Welcome to Class Two

Summer Term 2026

Welcome back Class 2! This summer term, we will be discovering animal food chains and digestion, investigating sound, learning about the achievements of the ancient Egyptians, and exploring animation and poster designing.

School will begin as usual at 8.45am and finish at 3.15pm. In Class 2 children enter independently from the main school entrance, hanging their coats and bags in either the boys or girls’ cloakrooms, either side of the classroom.

Please let the office or teaching staff know if someone else will be collecting in the afternoon.

Children in Year 2 continue to benefit from receiving a free piece of fruit/veg for a breaktime snack, but in Year 3 you will be required to bring your own from home: Please make sure that this continue to be in line with our healthy food policy: https://www.applebyprimary.cumbria.sch.uk/school-meals/

Phonics & Reading: We will be continuing to progress your child’s learning through the Little Wandle phonics program throughout Year 2, reinforcing their understanding of spelling. In Year 3, children continue this by using the spelling program Grammarsaurus to develop their spelling practice.

All children will have a reading book which they can take home, and this can be used to help nuture their understanding of reading for pleasure. Progress will be shared through their reading record from school; please try to build this into a daily routine at home as well, letting us know how they did. When finished, please return the books shared, so children can receive a new reading book to enjoy.

Don’t forget that you can also access a huge range of e-books as well through the school’s online library: https://applebyprimary.eplatform.co/

English: This term we will be writing about real events, using our trip to Blackpool Zoo to inspire us. We will also be performing and creating poetry, based on different sources and stimulus.

Through this we will focus on developing descriptive detail using adjectives, and encouraging the inclusion of conjunctions to create complex sentence structures. As always, there will be an ongoing focus on encouraging them to write independently, always thinking about using capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. We will be also focus on developing the children’s comprehension and inference through our daily whole class and group reading, alongside increasing their grammatical knowledge and handwriting. We will also have weekly spellings to practice.

Maths: In Maths we will be using the White Rose scheme to develop your child’s confidence in Fractions (year 2/3), Money (year 3), Time (year 2/3), Shape (year 3), Statistics (year 2/3), and Position & Direction (year 2).

We will also use ‘fluent in 5’ daily challenges to build their fluency and recall, with ‘rapid reasoning’ mixed in.

If you wish to continue practicing at home, we recommend using the 1-minute maths app to help children build their fluency and ability with number. https://whiteroseeducation.com/1-minute-maths

We will also be using Times Tables Rock Stars to grow their times-table knowledge. https://ttrockstars.com/

History: This term we will be learning about the achievements of the ancient Egyptians. This will begin with where and when they lived, using our geographical knowledge to aid us, and then investigating why their pyramid construction, writing, medicine, and farming were so impressive for their time.

Science: In science our theme is on Sound, and Animals including humans. We will be thinking about sound as vibrations, how the ear hears sound, and how different vibrations create different pitches and volumes. We will also be thinking about animal food chains, different types of teeth, and how digestion works in humans! We will explore all of these themes as practically as possible!

Art and Design: Our Art and Design this term will be focusing on developing our skill in animation, using literary and films to inspire us. We will then develop our abilities in using natural media and objects to create cyanotypes, thinking carefully as to how to present these in creative ways.

Computing: In computing, we will think about using desktop publishing to create magazine covers thinking on how to organise information. We will also continue to learn to code with 'if statements', which select different pieces of code to execute depending on what happens to other objects.

PE: In Class 2, Children will have PE sessions twice a week, on Tuesdays* and Thursdays*. Children should bring both outdoor and indoor clothing as we will be going outdoors as much as the weather permits. Please make sure all kit has your child’s name in it, so we are able to reunite lost items successfully. Earrings must be removed for PE and your child must be able to do this for themselves. PE kit consists of a white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings with suitable trainers. If your child does not bring their PE kit, they will not be able to participate in the activities.

(*May be subject to change)

French/RE: On Wednesday afternoons, children will be investigating different forms of religious education, and will be learning some basic French focusing on numbers and animal names and colours, building into asking simple questions and being able to answer these.

Communication: If you are worried or have any queries, please don’t hesitate to come and speak to Mrs. Dickinson or Mrs. Jackson, or the office if required. Please keep checking our class pages, especially our reminders page, which will be updated to let you know any important messages.

Our class page is also where you are able to click the ‘contact’ buttons to send a message to Mrs. Dickinson or Mrs. Jackson.

Inside your reading record book are useful passwords and a QR code which links directly to our class page for easy access.

Please do not hesitate to send us a question if you have any queries.

Looking forward to seeing you all after your Easter Holidays!

Mrs. Lauren Jackson (Monday) and Mrs. Clara Dickinson (Tuesday-Friday)