The children in maths have enjoyed finding 1/4, 1/2 and 1/3 of amounts. It would help the children if they continued practicing this at home.

In English the children have been planning their own story in the style of the Smartest Giant in Town. We are looking forward to reading their stories after they have written them next week

In spelling we have been practicing how to spell our common exception words in lots of fun ways. Our words this week are:

would, should, could, people, clothes, because

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

From the year 2 team.

Welcome back after a lovely half term break.

The children have got straight back into their learning with a positive attitude this week.

In maths they began with investigating a problem which involved measure using play doh. The children worked together to decide how they would solve it.

They then moved onto finding fractions of shapes. The children have focused on finding 1/4, 1/2 and 1/3 of shapes.

In Science the children enjoyed looking at how the habitats change outside during Autumn. The children talked about how and why the leaves change colour from Summer to Autumn.  They then collected different leaves and made art work with them.

Well done to all the children that have taken part in a charity walk over the past couple of months! We are so proud to see our children raising money for other people.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

From the year 2 team.

The children this week had a great time food tasting and then designing their own healthy sandwich.

They then enjoyed making their own sandwich and talking about what they liked and disliked about it.

In Maths the children have been adding two numbers on a number line which they have shown great progress with.

In English the children have written their instructions for a disgusting recipe and have started to publish their final piece of work.

Have a lovely half term break.

From the year 2 team.

In English this week, the children have started to look at The Twits. They have listened to the first few chapters and thought about what sort of character Mr Twit is. They have learnt some new vocabulary which they were then able to write expanded noun phrases to describe Mr Twit.

In Maths the children have been learning a new skill where they have been taking away a 2 digit number from a 2 digit number on a number line.

In RE the children have looked at the story of Noah’s Ark and linked it to how we should look after God’s creation.

We hope you all have a lovely week.

From the year 2 team.

This week the children have enjoyed retelling the Creation story in RE as a colourful flip book in preparation for their liturgy next week.

In Maths the children have continued developing their knowledge of place value by really understanding the value of each digit within a 2 digit number. They have explored the Numicon and arrow cards to represent numbers.

In English the children have been planning their own version of The Disgusting Sandwich. Their stories have been created with different characters and a different item of food that goes on a journey. We are excited to write our stories next week and share them with one another.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

From the year 2 team.

In English this week, the children have been exploring lots of exciting words that they have not come across before! They were then able to use the adjectives to describe the disgusting sandwich from our class text.

In maths the children have enjoyed using the tool kits to represent the numbers in a variety of ways. They were then able to compare the value of numbers to identify which numbers were greater than others and ordering them.

In Science we have been learning about the importance of healthy eating and what we need to survive.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

From the year 2 team.

We hope you have all had a wonderful summer!

The children have settled in so well to year 2 working very hard in all areas of their learning.

In English we have been looking at the book ‘The Disgusting Sandwich.’ The children have predicted what they think the book will be about as well as retelling the story once they have listened to it. Excellent reading skills have been shown this week.

In Maths the children have been focusing on place value. They have been looking at 2 digit numbers and identifying the tens and ones. They have been using their tool kits to help them with this. This is something they can continue practicing at home alongside counting in 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s.

The children have their new spelling books to take home and use for practicing their common exception words which we will give to them each week on a sticker. The children are aware of all the different ways they can practice spelling their words.

Just a reminder on Wednesday 12th September at 3.30pm in the year 2 classrooms there will be a welcome meeting for all parents/carers to find out all about year 2.

Have a lovely weekend.

From

The year 2 team.

The children had a visit from a drama company where they gave them a fun drama lesson. They were pretending to be animals in Africa as well as changing roles to be the explorers hunting the animals. The children all had so much fun.

Cian also bought in his butterflies from home. We then released some of them that were fully formed into our secret garden.

The children have been solving subtraction problems by drawing number lines as well as finishing their letters to year 1 about how they can succeed in year 2 when they move up in September.

Hope you have a lovely week.

From the year 2 team.

The children had a lovely time doing their last liturgy of the year in front of all their families. Many thanks to everyone that came and supported the children.

From the year 2 team.

What a fabulous day we all had at Staunton today. The children were able to extend their learning about animal habitats and go on a bug hunt in the woods. They had a great time holding the large African snail and touching the millipede.

The children also enjoyed walking around the farm and exploring the animals.

Many thanks to all the parents that helped out today. Our trips could not take place without you so thank you!

Have a wonderful weekend.

From the year 2 team