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                              Welcome to Year 2

Year 2 is an exciting and important year, where children build on everything they have learnt and experienced in Key Stage 1 and begin preparing for their transition into Key Stage 2. We focus on helping the children grow in confidence, independence, and resilience as learners.

To support this growing independence, we kindly ask that grown‑ups say goodbye on the playground each morning and allow the children to come into school on their own. When they arrive, the children will have an activity to complete before registration. This is also a great opportunity for them to swap their choosing book.

Our Belgrave “Bee‑Mores”

We encourage three key characteristics throughout the year:

Creative  Independent  Resilient

These values help guide the children as they learn, explore, and take on new challenges.

For Your Information

Please take a moment to look at the Year 2 curriculum overview on our school website to see what your child will be learning across the year. You can also keep up to date with important messages and classroom highlights on Class Dojo - it’s the best place to get a peek into our day‑to‑day adventures!

Reading

Each week, children will bring home a Monster Phonics guided reading book along with a reading‑for‑pleasure book. These will come home on a Friday and should be returned on Monday. Reading‑for‑pleasure books can be changed at any time, and your child may need a little reminder to do this.

When listening to your child read, please focus on their understanding of the story. You might chat about the book before they begin, pause halfway to predict what could happen next, recall what has already happened, discuss characters, explore what makes a great story, or search for information together. These conversations make a huge difference to their comprehension skills.

Handwriting

In Year 2, children use a cursive handwriting approach that leads smoothly into joined writing. Supporting this at home is very helpful. A copy of our letter formation guide will be sent home at the start of term as a reminder.

P.E.

Our P.E. sessions take place on Monday afternoons.

Please ensure all coats, clothing, PE kits, and pumps are clearly labelled. As we may be outside for some sessions, it’s a good idea to include a dark pair of jogging bottoms or leggings for colder days.

We look forward to an exciting year ahead.

Thank you for your support,

Mrs Chambers and Mrs Chaplin