Maple Tree- Year 2 2026 - 2027

Welcome back Maple Tree Class,

Welcome back! We hope you all had a wonderful Summer break and are looking forward to our first term together!

Have a read through our Autumn Term welcome letter and curriculum overview to see all the exciting things we have planned for this term. These are in our files section below.   

On this page, you will find some useful information about the term ahead and any key messages that you need to be aware of.  If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see our class Twitter feed and link to Google Classroom. We love to use Twitter to share some of the excellent things going on in class and will use Google Classroom to support learning at home - spellings, homework and useful documents will be uploaded and made available on there. 

We are set to have a great first term and have some really exciting things planned and lots of new things to learn about. As always it is important that we work in partnership to ensure the very best for your children. If you have any queries or need some support, please do not hesitate speak to one of us at the end of the day, phone or arrange an appointment. 

Kind regards,

Mrs Williams, Mrs Franklin and Mrs Pearson

PLEASE NOTE:

Please log in to Google Classrooms to access our weekly homework posts each Friday.

We also try hard to update our class Twitter feed regularly with photos and tweets of things we have been getting up to in class! Please follow us :  @MapleTree_GSP

Curriculum Information                

Maths

Our Maths topics for this autumn term will focus heavily on place value and number – we will be writing and counting to 100, partitioning numbers to 100 and counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Then we will move on to consolidating our addition and subtraction skills and towards the end of the term, we will move onto the first half of our shape topic looking at 2D and 3D shapes and symmetry. Please note that the children have access to Numbots which is an online tool full of games to help their quick recall of number bonds. Numbots will be used in school and can be accessed at home too. Their log in details will be in their reading planners. 

English

In English, the children will use a variety of different stimulus throughout the term to engage and inspire their writing including Troll Swap, a Monsters poem and Major Glad, Major Dizzy. In our grammar sessions, the children will look at the different types of sentences (command, statement, question and exclamation) and we will have a huge focus on writing sentences that make sense using full stops and capital letters and including some expanded noun phrases using thoughtful adjectives.  

 Developing reading is a top priority in Year 2 and we aim to hear your child read individually and as a group. We also provide many other opportunities to read in school too. However, we also need your help! Please aim to listen to your child read at least three times a week and sign their journal every time they read. Please record comments on how well they have done or any questions you may have.  If your child reads at least three times a week, they will receive a raffle ticket and be entered into a prize draw to be our reading champion at the end of each term. Once the children have completed their reading book and the journal has been signed, the children can choose a new book to bring home. Children can therefore change their book regularly but it is up to them to go and get a new one!

Science

This term for science, the children will be learning about everyday materials. We will explore different materials, such as wood, plastic, metal, glass and fabric, and learn about their properties. We will carry out simple investigations to help us understand more. The children will also be deveoping their understanding of Seasonal Changes.

History

History this term is a topic called 'How Did My Grandparents Used to Live?' which focuses on life in school now compared with what it would have been like in the old GSP school. We will walk in the local area and look at the old school grounds and spot differences on the outside of the buildings. The children will also look at life at home now and then with a focus on toys and games, developments in technology.

Geography

In Geography, the children will be using maps, atlases and globes to locate the UK and Warrington based on a study of the geography of the school and its grounds. From their findings, they will discuss the question, 'What can we find at GSP?'. We will take the children on a local walk around school and create our own sketch maps from this. 

Useful Information

·   Homework will be set on a Friday and is to be returned to school by the following Wednesday. If you require any help or support with this, please just ask. 

·   As you will know our school has invested in Numbots, an app produced by the makers of Times Tables Rockstars. We are hoping that the children play the games on Numbots regularly at home to increase their quick recall of number bonds. There will be a leaderboard in class to see who has the most points!!!

·   Spellings will be uploaded to Google classroom on Fridays. The children will then be tested on them the following Friday.As before, spellings will focus on either a particular spelling rule/pattern or will be taken from the Year 2 statutory word list.Please try to help your child to look at these words, pointing out any particular patterns that will help them to remember them. Many children find learning spellings very challenging so this should be low key and a fun few minutes.

·   This term, our PE is on a Thursday and Friday. Thursday is our outdoor session and Friday is our indoor session. As in previous years, children can come to school in their PE kits. Please ensure children are in their correct kit : a dark hoodie, their coloured t-shirt and dark leggings/joggers and they have their hair tied back and are wearing no jewellery.

Useful Links

Please find some useful links below.