This week has been art week. The children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring with painting, colour mixing and creating different textures. They have produce came fantastic work depicting the Great Fire of London with silhouette Tudor buildings. We hope to post our very own online gallery after the half-term break. The recordings of the children’s story retell of The Three Little Pigs are all complete and are on the class Seesaw account. Please do go on and have a watch and leave a comment. The children are really proud of their work.
Safer Internet Day:
This was on Tuesday and we started with a class circle on how to keep ourselves safe online. We then read a story together about a young girl who was excited to go online on her new game and the problems she encountered. The children had emoticon faces to show how they would feel at each part of the story if they were in that situation (happy, sad, worried, scared, confused and angry. They held up their emoticon card and discussed their feelings and what steps they could take next. We finished our session with a discussion on trusted adults. The children came up with lots of suggestions for this in different places and scenarios including parents, grandparents, child minder, club leader, teachers and school support staff. We were very impressed with their knowledge of Internet safety.
What’s happening next week:
Next week is half-term! Time to have family time and recharge.
Spellings:
This week’s spellings. Please continue to practise spellings at home.
Class Focus:
We have continued to work on kindness and thinking about ways we can show this.
In English this week we have completed our written retells of The Three Little Pigs story. The children have started to record them and they will be on Seesaw soon. They have also had a go at giving each other written peer feedback and a ‘wish’ for how they can improve their work even further. In Maths we have finished our multiplication and division unit and completed our end of unit test. We have started a short unit on measuring length and height and recapping on what centimetres, millimetres and metres are. In science the children worked in groups to investigate the best material for an umbrella for teddy. Two children extended their investigation at home – well done Hollie and Isabelle! In History we continued our learning on the Great fire of London. Well done Angelica for doing some research at home and sharing this information with the class. In computing we have finished our creating pictures unit and moved on to creating music. We used the 2sequence tool on Purple Mash and had fun composing our own tunes.
What’s happening next week:
Next week is art week. We look forward to getting arty and creative linking our work to the Great Fire of London.
Spellings:
This week’s spelling focus is the year 2 common exception words. Next week we will be testing all year 2 common exception words (the fish sent home in September). Please continue to practise both the year 1 and 2 CEW. This week we did the online spelling quiz, spelling bingo and rainbow words. What spelling activity can you do at home to help you learn the words?
Class Focus:
Telling the truth and owning up when we have made the wrong choice. We have had a few incidents when this hasn’t happened this week. We will use circle times to reinforce this.
Dates for your diary:
We will also celebrating Safer Internet Day on 11th February and raising awareness of keeping safe when using the internet.
In English this week we have continued with the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We have been working on retelling the story using all the vocabulary and sentence work we have done so far. The children have made some outstanding vocabulary choices to describe the pigs, the houses and the wolf. They have also practised using a range of different sentence starters and the conjunctions and, but, because. Next week we hope to video record the children reading their stories and add them to the class Seesaw account so watch this space! We linked our English work to our science work this week as we considered what materials would be most suitable for building the three little pigs’ houses. We decided straw definitely wasn’t a good option as it is weak,flimsy, fragile and not waterproof.
In Maths we have been working hard on consolidating our times tables and division skills. We will finish this block next week. Below is the statutory National Curriculum requirements that all pupils working at the expected standard at the end of year 2 should achieve:
Please support your child’s development in multiplication and division by playing times tables games at home and checking which times tables your child knows confidently. The link to the Topmarks maths games site has been added to the class Seesaw account. Multiplication and division will form part of the maths SATs test that all year 2 pupils will undertake at the end of May. Please do ask if you would like any further support with multiplication and division activities for your child.
On Monday afternoon Class 1 and 2 visited the church as part of our RW work. We were looking at what we could see inside a Christian place of worship. We found an organ, crosses, pulpit, lectern, font and pews. In computing we looked at surrealism artwork and had a go at creating our own, take a look below. Ask your child what different artwork we have created in our computing so far this term.
What’s happening next week:
Our championing writing event takes place on Monday. Thank-you to those who attended the championing maths event last week. We hope lots of you can make it to see the children write the final part of their Three Little Pigs story.
