Welcome to Year 2
Welcome to Year 2!
We hope you have had a restful and enjoyable Christmas Holidays!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been learning about Non Fiction Texts. For this we have been exploring the features of non-fiction texts and using these to create notes on dinosaurs. We have then used these features of non-fiction texts and our notes to plan our own information page on a chosen dinosaur.
In Numeracy we have been focusing on partitioning 2 digit numbers into tens and ones and the different ways in which we can do this.
We have also been learning about length. We have learnt how to measure the length of different objects accurately using a ruler making sure we start measuring from the 0. We have also compared the lengths of different objects using = (equals), < (less than) and > (more than).
In R.E. this week, we have learnt about the good news of Jesus in the Annunciation of the Theotokos. We learnt that Theotokos means mother of God.
We have started our new topic ‘Why would a dinosaur not make a good pet?’ which has a science focus. We were amazed to discover a dinosaur egg in our classroom and have been finding out a bit more about it. We have discussed the terms, living, once-lived and non-living. We then sorted items into these categories and decided that dinosaurs fit into the once lived category.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on non fiction texts.
· We will be creating our own information posters on a chosen dinosaur using the features of a non-fiction text. · We will be creating glossaries for our non-fiction text. |
| Numeracy | · We will be learning about the multiples of 5 and 10.
· We will be dividing by 5 and 10. |
| RE | · We will be recognising that on Palm Sunday we celebrate that Jesus is our king. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – or/aw and air/are
Ms Young’s group will be focusing on ow/o-e, oo/u-e and oy/oi Miss Beaton and Miss Howden’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Homework and Homelearning Project
Dinosaur Homelearning Project 2018
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Your Homelearning Project is due in on WEDNESDAY 24th JANUARY 2018
Weekend Writing Challenge
This week in literacy we have been learning about information texts. We have used the key features of information texts to create posters about different kind of dinosaurs.
For your writing challenge we would like you to write a fact file about your chosen dinosaur. Do research on a dinosaur and gather the following information; dinosaur name, describe its appearance, habitat, diet and any special features. You need to include in your writing:-
- A title
- Adjectives to describe its appearance, habitat, diet and special features
- Check your writing makes sense
- Check your spelling is correct
- Capital letters and full stops in the correct places.
We would like to write at least a page and we look forward to reading them!
Your Weekend Writing Books should be back in school on Wednesdays.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Children will need their P.E. kits in school on a Monday as this is our PE day. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings: This week’s spellings are – hiking, hiked, hiker, nicer, nicest, shiny
Common-Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
A big congratulations to all of the year 2 children on their amazing performance in the Nativity on Tuesday. I’m sure you will all agree they did a great job!
This week we have been celebrating Christmas and learning about the Nativity.
After Christmas in Year 2
Subject We will be learning…
Literacy • We will be doing some creative writing.
Numeracy • We will be focusing estimating and measuring length.
RE • We will be celebrating the feast day of Saint Basil.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
RWI-Sounds
Spellings: Spellings for after Christmas are – copied, copier, happier, happiest, cried, replied
Year 2 Spelling List
Common-Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week. We hope you all have a joyful and relaxing Christmas and New Year!
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been looking at Traditional Tales and we explored the story ‘Hansel and Gretel’. We have been creating exclamation sentences and rewriting our own version of Hansel and Gretel.
In Numeracy we have focused on position and direction using four compass points. We have described position and movement using straight line and turn.
In R.E. this week, we have been investigating the nativity icon.
Next week in Year 2
Next week in Year 2 we will be focusing on the Nativity story and completing various Christmas activities.
Homework
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Task
This week in literacy we have been re-writing the traditional tale of Hansel and Gretel, where the characters of Hansel and Gretel and the witch have swapped. For your writing task we would like you to re-write a different traditional tale making sure the main characters have changed characteristics, so the good character is now the villain and the villain is now good. You need to include in your writing:-
- A traditional story start and end
- A description of your main character
- A description of the setting
- Using full stops and capital letters in the correct places
- Use direct speech between two characters.
We would like you to write at least a page for your story and we look forward to reading them!
Please return your books to school every Wednesday.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings:
Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Nativity: Please continue to practise your lines for the Christmas Nativity which will be taking place on 12th December at 9.15am to which you are all warmly invited to attend.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to explore traditional tales. We have read different versions of the Three Little Pigs Story including the True Story of The Three Little Pigs and The Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig. From this we have created alternative endings to the story and included speech in this. We have also compared the original story to the film version. To end the week we created character profiles on the characters from the three little pigs.
In Numeracy we have been looking at shapes. We have identified the features of shapes thinking about how many edges (sides), vertices (corners) and lines of symmetry they have. We have then used this knowledge to sort shapes and explain our reasonings for these sortings.
In R.E. this week, we have been continuing to explore icons including how we show respect to them and the role of the iconographer.
Next week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on traditional tales.
· We will be creating exclamation sentences and rewriting our own version of Hansel and Gretel. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on position and direction, using compass points to support us. |
| RE | · We will be investigating the nativity icon and how this helps us to tell the story. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – oy/oi, or/aw and air/are
Ms Young’s group will be focusing on ir/ur/er and ou/ow Miss Beaton and Miss Howden’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng, nk, igh and ow. |
Homework and Homelearning Project
Your home learning project is to design a new school building.
