Birmingham Library Visit 5.07.23

We are looking forward to taking the children to Birmingham Library on the 5th July 2023. We will be leaving school around 10am and will be back in time for the end of the school day. Please ensure your child is in school uniform and brings a packed lunch with them. The children will have to carry their lunches and drinks so I would recommend sending your child with a backpack for ease of carrying their belongings. Please ensure your child has a hat with them in case it is sunny and a waterproof coat in case it rains.

The year two team are looking forward to taking you to explore lots of exciting books 📚 

Many Thanks

Miss Carey :) 

Dudley Zoo Trip- 15th June 2023

How exciting our trip to Dudley Zoo is next week! Here are some details for the trip.

Children are to arrive at school for normal time in full school uniform (at the moment it is meant to be quite warm so I would suggest summer uniform). The weather is meant to be hot at the moment so please make sure you send your child with a hat and sun cream. We would appreciate it if you could apply sun cream to your child before they arrive at school as once they are at school children will have to apply it themselves. Although the weather is meant to be good please be prepared for all eventualities and send your child in with a raincoat as well (fingers crossed we won’t need these 🤞. Please ensure your child is on time for school on this day. Your child will need a packed lunch and plenty of drinks. Please pack a break time snack as well. Your child will have to carry their lunch around for the day so a backpack would be suggested for ease of carrying. Your child may bring some money for the gift shop that we may go to at the end if we have time. This must be no more than £5 and your child is responsible for their own money. I would suggest putting the money in a small purse/wallet or envelope. 

The year two team are really looking forward to having a wonderful day out with you all! 🐅🦒🦭🌊

Many Thanks

Miss Carey :)

Important dates and information for Summer 2

I hope you have had a wonderful half term and enjoyed the weather. Please see a list of dates and information regarding this half term.

PE will continue to be on a Tuesday and Wednesday. Please send your child in PE kits on those days.

Tuesday 6th June- Children are to come to school in uniform on this day as we have a Feelings and Emotions workshop in the afternoon. Children who attend Rounders, please bring kit in a bag.

Friday 9th June- Year 2 Refugee Art Day. Please send your child in with an apron. Please can you also send your child in with a piece of card by Wednesday 8th June. This could be a cereal box or shoe box etc.

Thursday 15th June- Year 2 trip to Dudley Zoo. Details to follow. 

Friday 16th June- Pyjamarama Day! Children can wear pyjamas to school. Please donate £1 for the Book Trust.

Monday 19th June- Class photos. Please ensure your child is in full school uniform.

Friday 23rd June- Refugee art Exhibition in the hall.

Monday 26th June-Friday 30th June- DT Week

Wednesday 5th July 2023- Year 2 Birmingham Library Visit. Details to follow.

Monday 10th July- Year 2 Under the Sea Project Day. Children can wear their costumes from their Under the Sea dance. Parents can join us from 2.40pm.

What a busy but exciting term ahead. I am looking forward to welcoming you back to school on Tuesday for your final term in Year 2! Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Carey :)

Dance Showcase Costume

We are having our school dance showcase on Tuesday 23rd May 2023! We are kindly asking that parents and carers supply their child with a costume. Our dance is all about Under the Sea so your costume can be anything linked to Under the Sea. Please find some ideas and images below:

• You may want to dress in blue for the ocean
• You may want to create an Under the Sea Creature Costume e.g. jellyfish, seahorse, clown fish
• You may want to dress as a diver
• You could wear swimming trunks or swimming costumes (please make sure your child is covered appropriately e.g. shorts on top of swimming costume, t-shirt with swimming trunks).
• We ask that there are no mermaid costumes please as this does not fit with our dance.

It is important to make sure that your child can move freely in their costume and that it is secure. Please ensure they are wearing appropriate footwear e.g. black pumps.

Please can you send your child's costume in a labelled bag on Monday 15th May 2023. Feel free to be as creative or as simple as you like! Remember we will have our Under the Sea Project Day in July and you can reuse your costume for this day!

Thank you for your support!​​​​​​​

Miss Carey :)

Comprehension Homework due in 2.05.23

This week your child has been sent home with comprehension homework instead of maths homework. This is a 60 second read comprehension homework and then the children can answer the questions to the right of the text. Please make sure your child has put their name on their homework.

Thank you so much for all being on board with our reading system! We really appreciate your continued support.

Many Thanks,

Miss Carey :)

Reading

Please encourage your child to read at home everyday. It is so important for children to find a passion and enjoyment around reading. Children do not have to read their books from school all the time. They may want to read other books at home, magazines, news articles etc. Please ensure you are hearing your child read everyday and signing their reading record. The Year 2 team will be checking their reading records and there will be rewards for children who have their diary signed everyday. 
 

If you have any unwanted books or magazines or anything else that you think may be of interest to year 2 we would love to have them in our reading corner for the children to enjoy.
 

Thank you so much for your continued support it really is appreciated!
 

Many Thanks,

Miss Carey :) 

PE

For this half term please can you send your child in PE kit on a Tuesday and Wednesday.

Many Thanks,

Miss Carey :)

EBL Research Question

Apologies there has been a mix up with the EBL Research question for this week. Please answer the question below and bring in on Wednesday 15th March 2023. 

Many Thanks,

Miss Carey :)

Year 2 class assembly

Your child has been sent home with their lines to learn for our St Patrick’s Day class assembly. Please can you practise these lines with your child over the weekend. I would be very grateful if your child knew their lines off by heart by Monday 6th March. Children who are reading prayers do not need to learn these lines off by heart as they will have it on the day. This is specified on your child’s sheet.

