We have had a great start to our new school year and by 9am this morning, the children were engrossed in maths problems and trying to solve the mystery of a disgusting sandwich left in the classroom. In groups we discussed our ideas and then wrote questions to find out where the sandwich had come from and why it had been left. Hopefully we will solve our mystery over the next few days!

Attached is a letter explaining our new phonics and reading book programme which will also be sent home as a paper copy. Reading books linked to our phonics teaching will be sent out on Monday.

Year 2 Reading Book Letter 19-20

Finally, The Year 2 Welcome meeting has been scheduled for next Thursday 12th September at 3:45pm. We look forward to seeing you there,

The Year 2 team.

This week the children have enjoyed engaging in their new book in English called ‘The Tin Forest’. We have used inference skills to think about how the old man might be feeling based on the images as well as making predictions about what might happen in the story.

In maths we have been looking at 2D shapes and identifying their line of symmetry. The children then enjoyed creating their own colourful patterns in a shape down the line of symmetry.

Please remember the children have their music concert on Monday 15th July at 11am in the hall.

Have a lovely weekend.

From the year 2 team.

The children enjoyed designing their own bug hotel on the computers using paint.

They then made their own kaleidoscope.

Please note our Year 2 Music Concert is on Monday 15th July 11am in the hall.

From the year 2 team.

What a wonderful afternoon sharing our Kenyan artwork with the whole school and our families. The children enjoyed dressing up with their Kenyan masks and performing the songs they had learnt.

Have a wonderful weekend.

From the year 2 team.

The children have really hooked into their new topic this half term learning all about Neil Armstrong landing on the moon.

They have enjoyed watching the video for the first time as if it was 1969 and we were all excited to watch the big event take place.

We then acted out what it would have felt like for Neil to have took his first step out of the rocket and onto the moon. Our writing from this has been very descriptive and we are excited to perform it to each other as if this is a recount of us being there.

Don’t forget it’s our carnival on Friday 21st June so the children need to come dressed in bright clothes to match our Kenyan theme.

From the year 2 team.

Welcome back to the second part of the summer term. Lots of exciting things are still happening on the lead up to the end of the year!

The children took part in their final liturgy in year 2 all about Pentecost. We had a party to celebrate the Church’s birthday and learnt about the gifts of the Holy Spirit sent to us at Pentecost.

Many thanks to all the families that were able to celebrate with us. Here are some photos:

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

From the year 2 team.

The children have had yet another wonderful half term. They have enjoyed publishing their non-fiction Kenya writing to inform others about the similarities and differences between our country and Kenya.

In maths we have been focusing on subtracting on a number line and using our number bond facts to 20 to improve our mental fluency.

In Science we have been looking at what seeds need to grow and whether or not all plants have leaves! Lots of lovely investigate work has been happening.

We hope you all have a wonderful break.

From the year 2 team.

The children had a great week exploring bar charts and pictograms and identifying what they thought the data would be trying to tell us.

They then went on to collecting their own data. We asked the children to find out ‘Which fruit is the least popular?’ This was so that we could tell Mrs Gray in the kitchen which fruit to not buy to save it from being wasted. The children created tally charts and then displayed the information on a bar chart and a pictogram. They then talked about what they found out.

In English we have been finishing writing our information texts about Kenya to inform the rest of the school what life is like there compared to England.

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Year 2 team.

This week the children designed and made maths games to help with recalling their maths facts. They then enjoyed sharing them with their friends in groups.

The children have also enjoyed finishing writing to the head teachers within the local area about Sun Safety.

We have set class maths challenges on Sum Dog. Please could you encourage your children to log in and complete them to improve their fluency.

We hope you have a good weekend.

From the year 2 team.

This week we have started growing our seeds in different ways:

a seed that is planted sideways in the soil, a seed that is planted the correct way and a seed that is planted upside down. The children then looked at the results to see if they predicted correctly as to whether or not it matters which way round you put the seed into the soil!

In English the children have also began to write their facts about sun safety to use in their letters to the head teachers in the area informing them on how to keep their children safe in the sun.

In maths the children have been creating their own maths board games with a partner to develop their mental methods for solving problems.

Please continue to encourage your children to practise their times tables- 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.

We hope you have a great bank holiday weekend.

From the year two team.