Sandal Primary School

Welcome to Year 2!

Meet the team! 2P is taught by Mrs Joanna Howells (M,T,W) and Mrs Kay Berry (W,Th, F). 2S is taught by Miss Zaynah Haider. We are fortunate to have a number of teaching assistants based in Year 2 at various times during the week– Mrs Sara Sorren (M,T,W), Mrs Michelle Gill (M,T,W,F) and Mrs Helen Sant (W,Th,F) and Mrs Hannah Coates, who is also a cover supervisor across school . As a team, we ensure that every child receives the support and encouragement they need in order to achieve and progress across the curriculum.

Year 2 are now the oldest and wisest of the Key Stage! This means that it’s up to 2P and 2S to set a shining example for the younger children moving into Reception and Year 1. We are extremely excited to begin our adventure through this final stage of Key Stage 1 and strive to offer an engaging and stimulating curriculum for all children.

The start of the year will see us exploring Africa as we travel around with Sunny in Meerkat Mail to support our topic ‘Hot and Cold places – who lives in a place like this?’. This will help us to think about our Geography question ‘Would you rather live in a hot or cold place’ as well as exploring animals and their habitats in Science. An exciting visit to Tropical World will enable the children to experience many animals up close and to develop their understanding of where in the world they live and how they live in their environment. In Art, the children will create
paintings and collages of animal habitats inspired by the impressionist painter Henri Rousseau.

During the Spring term, our topic will be ‘Why is our World Wonderful?’. Children will be captivated as they journey into the ‘Tin Forest’ and get wild with the book ‘Wild’. They will journey locally to Trig point on our wonderful Baildon Moor (hopefully it won’t be too wild up there!). In Science, we will explore the suitability of everyday materials and we will make wheeled vehicles in DT, thinking about how types of axles work.

Our final topic, ‘Coast to Coast’, takes us to the seaside! The children will learn about coastal features, the oceans of the world, marine animals and also….
Pirates! We need to keep that scurvy away, so we will create some nutritious and healthy vegetable dippers in DT. In Science, we will look at how plants and trees grow and what they need to survive. We will most certainly be making the most of our wonderful outdoor area!

We are confident that your child will LOVE Year 2 – we are certainly looking forward to sharing the year with them!
If you need to contact a member of Year 2 staff, please telephone school on (01274 598115) or email the school office (office@sandalprimaryschool.co.uk) and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

The Year 2 Team