​Sir Edmund Hillary Primary School

  Meet the Team  

Mrs McConway - 2M Teacher

Miss Bingley - 2B Teacher

Mrs Cairns - TA

Mrs Creswell-Hibbert - TA 

Mrs Deakin - TA

Mrs Arrand-Lacey - TA

Mrs Traczykowski - KS1 co-ordinator

  Keeping in Touch!  

If you have any questions/concerns please feel free to email us using the Year 2 email. 

year2@siredmundhillary.notts.sch.uk

  Useful Documents  

Homework Timetable

  Spelling Bee - Autumn 1

Group 1 - 5 spellings

Extra Homework Ideas

  Useful Websites  

Use the picture links below to access these useful websites

Oxford Owl - Access a range of online reading books. 

Purple Mash - School's online learning platform

  How to use Purple Mash for parents  

If you require your Parental Purple Mash login again, please contact school.

WELCOME TO

YEAR 2

This half term we will be learning about:

  English  

Narrative

We will be reading ‘Little Red Reading Hood'

We will be looking at how to write an interesting story

We will be learning about learning to use a range of punctuation effectively and developing our use of exciting vocabulary.   

Non-Fiction

We will be learning about how to write a letter.

Remember, Remember

• Remember to punctuate your work correctly.
• Use conjunctions to extend sentences.

  Maths  

Please help your child to learn these key number facts. 

We are looking for instant recall of these number facts.

Autumn Term

Place Value

Addition

Subtraction

Learn its

Count

• Read multiples of 100
• Partition 2-digit numbers into tens and ones
• Know number bonds to 20

Learn Its

• 3+8, 3+9, 4+7, 4+8, 4+9
• Know the 10 times tables
• Double 2-digit numbers
• Know half of 30, 50, 70, 90

Its Nothing New

• use known number facts to add multiples of 10 and 100 

Calculate

• Add and subtract multiples of 10

  Foundation Subjects  

We will be learning about ...

Science

 We will be learning about human beings.

• Name body parts
• Recognise the importance of exercise

Remember, Remember

• Name and locate different parts of the body
• Think about what you could do to stay healthy

Geography

We will learning about Worksop. 

We will identify the human and physical features of the area.  We will then look at ways to improve Worksop.

Remember, Remember

• A settlement is a place where people settle and live
• There are different types of settlements - villages, towns and cities
• We live in a town called Worksop

History

We will be learning about 'Toys' 

We will be investigating how toys have changed over time.

Art

In Art we will be exploring line and drawing.  

We will explore the world outside the classroom and identify where we could find inspiration for our artwork. 

We will then use this to create our own sketches.

RE

We will be learning about leaders and why they are important.

We will focus upon the life of Moses and identify why he is important to the Jewish people.

Important Information

Parents Evening

Walk around Worksop

  Useful Information   

PE - Teamwork

PE is on Monday this half term  

PE will be outside this half term.  Please ensure your child has a white t-shirt, black/navy sweatshirt, dark shorts or leggings/tracksuit bottoms and trainers/pumps.

Spelling Test

Spelling test will be on Monday.

Reading

Reading books will be changed every Friday. 

Please write in your child's diary each time they read at home so they can earn reading points!

 Homework

This term we will be completing pages from the English and Maths Homework Books.  You will find a list of the pages that need to be completed in the back of your child's Spelling Bee.  Please return homework on Wednesday each week.

  Reminders  

Please ensure your child has the following in school every day:

• Reading log
• Reading book
• PE Kit
• Water Bottle

Austerfield 2023

Well done to all our Year 2 children! You were amazing on our trip to Austerfield.  We hope you enjoy sharing some of our happy memories.

  CLIC Booklets

These booklets will help support your child and develop their confidence when completing their CLIC challenges in school

CLIC Challenges

These are the weekly challenge sheets your child will complete in school.

  Remember, Remember!  

Click on the picture links below to access websites

Seven Continent Song

  Older Documents