w/c 5th October 2026
This week in literacy, we continued reading The Barnabus Project and focused on answering summarise questions. These can be quite tricky, but we are working hard to use the key question words to help us build clear and complete answer sentences. We are beginning to pick out the most important information from what we have read. In Grammar lessons, we have continued working towards mastering perfect simple sentences, and we are becoming increasingly confident in identifying what every good sentence needs. We have also spent lots of time practising our handwriting and spelling. We have been using sound buttons and sound bars to help us segment and read words accurately, and we are growing in confidence with our spelling.
In Maths, we used number lines and hundred squares to help us skip count in 2s, 5s and 10s. We explored number patterns and practised spotting what happens when numbers increase in regular steps. We also worked on reasoning and problem-solving questions, explaining how we know an answer rather than simply saying, "I just know it!" Developing mathematical reasoning is an important skill, and we are becoming much more confident at explaining our thinking.
In Science, we began learning about malleable materials. We explored a range of different materials, identified their properties and discussed what it means for a material to be malleable. We then classified materials according to their characteristics and shared our observations.
We also started our new topic, My Island and Me. To begin, we thought about our own personal histories by sequencing key events from our lives and writing our dates of birth. Some of the children were very surprised to discover that some adults were born in years beginning with 19! We then explored satellite images of our beautiful island and began developing our geographical knowledge by locating and labelling some of the key towns on a map of the Isle of Man.
w/c 28th September 2026
This week, we continued reading The Barnabus Project and reached the exciting part where Barnabus finally breaks free from his bell jar. We are all wondering... what will happen next?! We enjoyed discussing our ideas and worked on our prediction skills, using clues from the story to make sensible guesses about what might happen in the future. We also learned about subjects and verbs, helping us to understand the different jobs that words do in a sentence. Alongside this, we continued practising writing perfect sentences, making sure they have a capital letter, a full stop and a complete idea that makes sense. In phonics and spelling, we started learning about split digraphs and had plenty of opportunities to practise reading and spelling words containing these tricky patterns.
In Maths, we spent time exploring number lines. We worked hard to identify the starting and ending numbers and to understand the value of the jumps between each mark. This helped to develop our confidence in counting and reasoning about numbers. Later in the week, we learned how to use the equals symbol (=) correctly and introduced the inequality symbols (< and >) to compare numbers and groups of objects.
This week, we completed our RE topic on Judaism. We finished by learning about some of the special symbols associated with Hanukkah and why they are important to Jewish people. We have shown great respect and interest throughout the topic and have asked some thoughtful questions along the way.
On Thursday afternoon, we enjoyed our regular appointments session. This gave us the opportunity to look back at our work from the week, identify any mistakes and receive individual support from an adult where needed. These one-to-one conversations help us to reflect on our learning, celebrate our successes and take the next steps in our progress.
w/c 21st September 2026
This week in Literacy, we focused on mastering the skills needed to write perfect sentences. We practised using capital letters correctly, writing sentences that make sense and checking that they ended with the correct punctuation. We also answered VIPERS questions about our class text, The Barnabus Project, helping us to develop our comprehension skills and think more deeply about what we read. Alongside this, we completed our weekly spelling test and spent time practising our handwriting. We have been encouraging careful letter formation, correct sizing and pride in presentation.
In Maths, we continued our Place Value learning. We learned how to partition numbers into tens and ones and then moved on to doing this more flexibly. We practised writing numbers to 100 in numerals and words, as well as representing them in expanded form. We also explored tens on a number line, helping us to develop a stronger understanding of how numbers are organised and related to one another.
In RE, we began learning about Judaism. We discovered where and when the faith began and explored some of the important stories that are significant to Jewish people. We also learned about special places of worship and some of the artefacts that might be found there. As part of our discussions, we thought carefully about the importance of showing respect when learning about different religions and beliefs. We shared thoughtful ideas about how we can listen to others, ask questions respectfully and appreciate different viewpoints.
w/c 14th September 2026
This week, we read the next few pages of The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers. We are enjoying finding out more about Barnabus and discussing what might happen next. We also tried to answer some VIPERS questions with our talking partners. In Literacy,we focused on using our editing pencil to spot and correct mistakes in our own perfect sentences. In Maths, we continued our Place Value learning by exploring tens and ones. We used practical resources and place value charts to help us understand how numbers are made up. We practised identifying how many tens and ones are in different numbers and began using place value charts confidently to represent these. We continued our learning about dissolving. This week, we investigated what happens when the amount of a solid changes when it is mixed with water. We carried out a practical investigation, made careful observations and recorded our results in an informal table. We discussed any patterns we noticed and thought carefully about what our results were telling us.
w/c 7th September 2026
What a fantastic start to the year it has been in Year 2!
In Reading, we began our exciting new class book, The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers. We read the first few pages and shared our first thoughts and predictions about the story. We also learned about the VIPERS skills that help us become better readers:
- Vocabulary
- Inference
- Prediction
- Explanation
- Retrieval
- Sequence/Summarise
In Writing, we had a go at writing our very first story in Year 2.
We then focused on what makes a perfect sentence. We learned that a perfect sentence:
- Starts with a capital letter
- Ends with a full stop
- Contains a complete idea that makes sense
In Maths, we started our new topic on Place Value. We have been reading, writing and representing numbers in different ways. We used practical resources and drawings to show our understanding and have begun to explore what different digits tell us about a number.
In Science, we became investigators! We explored what happens when different solids are mixed with water and learned about the idea of dissolving. We carried out a practical investigation, made careful observations and recorded our results in an informal table.
Our afternoons have been focused on Health and Wellbeing. We have learned about:
- The importance of keeping active
- Making healthy food choices
- Eating a balanced diet
- The benefits of a good night's sleep and a positive bedtime routine
- Looking after our teeth
- Making healthy choices every day