Good afternoon to all,

We had a fantastic and informative workshop on the Great Fire of London on Thursday. The workshop leader commented on how well behaved the children were, well done Year 2! The children thoroughly enjoyed the activities and remained actively engaged throughout. They were able to recap prior knowledge while also learning many new facts.

In English, the children wrote and replied to a letter in role as a character. Next week, the children will write their own story centred on our class book ‘The bear under the stairs’. They will include adjectives and exclamation marks.

In maths, we have been looking at money and the children have solved maths problems using addition and subtraction with coins and pounds this topic will continue next week.

Home learning – to play shops with real/toy money. I have mentioned to the children that they can otherwise make their own money from paper.

In history, the children learnt the events of the Great Fire and why the fire spread so quickly and stayed alight for so long.

Next week

Science – to notice that animals, including humans have offspring which grow into adults.

Art – to know how texture can be created with paint.

PSHE – to discuss how to keep trying even when it is difficult.

Computing – to learn how to give instructions.

Spellings for Friday are:

Group 1 – chair, hair, fair, pair, stair.

Group 2 – copier, copied, happier, happiest, cried, replied, tried, dried, driest, funnier.

Wishing you a great weekend

From the Year 2 team.