Welcome to the Year 2 web page. We are really excited to be starting another year full of fun learning with your child! We have missed the children so much and look forward to welcoming them back on Tuesday 25th August. It has been a challenging and uncertain few months since we closed in March. Your child will be coming into a warm, supportive and caring environment where we will have a focus on emotional well being, so that your child feels safe, secure and cared for. We will also be exploring, learning and investigating through play, the outdoors and in the classroom. We are going to stay active, strong and happy throughout Year 2, developing our social skills and inquisitive, enquiring minds.
We very much look forward to working with you all in the year ahead.
Mr Elwood, Mrs McIntyre, Ms Dunlop, Ms Millar, Ms Loughrey & Mrs Watton.
The Year 2 Team 😊
We very much look forward to working with you all in the year ahead.
Mr Elwood, Mrs McIntyre, Ms Dunlop, Ms Millar, Ms Loughrey & Mrs Watton.
The Year 2 Team 😊
Year 2 Team
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from left: Mrs mcintyre, ms dunlop, ms millar, mrs watton, mr elwood & ms loughrey.
MR ELWOOD'S CLASSROOM (YEAR 2 E) |
MRS MCINTYRE'S CLASSROOM (YEAR 2 MC) |
mr elwoodMy name is Mr Elwood and I am one of the Year 2 teachers. I love to teach all subjects, especially outdoor learning, play based learning and PE.
In my spare time I love to go on adventures in nature with my two sons, who both go to Mill Strand. We can often be found mountain biking in forests or having fun in the ocean. I hope you have had a fantastic summer and I am very excited to get to know you all. See you very soon. 
mrs mcintyreMy name is Mrs McIntyre and I'm very excited to be moving to Year 2 this year after a few years in Year 1 and before that Years 4 & 5!
I love all of the fun things we do in school, but if I had to choose favourites they would be stories, Outdoor Classroom and making things. I have three adventurous boys and we love to go camping in Scotland. I like walks, the beach, baking and decorating yummy cakes, watching home renovation programmes and the colours blue and green. |
Ms dunlopMy name is Ms Dunlop and I'm a teaching assistant in Year 2 E. I've been in Year 2 for a number of years and I absolutely love it!
When I'm not at school I love to spend time with my grandchildren. I love going for long beach walks and travelling to lots of interesting countries. I also like social outings. My favourite colour is lilac and my favourite food is chilli beef penne pasta! 
ms millarMy name is Ms Millar and I'm a teaching assistant in Year 2 Mc. In school I love to do really exciting science lessons with my little professors - I love to investigate and experiment.
When I'm not in school, I like spending time with my family and friends. I love to do arts and crafts. My favourite food is chocolate and my favourite colour is blue. I also love going for nice walks. |
ms loughreyHello, my name is Ms Loughrey. I'm a teaching assistant in Year 2 E. I live near the beach and I love going there with my little girl to make big sandcastles and to paddle our feet in the sea and jump over the waves. My favourite colour is pink. I like to do arts and crafts and bake yummy treats to share and eat. I love spending times with my loved ones. My favourite food is chips and my favourite sweet treat is strawberry ice cream!
mrs wattonHi, my name is Mrs Watton. I'm a teaching assistant in Year 2 Mc. I bake cakes in my spare time and I love anything crafty and creative. The beach is my favourite place to be and going on little outdoor adventures with my three boys.
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year 2 information for the year ahead
Year 2 School Times
Mon- Fri: 8.45am - 2.00pm - pick up from white 'milk door' (left of the Pupil Entrance). Please form a socially distanced queue when picking up your child. Lunch: 12:00 -12:45 
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PE
In Year 2 we will continue to change into black plimsolls and take off our jumpers for PE sessions. Please get your child to practise taking their jumper off independently and changing into their plimsolls. *No jewellery for safety reasons* 
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Snack Time
A healthy snack will be provided for your child at a cost of £2.50 per week. The price for the first term will be £22.50. This payment should be made on the School Money App (payments must be cashless due to CO-VID restrictions). https://login.eduspot.co.uk/public/portal/parent/?app=schoolmoney&source=website&version=20190314 Please email Jane in the school office if you have forgotten your login details: jgregg251@c2kni.net |
What will your child need?
Please see below for a list of resources your child will need for Year 2. Please send a waterproof coat every day and hats and gloves in the winter as we will be outside daily. Please ensure all of your child’s belongings are named. 
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Homework
Homework is an extension of work carried out in class. Activities will be set on a Monday for the week and folders should be returned on a Thursday to be marked. It will include reading, spellings and a written homework – similar to the format in Year 1.
Reading: Reading will be set Monday to Friday. We use the ‘Dandelion’ phonics books reading scheme which you will be familiar with from Year 1. Initially, the Dandelion books will be sent out on Seesaw as we did during school closure as they cannot be sent home as yet due to CO-VID restrictions. In Year 2 we will also be using the ‘Bug Club’ reading scheme. This is a fantastic online scheme which your child will receive login details for. Your child will be assigned a book each week on Bug Club.
Spellings: Spellings will be set Monday to Wednesday and revision on Thursday for a short Friday spelling test (tests will not start until later in the year). Use whatever method works for your child to help them learn their spellings. We recommend ‘look-say-cover-write-check’ – look at the word, say it, cover the word, write it and then check!
Study Ladder: Study Ladder will be used to support or extend learning at home. More details will follow.
Homework should take no longer than 15 minutes. If your child is really struggling with a particular homework, please let us know and we can help 😊.
Homework is an extension of work carried out in class. Activities will be set on a Monday for the week and folders should be returned on a Thursday to be marked. It will include reading, spellings and a written homework – similar to the format in Year 1.
Reading: Reading will be set Monday to Friday. We use the ‘Dandelion’ phonics books reading scheme which you will be familiar with from Year 1. Initially, the Dandelion books will be sent out on Seesaw as we did during school closure as they cannot be sent home as yet due to CO-VID restrictions. In Year 2 we will also be using the ‘Bug Club’ reading scheme. This is a fantastic online scheme which your child will receive login details for. Your child will be assigned a book each week on Bug Club.
Spellings: Spellings will be set Monday to Wednesday and revision on Thursday for a short Friday spelling test (tests will not start until later in the year). Use whatever method works for your child to help them learn their spellings. We recommend ‘look-say-cover-write-check’ – look at the word, say it, cover the word, write it and then check!
Study Ladder: Study Ladder will be used to support or extend learning at home. More details will follow.
Homework should take no longer than 15 minutes. If your child is really struggling with a particular homework, please let us know and we can help 😊.
Year 2 Resource List
(these items will stay in school each day)
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Please label all items with your child’s name.
🌟Initially we are asking for no school bags to lessen chances of virus transmission - please send supplies in a plastic carrier bag on the first day.🌟
🌟🥪Pleases ensure lunch boxes are wipe clean plastic and not fabric bags.🥪🌟
🌟Initially we are asking for no school bags to lessen chances of virus transmission - please send supplies in a plastic carrier bag on the first day.🌟
🌟🥪Pleases ensure lunch boxes are wipe clean plastic and not fabric bags.🥪🌟
We cannot wait for an exciting year full of fun learning with your child!
😁Year 2 Team 😁
😁Year 2 Team 😁