Welcome to Autumn Term in Year 2

The inspirational texts on our Autumn Bookshelf will inspire learning across the curriculum. The books chosen highlight the importance of integrity and kindness, encouraging our children to act with honesty and empathy in every situation. They also illustrate the strength that comes from citizenship, both in standing up for what’s right and in fostering a sense of community. Through tales of courage and gratitude, these books remind us that even the smallest acts can spark meaningful change, and that by embracing these values, we all have the potential to make a difference.

Our aim is for your children to become confident learners and to carry their love of learning throughout their lives.  

Autumn Bookshelf

Grandad’s Island (fiction): a heartwarming story about a boy called Syd who goes on a magical adventure with his grandad. 

Billy and the Beast (fiction): a fun and exciting story about a brave boy called Billy who helps a friendly beast and teaches us the importance of kindness, courage, and friendship. 

Fanatically Great Women Who Made History (non-fiction): an inspiring book that introduces children to remarkable women who changed the world through their courage, determination, and amazing achievements. 

James and the Giant Peach (fiction): a magical adventure story about a boy called James who travels inside a giant peach with some unusual insect friends and discovers the power of friendship, bravery, and believing in himself.

Autumn Learning at a Glance

Maths 

We will focus on developing our understanding of place value and using this knowledge to compare, order and represent numbers. We will also build confidence in addition and subtraction, applying a range of strategies to solve calculations and reasoning problems. Later, we will explore 2D and 3D shapes, learning to identify and describe their properties and compare different shapes. 

English 

We will continue to develop our sentence writing skills, including the use of expanded noun phrases to make our writing more detailed and engaging. We will write for a range of purposes, including character descriptions, poetry, narrative re-tells and diary entries to entertain our readers. We will also learn how to write to inform by creating non-chronological reports and instructions, helping us to organise information clearly and effectively. 

Science 

Our Science will focus on animals’ needs for survival and exploring different materials. 

History 

We will be exploring people who changed the world. 

Geography 

We will be exploring what the Earth’s continents and oceans are. 

Computing 

The children will be looking at the technology around us. 

Art 

We will focus on developing our drawing and painting skills while exploring the formal elements of line, shape and colour. We will study the work of the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, learning about his unique style and creative use of pattern and colour. Through this, we will be introduced to the Modernist art movement and create our own artwork inspired by his ideas. 

Design and Technology 

Textiles – we will design, sew and evaluate a glove puppet. 

PE

We will focus on developing our gymnastics skills through spinning, turning and twisting, helping us to improve our balance, control and coordination. We will also build our games skills through net and wall activities, learning how to send and receive objects accurately, work as a team and apply tactics in different games. 

Meet the Year 2 Team

  • Miss Marks – Class Teacher
  • Miss Fitchett – Learning Support Assistant

Important Information

  • Miss Marks will be available every day before and after school to receive messages, celebrate successes and answer any questions.
  • Reading diaries need to be brought into school every day. They will be collected in on a Thursday and returned to you on a Friday.
  • Library books can be swapped throughout the week. Children will have time to visit the library on:
    • Tuesday- Fortius and Altius
    • Wednesday- Magnus and Citius
  • Please continue to sign your child’s reading record book daily.
  • Spellings will be tested on Fridays. 
  • PE will be taught on a Thursday. Please make sure that the children come to school wearing their PE kit. 
  • Home Learning will include daily reading, weekly spellings and maths quizzes (school code and quiz PIN are published every week in the Weekly Review).

As always, there will be lots of learning and exciting activities going on in Year 2 this term. Please speak to our admin team for access to the Year 2 Instagram feed @wps.year2