Koalas
Welcome to Koalas!
Class Teacher: Mrs Curran Teaching Assistant: Mrs Hunter
Mrs Jones teaches on a Monday afternoon
Mrs Brayshaw teaches all day on a Thursday
Welcome to Year 2
Spellings
We aim to practice a range of spellings from the year 1/2 common exception word list twice a week to support the children within their writing. Our next spelling test is on Monday 23rd February and the spellings are:
floor improve
great kind
half many
hour money
Home Readers
When you read with your child at home, please write a comment to that effect (or just your initials) in the school planner. Please try and read with your child each day, even if it’s only a couple of pages or for a few minutes, every little helps. We will aim to read with your child at least once a week in school. If your child needs a new book during the week, they can pass their book and planner to Mrs Hunter who will change it for them.
P.E. Days
Koalas will be doing PE on a Monday.
Please ensure your child comes dressed in their PE kits every Monday, with any earrings taken out and hair tied back.
Show and Tell
Children are welcome to bring in an interesting item for show and tell on the following Fridays for this half term:
Echidnas : 27/2/26
Emus : 6/3/26
Wombats: 13/3/26
Kookaburras : 20/3/26
Kangaroos : 27/3/26
Exciting Learning Websites
Below are some exciting websites where you can practise your writing and maths skills.
Our learning
DT
Making pizzas for our DT project.
English
Adjective and adverb hunt in the sun!
Maths
Great fun using the balancing pans to compare which classroom items were heavier or lighter!
Creeping toad workshop
A great story telling workshop for World Book day.
Art
An amazing workshop with a very talented local artist who taught us how to mould and join clay.
Big RE day
PE
Some super balancing in PE.
Maths
Making amounts of money in maths.
Science
Going on a hunt for habitats and micro habitats.
Hepworth Gallery trip
We had an amazing day at Hepworth Gallery!
Amazing DT - wind up toys
Polar Express writing
Sharing reading with the Juniors
Children in Need
Koalas did 25 burpees!
Victorian Day
Walks around the local area
Koalas had a great autumnal walk looking at the features of houses for History and then in the woods for English!
Maths
Some great work on fact families!
PE
Lots of great balancing!
Bike workshop
Koalas had great fun on the bikes!
PE
We've been working on footwork including hopscotch, zig zags and side steps with pivots.
Maths
We've been learning about place value.
