🐝Welcome to Yellow Class - Year 2

Welcome to Yellow Class! In Year 2, we’re all busy bees 🐝—curious, creative, and always ready to learn. We work together to build confidence, independence, and a love of learning that lasts a lifetime.

🔥 This Half Term’s Topic: Fire! Fire! Everywhere

We’re diving into the dramatic events of the Great Fire of London. Through stories, role play, and hands-on activities, children will explore how and why the fire happened, how it spread, and how London was rebuilt.

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📅 Year 2 Topics for 2025–2026

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📌 Key Information

• 🏃‍♀️ PE Days: Wednesday and Friday
  Children must wear their PE kit and suitable footwear. Earrings should be removed or covered with plasters.

• 📖 Reading Books: Sent home daily
  Please sign your child’s Reading Log—this helps them earn certificates and build reading confidence.

• ✏️ Spelling Practice: Weekly spellings sent home
  Regular practice is essential for success in Year 2.

• 📄 Parent Info Sheet: Available below with ideas for supporting learning at home.

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📚 What We’re Learning

✍️ English

We’re reading Zog and How to Trap a Dragon. Children will retell stories using text maps, story strings, and drama. We’ll also write instructions on “How to catch a dragon” and a chronological report on the Great Fire of London.

🔢 Mathematics

We’re working on:

• Counting in 2s, 3s, 5s, and 10s
• Estimating and grouping objects
• Reading and comparing two-digit numbers
• Understanding place value and representing numbers to 100

🧠 Topic

We’re exploring the Great Fire of London—why it spread, how it was fought, and how the city was rebuilt. We’ll use maps to compare London in 1666 and today, and visit the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield to bring history to life.

🧪 Science

We’re learning about everyday materials—how they’re used, and which are best for different purposes. Children will compare materials through hands-on experiments.

🎨 Art

Creating fiery collages inspired by the Great Fire of London.

🙏 RE & 🧠 PSHE

In RE, we’re exploring the theme of Creation and asking “Who made the world?”
Our PSHE topic is Being Me in My World.

🏃 PE

Developing multi-skills with coaches from SM Sports.

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🏡 How You Can Help at Home

• Read with your child daily and sign their Reading Log
• Practise weekly spellings
• Talk about what they’ve learned in class
• Explore stories with familiar settings
• Play number games and practise ordering numbers
• Try the Fire of London Game: www.fireoflondon.org.uk
• Use the 1-Minute Maths app from White Rose Education

📌 Don’t forget to send your child with a named water bottle every day!

 

Look out for our Parent Information Sheet below!