Year Two

Dear Year 2 children and parents,

Welcome to our class page, we are so excited to be able to share what goes on inside and outside of the classroom with you all! Our Year 2 team consists of Miss Avery (teacher of 2AA), Miss McMillan (teacher of 2IM), Miss Jones, Mrs Connaughton and Mrs Naylor; we are all happy to help in any way we can.

Our P.E. days are currently on Monday and Thursdays and just like last year, children can come to school in their PE kit for the whole day. Please remember that no earrings should be worn during lessons and a white round neck t-shirt and plain royal blue shorts/ royal blue or navy tracksuit bottoms should be worn.

We have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the children this week and have already seen lots wonderful personalities shining through!

Please don't hesitate to contact us if there are any issues through teacher@stedward.bham.sch.uk.

Best wishes,

Miss Avery and Miss McMillan

Mathematics - KIRFs
Follow this link to access your year groups Key Instant Recall Fact (KIRF) sheets. Please practice these regularly with your child as they are essential to help them become fluent mathematicians. 
Year 2 KIRFs

Autumn 1, Week 6

What a fantastic week it’s been in Year 2! The children have shown great enthusiasm during our English Immerse lessons, where they explored Tom’s Letter and discussed the dangers found along the river. In Maths, they have been partitioning two-digit numbers and practising counting in twos, fives, tens, and threes. During RE, the children reflected thoughtfully on the importance of prayer and how Jesus called upon his disciples. In History, they continued to enjoy learning about how schools have changed over the last hundred years. On Wednesday, the class attended Mass, and we were truly blown away by their beautiful singing — as Father Denis said, “they were in great voice!”

Autumn 1, Week 5

We have had a great week in Year 2. I think the real highlight for some was Takeover Day. We had such a range of wide range of roles fulfilled including Mrs Kennett, Miss Costello, Roxy, Mr Evans and the Office staff.

Moreover, the children have completed their first big write in English and learned how to edit their work. They cannot wait for you all to see their writing. In Maths, the children have been looking at number lines to 100. As well as this, we started our first History unit all about how schools have changed in the past century. We welcomed Mrs Flynn into the classroom who told us all about her school experience.

Autumn 1, Week 4

We have had another fun and fantastic week in Year 2!

In English, the children have begun their Big Writes based on our vehicle text 'A River' by Marc Martin. The children have enjoyed stepping into their settings through role-play which has helped them to bring their writing to life! In Maths, we have been looking at place value charts which have helped us to answer worded questions. We have now concluded our Science unit based on Materials, the children showed great enthusiasm throughout. Next week, we will begin our new History topic based on 'how schools were different in the past'. In RE, the children listened to and explored Old Testament stories, including Jonah and the Whale and Daniel and the Lions. They did a fantastic job at retelling the stories.

Autumn 1, Week 3

We have had another wonderful, busy week in Year 2. The children have been continuing to look at A River in English and have been exploring character and setting descriptions using expanded noun phrases. Their creativity has really shown through that this week. In Maths, we have been counting in tens looking at how to represent tens and spell ten. The children have been learning about Charles Macintosh and his famous inventions as well as testing materials to see if they are waterproof or not in Science. In RE, they have loved studying the stories of Abraham and Isaac and David and Goliath. They particularly loved doing the role-play for David and Goliath!