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Year 2 – Kestrels

Welcome to the Kestrels Class

Hello Everyone,

Mrs Pring and Mrs Matthews teach us Monday - Thursday and Miss Bates and Mrs Mayhew teach us on a Friday. 

Mrs Pring        Mrs Matthews       Miss Bates       Mrs Mayhew

Mrs Lalite and Mrs Padgett work with us throughout the week either 1:1, in small groups or as a whole class. 

Mrs Lalite             Mrs Padgett

Miss Bozier, Mrs Carter and Miss Woodbridge work 1:1 or with small groups of children within our class and to provide interventions outside of the classroom. 

Miss Bozier                Mrs Carter        Miss Woodbridge

On this page you will find information about what we are learning, photos and other useful information about the Kestrels class.

  • Our start time is 8.40 and we finish at 3.10
  • Everyday you will take your reading book home to read to a grown up. It will be changed on Mondays and you can choose a library book on Thursdays.
  • Homework is given out on a Friday and is due on the following Wednesday.
  • Spellings are given out on a Friday too but don't have to be returned until Thursday to give you time to learn. They will be tested on Friday.
  • Kestrels have PE every Monday and Wednesday

Kestrels classroom

This half term our topic is 'Pirates'. We will be learning about Famous Pirates and then making our own maps using co-ordinates and compasses. We will write our own adventure stories and create our own sliding pictures. 

Week 3 will be 'One World Week' so if you have any resources we could use in class to compliment this please do let me know!

We will be swimming EVERY THURSDAY for the 1st 5 weeks so please remember your child's swimming kit each week!

We will also start preparations for our leavers musical! Your child has had their words sent home if they have a speaking part so please practice these with them. 

See our medium term plan above for more information about our learning!

Great Fire of London!

New to Year 2 parent meeting

Useful websites for home learning

Literacy Shed - https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html

Online books - https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

Numbots - https://numbots.com/

Alphablocks - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks

Number blocks - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks

BBC Bitesize -  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p

Maths Whizz - https://www.whizz.com/maths-activities/

Resources for everything - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/

Times tables rockstars - https://ttrockstars.com/page/covid19support

Maths games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=2

Phonics games - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

Joe Wicks -  5 Minute Home workout - Youtube

Science Max -  Science experiments for kids - Youtube