Welcome to Opal's Class page 2024-2025! 

We are very excited about our new learning in Year 2. Opal class is taught by Miss Salisbury and supported by Mrs Niculcea and Mrs Shaw.  

Our PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Please come to school in your PE kit, which consists of a red t-shirt, black shorts/black jogging bottoms, black trainers and your red school jumper/cardigan if desired. 

Reading is incredibly important and we are trying hard to develop our reading skills. Please bring your reading books into school each day, these will be changed by your phonics teacher, this may vary depending on your Read, Write, Inc group. We encourage our pupils to read each day, please sign your child's learning record. Some of us will be completing accelerated reader quizzes on our books to develop our understanding of what we have read. On the reverse of the children's you will find your child's TTRS account details and accelerated reader log in if you child is quizzing. 

We have an exciting topic 'How our World has Changed', we will be learning about The Great Fire of London in History, as well as Animals including Humans in Science. We will be looking at the life cycle of animals and humans as well as the Basic Needs of animals and we will be observing the changes that caterpillars go through. In History, we will be looking at the impact the Great Fire had, how it started and why it is a significant event. Please refer to our curriculum map for Year 2 to see more of our topics. We cannot wait to share our wonderful learning during our oracy endpoint, the date is to be confirmed. 

To add to the excitement of being in Year 2, we will going on an educational visit. The date of this is to be confirmed and a letter will be sent out regarding this. 

Events: 

Class Assembly - Tuesday 4th March 2025 at 8:55am

World Book Day - Thursday 6th March 2025 (Come dressed as a character from your favourite book)

Public Speaking Competition - Week commencing Monday 3rd March 2025 

Science Week - Week commencing Monday 10th March 2025 (Theme is 'Change and Adapt') 

Oracy Endpoint - TBC 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.