to the capital. We will also learn how London has changed as a result of the fire.  We will study the Plague and make links to the importance of staying safe and healthy in Science. Children will learn important skills of colour mixing when painting their portraits and will have the opportunity to make a London landmark with a moving part.  We will also focus on the uses of IT in the world and use a programme to locate London landmarks.

St. Dorothy:

Mrs Della Maestra

St. David:

Mr Jones

Curriculum Newsletters for Autumn, Spring and Summer can be accessed here as they become available

The Curriculum Evening Presentation can be accessed here

Year Group reminders

Week Commencing: Monday 19^th October 2026

Week B

Monday: Parents’ Evening (remote)

Tuesday: Children in 2DM only in PE kits today please.

Wednesday: Parents’ Evening (in person)

Thursday: Both classes in PE kits today.

Friday: School closed for half term.

Have a wonderful half term and we look forward to seeing the children on Tuesday 3^rd November.

Looking further ahead:

PE for Year 2 will be every Thursday and alternating Tuesdays – 2D in Week A and 2DM in Week B.

Thursday 12^th November, Year 2 trip to London.  Further details will be shared nearer the time.

Reminders:

School will be closed on Monday 2^nd November.

Please send your child in with a glue stick – we can label them in class.

Please ensure all items are clearly named so they find their way back to the children (water bottles, snack pots, coats, jumpers, cardigans etc.)

Homework

Spellings:

Your child will have come home with an orange spelling book.  The week’s spellings are in a grid that needs to be completed each day.  Please help your child to complete the grid and write 3 sentences using some of the words.  Spelling tests will be on Wednesday’s so please ensure your child brings their spelling book into school on that day each week.

Maths:

Please complete CGP Autumn workout 6.

Reading for Pleasure

Book of the Week: Katie and the Mona Lisa by James Mayhew.

RE

Creation and Covenant

We continue our focus on the importance of the Sacrament of Baptism and explore some religious art work.

English

This week the children will begin to explore poetry.  We will look at different types of poems and think about the language used to make it interesting.  We will build our skills together and culminate in writing our own autumn poems.

Phonics/ spellings

Phase 5 phonics: Continuing with our phase 5 review sounds - igh, ee, oa ai, oo, air, ur, ow, or, zh, ch, sh.

SPAG

Spelling

There will be a spelling test on Wednesday this week.  Please ensure your child brings in their orange spelling book.  The test will include words using our phonics sounds for this week: - igh, ee, oa ai, oo, air, ur, ow, or, zh, ch, sh.

Grammar

Commas, rhyming couplets.

Maths

Addition and Subtraction

Adding to and across 10 to 100

Science

Materials

Learning about how we reduce reuse and recycle.

Art

No Lesson school closed

Computing

IT

Using IT safely in and out of school.

Geography

London’s Burning

We will find out more about some significant historical figures during the Great Fire of London and the children will present a piece of non-fiction writing to show what they have learnt.

French

To say and understand the names of 8 fruits in French.

Music

We will sing two-pitch songs and rediscover identifying high and low pitch.

PE

Sending and Receiving

Pass and receive the ball with some control by throwing and kicking with your feet. Track a moving ball. Begin to use equipment for send and receive e.g. rackets.

Ball skills

Track and intercept a moving ball with equipment and different sized balls (GD smaller ball). Beginning to understand simple tactics. Throw overarm with accuracy at a target. Say when someone was successful.

Invasion Games

Pass, receive and shoot the ball with increasing control. Work as part of a team to keep possession and score goals when attacking.

Learning for Life

How to be a good friend

To use new skills and learn how to put them in place to keep or start a friendship.