Diary dates

Wednesday 1st April: Year 2 trip to Bristol Zoo Project.

This week our Big Walk and Wheel challenge runs from 16 – 27 March 2026. Please encourage your child(ren) to walk, scoot or cycle to school on as many days as possible during the event.

English

Phonics: Revisiting as needed in each class

Spelling:
Lesson 1: Adding -er or -est to words ending in y. Rule: Swap the y for an i, then add -er or -est.
funny → funnier, funniest
smelly → smellier, smelliest
messy → messier, messiest

Lesson 2: adding -er and -est to words and doubling the final consonant. Rule → if there is a short vowel sound, double the final consonant before adding -er and -est.
wet → wetter, wettest
hot → hotter, hottest
thin → thinner, thinnest

Lesson 3: Teach the /u/ sound spelt using o
other
another
mother
brother

Writing

We will continue to write up our stories of the Hare and the Tortoise. 

We will then move onto a new unit of work on a familiar topic - non-chronological reports. We will explore a range of non-chronological reports, with a particular focus on Mae Jemison. 

We will particularly focus on the difference between past and present tense this week. If you want to extend your child’s understanding of tense at home you can explore this webpage together: What are past, present and future tense? - BBC Bitesize

Many non-chronological reports are written in the present tense but our non-chronological reports will mostly use the past tense as we will be writing about what Mae Jemison did in the past. 

Reading
This week we are learning a poem. We will perform elements of the poem as well as focusing on our inference skills to understand the meaning of it.

Maths

In maths, we are learning about mass.
We will be comparing mass using the language lighter, heavier and using the symbols <,> and =
We will be measuring objects in grams and kilograms using balance scales and circular scales.
We will learn that heavier objects should be measured in kilograms, kg and lighter objects in grams,g.
Solving word problems based on length, looking for key words to help us identify whether we need to add, subtract, multiply of divide.

 

Supporting at home - this is a brilliant opportunity to do some baking at home and get the scales out!
 

Wider Curriculum

R+WV: Why might some Sikhs believe Guru Nanak is special?
Science: Consolidating and assessing our unit on materials.
PE: Shine PE and class PE gymnastics
DT: How does the shape of something affect its strength? We will investigate how the strength of shapes with curved edges are stronger than those with straight edges (focusing on a cylinder, triangular prism and cuboid)
Geography: This term we are looking at maps. We will be using maps to identify what physical features a place has.