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Please can children all have a named water bottle in school EVERY day. Thank you.

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In PSHE, the children will be learning about the important roles different people play in their lives, including family members, friends, teachers and people in the wider community. They will explore how these relationships help and support us and why it is important to value and respect others. In Science, the children will investigate the effect gravity has on everyday objects by observing and exploring how things move and fall. They will begin to understand how gravity keeps us on the ground and affects the world around us. In RE, the children will develop an understanding of what it means to belong and will talk about the feelings and experiences that a sense of belonging can bring, considering how people feel connected to groups, communities and faiths. In Geography, the children will learn to identify and locate the world’s continents and oceans, developing their knowledge of the globe and beginning to understand where different places are in relation to one another.

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Despite a few rain showers we had a brilliant trip to Warwick Castle. The children were amazing and asked so many great questions. Hopefully they came home with lots of stories and facts about their exciting school trip! Thank you to all the adult helpers who supported the day as well.

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w/c 18.5.26

Our spelling focus this week is:

When do we add 'es' to make a plural?

When the root word ends in /s/, /x/, /z/, /sh/ or /ch/ we add es to the word. e.g. crosses, foxes, churches.

Why do we double the consonant for some words ending in 'ing'?

We double the final letter to protect a short vowel sound e.g. pat = patting or drop = dropping. These words have a short vowel in.

When the vowel is long we don't double it e.g. speak = speaking or shout = shouting.

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Sorry for the late notice, but please could the children go exploring and collect any natural materials they can find, such as leaves, twigs, feathers, interestingly shaped stones or fallen petals, to use in our art lesson on Friday.

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We will be creating our own reflection sculptures inspired by the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy, using construction materials to explore shape. We will also be observing and describing how our bulbs and seeds have changed as they grow, noticing differences in size, colour and the development of roots and shoots over time. To finish our castles topic, we will be visiting Warwick Castle where we will explore the castle and learn more about its history and features. After the trip, we will use what we have learned to create our own informative and colourful posters about castles.

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In English we have been learning what a Thesaurus is to find synonym's of words to make more interesting word choices when writing. We used this online kids thesaurus to help. Children may like to look for other words themselves.

https://kidthesaurus.com/

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Spelling w/c 11.5.26

This week we are learning more about why some words are spelt like they are.

Why do some words end in 'k' or 'ck'?

- We use 'ck; at the end of a word after a short vowel sound e.g. truck, brick, shock.

- We don't use a 'ck' if there is a consonant before the 'c' sound e.g. tusk, milk.

- Multisyllabic words ending in /i/ and /c/ (ic) are usually spelled with the letter c e.g. electric, magic.

Why do some words end in 'ch' or 'tch'?

- We use 'ch' if there is a digraph before the /ch/ sound e.g. beach, march.

- We use 'tch' at the end of a word after a short vowel sound e.g. scratch, hutch.

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In computing we have enjoyed looking at this website to create music. The children may like to have a go at using this at home too.

https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments

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Our next topic will be looking at time - including o'clock, half past, quarter past/to and time to 5 minutes. We will also be looking at time problems and understanding how many hours are in a day.

We would appreciate if parents could help tell the analogue time at home. This will really support children's learning in school.

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Thank you to everyone who supported the Maths IMPACT workshops - Involving More Parents and Children Together. These are designed to show parents some of our teaching methods so that parents can support their children better at home. The homework focus will be Maths for the next 4 weeks alongside the expected reading and Mathletics.

Attached is today's presentation in case you need a reminder or were unable to attend.

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Spelling w/c 4/5/26

More spelling rules to help us be better spellers!

Why do I double letters at the end of words?

The double letters f f, l l, ss, zz protect the short vowel sound in one-syllable words. e.g. fizz / hill / off / hiss

Why do I double letters in some longer words ending in -er?

Double the final letter to protect the short vowel sound when you add -er. e.g. ladder / supper / bigger

We don’t double letters after a long vowel sound. e.g. toaster / heater

We don’t double letters after a digraph. e.g. shower / singer

We don’t double letters if there are two consonants after a short vowel sounds e.g. printer / helper

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Our new book is The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward. We will be exploring this wonderful imaginary story.

