Happy Friday everyone!
The children had a very
enjoyable day at Frinton on Sea and we were extremely lucky with the weather.
Please see below some of the
photos taken.
Next week
In English, we will be looking
and discussing various poems and the children will create a poem.
In maths, the children will be
completing numerous problem solving calculations along with solving escape room
questions in small groups.
In science, the children will
continue to finish their writing and pictures on life cycles.
Events next week
Wednesday morning, we will be
watching the Year 6 performance.
Thursday morning, will be Mrs
Custis’s final assembly.
Friday morning, is the Year 6
leaving assembly.
Please remember we finish at 2pm
on Friday.
Have a great weekend and I look
forward to seeing you all soon at the Summer Event.
From the Year 2 team.
Good afternoon to all, where is the time going?
In English, the children have started to plan their
explanation text on their chosen monster and next week they will write their
explanation text including conjunctions, suffixes, adjectives and commas.
In maths, the children have finished their topic on position
and direction and next week we will be carrying out problem solving activities
to consolidate all topics.
In science, the children will describe how animals obtain their
food from plants and other animals, using the food chain.
In PSHE, we will be discussing the
difference between girls and boys bodies. The children will learn the correct
vocabulary for the body parts.
On Wednesday we are going on our school trip with Year 5 to Frinton-on-Sea. The children will need to arrive at school for 8.30 am and we aim to return at roughly 4.30pm. The children will need a packed lunch and bottle of water with them. They will need to be wearing sun cream for the day, and can be sent with additional sun cream if the weather requires it. They must also be dressed for the weather, so please send them in uniform, but with the additional clothing (such as raincoats/sunhats etc.) appropriate for the weather that is forecast at the time. Please also provide a towel for your child to use, subject to weather for paddling with an adult.
On Thursday it is transition day and the children will visit their
new teacher in Year 3.
Spellings will be practised in class which will be all the common
exception words for Year 2.
Have a great weekend and I hope the sun comes out!
From the Year 2 team.
Good afternoon,
It was
lovely to see so many of you for parent consultations this week and discuss how
fantastically your children have done this year.
The
children had a fun time this afternoon at the Year 6 Apprentice, please see
photos below.
English,
our topic is explanations. We will be focusing our lessons on a monster robot,
who comes to life.
Maths, the
children will continue to learn the language of position and complete various
activities on direction and shape patterns with turns.
Science,
the children will identify how an animal is suited to its habitat and explain
how living things in a habitat depend on each other.
PSHE, this
week we have discuss what the children are looking forward to in Year 3.
ICT, the children
will continue learning programming and will create and change a design.
Spellings
for next Friday are:
Group 1 –
to, two, too, sea, see
Group 2 –
there, they’re, their, quite, quiet, hear, be, bee, blue
Group 3 –
sun, son, won, night, knight, blew, bear, bare
Have a fun
weekend.
From the Year
2 team.
Happy sunny Friday everyone!
The children thoroughly enjoyed sports day, please see below some photographs taken of the fun morning.
English – the
children will finish planning and write their myth stories.
Maths – we
start our new topic on position and direction.
Geography –
continue discussing, what are the features of the Jurassic coast?
Science – to
have a nature walk around the field and create bug hotels for mini-beasts.
Please could your children bring in an empty plastic bottle for their
bug hotel.
PSHE – to
recognise how their bodies have changed since a baby
RE- to
discuss the Hindu creation story.
I look
forward to seeing you for parent consultations on either Monday morning or
Thursday evening to discuss your child’s success in Year 2.
Spellings for
next Friday are:
Group 1 –
there, have, like, were
Group 2 –
social, useful, recall, coral, label, animal
Group 3 –
parcel, hospital, material, surgical
Wishing you a
fun, sunny weekend.
From the Year
2 team.
Hello everyone!
This week the children have worked extremely hard on their Hokusai pictures and produced excellent detailed paintings using powder and water paints.
In English, the children completed two KS1 reading papers which they enjoyed and believe it was to help me with my planning.
Next week, in English the children will create a myth story.
In maths, the children completed numerous practice SATS questions.
Next week, the children will complete the KS1 SATS papers ( the children are unaware of the tests, I will tell them it is to support my planning for the remainder of the year).
Reminders for next week
Wednesday from 6.30 it is Talent Night.
Thursday is sports day - KS1 will start at 9.15am.
Spellings for next Friday are:
Group 1 - that, with, all, we
Group 2 - core, door, saucer, saw, born, straw
Group 3 - store, flooring, shawl, yawn, haunted
Have a great and hopefully sunny weekend,
From the Year 2 team.
Happy Friday everyone!
This week has flown by and the children have
settled back quickly into the daily routine.
In English the children
have written an apology letter to Pandora for opening her special box. They
included adjectives, conjunctions and question marks in their writing.
In maths, the children have
completed numerous activities using tally charts, block charts and pictograms.
In science, the
children explored what is dead and alive, looking around the playground and
classroom.
In geography, the children
looked at the world atlas and we focused on the seas and oceans.
Next week
Science - the children will
explore outside in the playground and identify living things in their habitats
along with describing how different habitats provide basic needs.
English – the
children will complete 2 comprehensions from previous SATS paper.
Maths – the
children will be consolidating all previous topics and solve arithmetic
calculations.
RE – the
children will be investigating - who made the world?
PSHE –
children will express how they feel when change happens, growing from young to
old.
Art –
recreate a Hokusai painting, discussing texture, shape and colour.
Geography -
to discuss, what is the coast?
Spellings for
Friday are:
Group 1 – is,
for, at, his, but
Group 2 – to,
two, too, sea, see, here, be, bee, blue, sun, son, won
Group 3 –
quite, quiet, hear, there, they’re, their, night, knight, blew
Over the next
couple of weeks, the children will complete SATS papers on reading and maths.
These are only to support my end of year assessments and will not be published as they are
optional and not mandatory. The children will be unaware they are tests as I
will explain they are to support my planning of lessons till the end of the
year.
Wishing you
all a fab and sunny weekend
From the Year
2 team.