Year 2 - St Teresa
Staff
Class Teacher: Mrs Swami
HLTA: Mrs Glover
Wider Year 2 Team: Mrs Gavin, Miss Brock, Mrs Ambridge
Curriculum Information
Year 2 Curriculum Information Evening 2025
Class Updates
School Trip to British Schools Museum!
On Wednesday 1st October the Year 2 children had a wonderful day at the British Schools Museum in Hitchin! As part of the children's Topic learning we have been thinking about what schools were like in the past and comparing them to our school now! The children got to experience life in a real Victorian classroom where they got dressed up in traditional Victorian clothes and even had reading, writing and arithmetic lessons! The children loved using a real quill and ink pen just as they would have 100 years ago!
We then had some time exploring the rest of the school, seeing the playground which was very small and we ended our day with a tour of a traditional headmasters home. The children could not believe where they had to go to the toilet!!
We had a fantastic day exploring life as a Victorian and its safe to say that all of our children definitely prefer school life now to 100 years ago!
Weekly Learning - 29/09/25
Maths: In Maths this week we have been exploring the relation between number facts. We first recapped our learning on number bonds to 10 and then expanded this knowledge with number bonds to 100. We have enjoyed using many different manipulatives such as base ten and Numicon. The children are now exploring writing these ideas as simple number sentences.
English: In English this week we have been explore our story of "The Bog Baby". The children really enjoyed listening to this story and predicting what might happen at the end. The children have now planned their own story using a character of their choice! We are really looking forward to writing these over the next couple of days!
RE: In RE this week we have been consolidating our learning about the Bible story of "Noah's Ark". The children have been able to read the scripture and find the important symbols from this story. We created our very own "Noah's Ark Symbol Book" to help us remember why this story is so important. We are now thinking about the special time of Baptism and the children really enjoyed sharing their own Baptism photos with their peers!
Art: In Art this week we have been exploring the use of texture. We have been using lots of different materials to create texture in our sketchbooks. The children really enjoyed using the many materials on offer especially the charcoal and wax crayons!
Homework
Weekly Expectations:
All children from Reception to Year 2 will be asked to read at home at least 4x a week and for this to be recorded by parents, in their reading records.
Class teachers from reception to Year 2 will send home a list of high frequency words which should be read through and practised at least once a week.
Access to Numbots (Reception to Year 2) and Times Table Rockstars (Year 1 and Year 2) will be provided by the school so that these apps can be used to practise key maths skills at home. This should be completed for no more than 10 mins a day and at least 3 x a week. This week, a letter will be issued to each child which will contain their log in details. A small slip containing username and password will be glued into their reading book. Class teachers may also send home harder to read and spell words, or phonics resources to help support your child.
Half Termly Expectations:
Every half term, class teachers will create and send home a menu of activities to be completed over the course of the half term. These will be a range of tasks and will include 2x maths, 2x English, 2x RE, 1x History or geography, 1x science, 1 x Art or DT, 1x music or computing.
These menus will be glued into a homework book and we will invite you to complete as many as you can. You can then tick off those that you have completed and either record in the homework book what you have done. If you have taken a photograph or would prefer to share something electronically, this can be sent through to class teachers via Google Classroom. Each class will then allocate an afternoon where children can bring in and share some of the tasks that they have completed at home.
Key Information
A love of reading!
Learning to read is perhaps one of the greatest gifts we can ever give a child. Many adults remember those special books that we loved to read as children; those books that made us laugh, smile and the adventure they took us on.
At St Rose’s, we want to give every child this same passion for reading. We have worked with the School Book List to resource every classroom book corner at school with a fresh range of appropriate and exciting texts.
Please follow the link below to see the books that are in your child’s book corner. You may wish to purchase one or two of these fabulous texts to enjoy with your child at home.
Year 2 link:
Reading Books
Guided Reading will be changed throughout the week and individual choice books will be changed every Friday.
Homework
Please ensure you are reading every evening with your child.
P.E & Whispering Woods Days
Our P.E. days are Monday and Wednesday. P.E. kits should be kept in school at all times. We will send them home over the school holidays. Remember if your child has a club after school you will need to return their PE kit. All long hair needs to be tied back.
Our Whispering Woods day is Friday. Please make sure they have the appropriate named kit in school.
Morning Routine
When children arrive in the morning they are expected to say goodbye to their parents on the playground. The children then come into class and change out of their coats and outdoor shoes, putting away their book bags, water bottles and lunch boxes. Once their belongings are away the children go to their places where they complete their early morning work. At 8:40 the classroom door is closed and registration is taken, finishing with morning prayer. Any child arriving after 8:40 must enter school through the Main Reception Area where a late slip must be completed.
Class Saint
Our class Saint is Saint Teresa of Avila.
She was born in Ávila, Spain, in 1515. Even as a child, she was very religious and loved reading about saints.
On Wednesday 15th October 2025, we will be celebrating St Teresa's Feast Day.