Castleview Welcome to the Year Two Homework Page
Friday 28th November, 2025.
Games will be on Monday and PE on Wednesday afternoons. The children can come into school dressed in their games kit on these days. Homework is due on Wednesdays, unless otherwise stated.
KS1 SHOW Tuesday 9th December @ 2pm & Wednesday 10th December @ 9.30am
Your child has been given a plank paper to design a program cover for our show ‘Children of the World'. Please look at this PDF file for examples of previous designs. PDF programme ideas
This half term, we have been rehearsing for our school play, Children of the World.
Costume letter: costume letter
Please find below the lyrics and music for our show. Please encourage your children to learn the songs.
song - Christmas Day On The Beach
SPELLINGS Year 2 Writing Objectives
Our spellings this week are words ending in 'il'. The children can find these spellings on the Spelling Shed website. All the children should have their login details to access this online. (https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/)
pencil, fossil, nostril, pupil, April, gerbil, lentil, evil, anvil, basil
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.
MATHS Year 2 Maths Objectives
In Year 2, children are expected to be secure in their number bonds to 10. This means they should be able to instantly recall any two numbers that add up to 10, such as 2 + 8, 4 + 6, or 1 + 9, without needing to count. Please continue to practise these number bonds regularly with your child. In addition, encourage your child to count in steps of 2, 5, and 10. Once they are confident with these, you can begin practising counting in steps of 3 as well.
READING COMPREHENSION Year 2 Reading Objectives
At Castleview (year 2 to year 6), we are using the Reading Renaissance program to monitor the children's reading:. It is a program that helps students improve their reading skills by reading books at their own level and taking quizzes to assess comprehension. It uses the STAR Reading test to determine a student's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), which is a personalized range of books that are both challenging and interesting. When a student finishes a book, they take a short online quiz, and their results provide immediate feedback to both the student and teacher. It is important that your child reads their book in order to do the quiz and have their books changed.
How it works
- Choose: your child selects a book at their appropriate reading level, which is typically within their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), the range of books that are challenging but not frustrating.
- Read: your child reads the book independently.
- Quiz: After finishing, your child takes a short quiz on the computer to check their comprehension. The number of questions varies based on the book's difficulty.
- Analyze: The program provides immediate results to your child and teacher.
- Feedback: A passing score indicates comprehension.
- Points: your child earn points based on how well they perform on the quiz and the book's point value, which is based on its difficulty and length.
Please note no comprehension homework given this week.
We would like to remind you that homework in Year 2 is designed to reinforce and practise the learning your child has been doing in class. It is not meant to be challenging or stressful, but instead to give children the chance to build confidence and show what they know independently.
Homework helps children to:
- Consolidate key skills such as reading, spelling, and basic maths.
- Develop good learning habits and a sense of responsibility.
- Share their learning with you at home.
Please encourage your child to have a go on their own, they should be able to complete most tasks with limited support from you. If your child finds something particularly difficult, please just make a note for us rather than worrying or spending a long time on it.
Thank you for your continued support in helping to make homework a positive and enjoyable experience for the children.
Have a lovely weekend
from the Year 2 team.
