Year 2 – Kestrels

Welcome to Kestrel Class!

Year 2

Hello everyone, 

Welcome to the Kestrel Class. On this page you will find curriculum information for this half term including details of our learning each week and general information about our class. The teacher in Kestrel class is Mrs Anthony and the teaching assistants are Mrs DeNooijer and Mrs Brendling.

• We open the classroom door at 8:45am every day and the register is taken at 9am.
• Homework is given out on a Friday and it is due in on the following Wednesday.
• Spellings are given out on a Friday and they are tested on the following Friday.
• A reading book is sent home every night – please write down the pages that you have read in the home-school diary. We change our books on Mondays and Thursdays.
• Every child can choose a library book to bring home – these are changed on Fridays.
• We do PE twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays  and this is done outdoors whenever possible. Every child needs a full P.E. kit in school and a pair of plimsolls.

At Hillshott Infant School and Nursery we follow the Penpals handwriting scheme. Our younger children are introduced to four main characters which help them to memorise the sequence for writing each letter correctly. The key thing to remember is that all letters start from the top apart - from d and e.

Pattern practice and play writing are an important part of handwriting development. Your child will be practising letter formation in a number of exciting ways: in sand, using paint, in the air, on the interactive screens and I pads, as well as on paper using a pencil!

PE Kits

Please can you make sure your child has an outdoor PE kit in school. All of our rugby sessions will be taking place outside.

Have you visited the 'Kids' Zone' yet? There are lots of cool games and activities to try - you can even vote for your favourite ones!