Year 2 2020 - 2021

Welcome to summer in Year 2

We hope you are enjoying the brighter spring days, the children clearly are.

The children are all working extremely hard and should be feeling very proud of themselves, as we do.

Reading

We will continue to change books each Tuesday. Please help your child to make sure they have their books and diaries in school each day as Guided Reading sessions occur daily. If your child reads their chosen books before the following Tuesday please encourage them to re-read these for further understanding or increased fluency or alternatively select books from the local Frodsham Library to extend their reading range across different genres.

P.E

Our session is currently on a Friday - please can the children have their P.E. kits in school at all times however in case we get chance for an extra session at any time.

Homework

Phonics / English and Maths activities will continue to be sent home each Friday and it would be helpful if they could be returned as soon as possible during the following week, but by Wednesday at the latest. Please feel free to help your child with their tasks and to write any comments as appropriate to indicate how your child managed the activity.

Weekly Challenge

The children will be told what the challenge for each week is and their progress towards achieving this will be monitored during school. Challenges will be along the line of: learning number facts / times tables, learning spellings, researching facts, practising handwriting patterns, learning a new skill for example.

Residential Visit to Foxhowl - Delamere Forest

We have now been given permission to proceed with our one-night residential visit to Foxhowl Centre in Delamere. The dates are 21st to 22nd of June 2021. I can now confirm the cost this year will be £79. The children are getting really excited about this and we have begun to chat about some of the activities that we will be doing whilst there. It would be great to have all of the class with us so please come and chat if you or your child have any worries or concerns about this trip. I will send home a separate letter about this in the near future to give you more information.

Archbishop of York – Young Leader Award

The children are really looking forward to taking part in this award over the next term. Whilst working towards their certificates the children will explore skills in Leadership, Kindness, Perseverance and Teamwork. They will be encouraged to engage in acts of kindness both at home and in school and together as a class we will complete a Community Challenge. I will send home further information over the next couple of weeks as we begin to work on this more.

Thank you for all your support over the year so far and we look forward to continuing to work with you over the coming months. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please ask for a chat at the end of the school day when we will be more than willing to spend some time with you.

Miss Riddiough, Mrs Richards and Mrs Whyman