Year 2

Welcome to Year 2 at Endeavour Primary. In this stage, your child will continue to build strong foundations in reading, writing, and mathematics, while also developing confidence with everyday learning routines. We aim to create a calm, purposeful classroom where children feel supported, challenged appropriately, and proud of their progress.

In English, children will practise key skills such as spelling, handwriting, and writing sentences that make sense. Reading will focus on understanding texts, answering questions, and discussing ideas. In mathematics, we will strengthen number knowledge, including place value and addition and subtraction, and begin to apply these skills to solve problems in familiar and new contexts.

Alongside core learning, Year 2 supports children’s wider development through topics, practical activities, and opportunities to work together. We encourage positive attitudes to learning, including perseverance and careful listening. If you have any questions about what your child is doing in class, please speak with your child’s teacher—working together helps children make the best progress throughout the year.

Week Commencing 2nd November

Year 2 have started on a new writing journey this week, focussing on endangered animals and how we can protect them! They will begin collecting facts about their chosen animals to write a fascinating non-chronological report!

We are creeping up to the end of our 'addition and subtraction' unit in Maths and started learning our 2x tables! The children will all now have a login to 'Times Tables Rockstars' where they can practice their tables at home!

With our tree-planting happening next week we have also been reminding the children about the importance of wrapping up warm for the weather!

Week Commencing 12th October

In Year 2, they have been learning and applying their number bonds to 10, allowing them to successfully add 3, 1-digit numbers! In music they have completed their unit of oceans and created some lovely rhythm patterns on percussion instruments. Finally, in art they have painted their clay models of insects and are super excited to take them home at the end of term!

Week Commencing 5th October

It has been lovely to see the children settle so happily into school life, growing in confidence and settling back into our daily routines. They are forming wonderful friendships and have shown great enthusiasm in their learning and play. We have also enjoyed watching their creativity flourish as they explore the changing season and make the most of the crisp autumn days.