Welcome to EY2!  Our class teachers are Mrs Catlin, Mrs Wilson and Mrs Forrester. Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Draper, Mrs Costello & Miss Hammond.

 In EY2, the children are really starting to develop their independence both personally and within their learning. The children have settled into school life and are aware of the learning behaviours. They are gaining confidence to ‘give it a go’, embracing the School’s Christian Value of perseverance; being safe in the knowledge that the more we try, the better we will get at any task.

Each week in our Jigsaw sessions, the children explore a range of topics related to their personal, social, health and emotional development. We use books, role-play and circle time discussions to develop these vital aspects of your child’s learning.

Our Literacy learning builds across the year. The children are developing their phonic knowledge in the Autumn term - using Twinkl Phonics level 2 and writing their own name following the school cursive handwriting script.

In the Spring term the children are starting to use their phonics to read and write simple words, labels and captions which are phonetically plausible. They are continuing to develop their phonic knowledge using Twinkl Phonics level 3.

In the Summer term the children extend their phonic knowledge using Twinkl Phonics which consolidates level 3 and 4. They are using this knowledge to read simple sentences and are beginning to write simple sentences using upper and lower case letters.

Our Maths learning also builds across the year. We continue our exploration of numbers, counting, using 1:1 correspondence and 2D shapes in the Autumn.

In the Spring, we consider finding 1 more/less, look at measures, patterns, subitising and the composition of number. In the Summer, the children explore problem solving & simple adding and subtraction calculations, as well as looking at doubling facts, number bonds and halving and sharing.

 EY2 really is such a special year of personal and academic growth – It is always a joy to watch their progression as the children become individual little learners – full of new knowledge and wisdom!

My First Five Years

Scan the QR Code below for a great App which supports parents with children under five.  There are lovely activities, learning and more importantly, a fantastic list of 50 books that your child should read before they are five years old.  Miss Clifford (English Lead) and Mrs Catlin (Early Years Leader) have agreed that this is a comprehensive list of books, both fiction and non-fiction, as well as books covering diversity and emotional well being.   Download and take a peek!