Friday 26 April 2024

Happy Friday!

The children have all worked extremely hard on all their topics this week, well done everyone!

In English, the children enjoyed listening to and analyzing the text of ‘The owl who is afraid of the dark’. They have written a detailed exciting memory which they have experienced in the dark.

Next week, we will finish our class book and the children will write about which chapter they preferred and why?

In maths, the children have solved numerous fractions using ½, 1/3, ¼ of an amount and shape.

Next week, we will continue our topic on fractions and discuss the equivalence of a half and two quarters and three-quarters. Maths day is on Wednesday and the children will be carrying out activities on statistics and data handling creating different graphs.

Next week

History – to continue to discuss how Florence Nightingale improved the conditions at the Scutari hospital.

Science – the children will plant various seeds along with sweetcorn and carrots.

ICT – we will look at programming and the children will sequence instructions using the Beebots.

D&T – to continue to design their moving vehicle. Reminder - Please could your children bring in any small cardboard boxes to use for their vehicle.

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1 – asked, saw, make, in

Group 2 – happier, happiest, cried, crying, crier, copying, copied, copier

Group 3 – reply, replied, dried, drier, driest, drying

Have a great weekend

From the Year 2 team.

Friday 19 April 2024

Hello everyone and I hope you all had a lovely Easter break.

The children have settled very quickly into the daily routine, they have worked extremely hard in all their lessons and especially on their handwriting and letter formation.

Please see below an insight of the topics being taught this term.

English – we will start with our take one book ‘The owl who is afraid of the dark’, which the children are already enjoying, followed by poetry and instructions.

Maths – our topics are fractions and time.

Science -our topic is plants.

History - our topic is Florence Nightingale.

RE - we will start with showing care and concern. The children will be involved with discussion on how faith stories guide people and how we live together when we are all different.

D&T - our topic is mechanisms; wheels and axles. The children will create a moving vehicle.

  If you have any small cardboard boxes at home (shoe box or smaller), please could your child bring them into school for their moving vehicle. 

PSHE - our topic is relationships. The children will discuss how to make friends, solve friendship problems and respect each other.

Spellings for Friday are:

Group 1 – by, day, made. time

Group 2 – bottle, muddle, little, tickle, apple, puddle

Group 3 – squirrel, parcel, angel, parallel

Wishing you a great weekend.

From the Year 2 team.