St Thomas The Martyr, Highgate Rd, Up Holland, Skelmersdale WN8 0HX
St Thomas the Martyr Church of England Primary School
Growing and Achieving Together
"May all that we do be done with love" Corinthians 16:14

Year 2

Miss M Deary

Teacher

Mrs L Jennings

Teaching Assistant

In Year 2 we feel it is vital for children to develop their independence in all areas especially academic and social in preparation for their transition into Key Stage 2. This is encouraged through children taking more responsibility for their belongings, communications and peer interactions. In the classroom we support this by teaching in whole class groups, where children are expected to listen to instructions and complete activities, with a growing level of independence.

Our lessons are engaging, meaningful and fun and we endeavour to provide many hands on experiences with the right balance of challenge and support. Children are actively involved in a range of memorable learning experiences which promote creativity, independence and enjoyment. This includes the use of the woodland area within our school grounds.

Although our timetable consists of daily maths, English, phonics and guided reading lessons we feel that other subjects such as science, history, R.E, I.C.T, geography, Art/DT and music hold equal prominence to the success of our children and is reflected in our timetable.

Reading books are changed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and we encourage children to read every night. We also have a vast selection of books in our reading corner that the children have regular access to as we believe that reading enhances vocabulary and stimulates imagination and curiosity. We believe it is vital for learning to be fun and engaging, therefore we regularly play fun, if not a little competitive, times tables/spelling games to inspire a love of learning.

Our PE session is on a Thursday afternoon and children will experience a range of physical activities.

If you require further information please contact the school office and in the meantime, keep an eye on our page for regular pictures following our journey through Year 2!

Miss Deary and Mrs Jennings

Literacy Overview
Maths Overview
Meet the Teacher
Year 2 have been hard at work while home learning. They have been completing lots of tasks and working to create books for each area of learning. Here is a copy of their bird watch book in which they researched types of birds, drew observational drawings, made bird feeders and created fact files and riddles.
Within their topic of The Great Fire of London they also looked at fire engines. They worked to create their own fire engines at home as part of DT. Some even have lights and squirted water! They then linked this to their learning about instructions in Literacy and created their own set to tell others how to make a fire engine.
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