To contact me directly, please could you email year2@hollinhey.cheshire.sch.uk .

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Welcome to our class page!

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A very warm welcome to you all as we continue our adventure in learning together through Year 2!

Important information

On PE days (Wednesdays and Fridays), please can the pupils come to school in PE kit, including trainers and Hollinhey jumpers. We may be outside for the Friday lessons so please wear joggers/leggings on cold days. 

Taking the time every day to read with and listen to your child, and discussing the content of the text, will have a hugely beneficial impact on your child's learning and progress. I recommend listening to them read each weekday. Reading to them is also important so they can hear how an experienced reader reads.

We read every day in school. We do whole class guided reading, small group guided reading, individual reading and reading in our English and other lessons. We will record the small group guided reading sessions and 1:1 reading in the reading records. Books will be swapped on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please send your child’s reading book and reading record to school every day.

Homework is set every Wednesday and should be completed for the following Monday. Homework includes daily reading at home on weekdays, a weekly English or Maths activity, as well as online activities on Spelling Shed and Maths Shed (or TT Rockstars when we start learning times tables). Pupils may need support to complete homework. Theme enrichment actvities will be provided each half term, so you can share in your child's learning if you would like to. 

Please send water in the childrens' bottles and a healthy snack for breaktime. A fruit or vegetable snack is provided during afternoon break.

Our learning this half term

This half term, Year 2 will embark on another exciting journey with our new themes, ‘Remembrance and Down Under’. We’ll be exploring key moments in history and looking at how parts of the world are very different to here.

History – Remembrance

In our History lessons, we’ll be reflecting on the significance of Remembrance Day, learning why we commemorate it each year on the 11th of November. We’ll explore Armistice Day in 1918, and think about the importance of war memorials in helping us remember those who lost their lives. As part of our local history studies, we’ll also discover some of the names on our local war memorial and talk about the different ways people choose to remember, such as wearing poppies, observing a two-minute silence, and listening to the Last Post.

Geography – Down Under

In Geography, we’ll be exploring and comparing two very different places: Sutton and Botany Bay in Australia. Through fieldwork and research, we’ll learn about key human and physical features in both locations, such as Botany Bay’s large estuary and busy port, and Sutton’s peaceful hills and forests. We’ll also explore the different climates and landscapes, using maps and photos to help us understand how these places look and feel.

There are lots of details in the documents below, and more details on our curriculum page here.

Maths

Find an excellent range of maths games, please see here:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

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