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This week, we will be learning how to look after money in PSHE. In science, we will begin an experiment to investigate the conditions plants need to grow. In art, we will complete our Andy Goldsworthy–inspired paintings. In RE, we will continue exploring the concept that Sanatanis believe there is one God expressed in many different forms.

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In preparation for our trip to Warwick Castle and our topic work in History, we will be looking at a non-fiction text to support our learning and writing about life in a medieval castle.

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We have been reviewing all the Phase 5 sounds. We are now moving on to a focus on spelling and completing the phonetic code.

Bridge to Spelling: w/c 27/4/26

Focus:

What do I need to know to think about spelling?

How do I use the Complete the Code Chart to help me to spell?

Complete the Code - sounds focus:

/r/ r / rr / wr / rh

/g/ g / gg / gu / gue / gh

/c/ c / k /ck / ch / cc / que

/m/ m / mm / mb / mn

/w/ w / wh / u

/zh/ si / su / ge

/t/ t / tt / tte

/th/ th / the

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Our Computing will focus on digital media and making music. We listened to music by Gustav Holst and thought about how the different pieces sounded - The Planets. This is in readiness for using a music-making programme in a few weeks. Here is a link to the music which the children really enjoyed listening to and comparing the planets: https://archive.org/details/Holst-ThePlanets/Jupiter.mp3

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This week the children will be creating media maps to develop their understanding of digital organisation. In science, they will explore different methods of seed dispersal, building their knowledge of how plants reproduce and spread. In PSHE, they will learn that people have different amounts of money and begin to understand the importance of fairness and financial awareness. In history, they will study medieval castles, focusing on the different roles people had within them. In art, the children will spend two weeks creating their own paintings inspired by Andy Goldsworthy.

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w/c 13/4/26

Here are the more common and less common graphemes for this weeks phonics.

Spelling focus: badge, listen, castle, instead, colour, young, charge, mother.

/ j / j / g / ge (common)

/j/ dge (unusual)

/s/ s / ss / c / ce / se (common)

/s/ st / sc (unusual)

Alternative spellings for short vowel sounds:

/u/ ou

/e/ ea

/i/ y

/o/ a

/u/ o / o-e

/oo/ u / oul

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This week, we will continue developing our skills in computing by creating pictograms to represent information clearly. In science, we will explore the different stages of plant growth, focusing on how plants grow from bulbs. In history, we will learn to identify and describe the key features of castles. In art, we will use natural materials to create pathways and walls, encouraging creativity and exploration of textures. In RE, we will think about the different qualities we have as individuals and how these can influence the way we treat others.

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w/c 20/4/26

Here are the more common and less common graphemes for this weeks phonics.

Spelling focus: please, water, friend, basic, cities, reply.

/ie / ee / igh - e.g. brownie, bodies, pie, replied

/y/ ee / igh / i - e.g. happy, ready, reply, cry, mystery, system.

/ea/ ea / e / - e.g. please, eating, steam, bread, weather, ahead.

/a/ a / ai - e.g. apple, react, shampoo, station, baby, apron.

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w/c 13.4.26 - Our English work is based around the story of Lila and the Secret of Rain. It is a story set in Kenya in Africa. It is about a village where the well is running dry and there has been no rain. Life is becoming really hard for everyone. Lila finds out the Secret of the Rain and goes on a journey to save her village.

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In computing we are looking at collecting data and creating pictograms. We started looking at this simple online programme j2e. https://www.j2e.com/jit5#pictogram

Children can access the site through the link to practice making pictograms!

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In our learning this week, we will be creating pictograms in computing to present information clearly, while in PE we will be developing our skills in athletics and cricket. In science, we will begin our topic on growing by exploring seed packets and thinking about what plants need to grow. In RE, we will think about the different parts of our personalities and what makes us unique. In PSHE, we will explore the difference between needs and wants, helping us understand what is important in our lives. In art, we will be sorting natural materials by colour and type, developing our observation and classification skills.

