Dear Parents and Carers,

We have had another busy and exciting week of learning in Year 2.

Inquiry:
In Inquiry, the children have been tasting a wide range of different foods, linking to our central idea and our lines of inquiry around needs and wants. We explored foods that the children were already familiar with, as well as some that were completely new to them. We were incredibly impressed by how open-minded the children were during this lesson. They showed great courage as risk-takers, trying foods even when they were not quite sure what they were! It was lovely to see the children discussing their likes and dislikes and reflecting on the importance of being open to new experiences.

Maths:
In Maths, we have wrapped up our unit on money by focusing on making change. In 2H, the children returned to Miss Beamish’s shop, which was restocked with a range of exciting new items. This time, the children working as shopkeepers had the responsibility of calculating and giving the correct change to their customers. The children thoroughly enjoyed applying their skills in this real-life context and demonstrated a strong understanding of money.

GPaS:
In our GPaS lessons, we have been recapping our learning about verbs. We focused on past tense verbs and learnt that some verbs are regular, where we simply add the ‘-ed’ suffix, and some are irregular. We discussed how irregular verbs can change slightly, completely, or sometimes not at all. The children worked hard to identify and use these verbs correctly in their learning.

Uniform Reminder:
A huge thank you for the positive push on uniform this week. It has been great to see the improvements. We are, however, still noticing a number of children not wearing ties. Please ensure that children are wearing their ties at all times, with the exception of PE days. Thank you for your continued support with this.

Reminder of Toys:
We have seen an increase in the number of children bringing in toys from home. Please can you remind your children that they do not need to be bringing toys into school.

NSPCC Number Day – Next Friday:
Next Friday is NSPCC Number Day. We will be taking part in lots of fun, maths-based activities throughout the day. Please send your child into school in non-uniform and ensure that they incorporate a number into their clothing. This could be a sports top, a top with a date on it, or even something entirely homemade.

Miss Beamish's Final Week
We are sad to say that next week will be Miss Beamish's final week at LAPW. She will be returning to her class in Leigh Academy Marden to complete her training. We know that the children in 2H are really going to miss her being in class. We want to take an opportunity to thank Miss Beamish for all of her hard work whilst she has been with us. She has been a fantastic addition to the year 2 team and we feel very lucky to have had her working with us for this past module.

Homework Reminder:
Final Deadline for Module 3 Homework is Thursday 5th February 2026.

Thank you for your continued support and have a lovely weekend!

The Year 2 Team.