Spellings:
This week’s spelling focus is the /l/ or /ɘl/ sound spelt -al at the end of words. The children have worked really hard with their spellings in school, please continue to practise at home. It’s really important the children get to know the spelling patterns as this can really affect the spelling outcome. Ask your child what spelling tasks we’ve done this week, can they show you one of the spelling games we have done.
Class Focus:
Cracking those times tables in maths. Continuing to develop our writing stamina by building daily sentence writing into our week.
Dates for your diary:
. We will also celebrating Safer Internet Day on 11th February and raising awareness of keeping safe when using the internet.
In English this week we have continued with the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We have been writing sentences to describe the characters and thinking about using expanded noun phrases in our writing. Thursday was National Handwriting Day and we worked extra hard on our presentation. You can see an example of one of our class 2 pupil’s work below.
In Maths we have been working hard on multiplication and division. This week we have looked at doubling and halving and odd and even numbers. Please continue to practise this at home and in the car etc. The children have enjoyed some of the Jack Hartmann counting and times tables videos so a link to these wil be posted on our Seesaw account. There are lots of games on Top Marks Maths;
On Monday, we completed different activities for ‘World Religion Day’ to link to our RW (Religion and Worldviews). Each class in the school created a page for our whole school fact file on Religion and Faith, we researched Hinduism. In History we were writing down what we knew about the Great Fire of London and also writing questions of what we would like to find out. In Dance, we have added the next part to our ‘Thriller’ dance routine. It’s looking great so far and the children have done so well getting into character for the routine. In science we investigated a range of different objects to see if they could be twisted, bent, stretched and squashed. We then discussed how this could be useful.
What’s happening next week:
On Monday afternoon, Class 1 and 2 will be visiting the church again and looking at the inside in closer detail for our RW topic. We will be continuing with multiplication and division looking at the 10 and 5 times tables. We also have our whole-school championing maths event on Wednesdaay and we would love to see you.
Spellings:
This week’s spelling focus is the /l/or /ɘl/ sound spelt -el at the end of words. The children have worked really hard with their spellings in school, please continue to practise at home. Ask your child what spelling tasks we’ve done this week, can they show you one of the spelling games we have done.
Class Focus:
We will be continuing to work on our presentation and practise our joined-up handwriting. Miss Nothern and Mrs Altoft will be about with their secret Handwriting Heroes awards, who will get one this week?
Dates for your diary:
Please note date change for the championing writing event. We will also celebrating Safer Internet Day on 11th February and raising awareness of keeping safe when using the internet.
We’ve had a busy but great week. We started our new English writing unit and what excitement we had on Monday when we came in to the classroom to some items that had been left. The children were very curious and came up with some great ideas as to what it could be. They all guessed it was going to be ‘The Three Little Pigs’.
In maths we have been working multiplication sentences, arrays and grouping and sharing. History we continued to look at past and present London and in Dance we have made a great start on our dance routine. The children are enjoying this and the music.
What’s happening next week:
Next week we will be continuing with the Three Little Pigs. In History we will begin to look at the great fire of London. Don’t forget if you find anything out at home bring it in to share with the class.
Spellings:
We’ve continued to have a big focus on our ‘CEW’ (common exception words) this week and hopefully everyone has been practising at home. We have been testing the spelling/writing of these words this week. Please continue to practise all Year 1 and 2 common exception words. The children also got their new spellings this week which will be tested on Monday.
Class Focus:
We are continuing with a big focus on handwriting and our writing skills. Can you do any writing practise at home?
Welcome back and Happy New Year to you all. We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a good rest. Thank you again for all the lovely Christmas presents and cards – so very kind! It was lovely to hear what all the children have been up to over the break. We’ve had a great first week back and the children have settled back into the routine well. We have started looking at our Dreams and Goals Jigsaw PSHE unit. We had an amazing circle time discussing what everyone hopes to improve in at school this term and their steps to success to get there. In science we started our brand new unit on Uses of Everyday Materials. We did a materials treasure hunt around the classroom and brainstormed adjectives to describe the properties of different materials. In maths we are working on the multiplication and division block. Year 2 age related expectations by the end of the school year is that pupils will know the 2 times, 5 times and 10 times tables and related division facts in any order. Please support us in helping your child practise their times tables at home in order to achieve this. In PE we started dance and football and also started our new computing unit of creating pictures. We looked at impressionist artists and artwork and we all created our own piece of artwork using the 2paint a picture tools on Purple Mash.