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Our new focus to start the Summer term will be looking at fractions - including whole, half, quarters, thirds and three-quarters. We will look at fractions of shapes, objects and number.

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PE will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays after Easter. We will be using the playground outside as much as possible. Please could children come in to school wearing black or blue leggings, joggers or PE short/skorts, plus a white or light blue t-shirt. Footwear needs to fit well and be suitable for doing exercise. School jumpers need to be worn on PE days please. Thank you.

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This week will have a predominantly DT focus, where we will be designing, making, decorating, and evaluating our moving vehicles, including adding the logos that were designed at home. We will also spend an afternoon with our EYFS buddies, working together to create Easter crafts.

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w/c 23/3/26

Here are the more common and less common graphemes for this weeks phonics.

Spelling focus: before, chance, station, usual, explosion, talk, pitch, delicious, thought, sure

/or/ or/ a / aw/ au / ore (common)

/or/ oor / al / oar / our / augh / aur (unusual)

/zh/ zi / su (common)

/ch/ ch / tch (common)

/ch/ ture (unusual)

/sh/ sh / ti (common)

/sh/ ch / ssi / ci / si (unusual)

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Please can you make sure all jumpers, cardigans and coats are named. Sometimes the children take them off outside or in the hall and if they are not named it can be quite a challenge to match the owner to the clothing!

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In ICT, they will practise collecting and presenting information by creating tally charts and pictograms. In science, they will take part in a balloon experiment to explore how and why different reactions occur, helping them develop their observation and investigation skills. In geography, they will compare places by looking at the similarities and differences between Warwick in the UK and Bo in Sierra Leone. In their R.E, they will explore how Coventry Cathedral spreads a message of peace and think about how this idea can relate to their own lives, including ways they can make peace with others.

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Spring Term: Many of the children in Year 2 have been starting to practise a cursive style of letter formation. We are now continuing to start some 2-letter joins as children develop their confidence.

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From 11.03.26 the children will start a new Maths topic looking called 'Length & Height'. They will measure in centimetres (cms) and metres (m), as well as comparing and ordering lengths and heights.

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w/c 16/3/26

Here are the more common and less common graphemes for this weeks phonics.

Spelling focus: useful, share, world, mouth, circle, true, about, where, their, through.

/oo/ /yoo/ oo / u / u-e/ ew (common)

/oo/ /yoo/ ue / ou / ui (unusual)

/air/ air / are (common)

/air/ ear / ere (unusual)

/ur/ er / ur / ir (common)

/ur/ or / ear (unusual)

/ow/ ou / ow (common)

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The children will be learning about the features and characteristics of the UK. They will also explore why and how Christians rebuilt Coventry Cathedral and what this means. In science, the children will learn how to carry out and record a simple experiment using a balloon. In PSHE, they will continue their theme of thinking about others and how their actions can affect the people around them.

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w/c 9/3/26

Over the next few weeks we will be looking at 'Completing the code' during phonics. Children will be reviewing many of the more common graphemes learnt and looking at more unusual ones too. It is helpful to check that your child recognises the different graphemes shown below.

Spelling focus: bright, show, straight, alone, please, great, family, time, people, eye, whole.

/ai/ a-e / ai / ay /a (common)

/ai/ eigh / ea / ey / aigh (unusual)

/ee/ y / ea / ee /e (common)

/ei/ ie (unusual)

/igh/ igh / i-e / i / y (common)

/igh/ ie (unusual)

/oa/ ow / o / o-e / oa (common)

/oa/ oe / ou (unusual)

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During Spring Term children have been learning about algorithms and how important it is to write the correct code. They have been programming BeeBot mice to move on a map and have created our own maps. Finally they created a sequence of actions and predicted where the mice would move on our maps before testing them.

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In ICT, they will continue creating and refining maps, building their digital mapping skills. In Geography, they will be identifying the countries and capital cities of the UK, developing their understanding of the United Kingdom and its key locations. In RE, they will be sequencing the events of the Coventry Blitz, helping them to understand the historical significance of this period and its impact. In DT, the children will be investigating axles and chassis, exploring how they work, and then applying their knowledge by making their working mechanisms.