For your homelearning project we would like the children to design a new school building using their own ideas e.g. What would like the playground to look like? Would there be any green areas? Where would the hall be?
The children can draw a picture and label different parts of the school building as well as the materials each part of the school would be made of OR the children can design a new school building using a variety of junk/ craft materials such as cardboard boxes, card, pipe cleaners, lollipop sticks etc.
Your home learning project is due on Friday 8th December 2017.
If you have any problems or need some help, then please come and see us as soon as possible, do not leave it until the hand in date.
We look forward to seeing your completed projects. Good Luck!
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Task
This week we have been exploring dialogue that fits our characters from the two versions of The Three Little Pigs. For your writing challenge this week I would like you to write a conversation of your choice between The Wolf and The Three Little Pigs from either the ‘True story of Three Little Pigs’ or the original version (e.g. Three Little Pigs/Wolf apologising for their behaviour). You need to include in your writing:-
- Inverted commas (speech marks) in the correct places – e.g. “Why are you so mean to me?” asked The First Little Pig.
- Some extended sentences with conjunctions (and, because etc.) to give more detail (e.g. “I would have let you in but you were being so mean!” Explained the second little pig.)
- Different ways of saying ‘said’ (e.g. explained, replied, shouted etc.)
- Full stops, question and exclamation marks and capital letters used correctly.
I would like you to be as imaginative as possible and write at least a page for your conversation. I look forward to reading them!
Please return your books to school every Wednesday.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings: This week’s spellings are – flies, tries, replies, copies, babies, carries
Common-Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Nativity: please continue to practise your lines for the Christmas Nativity which will be taking place on the 12th December to which you are all warmly invited to attend.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been looking at Traditional Tales and we explored the story ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We have been learning how to join sentences together using co-ordinating conjunctions such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so and subordinating conjunctions such as because, that, since, when, although, if. We have also been learning how to write a section of speech between characters using inverted commas.
In Numeracy we have continued our learning about fractions. We have identified halves and quarters of numbers. We have recorded fractions on a number line.
½ of 8=4 ¼ of 8=2
We have also explored reflective symmetry using various 2D Shapes.
In R.E. this week, we have learnt the importance of icons.
We have been continuing our learning on our new topic ‘What Is Our School Made Of?’ which has a science focus. We have been looking at the different materials our school is made from and have thought about the advantages and disadvantages of these.
Next week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will continue our learning on Traditional Tales. We will talk about the setting, characters and identify the language of traditional stories. |
| Numeracy | · The children will be sorting and comparing common 2D shapes and everyday objects. |
| RE | · We will be continue our learning about icons. |
| Phonics | Miss Mackinnon’s group will be focusing on o-e, u-e, oi
Ms Young’s group will be focusing on are, ur, er. Miss Beaton’s and Miss Howden’s group will be focusing on at, ee and igh. |
Homework and Home Learning Project
Your home learning project is to design a new school building.
For your homelearning project we would like the children to design a new school building using their own ideas e.g. What would like the playground to look like? Would there be any green areas? Where would the hall be?
The children can draw a picture and label different parts of the school building as well as the materials each part of the school would be made of OR the children can design a new school building using a variety of junk/ craft materials such as cardboard boxes, card, pipe cleaners, lollipop sticks etc.
Your home learning project is due on Friday 8th December 2017.
If you have any problems or need some help, then please come and see us as soon as possible, do not leave it until the hand in date.We look forward to seeing your completed projects. Good Luck!
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Task
This week in literacy we have been introduced to a new topic: Traditional Tales. We have focused on the story of The Three Little Pigs and have described the characters using good and bad characteristics. For your writing challenge I would like you to create an interview with either the little pigs or the wolf. You need to include in your writing:-
• At least 5 interesting questions you would like to ask them and their answers.
• Question words at the beginning of each question e.g. who, what, when, where, how, why.
• Full stops or question marks at the end of each sentence.
• Capital letters at the beginning of each sentence.
I would like you to be as creative as possible and write at least a page for your interview. I look forward to reading them!
Please return your books to school every Wednesday.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings: This week’s spellings are – cry, fly, dry, try, reply, July
Common-Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Nativity: please continue to practise your lines of the Christmas Nativity which will be taking place on the 12th December.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to explore instructions. We have looked at the animated Tale ‘Thad Goes To The Moon’ and have used this to create instructions for our own rockets and a game of moon football.
In Numeracy we have been looking at fractions. We have been finding ¼ and ¾ of shapes and numbers by splitting them into four equal groups. We also know that the top number is the numerator and tells us how many equal parts we have and the bottom number is the denominator which tell us how many equal parts are in the whole thing.
In R.E. this week, we have explored why God wants us to share our love with others.
We have been continuing our learning on our new topic ‘What Is Our School Made Of’ which has a science focus. We have been looking at the school building and identify the four most popular materials, which were plastic, metal, glass and wood. We then identified other objects that were made from these materials.
Next week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be learning about Traditional Tales and exploring the stories of The Three Little Pigs and The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on adding 2 2digit numbers by partitioning. |
| RE | · We will be understanding the importance of icons and why we use them. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ay/a-e, ee/ea, igh/i-e
Ms Young’s group will be focusing on o-e, u-e, aw Miss Beaton and Miss Howden’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng, nk, ay and ee. |
Homework
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Task
This week in literacy we have been reading the animated tale of ