Welcome to Kingfisher Class 2024/25.  We are a class of fabulous Year 2's.  Our teacher's are; Mrs Hudson, Mr Halford, Mrs Witcombe & Mrs Bagwell. 

Our classroom is always busy and we love to try new things.  We strive for progress not perfection. 

Daily Reading - 10 minutes per day. 

Don’t forget, to develop reading fluency and comprehension, research suggests each book is read a minimum of 3 times.  It is vital to your child’s progress, in all subjects, to read every day.  Additionally, to expose them to a higher level of vocabulary, reading to them is important too. Please ensure reading packs are in school every day and reading records are completed after each read. 

Fluency.

Fluency in key number skills is a primary focus in Year 2. Building a strong foundation in these areas allows children to achieve automaticity with their number facts, setting them up for continued confidence and success in math. Practicing at home can make a big difference, and I highly recommend using the following interactive game for fun, focused practice: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button  It’s a fantastic tool for reinforcing number bonds to ten, twenty and one hundred.

At South Petherton C of E Infants School we are passionate about the teaching of reading and writing. We use a range of key texts to support the development of transrciption skills in line with the requirements of the KS1 National Curriculum.

Talk is an integral part of learning and children are encouraged to articulate all parts of the writing process.

Writing is celebrated after each lesson through sharing the children's finished work.

All children are taught the process of how to edit their piece of work looking at specifics such as spelling and punctuation.

As a result this provides the children with a clear view of what quality writing looks like and therefore, standards are improving and we are creating writers that are passionate and creative.

This project aims to secure firm foundations in the development of good number sense for all children from Reception through to Year 1 and Year 2. The aim over time is that children will leave KS1 with fluency in calculation and a confidence and flexibility with number. Attention will be given to key knowledge and understanding needed in Reception classes, and progression through KS1 to support success in the future.

Number formation

Please take a look at the document below.  It will help you support your child/children with number formation.  The following link will also aid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfcbWmASibk 

Mathematical vocabulary

Please take a look at the documents below.  They contain the vocabulary your child/children will be learning in maths lessons to explain their mathematical thinking.   If you would like support using the vocabulary, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Knowledge Organisers

Please take a look at the documents below.  They will help you support your childs learning at home.

We follow White Rose Science.  Please see below for an overview of the topics we will be covering this year.