Year 2 2025 - 2026
Mrs Mottershead
Year 2 Teacher
To contact me directly, please could you email year2@hollinhey.cheshire.sch.uk .
We are here to keep everyone in our school community safe. If you have a safety worry, Mrs Massey is here to help. Email head@hollinhey.cheshire.sch.uk
Welcome to our class page!
A very warm welcome to you all as we continue our adventure in learning together through Year 2!
Our first topic is Once Upon a Time. This is a Science based topic where we learn all about the properties of materials. See the documents below for more information.
Important information
On PE days (Monday and Friday), please can the pupils come to school in PE kit, including trainers and Hollinhey jumpers. We do try to get outside in all weathers so please bear this in mind when t starts getting colder!
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. 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.
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