Hello to all, we have had another very busy, fun, active week in Year 2.

In English the children wrote their own version of The Enormous Turnip, they used their imagination and created a very different detailed version.

Next week, the children will be writing shape poems. They will be looking at calligrams and acoustic poems centred on The Great Fire of London.

In maths the children used bar modelling to solve their problems.

Next week, the children will be solving maths problems with addition and subtraction applying their knowledge of metal and written methods.

In science the children identified healthy and unhealthy foods and created a healthy eating power point.

Next week, the children will research carbohydrates, protein, fruit and vegetables.

In history the children enjoyed learning and researching Samuel Pepys, they created a mind map and wrote sentences following what they had learnt.

On Thursday we have our visitors coming into school. The children will be carrying out various activities centred on the Great Fire of London. If you are a helper during the day, please feel free to dress up to!

Please could the children complete the following pages by next Thursday:

Maths workbook pages 3 and 4.

English workbook pages 6 and 7.

Spelling for next Friday are:

Group 1 – dad, big, when, it’s.

Group 2 – wrist, write, written, wrote, wrong, wrinkle, writing.

Group 3 – wreckage, wriggled, wristband.

Wishing you a great weekend,

Mrs Beadle

Good afternoon to all,
The children have worked extremely hard this week in all the topics. In English they enjoyed reading and performing the story of The Enormous Turnip. In maths the children completed sums learning the written method in column and tens frame.

Next week

English - the children will write their own version of The Enormous Turnip and include recurring language.

Maths - the children will solve problems using the cuisenaire rods.

Science - we will learn and discuss a balanced diet and different types of food and hygiene.

D&T - the children will create fruit kebabs, naming and using the correct utensils and vocabulary.

ICT - the children will research where different types of fruit are grown.

History - discuss Samuel Pepys' diary.

Spellings for next Friday are:
Group 1 - them, do, me, down.
Group 2 - shine, shiny, scare, scary, bone, bony, stone, stony, smoke, smoky.
Group 3 - chimney, valley, alley, money.

Please could your children complete pages 4 and 5 in the English workbook and
pages 1 and 2 in the maths workbook both are in your child's book bag.

Wishing you a fun weekend,
Mrs Beadle

Hello,
Please see below ideas for costumes for our workshop on The Great Fire of London on Thursday 6th February.

Boys clothing: white top. grey trousers tucked in socks, black waistcoat and flat cap.
Girls clothing: either black, brown, dark blue skirt. White top, shawl and apron (this could be a pillowcase).

We have extra clothes in the classroom for the children if this helps.

Regards
Mrs Beadle

Hello to all, we have had a great week. The children have worked extremely hard creating their own version of 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', they have included recurring language and exclamation marks.
In maths the children enjoyed learning and discussing a variety of block graphs,pictograms and tally charts.

Next week

English - the children will learn and sequence the story of 'The Enormous Turnip'. We will be looking at the recurring language, grammar and punctuation.

Maths - the children will add 2-digit numbers and tens grouping and re grouping using concrete resources and pictorial representations.

Science - we will be discussing healthy eating.

D&T - the children will chop up their chosen fruit and create a fruit kebab.

History - the children will find out why the fire spread so quickly and stayed alight for so long.

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1 - as, no, mum, one.
Group 2 - I'm, I've, let's, can't, it's, I'll, didn't, who's.
Group 3 - they're, couldn't, hasn't, we've.

Inside your child's book bag is a KS1 English comprehension booklet.
Please could your child complete pages 2 and 3, and return the booklet by Thursday for me to mark. Your child may require support in reading the text and questions.
Have a fun weekend,
Mrs Beadle

Welcome back, the children have settled quickly back into routine and full of energy.

Next week

English – the children will write their own version of The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Maths – we will continue to discuss and compare graphs.

History – we will discuss when and where the Great Fire of London started.

D&T – the children will design their fruit kebab.

Science – the children will describe how animals change as they grow.

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1: not, then, were, go.

Group 2: cry, dry, July, fly, try, reply, why, by.

Group 3: drizzly, frizzly, jumpy, quickly, fizzy.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs Beadle

Happy New Year! I hope you all had an amazing fun Christmas.

Please see below the lessons for the first full week and an insight into the topics to be covered in this term.

English - our topic starts with stories with recurring literacy language. Our first traditional story will be The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The children will role play and create their own version of this story over two weeks.

Maths - the children will be looking at statistics. During the first full week they will be totalling and comparing amounts in block graphs, creating pictograms, tables and tally charts.

Science - our topic is animals, including humans. The children will discuss and observe that animals, including humans have offspring which grow into adults, by describing the changes to animals as they grow.

History - the topic is on the Great Fire of London. We will start the topic by introducing where and when the Great Fire of London started.

D&T - the topic is preparing fruit and vegetables. The children will discuss fruit and vegetables and investigate a variety of fruit and vegetables to understand where a range of fruit and vegetables come from.

ICT - the children will develop familiarity and typing skills with the computer and keyboard along with, understanding that the internet contains a large amount of information and recognise the need to use search tools and search engines to begin to find information.

PSHE - the topic is Dreams and Goals, encouraging the children to stay motivated when doing something challenging. The children will identify their successes and know how this makes them feel proud.

RE - the children will be learning different ways of giving thanks to God. They will discuss where they like to go that is special to you? The children will discuss and draw their special place. Within the term we will visit Little Heath Christ Church.

Home learning

Following on the topic of puppets. I would like the children to create a small moving puppet of their choice. We have looked at lots of different ideas. The children will discuss their character and materials they have used to the class.

Date for the puppets to be in by is Wednesday 12^th February.

On Thursday 6^th February we will have a workshop and actors visiting us centred on our history topic The Great Fire of London. We do require parent helpers please either for the morning, afternoon or all day to support us with the activities. Please let me know if you available.

Enjoy the rest of your holidays and I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.

Mrs Beadle