Parents/Carers/Grandparents are welcome to join us for this class assembly on Thursday 16th March 2023 at 2.30pm.

We can’t wait to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with you! Thank you for your continued support ☘️ 

Miss Carey :) 

Internet Safety Interview

Your child has been sent home with an Internet Interview to complete with a grown up at home as part of Safer Internet Day. Please can your child hand this in on 14.02.23 as this will go in their books as part of the work we have done on Safer Internet Day. 
 

Thank You,

Miss Carey :)

Forest School 9.02.23

Year 2 will be going to forest school on Thursday (9.02.23) afternoon with Mrs Morris. Please send your child in their PE kit on this day. Can you also send your child in with an extra pair of shoes (old trainers/welly boots).

Many Thanks

Miss Carey :)

Welcome back!

We hope you have had a lovely Christmas and New Year with your families! We are so excited to welcome you back and can't wait for another term full of learning and fun. There are just a few reminders below for the first week back.

Monday 9th January 2023- We will still have our second PE lesson on Monday afternoons. Please can you send your child in full PE kit on a Monday up until February half term (more details to follow). If anything changes I will send a message to update you. Wednesday is still whole school PE day and as usual please send your child in full PE kit on Wednesdays.

Wednesday 11th January 2023- We will be starting our new EBL topic, how exciting! Please make sure your child has completed their research for the lesson. There is a reminder of the research question below:

Research Question: Due Wednesday 11th January 2023

New topic- Pioneers: Who was Amelia Earhart?

Things to think about:

- What did Amelia Earhart do?

- Why is she so important?

- Did she break any records?

Thursday 12th January 2023- We are starting are new RE topic all about special celebrations. Children may bring in photos from their baptism or any baptism gowns/candles etc. 

We look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Miss Carey and Mrs Brandrick :) 

Year 2 Christmas Party

On the 21st December 2022 year 2 will be having a Christmas party! Please could you bring in  1 item of party food/snacks that we can enjoy at our party. Please do not bring any nuts. Please don’t bring in too much food as we don’t want too much left over! 
 

Thank you!

Nativity costumes

If your child is a donkey, dog or sheep in the play can you please send them in with a t-shirt or vest that they can wear underneath their costume. It does not need to be a specific colour it is just for comfort underneath their costume. 
 

Thank you for your continued support it is very much appreciated.

Miss Carey :)

1.12.22

Bambinelli Sunday

Please see the letter below inviting you to church on Sunday 11th December 2022 for Bambinelli Sunday. We look forward to seeing you there!

Updates for Week Commencing 7/11/22 

As part of our Stewardship Day with RISE Theatre on Friday (11/11/22) we will be doing lots of creative activities. Each child will need to bring in 1 plastic bag, 1 bottle and 1 toilet/kitchen roll tube. Please can these be sent to school with your child on Thursday 10th November.

On Friday your child was sent home with a letter asking if you could provide your child with items of clothing for the Nativity. These items are specific to your child's role in the play. We would be very grateful if you could provide these items and send these into school in a labelled bag with each item of clothing labelled by Monday 21st November 2022.

This term, PE will continue to be on a Monday and Wednesday for Year 2. Please send your child in PE Kit on those days.

Thank you for your ongoing support it is really appreciated.

Miss Carey :)

Half Term Homework

The children have been sent home with the following homework for over half term:

Handwriting practise- to be handed in

Maths homework- to be handed in and completed in maths book as usual

Spellings for the 4.11.22- do not need to hand in

There is no EBL research for over half term.

Your child has been given their nativity lines for this years nativity. Please ensure they learn them over half term as we will be practising on the first week back. We are very excited!

Some children will have been given a reading for mass to practise which is on the first Tuesday back (1.11.22). As usual this does not need to be learnt off by heart. Parents and carers are welcome to join us. 
 

Thank you for your continued support this half term the children have settled in to year two so well and have been working so hard! Have a lovely week off!
 

Many Thanks

Miss Carey ☺️

Week beginning 3.10.22

Here are some reminders and updates about the week ahead.

Monday- Please send your child in PE kit. Maths homework is due in.

Wednesday- Please send your child in with an old t-shirt or apron as we will be making rainbow fruit salads.

All food forms need to be returned by tomorrow (3.10.22). If we do not have the form back for your child they will not be able to participate in the food tasting on Wednesday.

Many Thanks

Miss Carey :)

Welcome meeting

Thank you to all those who were able to attend the meeting today, it was lovely to meet you! If you were unable to attend please find the PowerPoint with the information that I spoke about.

Thanks,

Miss Carey :)

Welcome to Year 2 meeting for parents

I will be holding a Welcome to Year 2 meeting for parents on Tuesday 13th September 2022 at 2.30pm in the Phizz Lab. Parents can enter via the Phizz Lab door and can make their way to the playground for home time once it has finished. If you are unable to attend please do not worry as I will upload the PowerPoint onto the website.

I look forward to meeting you all.

Miss Carey :)

Information for the beginning of the term

Our EBL lessons will start on the 14th September 2022. The summer research question will be due in for this date. The maths and literacy homework is due on the 7th September 2022.

We will be celebrating St Teresa of Calcutta's feast day on the first day back (7th September). It would be great if you would like to do some research for this day. This is optional research homework.

I am really looking forward to seeing you all. Enjoy your last week of summer!

Miss Carey :)