What’s happening next week:
We will be starting our full curriculum and continuing the fantastic start we have made with our handwriting and presentation.
Spellings:
We’ve had a big focus on our ‘CEW’ (common exception words) this week and hopefully everyone has been practising at home. Everyone should have the CEW fishes at home. Remember to colour half the word when you can read it and the whole word when you can write and spell it consistently. We have been testing the reading of these words this week and will test the spelling of a selection of words next week.
Class Focus: We are having a big focus on writing across the school and our own writing skills. We have made a great start and we look forward to the coming weeks to see further improvements.
On Monday we had a DT day and got our biplanes made. We had lots of fun working in groups and helping each other. They look absolutely fab and are now on display in the main corridor in school. On Tuesday morning we made some bits for the Christmas fair. We enjoyed making reindeer food which we could then buy at the fair. We also watched the KS2 performance which was amazing. On Wednesday we completed our letters to Santa and posted them in the class postbox. We also started to make our calendars based on the four seasons. On Thursday morning we enjoyed our KS1 boogie and snack and then completed our calendars. We also had a really enjoyable RW lesson discussing family Christmas traditions. Today we had a lovely last day with some Christmas fun and carols round the tree. Please have a look on our class Seesaw account to see photos of what we have been upto this week.
What’s happening next week:
IT’S CHRISTMAS…. We all wish you a very happy Christmas and a happy new year. Thank you so much for all our lovely cards and gifts – very kind and thoughtful. From Class 2 Team.
Class focus:
Having fun but remembering to be kind and thoughtful.
Spellings:
Please keep practicing the spellings we have learnt so far this term and also the Year 1 and 2 common exception words – (fishes given out in September).
In English we have started our letter writing to Santa! The children have been thinking of lots of questions to ask the Big Man so that they can practise using question marks. One of our favourite questions was ‘Do the elves behave at the North Pole?’ In maths we have finished our shape unit and will be completing some festive activities next week. In RW we looked at various Christmas items using our senses and discussed how we celebrate Christmas. This week we started our design and technology work, the children were very excited after reading the design brief to find out they were going to be making a toy biplane just like the one that Any Johnson flew. We were very lucky on Tuesday afternoon to look at some real model planes. Thank you to Gabriel’s grandad (Class 1) for bringing these in and sharing with us.
WOW – we are so proud of you all for an amazing Christmas performance. A huge well done!
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What’s happening next week:
It’s a busy last week of the term with school disco Monday 3.15pm – 4.15pm – please come in uniform as normal and bring your party wear in a plastic bag. School Christmas fair Tuesday 2pm, KS1 Christmas boogie on Thursday (see details below), Christmas Dinner And Christmas jumper day on Wednesday and carols around the tree on Friday.
Class focus:
Having fun but remembering to be kind and thoughtful.
Spellings:
For this week’s spellings please keep practicing the spellings we have learnt so far this term and also the Year 1 and 2 common exception word fishes (given out in September).
Dates for your diary
16th December – School Christmas Disco after school. Bring party clothes in a bag.
17th December – School Christmas Fair from 2pm
18th December – Christmas Dinner Day and Christmas Jumper Day
19th December – NOTE DATE CHANGE. KS1 mini disco Christmas celebration 11 am. Children will be able to come in party clothes and we will provide crisps and juice after we have enjoyed some party games and dancing.
In English we have completed our non-chronological reports. Everyone has worked really hard alongside developing their grammar skills too. In maths we have continued investigating 2D and 3D shape, including sorting and drawing shapes. For geography this week, KS1 went for a walk around our village. We looked for physical and human features and took pictures of what we found (see below). It was a little drizzly but was nice to get out and explore. A big thank you to all our helpers who made this possible. In RW we learnt more about advent and advent calendars and also looked more at ways we celebrate Christmas. We have been practicing our Christmas performance lots and the children are doing amazing with their lines. Please keep practicing over the weekend.
We also enjoyed a visit from Charlotte Eldred the artist who helped class 2 design some doodle art Christmas cards. You will have to wait to see the final designs but here’s a sneak preview of the class at work!
