Castleview Welcome to the Year Two Homework Page
Friday 20th June, 2025.
Year 2 email address:
jupiter@castleview.slough.sch.uk
neptune@castleview.slough.sch.uk
KS1 SATs – Parent Information
We’d like to take a moment to share some information about the recent KS1 SATs that the children have now completed.
To ensure a relaxed and positive experience, we approached the assessments in a low-key and supportive way. We did not emphasise that the children were sitting the actual SATs papers, as we know from past experience that they perform their best when they feel calm and confident.
We are incredibly proud of all the children. They showed fantastic resilience, stayed focused, and worked hard both during the practice sessions and the real assessments. Their positive attitude and determination really shone through, and they all did very well.
Thank you for your continued support.
OUR TRIP TO CHESSINGTON ZOO - 2nd July
As part of our summer topics, ‘Where would you prefer to live, England or Kenya?’ and ‘How to save our animals’, we will be visiting Chessington World of Adventures on Wednesday 2nd July 2025. During the visit the children will attend an ‘Animal CSI’ workshop, where they will identify a variety of animals, their habitats and diets.
To enable us to offer this experience, we kindly request the amount of £27. We would be extremely grateful if this could be paid by Monday 16th June 2025. If the school does not receive enough contributions to make this trip viable, we will have to consider, unfortunately, cancelling.
GEOGRAPHY
As part of our topic, ‘How to Save Our Animals’, we would like you to imagine yourself as an endangered animal. Using the template provided, fill in the speech bubble with a message you would like to share with the human race to help prevent your extinction. Think about what you would say to raise awareness and inspire action. endangered animals speech bubbles
TOPIC
Last term, our topic was "Where would you prefer to live - Kenya or the UK?" and since we have been examining homes in both countries, the homework this week is to learn about African huts and build a three-dimensional model of one. This homework is due on Friday 27th June.
Our spellings this week are contractions – the apostrophe shows where a letter or letters would be if the words were written in full. Words with an apostrophe in are sometimes two words joined together.
All the children should have their login details to access this online.
(https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/)
can’t, didn’t, hasn’t, couldn’t, it’s, wasn’t, doesn’t, mustn’t, I’ll, she’d
It would be good practice for them to include each word in a different sentence, to demonstrate that they understand how to use the word in context. Remember to underline the word that they have included in the sentence. Your child will bring their spelling books home on Friday, so that you can see their spellings scores, however, make sure they bring their spelling books to hand in to their teacher on Mondays.
MATHS
Please encourage your child to also complete the tasks on Sumdog and Times Tables Rockstars each day. They can also use the following website to reinforce their learning: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
READING
Please make sure your child is reading their reading book as they will need to take a quiz to assess their understanding of the book. This is why they must read the book and comprehend what they have read. In Year 2, your child will be building up a range of reading skills. They should have strong phonics knowledge and growing comprehension skills, which will help them read more broadly, confidently, and fluently. Please encourage your child to read for at least 10 minutes each day. Ask them to read aloud to a member of your family. Remember to talk about the book.
What might happen next?
How do you think the character is feeling? Why do you think that?
What happened in the story?
Can you find a word that means the same as ............?
What is the definition of .........? If you don't know, can you find it in the dictionary?
Did you enjoy the story? Why?
Have you read a different story that has similar themes in to this story?
Remember to refer back to the text when answering the questions.
WORKSHOP
Notes to Know
Remember to look at our Curriculum map each half term to find out about what we are learning in each area of the curriculum and to support your child's home learning. If you'd like to learn more, visit the BBC Bitesize website for KS1 - here you'll find relevant and fun activities which will support your learning in each subject.
Have a lovely weekend.
from the Year 2 Team.
