Cranborne Primary School

Reminders

P.E. (from January 2026)

Outdoor PE lesson - Wednesdays (both classes)

Indoor PE lesson -   2C on Thursdays and 2GR on Fridays

On these days, children are to come into school dressed in their PE kit. Please ensure they are in weather appropriate clothing as they will be outside at lunch and break times in these clothes.

Please also ensure that all parts of your child(ren)'s kit is clearly labelled.  Long hair must always be tied back and it would be safer if earrings were not worn.

Libarary

Year 2 library visit days are:

Wednesdays - Class 2GR

Fridays - Class 2C

Reading Books 

Please ensure that your child reads everyday at home, in addition to the daily reading they do at school. We can not stress enough how important this is in helping your child to become a confident and fluent reader.  Please send reading books and reading records into school each day.

 

Reading at home

Using books at home

• Read to a grown up and answer questions about your book - your grown up can use the questions on your bookmark
• Read together with a grown up - taking turns to read
• Read to sibling, pet or teddy bear!
• Re-tell the story in your own words
• Predict what will happen at the end of the story then read the book to see if you were right
• Draw a cartoon of the story

Using OXFORD OWLS

The link below will take you to the free online library. A Year 2 account has been created for your use.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Username: square20

Password: school

The Oxford Owl website is a great, free resource that enables you to access online texts for your child. These are the same schemes of books we have in school. The books are all grouped by age range, but you may wish to look at other ages also.

Herts Library Service

The Herts. Library Services are offering free online books also. Please follow the link below to access it.

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/Libraries-and-archives/Books-and-reading/Ebooks-and-Audiobooks/ebooks-and-audiobooks.aspx

Maths

This term, the children will be moving onto written methods for addition and subtraction. They will learn the expanded method for both which will prepare them for formal written methods in Year 3.

We will also be learning to read the time, focusing initially on o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. The children will also be estimating, ordering and comparing time.

This term, we will also be focusing on multiplication and division, looking at repeated addition, sharing and grouping.

We will practise the above skills both discretely and within problem solving across various contexts, including money.

 

English

Spring term, will begin with a narrative focus. Our core text is 'Lila and the Secret of Rain' by David Conway and Jude Daly. The children will practise a range of writing skills, including creating accurate sentences with correct punctuation, using adjectives and expanded noun phrases, to enable them to write their own narratives based on the book.

 

Later in the term, we will be reading

' The Savannah' by Ella Bailey to supoort learing within our topic focus, Kenya. The children will write poetry reflecting their knowledge of the Kenyan savannah.

Throughout the term, the children will be focusing on:

• learning correct sentence structure, including capital letters at the start of sentences, and for proper nouns, and full stops, exclamation and question marks at the end of sentences
• using adjectives to create expanded noun phrases, e.g. the long, winding river
• expanding sentences using co-ordination (e.g. and, but, so) and sub-ordination (e.g. because, when, if) 
• using powerful adjectives and verbs
• learning how to organise our writing for a reader
• Reading texts with increasing fluency and expression
• Reading for meaning and improving our comprehension skills

In our handwriting, we will continue to focus on correct formation and consistent sizing.

For spelling, we will focus on spelling patterns, revising and practising them weekly.  We will also continue to learn the Year 2 common exception words that do not follow a spelling pattern.

 

Science

This term our topics are, 'Animals, Including Humans' and 'Plants'.

When learning about animals, including humnas, the children will learn that all animals gave offspring which grow into adults. They will find out about and describe the basic needs of animals for survival. They will be know the importance of exercise, eating the right amounts of different foods and hygeine.

When learning about plants, the children will observe and describe how seeds grow into mature plants. They will also investigate and descirbe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy.

 

 

Foundation Subjects

History - we will be looking at how nurses in the past have contributed to the care we receive today. We will focus on Florene Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell.

Geography - we will be learning about how life in London is different to life in Kenya. We will look at geographical differences as well as studying the human geography of these contrasting areas.

PE   Outdoor - Invasion Games

        Indoor - Gymnastics

Computing - Our first unit, this term, is called 'Spreadsheets'. This unit allows the children to understand what a spreadsheet is and how to navigate one. They will also explore how spreadsheets can complete calculations automatically as well as the tools available in 2Calculate. We will then move onto the unit called 'Questioning'. This unit introduces children to how data can be used to answer a question. They will practise asking a question, gathering data using a tally chart and presenting it using digital tools. They will also beging to explore how yes and no questions can be used to sort data and undertsand how branching databases work.

R.E -  our key questions, this term, are:

• How do some Muslims show Allah is compassionate and merciful?
• What are the best symbols of Jesus' death and resurrection at Easter?

PSHE - Our Jigsaw topics for the autumn term are 'Dreams and Goals' and 'Healthy Me'.

DT- we will be investigating, planning, designing and making our own Kenyan animal puppets, whilst learning about selecting appropriate textiles and tools, as well as selcting the best joining and finishing techniques.

Art- we shall be creating our own African drum paintings whilst exploring andd learning about the works of the artist edward Tingatinga

Music - we will be learning about pulse, rhythm and pitch and thinking about how music can make the world a better place and teach us about our neighbourhood.

Some useful websites:

Mathletics

https://login.mathletics.com/

BBC Bitesize Maths

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/year-2-and-p3-maths-lessons/1

 White Rose Maths

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Purple Mash

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/cranborneen6

 

BBC Bitesize English

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/year-2-and-p3-english-lessons/1

Oak Academy

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-2

National Geographic Kids

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

Geography

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

Draw with Rob Art

http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob

 

Home Learning Support
Please find below some resources which may be helpful in supporting your child with their learning at home.