Who is in the Year 2 classroom?

In Year 2 Miss Waddell is our Teacher and Mrs Wheatley is our Teaching Assistant.

What does my child need to bring to school?

Every day children will require a water bottle, a waterproof coat and an Orchard Primary School book bag. Within your book bag you will need your reading diary and weekly phonics books.

At the start of each half-term, we also recommend that you bring your PE kit in an appropriate bag, and leave it in school for the duration of the half-term. Within your PE kit you will need an Orchard Primary PE top, appropriate bottoms (shorts and jogging bottoms to choose dependent on the weather), PE pumps / trainers and an additional pair of socks.

Our PE sessions in the Autumn Term will be on Monday afternoons and Commando Jo sessions will be on Wednesday afternoons; children will require their own PE kits to participate.

What homework will be set in Year 2?

It is an expectation that the children read every school night (at least 5 times a week), practice their spellings ready for Monday's test and timetables for Thursday's quiz. In Year 2, we will also be setting four 10-minute challenges each week. These challenges will be sent home on a Friday and will focus on the core areas of the curriculum (reading, writing and maths) as well as a Topic-related challenge that will be the focus of our Friday "show and tell".

What do I do if I have a question?

Please see myself or Mrs Wheatley at collection if you have a question or query that is easily resolved. If you have an issue or question requiring a more detailed response, it may be best to arrange a meeting by contacting the school office.