Coding in Year 2
We have been developing our computing skills and have been learning coding. We have used a fantastic free website called Hour Of Code to develop our skills of coding through using blocks to instruct. Please encourage your children to log on and have a go this week.
https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn
Thank you
Year 2
This week in Year 2
In Maths, we have been investigating halves and quarters of shape and have enjoyed using concrete apparatus to represent our ideas.
In English, we have been working incredibly hard on our presentation and handwriting whilst writing our own stories. The children enjoyed publishing their writing and sharing their stories with each other.
In RE, we predicted how we pray the Rosary using our prior knowledge and wrote instructions to teach someone how to do this correctly.
Thank you for attending parents evening this week. Please keep up reading at home which so many of you are doing; don’t forget to mark your reading on your sheets or in your diary.
Finally, please ensure all nativity costumes are in school next week. We are fully underway with practising our nativity for you all!
Have a fabulous weekend,
The Year 2 Team.
Another week has flown by!
We have had a very busy week this week!
We have investigated halves and quarters in Maths using the bar model and part-part whole model to represent our workings.
In English, we have thoroughly enjoyed our new story, ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’. We found the giant’s clothes in 2F and 2OS and we have written found posters to help him locate them. The children have been building upon their skills and have been using subordinating conjunctions such as because, when and if to extend their sentences.
We would like to remind you that it is Parent’s Evening on Tuesday 26th November and Wednesday 27th November.
Multiplication: groups of, lots of and repeated addition
In Year 2 we have been learning about multiplication. We have been using real life problems to help us to visualise what multiplying looks like. We have drawn pictures to represent the problem. At home, you could have a go, solving your own multiplication problems like ours.
We’ve arrived at the end of another fun week!
What a busy week we have had! In English, the children have thoroughly enjoyed finishing our class novel, ‘The Twits’. We have started to learn the features of a recipe and have compared a variety of different recipes in class. The children are excited to make their own sandwiches next week in DT.
In Maths, we have been measuring worms for Mrs Twit for her worm spaghetti. The children have applied their knowledge of number bonds to 10, 20 and 50 and have represented these calculations in lots of different ways.
Giraffe class are very excited for their Music Concert on Monday 21st October at 11:15am.
We have also been busy practising for our Year 2 Liturgy which is on Tuesday 22nd October at 10:30am. This will be held in the Unity Building and we are very much looking forward to seeing you all there!
Finally, for our home learning task this week, please could all children bring in some food packaging from around the world for our DT day next Friday 25th October. Please ensure no packaging is brought in which has nuts or seeds in, or food which contains either of these.
Have a lovely weekend,
From the Year 2 Team.
This week in Year 2
We have enjoyed our week in Year 2!
In English, we have published our stories and we enjoyed making sure our presentation was the very best it could be. We have been exploring Mr Twit in our Guided Reading sessions, and the children been sorting vocabulary based on relevance. The children then explained why they thought some words were more relevant than others.
In Maths, we have been taking away tens from any number and have started to subtract two 2-digit numbers.
We loved using the dienes to help us!
At home, please could you practise counting on in tens from any number e.g. 34, 44, 54 at home.
As part of our Design and Technology topic ‘Food Glorious Food’, your child will have the opportunity to taste a range of sandwich fillings and breads on Tuesday 15th October. Your child will be coming home with a letter with more information regarding this event. Please could you ensure your child returns their slip by Monday 14th October.
Have a fabulous weekend!
The Year 2 Team.
Another Friday has arrived!
In English, we have planned and written our own stories about our own food going on a very mucky journey! We have been working hard to edit and improve our work and have used some fantastic expanded noun phrases independently! We are very much looking forward to reading our stories to Year 1.
In Maths, we have been learning about money this week. We have enjoyed making different amounts in lots of different ways and enjoyed finding as many combinations as we could. We have started adding tens on a number line and have used dienes to help us with this.
Today we have all dressed in bright colours to raise money for CAFOD. We’d like to say a big thank you to all those who have taken part.
Finally, for your home learning task this week, please log in to SUMDOG to complete some maths activities.
Have a lovely weekend!
From the Year 2 Team
This week in Year 2
Another week has flown by and we have been very busy learners.
In Maths, we have been working out how many worms Mrs Twit collected. We have been adding 3 single digit numbers. The children were representing each number in different ways and have been drawing upon their knowledge of number bonds to help them.
In English, we have been learning to use Expanded Noun Phrases. These are made by using an adjective, another adjective and a noun.
We have also been learning how to use an adverb to describe a verb for example; sitting patiently.
We hope you enjoy your three day weekend!
Year 2 Team
Happy Friday!
Another week has flown by, we have been very busy.
In maths, we have continued to look at the place value of 2- digit numbers.
We have also started our science projects; thinking about how we can attract more pollinators onto the school site. We completed a pollinator count in the Secret Garden and Prayer Garden. We sorted animals into pollinators and other animal groups.
Thank you to all the families who have continued to complete the weekly home learning. New activities are added onto Sumdog frequently.
We also given your children some RE home learning. Please watch this link with your children and design a poster, leaflet or some artwork about it.
This week in Year 2
We have attached the PowerPoint from the Welcome Meeting
Your Children will come home with a Reading Passport this week. Please complete this with your children over the course of the term.
Please familiarise yourselves with the 1st 10 pages and last 8 pages of your child’s Home Learning Diary.
The Year 2 team 🙂