Year Two
Welcome to Year Two!
Year Two has three classes:
Bright Class taught by Miss Karena Doherty
Donaldson Class taught by Mr Garrath Green
Rosen Class taught by Mrs Kate Truan - Year Leader & Miss Lucy Scrivener
The three classes are also supported by:
- Mrs Emily Savage - (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)
- Mrs Steph Bosdet (Specialist Music Teacher)
- Mr Jack Elkington & Mr Adam Cooper (Specialist Sports Coaches)
About Year Two
In Year Two we endeavour to build upon the fabulous learning experiences your child has had in both Foundation and Year One. We are passionate about your child being the best they can be and plan for learning opportunities to maximise their growth in every area of their development.
Our learning is thematic and we have fun! We believe happy children learn well. We have a main theme for each half-term that incorporates as many subjects as possible. This enables the children to link areas of the curriculum and make learning meaningful.
Curriculum Overview
To see what your child will be learning each term, please click on the links below.
Newsletters:
Please find our latest newsletter below:
Routines of Year Two
PE Days
PE and Games in Year Two take place on the following days:
| Bright | Monday | Tuesday |
| Donaldson | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| Rosen | Tuesday | Wednesday |
Please ensure your child comes to school in their full Priory Rise PE kit on these days and ensure all clothing is clearly named.
Library Days
Please send your child’s library book back to school so they can choose another from the range of wonderful stories available in our school Library.
We visit the library on the following days:
| Bright | Wednesday |
| Donaldson | Wednesday |
| Rosen | Monday |
Homework
We focus on Reading, Spelling and Maths.
Reading:
Focus on:
- using sounds to decode and blend.
- Fluency – a fluid pace (aiming for 90 words per minute by the end of Year 2)
- Comprehension – understanding what they are reading.
- Prosody – Becoming a reading master of a book – using expression.
Maths:
MyMaths online homework is set every Friday and this links to the learning that has taken place.
TT Rockstars – Maths fluency with the times tables.
Spelling:
Weekly spellings when the year group are ready for additional homework . These will be set every Friday on Google Classroom. These will be words accessed in the Little Wandle phonics lesson each week.
Reading in Year Two
We love books in Year Two and promote quality texts and high quality vocabulary in everything we do! We use a wide range of text and read with our children in small groups in each week.
Please click on the following links to find out more:
In Year Two, we teach phonics every day in the Autumn term and review Phase 5 to consolidate Summer learning in Year One.
Writing in Year Two
English is taught daily with specific emphasis on reading and writing a wide range of genres across the course of the year. We have grammar lessons each week, ensuring all of the expectations for Year Two are taught, as well as phonics/spelling sessions every day.
In the teaching of writing, we gradually move from the class-based oral rehearsal of texts in Year One to more independent writing. Writing is taught by sharing quality texts as a model, shared and guided writing to model the thought processes of a writer, how to use the grammar and punctuation expectations in Year Two and then time to put these skills into practice. We use role play and drama to help us empathise with characters and to sequence events.
Writing Expectations in Year Two
Handwriting is taught regularly in Year Two and by the end of the year, all children are expected to have an evenly sized and spaced writing style with correct letter formation. Those more able writers are expected to be showing evidence of joining with some confidence.
In the Spring term, our focus turns to spelling and we do Little Wandle 'Bridge to Spelling' and then on to spelling rules in the spelling units.
Our spelling words come from the National Curriculum with the common exception words as well as the spellings taught through phonics and our spelling units.
Please find our spelling word lists below:
Little Wandle - Phase 5 Review
Little Wandle Spelling - Spring (1) words
Little Wandle Spelling - Spring (2) words
Little Wandle Spelling - Summer (1) words
Little Wandle Spelling - Summer (2) words
Little Wandle - Bridge to Spelling
Maths in Year Two
In Year Two, we teach Mathematics every day. Mathematics themes in Year Two include: place value, four operations, measures, shape, money, coordinates and position, fractions and statistics. Each day, additional time is spent in Year Two ensuring children have fluency of mathematics and building strong foundations in understanding how number works. Below we have included the current written methods and how we approach the four operations.
Priory Rise Calculation Policy
Enrichment in Year 2
Please click on the link below to view the enrichment opportunities on offer for the children this year.
How to help your child in Year Two
We love to work in partnership with parents to support children at home. We focus on Reading, Spelling and Maths.
Reading:
Focus on:
- using sounds to decode and blend.
- Fluency – a fluid pace (aiming for 90 words per minute by the end of Year 2)
- Comprehension – understanding what they are reading.
- Prosody – Becoming a reading master of a book – using expression.
Maths:
MyMaths online homework is set every Friday and this links to the learning that has taken place.
TT Rockstars – Maths fluency with the times tables.
Spelling:
Weekly spellings are set every Friday on Google Classroom. These are some of the words accessed in Little Wandle phonics lesson each week.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact the Year Two teaching team at: