Highlights:
It’s been a very exciting week starting with our trip on Monday. We all had a fantastic day and the children thoroughly enjoyed it – although I think their favourite part was the bus and all having their packed lunches together. We will post some pictures on Seesaw. It has also been art week across the whole school. The children have thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of our art topic this week. We have been investigating textures, collaging, learning new vocabulary and have been exploring with lots of different media from chalk to pastels. We have been learning about high and low contrasting colours and sorting collage materials. The children were finishing their collage leaves today and we will share some pictures on Seesaw after half term but here’s a sneak preview of our leaf rubbings and observational drawings in different media.
What’s happening next week: It’s half term next week, we hope the children (and grown ups) can have a good rest after a busy and long first half term back. We are super proud with how all Class 2 have settled into the routines and learning. In maths we will be continuing addition and subtraction, please continue to practise over half term, especially quick recall of number bonds to 10/20. In English we will be starting a new unit – whatch this space! We will be continuing our RW work and will be starting our geography unit of work comparing Hull and Brandesburton. In Science we will be continuing our focus on Living Things and their Habitats and will be considering world habitats and how animals and plants adapt to live there.
Class Focus:
We will be continuing our on developing our independence and self-help skills so that the children have strategies to support their learning when an adult is not working with their group.
Spellings:
This week’s spelling focus has been The /З:/ sound spelt or after w and the /Ͻ/ sound spelt ar after w. 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. 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 now play lots of spelling games with our words, why not ask your child what games we have been playing spelling bingo has been a favourite. We also have a good discussion about the meaning of the words if we’re not sure.
Just a reminder that after half term PE days will be Tuesdays and Fridays.
Dates for your diary:
In addition to those dates listed below the following events are also taking place in November:
9th November: Quiz night to support SEN interventions in school. See this week’s newsletter for more details.
12th November: Come to school in odd socks day as part of anti-bullying week
13th, 20th, 27th November: Come dine with me events. Join your child for one of Mrs Gell’s delicious roast dinners/
21st November – Wellbeing coffee morning. See this week’s school newsletter for more details.
