Year 2

Apple Class

Our teacher is Mrs Khalid

Our teaching assistants are Mrs Mahmood and Mrs Young

Here’s what we’ll be covering this term in Year 2:

English

In English this term, the children will learn about and write their own adventure stories, interviews, diary entries and non-chronological reports.

Maths

In maths, the children will be learning about multiplication and division, fractions and shape. We are also going to be encouraging the children to deepen their knowledge of number bonds. You can support them with this at home by practising number facts on the Numbots website!

Topics that we will be covering across the half-term

In the foundation subjects we will be learning about:

Computing – Coding

Geography – Woodlands and jungles

Art – Landscapes

RE – Science and technology (understanding the unseen)

PSHE – Healthy me

PE

We have PE every Monday and Thursday.

Basketball and outdoor/adventurous activities

Children will need trainers for all PE lessons. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing; this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms with elasticated legs, plain black or red shorts and a plain white or red t-shirt.

No jewellery is to be worn on PE days.

Please ensure your child brings their book bag each day with their reading book and library book inside. Your child should also bring their school water bottle and coat to school with them every day.

Dates for your diary

Please look at Dojo every day for all the exciting activities and events that are being planned for your children and for important messages.

Friday 6th March 2026 - Whipsnade Zoo

Homework options

The table below shows a list of topics that we will be covering in Year 2 this half-term and the dates that we will be doing each topic.

Each week, you can choose one objective to complete with your child at home.

Topic	Learning log options to be done at home
Coding – computing topic (1 week) Week beginning 23^rd February	Create a poster to show what you have learnt about coding. Or Write what you have learnt about coding.
Woodlands and jungles – geography (2 weeks) Week beginning 2^nd March – 9^th March	Draw and label what you have learnt about woodlands and jungles. Or Create a fact file about woodlands and jungles.
Landscapes – art topic (2 weeks) 16^th March – 23^rd March	Paint an urban or rural landscape and label it. Or Write what you have learnt about landscapes.

Topic

Learning log options to be done at home

Coding – computing topic (1 week)

Week beginning 23^rd February

Create a poster to show what you have learnt about coding.

Write what you have learnt about coding.

Woodlands and jungles – geography (2 weeks)

Week beginning 2^nd March – 9^th March

Draw and label what you have learnt about woodlands and jungles.

Create a fact file about woodlands and jungles.

Landscapes – art topic (2 weeks)

16^th March – 23^rd March

Paint an urban or rural landscape and label it.

Write what you have learnt about landscapes.

To share what your child has done at home, you can send us a message/photo on Class Dojo or upload a photo onto your child’s Class Dojo profile. Your child does not need to bring any of the work with them to school.

Please also encourage your child to read regularly at home, practice their number bonds using the Numbots website and practice their spelling.

Below is a list of the spellings we will be focusing on this half-term.

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
fast last past plant people	father path bath	class grass pass	Recap all words	Recap all words

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

fast
last
past
plant
people

father
path
bath

class
grass
pass

Recap all words

Here are some examples of how your child can practice their spelling words:

Below is a list of the spelling rules we will be focusing on this half term

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