Year 2 Learning Lab
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School - Curriculum Information for our Families
Welcome to Year 2
Hello from the teaching team
St Joan of Arc Class
Miss Norman - class teacher
Mrs Burges - teaching assistant
St Thomas More Class
Miss Moore - class teacher
Mrs Cox - teaching assistant
A day in the life of Year Two...
A typical day for us...
The children's day starts with some early morning work at 8.40 a.m. This may be a short handwriting or reading activity for example.
They take part in collective worship and prayers daily.
Every morning the children have Numeracy, Literacy and phonics lessons before lunch.
Our foundation subjects are usually taught in the afternoon.
The children have an afternoon play at 2 p.m. and we usually finish the day with a story or 'Talk About Time'.
Homework
Year 2 Homework
Homework
Homework is given out on Thursdays to be handed in on the following Wednesday. This will support learning in class and could be linked to either Literacy, Numeracy, R.E or Science.
Reading
We encourage children to read at least 5 times a week for 10 minutes. We change reading books every Wednesday if a comment has been made in the reading record book.
The children are given two books every Wednesday and also have an online book assigned every Friday via the Oxford Owl website.
Spellings
Spellings
The children are sent home a copy of their weekly spellings at the beginning of each half-term.
They will be tested on their weekly spellings every Tuesday morning and their results will be recorded in their reading record every Wednesday.
Alongside their weekly spellings, the children are expected to know how to spell words from the list of Year 2 common exception words and be able to apply them to their everyday writing.
More guidance on Y2 spellings can be found here including top tips, videos and resources.
Year Two Reading Lists
Y2 Recommended reads
How many have you read?
'Books for Topics' has compiled a selection of storytime picture books, chapter books, funny stories, illustrated poetry collections, non-fiction texts and more.
Events in Year Two
Nativity Performance
Living eggs - chicks hatch!
Earth Week (Y2 mission week)
History theme day - Space day
Science school trip - Ecology Centre
Watch this space for updates throughout the year and check our school calendar regularly.