Year 2 2025 - 2026

Miss Fletcher

Class teacher

Welcome to Year  2

welcome spring.jpegHello and welcome to our Sandbach Primary Academy Year 2 class page. 

For an update each week, please see the 'This Week in the Classroom' tab above. 

General Information to know about Year 2: 

Reading and homework 

  • Please read with your child at home as often as possible, this is a great time to bond with your child and create a love of reading. 
  • All home reading books are signed out to children under a library system and they will be expected to return their current book before they are allowed to take another. 
  • Homework - spelling and times tables activities will be set on a Friday and should be completed by the following Thursday. 

PE 

  • PE will be every Friday.
  • Children should come to school in their PE kits on these days. 

Personal items 

  • Please ensure that items of clothing are clearly named. This will ensure that if anything goes missing it can be quickly reunited with its owner. 
  • Please ensure your child has suitable footwear in school. 
  • Please do not allow children to bring toys and other items from home. They are easily lost or cause upsets. 

Drinks and snack 

  • Children need to bring their own water bottles into school which they can use throughout the day and refill when needed. Please do not allow other drinks such as juice, fizzy drinks etc. Juices, smoothies etc. are only for lunch. 
  • All children will receivefree fruit snack each day 
  • In addition to fruit, children can purchase school hot snack which is priced at 20p - 30p per day. Please clickhere for more information relating to our healthy snack policy. 
  • Children will need to bring their snack money in a purse/wallet that they will hand to one of the adults in the classroom to be kept safe in our snack money box. 

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 
Toast 20p Toast 20p Toast 20p Toast 20p Toast 20p
Milk Roll 25p Choco pan 30p Waffles 30p Crumpets 30p Pancakes 20p

 

Autumn Curriculum

Maths

During the first half term, we will be working on place value.  We will look at multiples of 10, counting and representing number 20-99, comparing and ordering 2 digit numbers and addition and subtraction within 10 and 20. 

During the second half term, we will look at adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers and multiplication: 2's 5's and 10's. 

 

English

In writing, your children will be using the book The Ways Of The Wolf  to create their own descriptions and stories.  We will look at including lots of description punctuating sentneces correctly.  

PE

PE day is Friday. PE on Fridays will be focussing on Invation Games.

Science

Our Science topics for this term is Living and Non-Living during which children will learn about grouping living and non-living things, know that movement is a way to describe something that is living and look into animals habitats and where different plants grow.

History

In History we will start to learn about factories in the 1800's and look into Ada Nield's life in the Compton's Clothing Factory in Crewe.

Geography 

In Geography, we will learn about Sandbach Town and look at the different housing and shops in Sandbach and look at the human and physical features.  We will use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate where we are and describe some of the features studied.

Music

This term in music learning what a verse, chorus and pitch is.

Computing

In Computing, we will be learning about data and information.

PSHE

In PSHE, we are looking at our duties and responsibilities, how we can make a difference to local and world-wide environmental issues.  We will also learn how to look after our money including how people keep track of money and the importance of keeping money safe.

Religion

In Religion, we are thinking about why we need to give thanks. 

Art

This term, we will focus on drawing techniques. Children will have the opportunity to use shading and different drawing techniques to create potraits.  They will develop their awareness of pressure. 

Design and Technology 

In Design and Technology, we will be looking at food and nutrition to plan and make our own dish.

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Contact us..

Crewe Road, Sandbach, CW11 4NS
01270 918922