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Recorders

Please bring recorders in to school every Tuesday starting on 14th April. Please make sure they have a name on. Ms Lynch has asked parents to buy one recorder for their child. They will be needed for the summer term. The children will need a descant recorder like this one. If this is a problem, please email admin/ Ms Lynch as she has some recorders that children can borrow. Thank you for your support. 

Cooking & Gardening

We are proud to offer all pupils the opportunity to take part in cooking sessions during the school day. These sessions take place in the School House kitchen and are led by the class teacher.

Fresh ingredients from our school garden are used wherever possible, helping children learn about food, nutrition, and sustainability.

To support this programme, we ask for a voluntary annual contribution of £13.00, which covers the cost of additional ingredients for the full school year (September 2025 – July 2026).

• To contribute, please log into your MCAS account
• The fee can be found in the Clubs section and added to your basket.

Your support helps us continue offering this valuable hands-on learning experience. Thank you!

Healthy Snacks

To help keep energy levels up and minds focused, we encourage pupils to bring a healthy snack for break time.

Great options include:

• Fresh fruit or vegetables
• Plain rice cakes or crackers
• A small pot of dried fruit
• Cheese cubes or yoghurt (in a cool pack)

Please do not send sweets, chocolate, crisps, and fizzy drinks. Let’s work together to support healthy habits and happy learning!

Reading and/or talking about their reading to an adult for at least 20 minutes, 5 times a week. Complete your child’s reading record each time they read. Remember it doesn’t always have to be their school book. Reading records and reading books should be sent into school daily.

Please use these to practise spelling patterns and other words that are recorded. Some words are called red words because they are common exception words (Y2 list) that also need to be learned in Year 2 and our phonics skills can't always be applied to these words.  Orange words are words connected to our learning in school.  The spelling words will also be recorded here.

Wc 23rd February - suffixes er and est (part 1)

fastest, quickest, hardest,​ warmer, nicer, slower

Red Words: path, bath, sugar​

Orange Words: beaches, landmarks, view

Wc 2nd March - suffixes er and est (part 2)

happier, funnier, luckier, silliest, tastiest, tidiest

Red Words: prove, improve, move

Orange Words: continent, ocean,  world

Wc 9th March - suffixes er and est (part 3)

biggest, saddest, hotter, sadder, wetter, fitter

Red Words: any, many, half

Orange Words: multiply, factor, product

Wc 16th March - ee sound spelt as ey 

*Dictation will be on Thursday 19th March*

monkey, key, donkey, honey, chimney

Red Words: climb, behind, parents

Orange Words: atlas, globe, compass

Wc 24th March

We will review and assess units 1 - 5. Spellings should be in log books as well as above. 

WC 13th April - suffix ness part 1

sadness, darkness, kindness, illness, goodness, fitness

Red Words: whole, half, many

Orange Words: plant, grass, seeds

WC 20th April - suffix ness part 2 

The Clockwork Dragon 

Jonathon Emmett 

IBSN: 978-0192738011

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Roald Dahl 

IBSN: 978-0241558508

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale 

IBSN: 978-0140559460

Arthur and the Golden Rope 

Joe Todd Stanton

IBSN: 978-1911171034