Year 2
Welcome to Year 2!
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What Your Year 2 children will need each day
| Item | Day /s | Details |
| PE kit | needed everyday | Include shorts, t-shirt, sweatshirt, pumps or trainers, joggers in a named bag (not a carrier bag) |
| Dinner money | Monday | All children in Year 2 can have a free school dinner or they can bring in their own healthy packed lunch. |
| Book bags | everyday | only books to be carried in them |
| After school club | everyday apart from the last day before a holiday | To be booked in advance, phone school for details |
| Reading | everyday | Please read to and encourage your child to read a little each day. |
| Drop in sessions | Monday | 9.10-9.25am Please make an appointment with the office to check staff are available. |
| Swimming Kit | Wednesday | Your child will be informed when they need their swim kit. They need a bag for their kit, a towel, long hair tied back, no jewellery. Girls need a one piece costume. Boys need short trunks. |
Ways to support your child and their class
Letter combinations and sight words,
Time- telling the time, days, months, seasons.
Spelling practise each week
Grammar – using punctuation
Use sumdog.com to play maths games
Research on topics
Reading with them and sharing stories, discussing stories and ask questions about books read. 10-15 mins a day
Quick fire mental maths questions on number bonds
Times tables – 2, 5 and 10 then 3 others, children recalling them quickly
Problem solving in maths, take them to the library, take them swimming
Enhance their knowledge and experience by taking them to places of interest like museums, country parks etc.
Take them shopping so they can use money, telling the time