What a super and sparkling week of learning we have had in Year 2! The children have shown fantastic enthusiasm, brilliant curiosity and such a wonderful attitude towards their learning. We are so proud of all their hard work this week!

 

English

This week we began our exciting new non-fiction book, Sharks! Sharks! Sharks! and the children have absolutely loved diving into the fascinating world of sharks. We have discovered lots of fun and interesting facts and the classroom has been full of brilliant shark discussions!

We have been exploring the different sentence types often used in non-fiction texts. The children have been learning how exclamations can be used as captions to show excitement, such as “What big, sharp teeth that shark has!” We have also been writing questions as subheadings, for example “Where do sharks live?”, to help organise information and make readers curious to find out more. Alongside this, the children have written clear statements to share all the wonderful facts they have discovered about sharks.

One of the highlights of the week has been creating our own fantastic fact files about sharks. The children have shown such creativity and care when organising their information and presenting their ideas clearly. We will be continuing with this exciting book next week and are very excited to write even more amazing non-fiction writing!

 

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

This week the children have been magnificent measurers!

Our focus has been on length, exploring metres and centimetres. We began the week by discussing how many centimetres are in a metre and thinking carefully about how this translates into different measurements, for example understanding that 50cm is equal to ½ metre.

The children have been comparing different lengths and heights, ordering them from shortest to longest and using their brilliant mathematical thinking to explain their answers. We also practised adding measurements together, which the children tackled with fantastic determination and focus.

Next week we will continue developing these skills by using the four operations to solve problems involving height and length. We can’t wait to see the children continue to grow as confident mathematicians!

 

Thematic

In our thematic learning this week, we have continued to explore the life and achievements of Florence Nightingale and the incredible impact her work has had on hospitals today.

The children had a wonderful time investigating artifacts from hospitals in the past. They carefully looked at different objects and discussed what they might have been used for. This sparked lots of thoughtful conversation and curiosity about how hospitals have changed over time.

One thing we all agreed on was that we are very grateful for the modern equipment we have today - especially after seeing some of the very large needles that were used in the past! The children were fascinated by how much medical care has improved thanks to Florence Nightingale’s work.

 

Home Learning

For home learning this week, we would love the children to continue practising their measuring skills at home!

Measure and order different items around your house using centimetres or metres. You could measure toys, books, furniture or anything you can find. Be creative and have fun!

 

Red Words of the Week

Every
Everybody
Eye
Fast
Father

 

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.

If you have any questions – please feel free to contact Mrs Barlow.

Thank you, we look forward to receiving your competition entries!

Mrs Barlow and Mrs Howard

 

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend and we can’t wait to see you on Monday!

 Dates to remember:

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