Class 2 - The Dazzling Dragonflies 2026 - 2027
Mrs Beston
Hello! I teach class 2 on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Before teaching at Cartmel I taught at Langdale School in the heart of the Lake District. I enjoy getting creative and sharing my skills with the children.
Welcome to the Dragonflies class page!
Class 2 is made up of a bunch of fantastic year 3 and 4 children who are eager to learn and bring lots of enthusiasm each day.
The class is lead by Mrs Beston, who teaches all day Monday and Wednesday, plus Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Mrs Taylor will teach the class on a Friday. During the afternoons all the children in school are split into 2 groups, the 'Acorns' (R/1/2/3) and 'Oaks' (4/5/6). The children will access the lessons of art and design technology, RE, science, computing, music, French and PSHE whilst in these groups.
Supporting our teachers in their roles are the wonderful teaching assistants: Mrs Bowden, Mrs Wade and Miss Webster. These ladies help to support children with particular needs and lead group activities.
Our full curriculum and 2 year rolling programme is attached below. Please view this is you would like to know more about what we will be getting up to!
We regularly use SeeSaw to share what we have been doing in class and we love it when children’s achievements and experiences from home are shared with us on this platform – it often sparks conversations in class and sometimes directs our teaching too.
Reading
Within school children are heard reading twice a week - either 1:1 with their own book or as part of a guided reading session. Please can children try and read daily at home as this helps to improve blending, comprehension, grammar, spelling and most importantly helps to develop a life-long love of reading for pleasure!
Homework
Our expectations are that children should be reading with a parent 5 times each week. Children should also be learning their weekly spellings. The half term's overview will be sent out at the beginning of each half term so that you can practise at home. We will not send any additional tasks during the first half term to enable children to get back into the school routines after their summer break.
If you have any questions for the dragonfly/class 2 team please do not hesitate to contact us via the school office team: admin@cartmel.cumbria.sch.uk