Year 2
Week Beginning 13th April 2026
With Easter coming to a close, we are so excited to see the children again after a lovely two week break. We hope you all had a fun holiday spending time with loved ones.
We can't quite believe we are in term 5 already! We have so much excitement coming over the summer term and we can't wait to get started.
Key Information:
- Monday 4th May - Bank holiday
- Friday 22nd May - Break up for half term @ 3pm
- Monday 1st June - Staff INSET day
- Tuesday 2nd June - Children return for term 6
- Thursday 11th June 2026 - School’s 170th Birthday
- Thursday 18th June - Amazon and Nile Class Worship
- Friday 19th June 2026 - Sports Day at King’s Park Stadium
- Saturday 27th June - St. James’ Summer Fayre
- Wednesday 22nd July - Break up for summer holidays @ 1:20pm
Worship Theme This Week: Responsibility
Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for me
What does responsibility mean? Who or what are you responsible for?
Becoming responsible citizens means being people who can be trusted to do their best for the good of others.
Being responsible means being prepared to stand up on behalf of others and act and speak for them.
Being responsible means that others can expect you to make a sensible ‘response’ in a situation – you won’t just give up or stay quiet. You will be ready to act.
- When do we act responsibly?
- Where does responsibility lie for ethical issues?
- Do we recognise that responsibility for learning and achievement lies with each of us as individuals?
- How do we take responsibility for our environment?
- Are we given responsibility to help make decisions for our school?
Curriculum news
In English, we will be starting our new narrative unit based on the story 'The Rainbow Weaver'
In Maths, we will be focusing on our new topic of measurement and looking at cm and m
In Geography, we will be starting our unit on Mexico and learning facts about the country
In Phonics, we will be learning how to add the suffix 'ment' and 'ness' to root words.
In Science, we will be learning that living things are adapted to survive in different habitats.
Our whole class reading text is: 'Frida Kahlo: Little People, Big Dreams'
This week's spellings -
Additional resources
Best Books for Year 2 | Ages 6-7 | The Reader Teacher
https://kids.guinnessworldrecords.com/stories
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround -
Thank you for all of your ongoing support,
Miss Finnigan and Mrs Pine