Hello everyone!

The children have worked extremely hard producing their own story creating a different monster/creature centred on ‘The bear under the stairs’. They created sentences in their neatest handwriting and included adjectives, exclamation and question marks.

In maths, the children re visited coins and pound notes, we looked at how many different ways using different coins there could be to make the same amount along with solving problem calculations incorporating change.

Next week

English – the children will distinguish between fact and fiction relating to bears and research and create notes on bears on- What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat?

Maths – we are starting our new topic on multiplication and division. We will start with recognising equal groups, making and adding equal groups and later on in the week looking at multiplication sentences.

Home learning

To learn or discuss the 2, 5 and 10 times tables up to 10. We will also be revising these times tables in class throughout this term and next term.

Science – to discuss what they would take on a trip to Mars to survive.

Art – to use paint to explore texture and pattern.

RE – to continue to discuss and think about why religious places are special to people and how they help them to feel close to God.

Computing – to predict and follow the outcome of a sequence.

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1 - who, a, they, went, and

Group 2 – copying, crying, replying, marrying, carrying, flying, trying, drying, skiing.

Have a great weekend

From the Year 2 team.

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.

Happy New Year everyone!

The children have settled extremely well back into the daily routine. 

They have enjoyed learning the story of ‘The bear under the stairs’ which we will continue next week. The children wrote about a real life experience of something that scared them.

In maths, the children have enjoyed learning money, solving calculations using different coins and notes.

Please see below the lessons for next week and an insight of the topics we will cover in this term.

English - our book is ‘The bear under the stairs’ by Helen Cooper. The children next week, will write a letter in role as a character and create a reply. We will also be looking at the different graphemes for the grapheme ‘air’.

Maths - the topic is on money. Next week, they will be counting, comparing and calculating sums using notes and coins.

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, when and how the Great Fire of London started.

Art - the topic is painting and mixed media. The children will develop their knowledge of colour mixing, use paint to explore texture and pattern and compose a collage.

ICT – our topic is robot algorithms. The children will give instructions and then explain what happens when we change the order of instructions and they will design and test their algorithm.

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 hope to be able to visit Little Heath Christ Church.

On Thursday, we will have our workshop 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. Please see previous blog for ideas of clothing if your child would like to dress in period style clothing.

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1 – to, two, one, won, see, sea.

Group 2 – knock, know, knee, knitting, knife, gnat, gnaw, gnash, gnome.

Have a great weekend.

From the Year 2 team.

 Hello to all,

Please see below: 

Reminder: The Great Fire of London workshop will take place on Tuesday, 15th February. We kindly ask that the children come dressed in period-style clothing. Here are some suggestions:

Boys: A plain t-shirt (with or without a collar), a belt or cord tied around the waist, a plain waistcoat (if available), and a flat cap (if you have one). School trousers should be tucked into their socks.

Girls: A plain white collared shirt, a long plain skirt or dress in black, brown, or dark blue, and a plain waistcoat (if available). An apron or a white pillowcase can be used, and a piece of white fabric tied around the head to cover the hair.

Please let me know if you are available to help either during the morning or afternoon sessions or both to help support the children at the work stations.

Thank you

Mrs Beadle