Year 2
Week Beginning 23rd February 2026
We hope you had a lovely half term. I saw some daffodils growing so I am hopeful some sunnier weather should be around the corner! This half term, the children will be learning about The Great Fire of London!
Key Information:
Thursday 5th March - World Book Day
Thursday 18th June - Amazon and Nile Class Worship
Worship- Our worship theme this week is:
LENT– Temptation
Mark 1:13 And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.
This week's learning
Maths - We will be learning about making equal groups
English - We will be looking at how to write a diary
Phonics - We will be looking at 'ey' saying 'ee'
History - The Great Fie of London
RE - We will be learning about Salvation (Happy and sad love)
PSHE - We will be learning about the internet, online content and information. What money is and how to look after it
D&T- We will be exploring mechanisms (wheels and axels)
This week's spellings -
key
monkey
donkey
honey
money
chimney
valley
turkey
Common exception words-
heart
dangerous
A parent information sheet about our phonics learning this week has been attached at the bottom of this page.
Additional resources
Best Books for Year 2 | Ages 6-7 | The Reader Teacher
https://kids.guinnessworldrecords.com/stories
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround -
Miss Finnigan, Miss Pain and Mrs Pine