Welcome to Sycamore Class

Class Teacher:

Mrs Darling

Support Staff: 

Mr Rudkin

Miss Haynes

Miss Smith - PPA cover

In Year 2 we complete the children's journey through Key Stage One.  We make the transition from Year 1 into Year 2 and the next stage in your child's learning easier by supporting them with lots of hands-on learning through our inspiring and creative curriculum.  All our children bring home a reading book each night linked to their individual level.  They also have the opportunity to choose a reading for pleasure book from the library, this is a book that they would like to share with an adult at home.  We value the support from our parents in supporting their children with these key life skills.

As we move into Year 2 the work becomes slightly more formal, but still with an element of learning through play.  In Sycamore class we learn in a variety of ways taking part in whole class, group and independent activities throughout the day.  We begin to encourage the children to become independent learners, introducing skills and strategies to help them meet their true potential.

In May the children will have their KS1 SATs, they are required to take the tests in Reading and Mathematics.

School Values 

Term 1 - Humility

Term 2 - Trust 

Term 3 - Compassion

Term 4 - Respect 

Term 5 - Forgiveness 

Term 6 - Perseverance 

Reading

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body!”

We read regularly with the children in school, reading is a core aspect in key stage 1.

Please try to listen to your child read, they are sent home daily with at least one book, once you/ an older sibling or family member have heard them read please log their activity in their reading diary.  

It is important for the children to bring in their reading folder each day in order to keep their books updated. 

Children in Sycamore class visit our school library once a week to read for pleasure, sharing a book as a whole class or choosing a book to read in the library. 

P.E

Sycamore class - PE day is Wednesday (afternoon) 

Please ensure children come to school with their correct P.E kits in a suitable bag on a Wednesday every week. Children need both indoor and outdoor clothing and footwear in order for us to benefit fully from our P.E lessons. Please ensure long hair is tied up and all jewellery removed. If your child cannot remove their own ear studs, please ensure you take them out on the day. 

How you can support you child at home

• Read as frequently as possible with your child.
• Read to your child to model expression.
• Allow opportunities to read to a sibling, pet or teddy.
• Read comics, signs, menus, leaflets, posters, labels in supermarkets and a variety of books.
• Play eye spy games with phonemes and graphemes, for example I spy something with the phoneme 'a-e' they might say 'snake'. It has the a-e sound in it.
• Word hunt - post it notes around the house with words for them to find.
• Write on the pavement with chalk or in sand. 
• Play counting games.
• Read numbers when you are out and about.
• Encourage your child to help you add numbers when you can.
• Have fun discussing plants, objects, maps, historical objects etc.

Trips/ Visitors 

In Sycamore class we make community links by visiting the Chestnuts care home on a regular basis.

In term 5 we will be visiting Lincoln Zoo.  We will be learning about animals throughout the year, this will complete our learning and to cement our knowledge. 

We welcome volunteers to listen to readers. Please contact the school office if you would like to support us with this.