Author: Mrs Bye

As we come to the end of a wonderful year in Year 2, we wanted to take a moment to say a huge well done! We are so proud of everything they have achieved this year. They have worked incredibly hard and built some super strong friendships.

Today, we spent some time reflecting on our favourite memories from Year 2. It was lovely to hear the children sharing the moments that meant the most to them.

🌟 Cian said, “My favourite memory was our trip to the Hepworth Gallery and the printing workshop.”

🌟 Hallie said, “Meeting my new best friends and playing every day.”

🌟 Alfie said, “Eating gingerbread men and watching TV on our last day.”

🌟 Deacon said, “Our super fun maths lessons.”

🌟 Elsie said, “I’ve loved seeing how much progress I’ve made with my writing!”

🌟 Jolyon said, “Reading Extra Yarn.”

These memories remind us that Year 2 has been filled with exciting learning experiences. It has been a joy to watch the children grow, not only in their learning but also in their confidence.

Thank you to all of our families for your continued support throughout the year. We hope you all have a fantastic, restful summer break and we wish the children every success and happiness as they move on to Year 3. We know they will continue to shine!

Miss Ward and Mrs Bye

Year 2 Ready to Read Assembly

Last week, our Year 2 children were delighted to welcome parents and carers to our Ready to Read Assembly, where we celebrated the fantastic progress they have made in reading throughout the year.

The children confidently showcased the key reading skills, including fluency, comprehension and prosody. They shared some of their favourite stories and poems and performed two poems with actions, demonstrating expressive and confident reading.

We also gave parents an insight into how reading is taught in Year 2 and how this supports children to become fluent, thoughtful readers who can discuss texts, answer questions and develop a love of reading.

Finally, we looked ahead to Year 3, sharing how reading will continue to build on these strong foundations through longer texts, deeper comprehension and richer vocabulary, preparing the children for the transition into Key Stage 2.

We are incredibly proud of the children’s confidence and progress as readers, and we would like to thank all the parents and carers who joined us to celebrate their achievements.

Today, Year 2 proudly completed their hand puppet projects! Throughout their topic lessons this half term, the children followed the design process, just like real designers. They planned their ideas, selected suitable materials, made their puppets and evaluated their finished products.

To create their puppets, the children carefully sewed the front and back pieces together using either an over stitch or a running stitch, showing great patience.. They then brought their designs to life by adding decorative features such as eyes, felt shapes and sequins.

Today, Year 2 became chefs in our Food Technology lesson. We learned how to safely prepare and make a delicious cheese wrap. Everyone practised following instructions, spreading carefully and rolling their wrap neatly.

Ingredients:

• Soft tortilla wrap
• Soft cheese
• Grated cheese
• Cucumber
• Lettuce

How we made our wraps:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Lay the tortilla wrap flat on a plate or board.
3. Spread a thin layer of soft cheese over the wrap.
4. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
5. Add slices of cucumber and some lettuce.
6. Carefully roll the wrap up tightly.
7. Cut the wrap in half.
8. Enjoy your tasty cheese wrap!

The children did a fantastic job working safely, following each step.

This week in Maths, we have been learning how to add multiples of 10 to a 2-digit number. We used our class shop to help us solve real-life money problems, such as adding £20 to an item costing £23.

To support our understanding, we represented numbers using tens and ones and recorded them on a tens and ones chart. We noticed that when we add a multiple of 10, the tens digit changes while the ones digit stays the same.

Try this at home: Ask your child questions such as:

• 34 + 20 = ?
• 52 + 30 = ?
• 17 + 40 = ?

Encourage them to explain what happens to the tens and ones in each number.

This half term, Year 2 have started an exciting Design and Technology topic on Textiles. Over the coming weeks, the children will learn basic sewing skills and use the design process to plan, make and evaluate their own fabric puppets.

The children made a fantastic start this week by practising an overstitch on sewing boards. They showed great concentration and perseverance as they learned this new skill and developed their fine motor control.

This project links to the Key Stage 1 Design and Technology curriculum, where children learn to design purposeful products, use a range of tools and materials safely, develop practical textile skills and evaluate their finished work.

We are looking forward to seeing the children’s creativity as they begin creating their own puppets!