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

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Welcome to our class page!

The team is:

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

Important information

On PE days (Mondays and Wednesdays), please can the pupils come to school in PE kit, including trainers and Hollinhey jumpers. 

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 of learning. We’ll be exploring key moments in history, learning how to take care of ourselves and even designing delicious, healthy food!

History – Nurturing Nurses

In our History lessons, we’ll be learning about two significant people from the past: Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. We will explore their roles during the Crimean War, comparing their contributions and finding out why they were treated differently. We’ll also investigate how hospitals in the past were very different from today and learn about Florence Nightingale’s important work in improving them.

Science – Animals, Including Humans

In Science, we’ll discover how animals, including humans, grow and change as they become adults. We’ll also learn about the basic needs of all living things, such as water, food and air to survive. Our lessons will focus on how exercise, eating a balanced diet and practising good hygiene help us to stay healthy and thrive.

DT – Sandwiches

In Design Technology, we will be putting our knowledge of healthy eating into practice by designing and creating our own healthy sandwiches. We’ll evaluate our creations and think about how we can improve them next time.

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