Year 2
The Year 2 teachers for 2024-25 are Mr George Ingham and Mrs Jessica Quinn/Mrs Adele Mitchell. Mrs Jessica Quinn teaches 2QM on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning, while Mrs Adele Mitchell teaches 2LM on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday. Please speak directly to a member of the teaching team if you have any queries or concerns.
Year 2 is also supported by Mrs Yasmin Akhtar, Mrs Zobia Azam, Mrs Helen Barklamb, Mr Jamey Barron, Mrs Claire Dixon, Mrs Claire Jenkins, Miss Catherine Price, Mrs Balvinder Ratour, Mrs Satnam Singh, Mrs Tracy Stainton and Mrs Narinder Virdee.
The KS1 Phase Leader is Mrs Jessica Quinn; she will help you if the class teacher is unable to do so. Her direct e-mail address is j.quinn@talbotprimary.net. If you have any suggestions about how we could improve communication further, please let us know.
Curriculum information:
Find out what's happening - Key Dates 2024-25
Learn more about life in Year 2 - autumn newsletter (coming soon)
Learn more about what is being taught - Year 2 Long Term Plan
Links to our learning:
Please take the time to have a look at some of the exciting things that the previous cohort of Year 2 children did; hopefully, they will give you a flavour of what to expect next year. These will start being updated from September.
Inspiring STEM assemblies – a path to becoming a doctor
Inspired by local landmarks – connecting geography and art
Celebrating World Book Day 2024 – through graphic novels
Connected Curriculum: appreciating our local area
Embracing Hip-Hop: the importance of expressing yourself
World Book Day – enjoying stories through dance
Science – hatching live Chicks from eggs
Reading buddies: sharing the joy of reading
Writing and performing poetry - nonsense poems
Mechanisms in DT: designing and making moving vehicles
Writing to inform - all about fire engines
A nativity play - celebrating Christmas through performance
Belonging to a community – a strand of the PSHE curriculum
Developing Growth Mindsets through the school learning heroes
Learning to speak out and be safe - trusted adults
Year 2 School Councillor elections and learning to vote
On DB Primary, the children can also upload/download their learning, find a range of online activities to support key skills, and access Remote Home Learning. Click here.