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w/c 3/3/26

Tricky words this week: our, two, once, busy, friend, eye, because, laugh, move, improve, parents, shoe, beautiful, pretty, hour.

The lessons this week will be a review of all graphemes previously learnt.

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Our new book for Spring Term 2 will be Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers - a lovely book all about our living planet. The children will look at features of non-fiction books and write their own mini fact book.

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In RE, the children will be exploring the concept of rebuilding things that are broken or damaged, thinking about how relationships, communities, and lives can be restored through forgiveness, kindness, and hope. In Geography, they will be learning to identify and name the seven continents of the world, developing their understanding of the globe and where different places are located. In Design and Technology, the children will be investigating different types of vehicles and learning to identify and label their key parts, such as wheels, axles, chassis, and engines, helping them understand how vehicles are constructed and how they work.

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Phonics Screening Check information for parents and carers. APPLICABLE IF YOUR CHILD DID NOT PASS THE SCREENING IN YR1. IF YOU ARE UNSURE PLEASE SPEAK TO YOUR CLASS TEACHER.

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Phonics Screening Check information for parents and carers. APPLICABLE IF YOUR CHILD DID NOT PASS THE SCREENING IN YR1. IF YOU ARE UNSURE PLEASE SPEAK TO YOUR CLASS TEACHER.

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Please see the presentation above for information about the Phonics Screening Check in June and ways to help your child. You can also find useful resources on our website via this link. https://www.allsaintsemscotefederation.co.uk/page/?title=Phonics&pid=154

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w/c 23/2/26

Tricky words this week: move, improve, parents, shoe, thought, whole, who

/or/ augh/our/oar/are - daughter, board, score

Review sounds: ze / se / ce - sneeze, choice, please, noise

Suffixes ending: -ed / -ing - climbed / climbing

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To work in partnership with families, we’re sharing simple guidance on healthy lunchboxes and foods that are safer for our youngest pupils. Please open the above document to see all pages.

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In Art, we are experimenting with poster paints and watercolours, using watercolours to create self-portraits and working with clay to make 3D faces. In History, we are learning about the Great Fire of Warwick. In ICT, we are creating routes and maps. In PSHE and RE, we are exploring our feelings and thinking about how we relate to and care for others.

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Keep practising your inference skills when reading at home.

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We really enjoyed creating freeze-frames of part of the story of Vlad and the Great Fire of London (including our teachers!). Children wrote captions for the characters they were looking at.

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Our English has been linked to the Great Fire of London. Our story is called Vlad and the Great Fire of London. The book is laid out like a comic and is about a rat and a flea during the time of the Great Fire.

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In class, the children are learning about suitable materials in science by exploring the properties of different materials and their suitability for different purposes. They are using their senses to imagine what it would have been like to be in London in 1666, thinking about what they might have seen, heard, smelled and felt during the fire to deepen their understanding of this historical event. Alongside this, the children are creating a self-portrait using pencil in art, developing their observation and shading skills while carefully drawing their own facial features.

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From 2.2.26 - Our next Maths topic of the term will be multiplication and division. The children will start to look at equal groups, recognising the multiplication symbol and writing sentences. We will create arrays and learn the 2 and 10 times tables. This will follow with looking at sharing equally and on to division.

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w/c 9/2/26

Tricky words this week: busy, beautiful, pretty, hour, any, many, through

/sh/ ti - fiction, emotion

/sh/ ssi / si - mission, passion, mansion

/sh/ ci - special, magician

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w/c 2/2/26

Tricky words this week: friend, eye, because, move, improve, laugh, parents, shoe

/zh/ su si - treasure, vision, usual

/j/ dge - bridge, badger

/i/ y - gym, crystal, pyramid

/j/ ge - large, charge, manage

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w/c 26/1/26

Tricky words this week: our, their, two, once, busy, beautiful, pretty, hour

/ai/ eigh / aigh / ey /ea - eight, straight, prey, break

/n/ kn / gn - know, knock, gnaw, gnash

/m/ mb - thumb, climb

/ear/ ere / eer - cheer, here

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Thank you to all of the parents who came on the school trip with us today. The children had a brilliant day and loved exploring patterns, printing and making their own volcano's! Check out our photo section for some more pictures of the day.

