Year 2 staff

Class 2M

Teacher: Mrs McDonough

Teaching assistant: Mrs Blakeman, Miss Dearden and Miss Davies

Class 2HP

Teacher: Miss Halliwell-Parker

Teaching assistants: Mrs Simmons

Staff photos

Left to right: 2HP Miss Halliwell-Parker and Mrs Sutton; Mrs Harrison.

2M: Mrs Blakeman, Mrs McDonough and Miss Dearden

Communication

Please check our class Twitter pages for regular updates and photographs about what we have been doing in class! 

https://twitter.com/MrsMcDonough3

https://twitter.com/halliwell_miss

Please use your child’s planner as a means of communication between home and school. We are interested in hearing about any achievements that your child has had, whether this be with their reading or out of school hobby! We want to be able to celebrate every success both in and out of school. If you want to discuss something with us face to face, please do not hesitate to arrange a time to see us.

PE day

Our PE day is Tuesday. The children come to school in their PE kit when it is their PE day.

Summer 2024 curriculum letter

Our Topics

This year our topics include:

The Great Fire of London (as part of this topic we will focus on key historical skills, design and make flavoured bread rolls and use mixed media to create some amazing art work! In English, we will be writing descriptive diary entries related to the events of 1666 and instructions.)

Study of an area of a non-European country (After looking at hot and cold areas of the world, we will compare Euxton to a small village in India. The children will use different geographical sources to understand similarities and differences between ways of life.) 

Significant Individuals (We will be looking at the lives of significant individuals from the past. We will explore the term 'significant' and then look at the work of Florence Nightingale and Nellie Spindler.)

Homes in the past (In this topic we will carry out a local study. We will be looking different homes and how Buckshaw Village has changed over time using maps. We will also have a visit to Astley Hall!)

Science units throughout this year include:

Uses of everyday materials

Living things and their habitats

Animals, including humans

Plants

When covering these topics, we will be focusing on developing key scientific skills and giving the children lots of opportunities to explore and investigate!

Learning links

Maths

 Mathletics - https://login.mathletics.com/ (log in details in planner)

TT Rock Stars - https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/55641

 Maths dictionary - http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

Cross Curricular

 Purple Mash - https://www.purplemash.com/sch/balshaw   (same log in as mathletics) 
 

Twinkl - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/covid19-school-closures

Top Marks (inc Hit the Button) - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 

BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary 

Handwriting

Letter Join - https://www.letterjoin.co.uk/

Brain Exercise - Go Noodle - https://www.gonoodle.com/ 

Phonics

Phonics Play - https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Phonics Bloom - https://www.phonicsbloom.com/ 

Reading

Oxford Owl https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Teach your monster to read - https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/  

Online Safety

Keeping children safe online - https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/4_7/