Year 2 - Damson Class 2025 - 2026

Our Christian Value this half-term is Generosity

Welcome to Damson class! We are looking forward to welcoming you all back and we are super excited to learn lots of new things with you this term.

Our doors open at 8.45am, ready to start our learning at 9.00am, and home time for Year Two is 3.15pm.

SPELLINGS - Your child will bring home new spellings each Thursday and be tested on the following Wednesday. 

READING BOOKS:  Your child will be given a new phonically decodable reading book each Thursday, which they will keep and read as often as possible at home, before returning it to school the following Monday. Children should be reading at least 3 times a week and this should be recoded in their reading records. Please keep these books in the plastic folder provided. Please keep these books in the plastic folder provided. 

TIMES TABLES: In year 2 children are expected to know their 2s, 5s and 10s multiplication and division facts. Each week a Times Table Rockstars competition will take place. The class is split into 2 groups and the top 3 children from each group will recieve a certificate for their effors each week. This is done at home on the TTRs app/website. The aim is to promote enthusiasm for learning and practicing their timestables in a fun and competitive way. 

The children will do weekly times table tests to work their way through the timestables. Your child needs 24/30 correct in order to get a tick on the chart. They need 3 ticks in order to move onto the next times table or division.

PE DAYS: Outdoor PE Tuesday afternoons. Indoor PE Thursday mornings. Your child is to come into school in full PE kit which consists of white polo/tshirt, black shorts/joggers/leggings and black or white trainers. Please ensure your child does not wear earrings on these days and they are dressed appropriately for the weather outside.

Please see the Topic overview for more information regarding the learning going on throughout the term. You will also find this terms homework projects, which are very exciting. We can't wait for you to share all your wonderful knowledge and activities you have carried out at home. 

MEET THE YEAR 2 TEAM:

Damson Class teacher - Miss Dixon

Email:  damsonclass@wharton.cheshire.sch.uk

Year 2 Teaching  Assistants - Mrs Naisbitt and Miss Ennion

Websites

English

https://www.theliteracycompany.co.uk/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zgkw2hv/year/z7s22sg

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Maths 

https://ttrockstars.com/  Timestables

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button maths 

Computing

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/whartoncofeprima

Science 

https://explorify.uk/

https://www.theeducationpeople.org/products/school-improvement/kent-primary-science-scheme-of-work/

https://www.stem.org.uk/

History 

https://www.keystagehistory.co.uk/

Geography

https://world-geography-games.com/

Art / Music

https://www.accessart.org.uk/

https://charanga.com/site/

Heartsmart

https://www.heartsmartv.com/browse

Our school promotes life in all it's fullness through the acromyn TRAIN

T is for Theology – Christian teaching as a faith school is rooted in the Bible, the teachings, and the life of Jesus supported by the Heartsmart principles and our Christian values.

R is for relationships, those we have with each other in school and our families.  The relationship we have with God through faith and our understanding of the trinity. (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit)

A is for aspirations and attitude, a desire for children and adults in school to experience life in all its fullness both academically and emotionally and socially, with an understanding of Gods purpose for us through his teaching in the bible.  Attitudes that are positive so that children and adults can be successful in all that they hope to achieve.

I is for inspire!  How do we, can we, should we, inspire each other every day to be the best that we can be in all our interactions and endeavours? 

N is for next steps on our journey – whatever that may be for children and adults -  that the experiences at Wharton CE have prepared them to take any next step with confidence and a secure foundation rooted in proverbs 22 v 6.