Good afternoon to all.

This week the children have worked very hard creating their own traditional tales which they are very proud of and enjoyed sharing with the class.

In maths, the children completed numerous sums regrouping to tens with addition and subtraction using the tens frames and coins.

Next week

English- the children will learn about the story of ‘Anancy and Mr Dry-Bone’ they will be involved in lots of discussion and will create a list of the characters including adjectives.

Maths- the children will be regrouping 2-digit numbers using different representations.

History – the children will be learning about Mary Seacole and will write some interesting facts.

RE- we will discuss why water, light and tree are an important symbol in the Hindu religion.

Science- the children will draw and label the parts of a tree and research different types of trees.

PSHE – the children will create a class charter.

Art – the children will draw Mary Seacole using their shading skills.

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1 – that, with, all, we.

Group 2 – can, nail, neck, find, into, another.

Group 3 – gnome, many, own, know.

Please could the children also complete at least 20 minutes of mathseeds or mathletics.

I am looking forward to the telephone Parent-teacher consultations on Monday the 19th of October. If you haven't booked your slot yet, please remember to book one. If you are unable to talk to me on the day, please email me so we can arrange an alternative date.

Enjoy the weekend!

From theYear 2 team.

 Good afternoon, we have had another week with some fantastic learning.

 In English, the children used their imagination and planned their story including adjectives, apostrophes, exclamation and question marks.

In maths, the children carried out numerous activities learning to regroup to 10 addition and subtraction. They particularly enjoyed solving their sums with the tens frame and counters.

 In science, the children learnt the functions of a plant and created a detailed labelled flower along with a brief explanation of each part.

 Next week

English – the children will write their own traditional tale ensuring they have included a variety of punctuation and a repeated phrase.

 Maths - the children will generate their own 2-digit and 3-digit numbers, identifying place value using base 10 and coins.

 Science – the children will collect a variety of leaves from the school field which we will discuss and classify.

 History – we will role play what teaching was like in the past and create a timeline.

 RE – the children will continue learning about Judaism symbols.

 PSHE – we will be discussing rewards which will include always being proud of your work.

 ICT – the children will practise mathseeds and mathletics using the iPads.

 Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1 – for, at, his, but

Group 2 – climb, cane, kite, chick, choose, chalk.

Group 3 – Christmas, queue, ache, question.

Have a great weekend,

From the Year 2 team

 Hello to all, the children have been working very hard again this week. They enjoyed their art lesson and produced a very good detailed observational drawing, well done to all.

In English, we read The Gingerbread Man and discussed the punctuation used and sequenced the story. We collectively looked at apostrophes, exclamation marks, question marks, connectives and adjectives.

In maths, the children enjoyed solving problems using tens frame, cards, cherry model and learning the inequality signs.

Next week

English – The children will plan and create their own traditional tale, including adjectives, exclamation marks and a repeated sentence.

Maths – Continue to recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, using a variety of resources.

Science – The children will draw and label the parts of a plant.

History – The children will write sentences comparing schools in Victorian times.

ICT – To complete mathseeds and mathletics activities.

PSHE – To be a good listener and care about other people’s feelings.

RE – To research why light, water and trees are important Jewish religious symbols.

Art – To continue with observational drawings using a variety of shading pencils and a magnify glass to help include more detail.

Spellings for next week are:

Group 1 – they, on, she, is.

Group 2 – bridge, sledge, huge, nudge, strange, change

Group 3 – phrase, apostrophe, fluffy.

(Children can challenge themselves to learn all spellings or group 2 and 1 or group 1).

I hope the weather cheers up - have a good weekend.

From the Year 2 team

Good afternoon Year 2.

We have had another very busy productive week in Year 2 and the time has flown by! The children all looked very smart today for their individual school photos.

In English the children enjoyed the story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' they discussed the characters in detail using adjectives and wrote a character description.

In maths the children completed numerous problem-solving questions using arrays along with grouping and regrouping.

Next week

English - The traditional tale we will focus on is 'The Gingerbread Man'. The children will participate in discussion and collectively create a story board. They will role play the story in small groups modelling the vocabulary and repeated phrases. The children will write descriptive sentences and include a connective.

