Year 2: Exploring, Creating & Developing New Skills

It has been a real pleasure joining St Andrew’s as part of the Year 2 team, and I would like to begin by thanking all our parents and carers for the warm welcome you have given me. It has been lovely getting to know the children and seeing their enthusiasm, curiosity and confidence grow as we settle into the new school year. One of our highlights so far has been our new Read and Relax sessions, which have given us a wonderful opportunity to share stories, enjoy books together and celebrate our love of reading. Our visit to the Literature Festival was another memorable experience, visiting Jarvis inspired the children’s imaginations and brought the magic of his stories to life beyond the classroom. They treasure the Bear and Bird books!

In our learning, the children have been busy exploring, creating and developing their skills across the whole curriculum. We have enjoyed designing and creating our own polar shelters, thinking carefully about how to protect people from the cold and using our ideas to solve polar problems. A particularly exciting milestone has been publishing our very first piece of English writing, inspired by Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett. The children worked hard to develop their ideas and bring their setting descriptions to life, and it has been wonderful to celebrate their achievements as young authors. I am looking forward to all the learning adventures still to come and to working in partnership with you to make Year 2 a happy, successful and memorable year.