Welcome to Year 2
Welcome to Autumn 2! We hope you enjoyed a relaxing half term. What an exciting term we have in store! We can’t wait to share with you our Christmas nativity ‘Baarmy Bethlehem’ We will also be celebrating with Christmas parties and Christmas art.
Find out more about what we are learning this half term below.
Important Dates
Wednesday 4th November - Blue Planet Aquarium
Wednesday 11th November - Parents welcome to see children's books 8:45am - 9:15am
Wednesday 9th December - Christmas show for Y2 parents at 2pm
Friday 18th December - Last day of term 1:15pm finish
Autumn 1 2026
In English we will be writing a recount about our trip to the Blue Planet Aquarium. We will look at the story ‘Bog Baby’ where we will be retelling it in our own words and designing our own bog baby. We will be making sure sentences are demarcated properly and we will be continuing to improve our handwriting.
In Maths, the children will be focusing on the addition and subtraction of numbers and finding the most efficient way to do this.
In Geography we will be answering the question ‘What is it like to live in Brazil?’ We will bridge back to the names of the seven continents and five oceans and look at the physical and human features that can be seen in Brazil. The children will decide where they would prefer to live. Rio or Wilmslow!
In Science we will be looking materials. The children will be finding different materials around the school and finding the properties of these materials. We will also look at the suitability of materials for their purpose.
In Art, we will be looking at the artist David Hockney and seeing how technology can be used to create a piece of art. The children will use shapes and different tools to design a Christmas card.
In RE, pupils will learn the importance of the Christmas story to Christians and the different way it is celebrated.
In PSHE, children will learn and discuss how online content can affect people’s feelings. We will discuss safe choice about what to watch online and why we never share personal information online.
In PE, we will be continuing with the skills taught in Autumn 1 as well as learning a dance for the Christmas show.
Please make sure all children have their correct PE uniform in school. No football shirts are allowed.
We have PE on Wednesday (indoor) and Thursday (outdoor).
PE Uniform
Plain T-Shirt the colour of your child’s House (red, blue, yellow, green) - No football shirts
Plain tracksuit bottoms (light grey, dark grey, black)
Plain hoodie / sweatshirt (light grey, dark grey, black)
Shorts (light grey, dark grey, black)
Suitable trainers
Please make sure that everything is labelled clearly with their names.
Children with long hair should have it tied up please.
Uniform Reminder
Please make sure that everything is labelled clearly with their names, especially their jumper and their coat as they are the items of clothing most likely to get lost! Thank you.
Homework
We send out all homework on a Wednesday. The children will have a maths book and a comprehension book. Please make sure all their homework is returned for marking by Monday. Please note down the reading your child does at home each day in their diary. This will be checked by the class teacher. Remember that we are aiming for 4 reads a week.
If you want to complete extra homework there are activities on my maths and TTrockstars. You have been sent the login details for these.
If you would like to speak to me, please come and have a chat with me at the end of the school day or send me an email:
CShoesmith@thewilmslowacademy.co.uk
We are a Respecting Rights school.