Week 2 Term 4, Year 2 Learning
We have some exciting news for you! We are taking part in Big Walk and Wheel, the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking, wheeling and scooting challenge. The challenge runs from 16 – 27 March 2026. It’s free to take part and we would love everyone to be involved.
What do you need to do?
Encourage your child(ren) to walk, scoot or cycle to school on as many days as possible during the event.
Diary dates
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Thursday 5th March - World Book Day - dressing up. Year 2 have been invited to Henleaze Library for an author event so please ensure costumes are suitable for walking to the library! We will need helpers for this walk so please let us know if you are free to help between 12:45 and approximately 2:30.
English
Phonics: Revisiting as needed in each class
Spelling:
Lesson 1: Irregular past tense verbs
went
swam
taught
grew
had
saw
Lesson 2: Teach adding -ing to words with i-e: removing the e before adding -ing.
hike → hiking
bike → biking
write → writing
time → timing
dive → diving
Lesson 3: Teach adding -ing to words ending in e.
blame → blaming
chase → chasing
drive → driving
close → closing
Writing
We are still building up to writing a recount from our personal experience of World Book Day. There are more skills we need to master before planning and writing our recount.
We will write sentences using adverbs. Adverbs describe how a verb is done.
We will use adverbs, first person and past tense together.
We will learn about chronological order.
We will plan our recount of World Book Day.
In handwriting we will practise these letters:
Reading
Class text ‘The Rhythm of the Rain’. Our main focus is on inference this week.
Maths
In maths, we are stating a 2 week block on length and height.
We will revisit the key vocabulary taught previously to compare lengths: short, taller, longer, shortest, longest, tallest.
We will be identifying which things would be best measured in centimeters and metres.
We will be using rulers to measure objects in cm and metre sticks to measure larger items and spaces within the school in metres.
We will also use rulers to draw our own lines of a specified length.
We will make estimates of lengths.
Wider Curriculum
World Book Day - we will be meeting up with other classes to share stories, visiting the library and other exciting World Book Day themed activities.
Author visit on Monday
R+WV: To explore the role of Jesus in different worldviews using stories and scripture.
History: We will learn about Mae Jemison and why she is a significant part of history within living memory.
Science: What makes a material waterproof?
PE: Shine PE
Art: We will create prints using our styrofoam printing blocks.