Welcome to the St. Matthew's Primary School's Year 2 Class Page

At St Matthew's, we use School Spider to communicate with our parents and carers, keeping you informed about important news and upcoming events. 

The staff team is:

Miss Dolan - Class Teacher

Mrs Phelan -Teaching Assistant

Miss Moloney - Teaching Assistant (PM - Monday to Wednesday)

Miss Gregory - Teaching Assistant (PM - Thursday to Friday)

Phonics - Phonics practise takes place each day in class. To support learning at home, please access the following resources to develop your child's fluency.

Reception sounds:

Year 1 Sounds:

Year 2 Sounds:

Useful Phonics games:

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds

Spellings -  A spelling test is completed every Friday, with new spellings given on Mondays. Your child will be expected to practise these at home as this is important to help them with their reading and writing. This will help remove barriers with high frequency words, and will improve fluency and confidence in learning. Please practise these spellings as much as possible as this will stand your child in good stead for reaching their learning goals this year.

Water bottles - please send a named water bottle to school with your child.

Lunch - please talk through the lunch menu with your child each evening in advance of the school day to make sure there is something that they will eat. Please proivde an alternative packed lunch if this is more suitable.

Number bonds - Numbots - to prepare the children for Year 3 and in support of the Year 2 curriculum, we complete a number bonds test every Friday to boost fluency and confidence. Please ask for a log in if required.

https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login-type?

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

A member of staff will be on the door each day, should you have any messages or queries.

PE

Year 2 will be attending PE sessions every Tuesday and Wednesday, so please send your child to school wearing the appropriate PE kit on those days (a white t-shirt/top, black shorts/trousers, a school jumper, long hair tied back, no jewellery and suitable footwear). Please remove earrings before attending school on these days as children will not be permitted to take part if they are wearing earrings due to our health and safety policy.

If your child suffers from asthma, please make sure there is an in-date inhaler in school at all times.

Reading

Please continue to support your child at home by reading with them as frequently as possible. To engage your child, feel free to make use of the interactive resources and games attached below.

Your child's reading book will be changed weekly and they will be assessed on their progress each half term to ensure they are accessing books suitable for their ability.

Children will be rewarded by choosing a book to keep when they reach thirty reads. Once they have received their reward, children have another opportunity to reach their reward again by starting at zero. 

Children: Don't forget to read at home for 10 minutes every day and ask an adult to sign your reading record in order to take part in the reading challenge. Remember that you will receive a certificate for every 25 reads completed at home! 

Adults: Research has proven that reading for 10 minutes every day with your child makes a huge difference in building confidence and fluency in reading. Practise makes perfect! 

Please read with your child at least three times a week to accelerate their development and progress aross the curriculum. Remember, reading should provide a source of pleasure and escapism. This does not only apply to traditional books but may involve exploring a range of materials including comics, picture texts and even online games. 

Should you wish to see what your child will be learning about across the year, please download the 'Year 2 Long Term Overview'.

Thank you very much for your continued support.

Yours sincerely

Miss Dolan, Mrs Phelan, Miss Moloney and Miss Gregory

                                    The Year 2 Team