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This week, the children are identifying trusted adults in PSHE and exploring material suitability based on physical properties in Science. In ICT, they are programming Bee-Bots with algorithms, while Art involves using various pencil grades to create portraits. We will also discuss why the Great Fire of London spread so rapidly and the religious significance of various Sikh symbols.

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This week we will be looking at different sources in History to help us learn about the Great Fire of London. In our PSHE session we will be thinking about how to keep our bodies safe through our Taking Care project. We will also have a great day at Compton Verney on Friday, where we will be exploring the galleries and different artists, as well as making our own artwork

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It is important when you read with your children that you are asking plenty of questions about the book. The children are improving with answering retrieval questions, where they can find the information within the text. However, many still struggle with inference questions. These are questions where the children have to read between the lines and make smart guesses based on evidence of what they have already read or what they can see. Have a practise using the picture above.

Questions

What is happening here?

How can you tell the men are putting in a lot of effort?

Why do you think the man at the back only has 1 hand on the rope?

How can you tell that these men belong to a club or a group?

Where might this event be happening and why do you think that?

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Yesterday the children had a visit from Claire from the Myton Hospices who challenged the children to raise some funds to support their valuable work.

Your child will bring home an envelope with information, should they wish to participate.

For further information please contact Claire McDowell, Community Fundraiser and Front of House Lead, Telephone 024 76841908

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As you will be aware, Miss Rushall has been working really hard in creating our new library. We are thrilled to be welcoming author Sam Usher on Monday to formally open the library and work with the children in class. It is very exciting for the children to meet a real author and hopefully it will inspire them to create stories of their own.

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As we continue with our story of Katie and Jack's adventure in London, please could you take time to talk about or research some of the most famous landmarks. These might include places such as St Paul's Cathedral, The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, The London Eye, The Houses of Parliament and The Globe Theatre. This will aid the children with some of their written work in the next couple of weeks.

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w/c 19/1/26

Tricky words this week: friend, once, our, because, laugh

/f/ ph - phone, elephant, alphabet

/w/ wh - white, whistle, wheel

/ee/ ie - shield, field, brownie

/j/ g - giant, gem, gentle

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w/c 12/1/26

Tricky words this week: two, eye, thought, through, friend

/igh/ i - wild, spider, child

/ai/ a - paper, later, baking

/oa/ ow - snow, follow, window

/yoo/ u - music, unicorn, human

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w/c 5/1/26

Tricky words this week: any, many, who, whole, two

/e/ ea - feather, head, spread

/ur/ ir - bird, shirt, third

/ow/ ou - cloud, sound, found

/oi/ oy - joy, enjoy, annoy

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This week we will be learning how to give instructions to Beebots in ICT, helping us understand how to program and give clear directions. In science, we are going to explore how different materials can be changed by squashing, bending, and stretching them. We will continue to learn about the festival of Vaisakhi in RE. In history, we are going to act out the story of the Great Fire of London to help us understand what happened, and in art, we will be creating our own self-portraits using the collage technique.

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12.1.26 During weeks 2 - 4 we will start to look at money and learning about the value of all coins, adding them together to a total of £1. It would be great for the children to practise getting used to using money in a real life situation maybe spending some pocket money for a treat or helping to pay for shopping with coins.

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After writing our Christmas News Recount the children will be focusing on the text Katie in London.

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Please continue to read with your child at least 4 times a week and fill in their bookmarks. Mathletics is also set weekly along with homework on Thursday.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Please come and talk to us if you have any concerns.

The Year 2 Team

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Science will involve learning to identify and sort things into living, never lived, and not living categories, helping us understand the differences between them. In History, we are beginning to learn about where and when the Great Fire of London started, exploring the events that led to it. In RE, we are describing different celebrations and festivals and explaining why they are special to the people who celebrate them. We are looking at famous portraits in our art lesson and thinking about words we would use to describe the paintings.

