Welcome to Year 2

Autumn 1 2025

We are all so excited to welcome you back to Heymann in September!

The staff that you will be working with are Miss Henshaw (2T), Ms Dyer (2L) and Mrs Johnston (2P). Other adults that work in Year 2 are Mrs Caines, Miss Darnbrough, Miss Patterson, Mrs Brown and Mrs Littlejones. On a Monday afternoon, you will be taught by either Señora Cameron, Mrs Bielecka or Mrs Maqsood.

PE

Please can children come to school in PE kits on Tuesdays (fundamental movement skills) and Wednesdays (football).

Please ensure that your child’s PE kit is weather appropriate as we will be doing some lessons outside. They can wear their usual PE kit with their Heymann cardigan or jumper. Your child will need a coloured t-shirt to match their house (these have not changed from Year 1).

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This half-term our geography topic is “What is Interesting About Nottinghamshire?”

Our science topic this half term is habitats.

For information on the content of our lessons, please familiarise yourself with our Knowledge Organisers below. These outline the key information that children will need to be able to recall by the end of the unit.

What Is Interesting About Nottinghamshire Knowledge Organiser

Curriculum Toolkits KS1

Knowledge Organiser Living Things And Their Habitats Year 2

Jigsaw – Being Me In My World Knowledge Organiser

Please also make sure that children bring a water bottle and their book bag (with their reading books and reading record) to school every day.

Please view our Curriculum Meeting 2025-2026 videos that share vital information about Year 2 at the bottom of this page. This will include information on homework, assessment and daily routines.

Please see at the bottom of this page our Autumn maths KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts). Key Instant Recall Facts are what underpin much of the mental maths knowledge that children are required to know throughout their learning journey. KIRFs are crucial for ensuring that a child is able to build confidence and fluency in a wide variety of mathematical topics. By being able to reference Key Instant Recall Facts on a regular basis, they’ll also find the national curriculum to be significantly more accessible.

If you have any questions please email us at year2-teachers@heymann.notts.sch.uk

Take care,

Mrs Johnston, Ms Dyer and Miss Henshaw

Weekly Timetable

Here we will update the timetable weekly so you can see what your child will be learning each day. The timetable may alter slightly during the week depending on circumstances.

Week 1

Welcome to the year 2’s curriculum meeting page 2025-2026

Here is all the information you will need to find out about:

  • Routines, structure of the day and behaviour expectations
  • Assessment
  • The wider curriculum
  • Writing and maths
  • Reading and phonics
  • Homework

Please refer to the tabs below to watch each video.

Maths Curriculum Coverage Overview

Curriculum Information for Parents

Below is a video that explains how children are assessed in year 2.

Please see video below on how we do homework in year 2.

Please see video below on how we do reading and phonics in year 2.

For more information about our phonics scheme and how you can support your child at home with their phonics, reading and handwriting please follow this link.

Please see video below on routines, structure and behaviour expectations in year 2.

Please see video below on our wider curriculum in year 2.

Below is a video explaining how English and maths are taught in year 2.

Reading:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

EAL readin support – Unite for Literacy

Science:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6svr82

RSPB Kids | Learn About Nature – The RSPB

Habitats and environment – BBC Teach

Year 2 Uses of everyday materials – Year 2 Science – BBC Bitesize

Everyday Materials | Science For Kids | STEM Home Learning

Maths:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

Year 2 Maths – England – BBC Bitesize

Maths: Age 6–7 (Year 2) – Oxford Owl

Fun Maths Games about Shapes, Symmetry and Co-ordinates for Kids (topmarks.co.uk)

Spanish:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zxsvr82

https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/estrellas-spanish-index.htm

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2spanish.html

Geography:

UK: Cities – Map Quiz Game – Seterra (geoguessr.com)

Google Earth

Maps – BBC Teach

UK | United Kingdom | United Kingdom Song | A Geography Song About the UK and its Capitals – YouTube

(636) Five Oceans Song – YouTube

Explore – Visit Nottinghamshire (visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk)

History:

Home – History for kids

History (nationalgeographic.com)

Emotions and self-regulation:

Rainbow Relaxation: Mindfulness for Children (youtube.com)

Bubble Bounce! Mindfulness for Children (Mindful Looking) (youtube.com)

The Body Scanner! Mindfulness for Children (youtube.com)

Be the Pond | Mindfulness for Kids | Cosmic Kids Zen Den (youtube.com)

The Colour Monster – Read Aloud by Mr. Joshua Brooks (youtube.com)

Super Movers – Teach (bbc.co.uk)

Heymann Primary School – Mental Health and Wellbeing