This week in Year 2 has been full of excitement as we celebrated World Book Day! The children arrived at school dressed as their favourite book characters, and it was wonderful to see such a fantastic variety of costumes and stories being shared. Throughout the day, we spent time enjoying books together, talking about our favourite characters, and celebrating the joy of reading.
English
This week in English, the children became information writers as they created their own booklets about how frogs grow. We learnt about the life cycle of a frog and used this knowledge to write clear instructions explaining each stage. The children focused on using imperative verbs to give commands, helping their writing sound like proper instructions.
They worked hard to organise their ideas into simple information booklets, thinking carefully about the steps and the language they used. It was fantastic to see them using words such as watch, wait, observe, and place to clearly instruct the reader. The children were very proud of their finished booklets and enjoyed sharing their work with their classmates.
Reading
Reading at 3: Every Friday at 3, our doors will open for you to come in and enjoy a quiet read with your child. This will be for the full 15 minutes, and we kindly ask that children are not taken home early during this time.
Reading folders: Some children are bringing home two books – one of these will be a Read Write Inc (RWI) home book, which we ask them to read three times throughout the week to help build fluency. These books will be changed by an adult. The second book (with the coloured sticker) should be changed independently by your child – ideally first thing in the morning. Some children have moved onto the Accelerated Reader programme and will be able to change their books once they’ve completed the quiz online.
Maths
In Maths this week, the children have been learning about the inverse relationship between multiplication and division. We explored how these two operations are linked and how one can help us check the other.
The children practised using multiplication facts to solve division problems and began to see how numbers in a multiplication sentence can be rearranged to create related division facts. They used practical resources, drawings, and number sentences to help them understand this relationship.
It has been great to see the children building confidence when solving problems and using their multiplication knowledge to help them work out division questions. They also enjoyed spotting the patterns between the different number sentences.
Thematic
In Thematic this week, the children have been learning about the life of Florence Nightingale. We explored a timeline of important events in her life and discussed why she is such a significant historical figure.
The children learnt about key moments from her childhood through to her work as a nurse, including how she helped to improve hospitals and care for soldiers. They enjoyed placing events in chronological order and talking about how her actions made a difference to people’s lives.
It was wonderful to see the children developing their understanding of the past and asking thoughtful questions about how life was different during the time of Crimean War.
Home Learning
This week as part of your home learning we would like you to reinforce your English learning by writing a set of instructions for how to play a game! Remember to include a ‘you will need section’.
Chilton Book Fayre
The Chilton Book Fayre will arrive on Monday 9th March and run until Friday 13th March outside the Year 5 classrooms. Children will come home with a World Book Day book voucher. These can be spent at the Book Fayre. Cash and online payments are also available, and a percentage of the monies raised will go towards funding more books for Chilton children.
Reading competition
We will be running a reading competition the week of World Book Day (week beginning 2nd March). We would like the children to read as many books as they can in a funny or unusual place! Please take a picture of these and email them to Mrs Rowland-Hill (helen.rowland@chiltonprimary.co.uk) A winner from Ks1 and a winner from KS2 with the most books read in a funny and usual place will win a prize! Deadline for entries is Monday 9th March 2026.
Mrs Rowland-Hill - English Lead/Upper Phase Lead.
Young Artists’ Competition 2026
DEADLINE – Wednesday 1st April 2026
The Rotary Club of Margate have launched their Thanet schools’ art competition. Selected entries will be displayed at Sainsbury’s Westwood Cross in their annual art exhibition.
To enter, please create a piece of A4 artwork with a wildlife theme- artwork will need to be flat so it can fit into a frame. On the reverse, please write the following information:
Child’s Name
Year Group
Medium Used
Brief description of the artwork
Permission and Consent - By submitting your child’s artwork to the competition, you give permission for the artwork to be displayed in a public exhibition. You also consent to your child’s name, age, school name, and title of the artwork being shown alongside the piece. You understand that the exhibition may be visited by members of the public and that images of the display may be used by the organisers for promotional or reporting purposes, both in print and online. No other personal details will be shared.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and we cant wait to see you on Monday!
Monday 9th March – Book fair in school this week
Friday 13th March – Chilton Speaker Final
Thursday 19th March – Team Sky to Quex Park Forest School
Friday 20th March – Team Ocean to Quex Park Forest School
Friday 20th March – Red Nose Day (Wear something funny for money)
Monday 23rd March – Rock your socks for Downs Syndrome Awareness (Wear bright or mismatching socks to school)
Monday 23rd March – Year 3 Roman Dress up day
Tuesday 24th March – Team Periwinkle to Quex Park
Thursday 26th March – Team Teal to Quex Park
Friday 27th March – Viking Speaker Final at Royal Harbour
Friday 27th March – Parents come into school to look at children’s books prior to Parent Teacher Consultations
Week Beginning 30th March – Parent Teacher consultation week
Wednesday 1st April at 9.05am– Easter Bonnet Parade for Team Periwinkle, Team Ocean and Team Cornflower
Wednesday 1st April at 2.45pm – Easter Bonnet Parade for Team Teal, Team Sky and Team Sapphire
Thursday 2nd April – Chilton Fundraisers Sponsored Eggscellent Event - Non-Uniform to be worn with further details to follow next term.
Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term. School to finish at 3.15pm
The Year 2 Team
Miss Maddy Kennedy – Team Sapphire – maddy.kennedy@chiltonprimary.co.uk
Mr Josh Belsey – Team Cornflower – joshua.belsey@chiltonprimary.co.uk