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On Friday 23rd January we will be taking the children on a trip to introduce them to the world of artists and makers at Compton Verney. The children will take part in two workshops that will involve lots of open-ended resources for making and chances to talk, developing ideas and opinions.

Look out for the letter in the New Year with more details!

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We have been reading the beautiful story of the Nutcracker, watching parts of the ballet and listening to the music. Our writing has focused on re-telling the story in our own words and pictures.

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w/c 15/12/25

Tricky words this week: today, their, people, your, any

Our sounds focus are:

/oo/ /yoo/ ue - blue, argue, value

/oo/ /yoo/ ew - new, chew, threw

/oo/ /yoo/ u_e - cube, use, rule

/or/ aw - claw, saw, yawn

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w/c 8/12/25

Tricky words this week: were, one, says, here, today

Our sounds focus are:

/igh/ ie - cried, fried, tried

/igh/ i_e - time, like, inside

/oa/ o - go, both, over

/oa/ o_e - home, explode, stone

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15.12.2025

We have been super lucky to have had a live Zoom call with the author and illustrator Sam Usher today! He read one of his books and showed us how to draw a pirate! We are hoping to meet him in person in January! How exciting.

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This week in history, we’ll be looking at what life was like in the 1490s, when Christopher Columbus was alive, and comparing it to the 1960s, when Neil Armstrong went to the Moon. The children will also learn about modern explorers and think about where they would like to explore if they had the chance. In RE, the children will be thinking about different ways they can help people around the world.

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w/c 8.12.25 We will be starting to look at shape, at first recognising 2D and 3D shapes, then counting sides and vertices and finding lines of symmetry on 2D shapes.

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Monday 15th December - 2.45pm

Come and have a look at the work that your child has been doing in Year 2. The children really do enjoy sharing the hard work that they have been doing since September!

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w/c 1/12/25

Tricky words this week: eye, sure, pure, said, were, they

Our sounds focus are:

/ai/ ay - play, spray, crayone

/ai/ a_e - made, game, amaze

/ee/ ea - bead, read, treat

/ee/ e - fever, being, secret, she

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We are making our own Christmas cards and, in art, using Yayoi Kusama’s pumpkins as inspiration to draw and paint our own designs. In history, we’re thinking about space exploration and technology, and in RE we’re going to be discussing how we can help the world by showing love.

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w/c 24/11/25

Tricky words this week: laugh, because, eye, our, once, thought

Our sounds focus are:

/c/ ch - school, chemist, chef

/z/ ze - freeze, bronze

Recap and review of all graphemes learnt so far.

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We have sent home words for some children to practice for the carol concert. Please could you help your child to practice speaking out loud - they can have the words with them on the night if they need it, but they must be confident speaking them out loud please!

The Year 2 carol concert takes place on Tuesday 16th December at 4pm in the church.

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In Science, the children will learn about and sort images of things that are living, non-living and have never lived. In RE, they will explore the gifts Christians believe Jesus brought to the world. They will learn about Neil Armstrong and the first landing on the moon in their History lesson, and in Art they will use clay to create their own 3-D pumpkins.

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Sycamore class is really enjoying hearing about the children's favourite books from home through sharing our weekly Reading for Pleasure book.

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w/c 17/11/25

Tricky words this week: many, any, friend, through, two, your

Our sounds focus are:

/ur/ ear (e.g. learn, search, earth)

/r/ wr (e.g. wrong, wrapping, wrist)

/s/ st sc (e.g. listen, castle, muscle)

schwa /say - uh/ at the end of words (e.g. actor, sailor, colour)

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We are learning about how to take photographs using a camera, tablet or other digital device. Children have found out about taking landscape or portrait photos. They could have a practise at taking some photos thinking about the best way to take them!

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Next week we will be looking at a beautiful fiction text called 'The Crow's Tale' by Naomi Howarth. As we are looking at different authors, maybe you could look out for some other books by this author.

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To link in with our book and some geography work we are doing, Year 2 visited Tesco to find out where our fruits and vegetables come from. We found foods from 5 different continents.

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Yayoi Kusama inspired collage work.