Maths – We will start our place value topic. Securing fluency to 20, regrouping, subtraction and place value. The children will be using number lines and the tens frame.

 RE - We will continue our lesson from last week on Christianity and the children will write in full sentences the meaning of the symbols including tree, water and light.

Art - The children will create an observational drawing.

 PSHE - The focus will be to work well and help others cooperatively.

 Science – The children will identify and name deciduous and evergreen trees.

History – The children will compare the school to Victorian times.

 

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1 – of, it, was, you.

Group 2 – poor, floor, door, fine, mine, behind.

 

Have a great weekend.

From the Year 2 team

 Hello all, 

It has been a very busy and fun week. The children enjoyed reading and discussing the characters along with their features from Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.

 In maths the children learnt the part whole bar model and arrays to solve one step problems involving multiplication and division.

Next week

English

The children will read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. They will discuss how the story could end differently and write a character description.

Maths

We will continue our topic on multiplication and division, the children will solve numerous maths problems using different methods and resources.

Science

The children will identify and name a variety of common wildflowers.

 History

The children will write up their facts discussed last week on the history of Little Heath school.

 RE

We will continue our lesson from last week on Christianity and the children will write in full sentences the meaning of the symbols including water and light.

 Art

The children will draw the original entrance to the school using their shading skills taught from last week.

PSHE

The focus will be to work well and help others cooperatively.

 ICT

The children will be learning the keyboard and using word.

 

Spellings for next Friday are:

Group 1: said, in, he, I.

Group 2: bear, bare, whole, hole, allowed, aloud, boy, buoy.

 Reminder on Friday morning your children will be having their individual photographs taken.

 Have a fun weekend and enjoy the sun, whilst it is still here!

Mrs Beadle

 Good afternoon, the children have settled very quickly into the routine of the classroom.

 

Please see below a brief insight of the topics and plans for this half term.

 

English

We will be learning about traditional tales. The children will be reading the stories, sequencing events, carrying out comprehension activities and writing their own stories. They will be interviewing characters from the stories so that they are able to discover how they feel and why they acted the way they did. We will use role play to tell stories and re-write story endings.

 

 Maths

This week we have been sharing in equal and unequal groups. Next week we will begin multiplication. The children will learn the language of multiplication, that it is repeated addition and will calculate answers using concrete objects.

This will be followed by problem solving by using multiplication. We will be exploring scaling and patterns. Towards the end of this half-term the children will begin learning how to tell the time.

 

 Science

Our science topic is plants, which means we can carry out lots of field work outside. The children will be planting beans and keeping diaries of their growth and development. We will be identifying wild and cultivated plants and flowers. The field trips will help us to identify trees. The children will learn to label the parts of a plant and tree. They will learn about the condition’s plants need to enable them to thrive and grow.

 

History

 Our topic is the history of the school. We will read some old logbooks we have dating back to 1897 and compare the school to Victorian times.

 

Art

Observational drawings.

 

PSHE

Being me in my world. We will discuss children’s hopes and fears, recognise when they are worried and know who to ask for help along with how to work with others cooperatively and help others to learn.

 

ICT

Develop familiarity with computer and keyboard.

 

RE

Expressing religious meaning. We will look at why light, water and a tree are an important religious symbol.

 

Spelling test will be on Friday mornings, the children can choose their group along with learning both groups if they want to.

 Group 1 – the, and, a, to.

Group 2 – sea, see, blue, blew, flour, flower, be, bee.

 

Wishing you all a great sunny weekend.

Mrs Beadle

Hello and welcome Year 2! The children have been amazing and are settling in extremely well. Next week, our lessons will be centred on a painting by Gauguin of 'The road to Tahiti'. The children will discuss and research the painting in detail and write their own story. In maths, the children will be solving problems involving multiplication and division by using objects, pictorial representations and arrays. The children have all received a reading book today. We have listened to your child read but only for a short time. Therefore, if you feel the level is too easy or difficult, please let me know accordingly. I will write a brief insight of the topics to be covered during the term along with starting spellings on next week's blog. Wishing you a relaxing weekend, Mrs Beadle