Welcome to Year 2
In Year 2 we strive to be the best we can be. We celebrate our successes no matter how small they are. Small feet grow to leave big footprints!
Year 2 is a very exciting year. After such a wonderfully, immersive experience in Reception and Year 1, we continue to develop our skills and knowledge in creative yet challenging ways.
During Year 2, we also continue to develop our ability to be independent. We continue to use our own initiative in a wider variety of situations, we begin to plan by thinking strategically before we act. What is more, we reflect on our actions, always seeking to learn from our mistakes and make improvements where possible. We begin to develop our capacity to be independent, however we also love helping each other and sharing our learning with partners and small groups.
We show resilience as we persevere when faced with new challenges. We work together in teams, communicating confidently and effectively in every lesson. Our moral compass is central to all that we do. It is these skills and values which guide us in our learning journey as we continue to grow and develop into caring citizens and members of our wider community.
Tour of Year 2 Classrooms
(feature coming soon!)
Reading
"A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.”
Neil Gaiman
Years 2 is crucial in the development of children as readers. We continue to build on phonics and spelling from Year 1, as well as develop word reading and fluency. We do this by reading 1:1 with the children every week. What is more, we also focus on developing comprehension skills. Sessions such as guided reading and whole class reading help us to develop core comprehension skills such as: draw on knowledge of vocabulary to understand texts, identify / explain key aspects of fiction and non-fiction texts, such as characters, events, titles and information, identify and explain the sequence of events in texts, make inferences from the text and predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far.
We also read for pleasure everyday. With an inviting reading corner, fantastic reading resources in school as well as those provided by the East Riding Library service, our children have so many opportunities to get lost in a book! In Year 2 we also listen to a story, by a significant author, throughout the week. This is one of our favourite times of the week!
Regular reading forms an essential element of learning at home as well as instilling in the children a love of literature and stories. We wholeheartedly recommend that you spend time enjoying and talking about books at home. We ask that your child reads at least four times a week at home and that they record this in their planner. Just 20 minutes a day can have a significant impact on academic attainment of the future, but more importantly create memories that will last a lifetime!
‘Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.’
Phonics and Spelling
We have phonics lessons everyday! These sessions are fast paced and exciting and help us to become more confident readers and speakers. We learn through an amazingly visual systematic teaching sequence that we consolidate through reading a text that references the sounds we have learnt. In spelling, at the start of the year, we begin by consolidating spellings learned previously. We continue to learn through phonics, as well as during explicit spelling lessons. Spellings will be set each week to be practised at home. We recommend learning spellings in sentences and using the spelling activities linked below.
Mastery Maths
Throughout the school we follow the Mastery Maths approach to teaching mathematics. Year 2 is all about building upon amazing foundations from EYFS and Year 1, in small, manageable steps which allow all children to develop fluency, reasoning and depth of understanding in mathematics. We do daily fluency practise and develop our depth of understanding through problems and reasoning questions.
Home learning
Home learning is an important element of the partnership between teachers and parents in Year 2 as it supports learning in school, reinforces learning and ensures your child is ready for Key Stage 2 at the end of the year.
Home learning includes: Doodle Maths, spelling practise and regular reading. Please record all home learning tasks in your child’s planner.
Curriculum
At Elloughton we have a skills based curriculum which engages and inspires pupils. Each term our learning centres around a ‘Big Question’ or statement. Our questions / statements for the 2019-2020 academic year are:
Autumn: Vikings: Are new things always better?
Spring: Why does Elloughton rock?
Summer: Come alive ...
Curriculum Enrichment
In addition to facilitating engaging lessons, we also aim to provide curriculum enhancement through visitors, trips and events. In previous years, we have been on trips to places such as the York Castle Museum and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. We have lots of exciting curriculum enhancement plans for the 2019-2020 academic year, please look out for emails and letters for further information.
Parental Involvement
We value the importance of family partnerships and promote this throughout the year. Parents and other family members will be invited to be involved to share in their children’s learning at special events: look out for key dates on the newsletter and for letters and invitations to join us in school.
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Curriculum News & Homework Resources:
Assessment Framework Mathematics 2019 Assessment Framework Reading 2019 Assessment Framework Writing 2019 Curriculum Autumn Term 2019 |
E-Safety
We regularly teach the children the importance of staying safe on the internet. We take part in E-safety day each year and this year was no different. Internet safety day was 6th February and this year the theme was ‘It Starts With Us!’ and provides an opportunity for schools to make the most of the positive opportunities offered online, whilst giving young people the resilience, skills, knowledge and support they need to navigate any online risks they may come across.
By clicking on the link below you will see more about Internet Safety at Elloughton.
We regularly teach the children the importance of staying safe on the internet. We take part in E-safety day each year and this year was no different. Internet safety day was 6th February and this year the theme was ‘It Starts With Us!’ and provides an opportunity for schools to make the most of the positive opportunities offered online, whilst giving young people the resilience, skills, knowledge and support they need to navigate any online risks they may come across.
By clicking on the link below you will see more about Internet Safety at Elloughton.
