2026-27
We are taught by Mrs G. James.
Our teaching assistant is TBC.
This is a Key Stage One class of Year 2 pupils.
Brook Classroom
We are located in one of the ground floor classrooms in school. Take a tour of our classroom.
Please click on the picture link to learn more about the Phonics Scheme we use at St Margaret's - Supersonic Phonic Friends.
Please click on the picture link to learn more about the KS1 Curriculum.
Class Dojo is how we regularly communicate with parents about your child's learning.
Our Day
Our timetable may change occasionally according to needs. We begin our day with whole class guided reading (RIC). The children are given the opportunity to respond to a piece of stimulus and ask/answer questions about it. This maybe in the form of a piece of narrative, poem, information text or video clip.
We undertake phonics/SPAG each day which helps us continue to improve our writing and reading skills. English and Maths takes place daily in the morning. We use a range of texts in our English teaching and follow the National curriculum objectives for our year group. We begin Maths with our “maths meetings”. These help us revisit work already covered. We then continue with our maths lessons working in groups, in pairs or independently.
Topic including, Science, Geography and History is undertaken in the afternoon along with Religious Education, PE, Art and Computing. This year in music Brook Class have been given the opportunity to learn to play the ukulele. This is being provided by the Oldham Music Centre.
Brook Class Curriculum Maps
Please select from the documents below.
Brook Class Mission Homework
Please select from the documents below.
Summer Term Second Half Topic Resources
Please click on the links to find a selection of topic resources for our children in Brook Class.
The resources are a great and fun way to support and supplement your child's learning in school, develop their knowledge of the topic and encourage their love of learning.
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Earth and Space - The Moon Landings |
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Architecture |
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KS1 Science - Consolidation of Learning |
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KS1 English |
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KS1 Maths |
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Places of Worship |
English and Reading
Literacy is taught on a daily basis with an emphasis on oral storytelling in order to improve the quality of children’s writing. Oral storytelling develops the children’s self-confidence as storytellers, providing a bank of possibilities to draw upon and encouraged the flow of story language and patterns that they can use when writing. If a child knows a story really well, when they sit down to write, it makes the task of writing easier because the brain does not have to compose at the same time as tackling handwriting, spelling and punctuation.
Reading Books: Children are provided with a reading book and Reading Record. Please encourage your child to read a little each night and please sign in their reading record. READING BOOKS TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY PLEASE. Your child will read 1:1 with an adult fortnightly. However, children can change their reading book at other times during the week if needed as we encourage ‘Reading for Pleasure.’ Please keep in the plastic bag we have provided. Further/replacement bags £1.00 each.
Library Books: Your child will have a library session each week and can choose a book to read in their own time, please help them to remember to return their book each week.
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KS1 Year 2 English Objectives | [pdf 256KB] |
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Year 2 Recommended Reading
How many can you read by the end of Year 2?
Please select the document below.
Maths
Maths is also taught on a daily basis and the emphasis on mathematics teaching throughout the term will be on children using and applying their mathematical knowledge, promoting their ability to solve problems. This is increasing children’s awareness of how acquiring mathematical understanding can help them solve problems that are relevant to their daily lives. There are a number of areas to be covered over the course of the term during class time. However it would be really useful if key skills such as times tables, number bonds, counting on and back in 10’s and 100’s, telling the time both using analogue and digital clocks and working out amount of time passed or needed between 2 activities or events could be revised and reinforced at home.
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Year 2 Maths Curriculum | [pdf 258KB] |
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Summer Term Second Half
Physical Education for Brook class will be on a Monday
This will be taught by expert sports coaches from Dream Big Sports.
Children are to come into school in their full kit (blue T-shirt, jogging bottoms, their school jumper and trainers)
No ‘sports wear’ or jewellery is to be worn on P.E days.
Summer Term Second Half
Spellings will be given out on a Monday for testing the following Monday
As per uniform policy all children are expected to wear a school tie. These can be purchased from the school office if you do not have one. Our website clearly outlines our expectations for school uniform and school PE kit; here is the link:
Please ensure your child brings in their book bag daily so we can read with them. If your child has lost their book bag please purchase a new one from the office.
We are very fortunate in Brook Class to receive ukulele tuition from Mr Housley (Oldham music centre) on Wednesday afternoon. In previous years the children in Brook class have thoroughly enjoyed the sessions which are a combination of singing and playing the ukulele. All musical instruments are provided by the music service.
Learning journals need to be brought to school on Monday and Thursday. On Thursday your child be given an opportunity to share and celebrate their achievements with the rest of the class.
We will be taking part in Come and Play at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on Thursday 11th June 2026.
