FreeholdWelcome to Year 2
We have two Year 2 classes.
Year 2 Cerise and Year 2 Turquoise.
You can find class information and learning resources below.
Staff in Year 2 Cerise
Miss Cadd - Class Teacher
Hello, my name is Miss Cadd. I have been a teacher at Freehold for 8 years now. During this time I have worked in nursery, year 1 and year 2. I am enjoying working within year 2. At home I like to walk my dog, Poppy, in the park and I enjoy reading lots of books too.
Mrs Hill – Teaching Assistant
Hello, my name is Mrs Hill. I have been a teaching assistant at Freehold for many years. During this time I worked in Reception and all the way to year 3. I always enjoy coming back to year 2. At home I like to walk my dog, Charlie around the countryside and I enjoy spending time with my friends.
Staff in Year 2 Turquoise
Miss Langley- Class Teacher
Hello, my name is Miss Langley. I have worked at Freehold for more than 18 years. During this time, I have worked in Key Stage 1, Reception and Year 1 and across Key Stage 2 covering classes. I have loves working in Year 1 and 2. At home, I like to read books and going on long walks with my friends.
Miss Philips- Teaching Assistant
Hello, my name is Miss Philips. I have worked at Freehold for many years since 2019 and I have worked in many classes. I love travelling and exploring new places and my dream is to travel all around Great Britain.
Class information
Attendance
Our whole school attendance target for this year is 96%. Good attendance is vital to ensure your child makes the progress they deserve, so please make this a priority. The class with the best weekly attendance now get the treat of caring for Tilly the tortoise in their class!
School times
Our doors open at 8:45 in the morning and will remain open until 9:00am and school finishes at 3:15pm. We have a breakfast club which starts at 8:15 and costs 50p per day.
PE
PE will be every Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure that your child wears a full PE kit (white top, black shorts or black joggers and a pair of black pumps) to school every Tuesday. Every item of your child’s PE kit should be labelled with your child’s full name. PE kits will be worn all day on Tuesday instead of school uniform. Your child should still bring their school jumper and coat with them.
Homework
Every Friday your child will receive homework. This will consist of a new reading book and some other challenges. It is an expectation that your child reads at home regularly and so their reading records must be completed every time they read their book at home. Reading records will be checked when returned. It is also expected that your child practices their times tables (1s, 2s, 5s and 10s) at home throughout the week. Homework will be sent out in a school book bag. Once your child has completed their homework, they should return it to school in their book bag by the following Thursday. This means that homework can be updated for the Friday, to be sent home again.
Water Bottles and Snacks:
Your child should bring a labelled water bottle daily so that they can drink this at the appropriate time. Prior to school (from 8:30 am), children will be able to purchase a healthy snack from our Tuck Shop, which they can eat at break time.
Uniform:
Please ensure that your child comes to school in their full uniform. Please see examples of appropriate clothing below. Children play out in all weathers and a warm coat may be needed for outdoor lessons. Children must have appropriate school shoes – trainers are not acceptable or any type of high heel. Please ensure all uniform is labelled with your child's name.
Timetable:
Yearly Overview and newsletter:
year 2 yearly overview 2025 26.docx
half termly newsletter year 2 autumn 1.pdf
This term’s learning journey: Autumn 1
Writing – We will be completing;
Retell of a repetitive familiar story.
An innovation of a repetitive familiar story.
An information text.
Reading – retrieval of information, innovate a familiar story and instructions.Maths – In Maths, we will be looking at place value and addition and subtraction.
Science – In Science, we will be looking at everyday materials.
History- In History, we are looking at significant people- Annie Kenny and Rosa Parks.
Art- In Art, the unit we are looking is making marks ( drawing, observational )
RE- In RE, we are looking at how symbols are used and how we welcome new life.
Upcoming trips:
Year 2 are lucky to be going on the tram to Oldham and go to the Art Gallery in the autumn term.
Quality Texts:
The books we are studying this half term are Billy and the Beast , Spyder, the Three little wolves and the big bad bad pig.
Spellings:
Please see our lists of spellings that we learn in Year 2. The children have a spelling test each week linked to these spellings.
Times tables:
Children in Year 2 need to be fluent in their 2’s, 5’s and 10 times tables. Please practice them at home each week. The children have a test each week linked to these times tables.
There are lots of great resources online to support your child to learn their times tables at home. Here are some of the videos we use to practise in school: