Welcome to Year 2

Terms 3 and 4

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year. Thank you for all the kind wishes, cards and gifts that myself, Mrs Gadd and Ms Dean received at the end of last term. I hope that you have all had a fantastic Christmas break. We are very excited about our learning this term. Please have a look over our class curriculum for the coming term. If you have any questions, please come to the classroom at the end of the school day.

A few things I would like to highlight;

Please ensure only essential equipment is brought into school, such as packed lunch, full water bottle, reading record, reading book and homework.

PE this term will be on a Friday. Children are to come into school wearing their PE kit on this day. We would appreciate that earrings are removed for PE days.

Homework will usually be given out on a Friday and expected in the following Friday. Details of homework will be explained to the children each week.

Each week children will receive a set of spellings to learn and a piece of written work or some maths calculations.

Please ensure children have their reading book and reading record in school on their designated reading day. Children are also encouraged to read daily at home, reading aloud to an adult who can discuss the text with them. Reading is to be recorded in their reading record please.

Mr Todd

Friday 14th November 2025

Year 2 Class Assembly

Thank you to all parents who were able to attend our first class assembly of the year. 

We were able to demonstrate our learning to date, including: our Geography and DT topics (The Same but Different) - where we discussed similarities and differences between India and England, our RE learning of the stories of Moses, Daniel and the Lion and Abraham and Sarah and our Science learning - Living things and their habitats. We also showed our work on the theme of anti-bullying.

We hope you enjoyed our celebration and we are thankful for the continued support you give us.

Terms 1 and 2

Year 2 remembers.... 2025

Thursday 16^th October 2025

Mango Lassi

Today, Year 2 made and tried a Mango Lassi from India following this recipe and method.

Thursday 9^th October 2025

RE Celebration

During our class RE Celebration, we showed our parents some of our learning so far.

The theme for the term was ‘The Chosen People’.

We demonstrated bible stories about Abraham and Sarah, Moses and finally Daniel and the lions.

Thank you to all those parents, family members and friends who were able to attend.

Wednesday 8th October 2025

Today, Year 2 made and tried a strawberry smoothie following this recipe and method.

Ingredients: 

• 300ml Greek yogurt
• 100g strawberries
• 1 tbs honey
• splash of milk

Method: 

Wash and hull the strawberries. Pop them into a blender or food processor with the yogurt, honey and a splash of milk.

Whizz the ingredients together, adding a little more milk to loosen if necessary.

It was delicious!

Exploring the River Stour

Tuesday 30th October 2025

Year 2 took a trip to the River Stour in Canterbury as part of our Geography learning. It was amazing to see the river as it meanders through Canterbury as we were able to link our learning in class to real life experiences.

Welcome to Year 2!

I hope that you have had a lovely and relaxing summer as we welcome in another exciting school year. I am really looking forward to working with your children as the Year 2 team this academic year. I will be doing everything I can to foster as much independence in the children as possible, so with that in mind, please do send messages in with the children as I may be unable to see you or speak to you first thing.

I am available, once I have dismissed all the class, every afternoon should you need me. I are looking forward to a fabulous time with your lovely children.

A few things I would like to highlight;

PE for terms 1 and 2 will be on a Friday. Children are to come into school wearing their PE kit on this day. I would appreciate that earrings are removed for PE days.

Homework will usually be given out on a Friday and expected in the following Friday. Details of homework will be explained to the children each week.

Please ensure children have their reading book and reading record in school daily. Children are also encouraged to read daily at home, reading aloud to an adult who can discuss the text with them. Reading is to be recorded in their reading record please.

Mr Todd and Mrs Gadd

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