Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Staffordshire
Week 6- WB 7/9/25 Staffordshire
What an exciting week in Staffordshire 2! We all had a fabulous morning at Sports Day, with the children really throwing themselves into the carousel of activities and cheering one another on in the races. Mrs Hughes always finds Sports Day emotional, as hearing and seeing the class support their classmates is what really shows how they care for one another and have come together as a group! We were very proud of all their sporting efforts.
In English this week we have finished reading our class text, The Iron Man. The class are loving this mature text and it has really inspired them to write creatively, creating poetry, news reports and this week acting out the chapters. The photos will show you how much fun we all had doing this!
In maths we are consolidating our learning from earlier in the year, moving on now to look at division and fractions.
In PE over the last couple of weeks we have been learning to play rounders. We have been impressed by the class' ability to take on the rules and learn a new sport and it has been lovely to see them support one another, just as they did on Sports Day!
We have all enjoyed our History topic this term 'Magnificent Monarchs'. Next week we will wrap up the learning we have been doing about Royal Residences by creating our own!
If possible, please send your child with a small cardboard box in a named carrier bag, on Monday 14th July. We will collect some spares if you do not have anything available at home, so nobody will go without.
In this warm weather, a number of children have been bringing battery operated fans to school. Please could we ask that these stay at home as we cannot keep track of these items and ensure their safe use by all children at school. Please also avoid bringing football cards and other trading cards and stickers, as these can be a distraction and also contribute to playground disputes. Thank you for your support in this.
Mother's Day Breakfast - Power of Five presentation
Home Learning:
- MyON Reading: Please ask your child to log onto Renaissance: MyON to make use of this fantastic wealth of stories and non-fiction texts. MyON is accessed using the same login as Renaissance (AR quizzes) asnd is a fabulous resource filled with ebooks that your child can choose to read and then simply quiz straight away, by clicking 'quiz now'. If you need a login please don't hesitate to ask me at the end of the day, or mail the office for an electronic copy.
Reading
Children should be reading everyday and once a week this can be logged on
https://www.boomreader.co.uk/parents
- All children who are on RWI will bring home a RWI Reading book each Friday, please return them the following Wednesday.
- Children in Year 2 also begin to bring home a book from the Discovery Centre which is levelled according to the Accelerated Reader (AR) scheme https://www.southborough.kent.sch.uk/accelerated-reader-1/
These books can be returned and swapped as soon as they are finished. There is also a quiz associated with these books https://www.southborough.kent.sch.uk/year-2-1/
Note: some children will bring home both a RWI Reading book and an AR levelled reading book - please read both with your child.
Please make sure your child's reading book is in their school bag every day so that we can read with them at school also. Thank you for supporting your child's learning in this way.
Times Tables Rockstars/Numbots
To keep practising the multiplication taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account
Challenge yourself to beat your score, build your knowledge and watch your confidence sore, as you become a Rockstar!
To use Numbots, for games to support number knowledge, confidence and fluency go to https://play.numbots.com/
Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.
Maths
In Year 2 we are currently learning about position. Please find a maths game here to help.
Spelling
Please see below for new spellings for all groups.
The test will be Wednesday 16th July
| Mrs Hughes | Miss Packer | Miss Lewis | Miss Miah | Mr Vater | Miss Rennie | |
Leo K Luke Thales | Harriet Rosie Sydney Neve Hendrix Samuel D Amelie Edith Olivia Romi-Grace Albert | Rose Lucas Cora Elisabeth Zachary Edward Harry Theo D Jethro | Dolly Benjamin Theo L Samuel C | Everett | Aria | |
Monday
| excitement movement enjoyment treatment replacement judgement punishment payment development amazement | breathe February circle continue quarter strange reign monarch naughty weight | bottomless spotless careless backless speechless useless aimless priceless
| make making bake baking smile smiling slide sliding shine shining |
patted hugged spotted painted hunted jumped dropped
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If you wish to practise further spellings, please see the link to common exception words below.
Please also find linked below the list of spellings Year 2 will be practising throughout the year. Strategies to practise spellings can be found on the Oxford Owl website, here.
More information about how we teach spelling at Southborough and strategies to support your child at home can be found here: https://www.southborough.kent.sch.uk/spelling-3/
Meet the Teacher
Curriculum overview
A typical week in Staffordshire 2
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Morning | Morning | Morning | Morning |
Early learning & register Maths morning play Spelling English
| Early learning & register Read Write inc. Maths morning play reading - DC Art | Early learning & register Read Write inc. Reading collective worship morning play Spelling - test maths | Early learning & register Read Write inc. maths collective worship morning play Spelling maths | Early learning & register Read Write inc. maths celebration worship morning play maths reading |
| Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
TA story RE Afternoon play Singing Worship PE Home time | TA story History Afternoon play Handwriting/Editing Home time | TA story PSHE Afternoon play History Home time | TA story Handwriting Computing Afternoon play PE Home time | TA story Science Afternoon play Music Home time |
Year 2 Class Teachers
Year 2 Teaching Team
Specialist Teachers
