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Year 2
What’s New In Year 2?
Year 2 is a fantastic year at primary school and our children are so lucky to spend it at Catton Grove. We learn about lots of new and exciting things like the Great Fire of London in History, animals and their habitats in Science and we learn to write spooky setting descriptions in English. These are to name just a few!
Example Timetable
In Year 2, we work hard to ensure your child has access to a broad and balanced curriculum - like we do across the school! Our week is packed full of important and exciting lessons. Here is an example timetable of what our week looks like in terms of what subjects we cover and the length of learning time. Please note, each class has a slightly different timetable and sometimes there are changes that happen within the week. This is just to show a general overview of what our week may look like.
End of Year Expectations
Staff and pupils work hard to ensure that each child is making great progress from their starting point. Here are some examples of what the expected standard looks like for pupils at the end of Year 2.
Maths: In Year 2, children will explore: Place Value, Addition & Subtraction, Shape, Money, Multiplication and Division, Length and Height, Mass, Capacity and Temperature, Fractions, Time, Statistics and Position and Direction. By the end of Year 2, pupils need to be able to understand and solve problems related to these categories. Here is what is expected of a child working at the expected standard in Maths.
Writing: Children will write for a range of purposes such as: to entertain, to inform, to persuade and to describe. They will continue to learn about how to construct an accurate and interesting sentence and will practise writing at length by stacking their sentences up to create paragraphs. Children will learn about key areas of writing including: use of vocabulary, handwriting, spelling, punctuation and grammar. We learn lots of this through Talk 4 Writing where we practise a story or a non-fiction text by learning it and adding actions and then we make our own version of the text type towards the end of the unit.
Reading: Children will be taught to read and comprehend a range of text types. Over the year, we will study various books in Reading lessons and our Writing lessons too.
We deliver the Read, Write, Inc scheme in our Phonics lessons. The programme helps children to decode words with their knowledge of sounds. Children are grouped based on what they know in order to give them the best, tailored teaching experience.
If you have concerns about your child’s progress or have further questions about end of year expectations, please contact your class teacher to arrange a meeting.
Please note that some children will be set more personalised targets, broken into smaller steps, to enable them to succeed and make progress from their own starting point.
Year 2 Twilight!
After working so hard throughout the year, we know that the children all deserve a fun-filled experience, which is why, towards the end of the year, we hold the annual Year 2 Twilight! This is when all of Year 2 are invited to spend an evening at school when everyone else has gone home! We host lots of fun activities like football, campfire singing and lots of arts and crafts. Children are provided with a snack and dinner!
Performances
In Year 2, we are pleased to be able to invite you into the school to see your children shine in various performances. We like to invite you in for Christmas performances, Mother’s and Father’s Day celebrations and others. We can’t wait to share those special days with you!