What’s happening next week:
We will be performing our KS1 play to the school on Monday as a final dress rehearsal before we perform to parents, grandparents and other family members on Tuesday and Thursday. Tickets have been sent home – two per family per performance. Programmes with a full cast list will be available at each performance for a voluntary donation. We will also be starting our Design Technology unit on Tuesday.We would still like some extra toothpaste tube boxes and clean, empty 2 litre drinks bottles if anyone can provide any more.
Class focus: Saying our lines for the play loudly, clearly and slowly and having fun with our performances! Please keep practicing words over the weekend.
Spellings:
This week’s spellings is a consolidation from this term’s spellings. The spelling test is usually on Mondays. Please ensure the children practise spellings at home, the children stick their new spellings in their reading logs every Monday. Below we have posted what they had this week so they can be practising over the weekend, please also practise applying them in sentences. The spelling sheets that the children complete daily in school will also be sent home each week for you to revisit when you can. We play lots of spelling games with our words, ask your child what games we have been playing so you can play them at home too. We also have a good discussion about the meaning of the words if we’re not sure.
Dates for your diary:
10th December – KS1 Christmas Play 10.45am
12th December – KS1 Play 1.30pm
17th December – KS1 mini disco Christmas celebration 11 am. Children will be able to come in party clothes and we will provide crisps and juice after we have enjoyed some party games and dancing.
17th December – School Christmas Fair from 2pm
18th December – Christmas Dinner Day
19th December – Wellbeing coffee morning
19th December – School Christmas Disco after school
In English we have completed our own rersearch on different minibeasts and have begun to write our own non-chronological reports. In maths we began our unit on shape. We recapped what shapes we knew about and then have been investigating 2D and 3D shapes further. In science we have looked at dependency for survival in the animal and plant world. In geography we have been looking at and sorting human and physical features of Brandesburton and further afield. We have talked about the similarites and differences of human and physical features. Next week we will be walking around our village and will be looking at the different human and physical features a little closer. In RW we have been looking at similarities and differences between Christianity and Islam religions. The children have recapped well and enjoyed telling each other everything we’ve learnt so far.
What’s happening next week:
We will be continuing to rehearse for our KS1 Christmas play. Please support your child in practising and learning their lines. We will also have Charlotte Eldred working with us to create fantastic Doodle Art Christmas cards on Wednesday. Please do make sure you are signed up to our class Seesaw account to receieve the latest messages and photos of our activities.
Class Focus:
Some children are struggling to consistently make the right choices with their behaviour and show respect and tolerance towards others. There have been some unkind actions that we have needed to address but also, we have added lots of names to the class kindness box for pupils who have helped and supported their peers.
Homework:
Our main focus is on reading please as our weekly class percentages have been quite low in comparison to other classes. Come on year 2, you can do it! Please get a minimum of three adult signatures in your reading log. Practising reading your lines for the Christmas plays counts as reading so make sure it is recorded in your reading log. For any pupils who would also like to practise their 2D shape work here is a link to a fun game:
This week’s spelling focus has been some of our common exception words. The spelling test is on Mondays. Please ensure the children practise spellings at home, the children stick their new spellings in their reading logs every Monday. Below we have posted what they had this week so they can be practising over the weekend, please also practise applying them in sentences. The spelling sheets that the children complete daily in school will also be sent home each week for you to revisit when you can. We play lots of spelling games with our words, ask your child what games we have been playing so you can play them at home too. We also have a good discussion about the meaning of the words if we’re not sure.
Just a reminder that PE days are Tuesdays and Fridays. There may be some Tuesdays that we might not get chance to do PE due to practising the Christmas play but please come in PE kit on those days as normal.
Dates for your diary:
4th December: Charlotte Eldred the artist will once again be in school working with the children. She will be helping them to design Doodle Art Christmas cards.
10th December – KS1 Christmas Play 10.45am
12th December – KS1 Play 1.30pm
16th December – KS1 mini disco Christmas celebration details to follow
17th December – School Christmas Fair from 2pm
18th December – Christmas Dinner Day
19th December – Wellbeing coffee morning
19th December – School Christmas Disco after school
