Welcome Year 2 Class of 2025/2026

Term 1 is History! The Gunpowder Plot

Class Information

Staff in Dragonfly Class
Miss Rose - Class Teacher

Mrs Dowd - Teaching Assistant (Mon-Fri am)

Reading

We absolutely love reading in Dragonfly class. All books will be changed on Friday unless you're really excited and want them changed sooner, bring them in and choose something new. 

 Spelling

From your first days in EYFS or KS1 you will be working with the Little Wandle scheme for phonics, guided reading, home reading and spellings. 

Uniform

In Dragonfly class we like to do our best in all areas, this includes dressing our best! To make sure your smart uniform and treasured possessions don't become lost, name your belongings and name them often! Make it your goal by the end of KS1 to dress and undress yourself, be able to look after your possessions and always tuck in your shirt. 

Snack and Drink

Choose a colourful, sturdy water bottle that won't mind the odd free dive from the worktop and try to make your name tag stand out. Please just fill it with water - it's the best for your body and teeth. We keep our bottles on the worktop near the back of the class, this is because a trip or a slip could mean a day, week or even term of work could be washed away. Speaking of colourful, we enjoy a healthy fruit or vegetable snack at 10.45 each day. Our school provides our snack in KS1 but if you want to bring your own fruit or vegetable then go ahead.
 

Homework

While in school, we work really hard with short breaks. Make sure you use your time at home to invest in your own special interests, play outside, play with toys, play with friends. Explore your world, ask lots of questions, read plenty of books. Talk! Talk to everyone, listen to what they have to say. Teach your younger people, learn from your older people. Practise your kindest manners. 

Lets have a wonderful year. 
Elizabeth Rose

elizabeth.rose@more-park-westmalling.kcsp.org.uk

Useful websites to support your child's learning

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button- A game to practise number bonds, addition, subtraction, doubling, halving and multiplication. What score will you get in 60 seconds?

www.phonicsplay.co.uk - A chance to practise decoding and blending through lots of different games. Buried Treasure is always a favourite! 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth- A chance to practise multiplication and division.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjkphbk- Karate Cats lets you practise a range of Maths Skills.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/small-town-superheroes?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzncgvk7- Small Town Superheroes lets you develop your

skills in different areas of English such as suffixes.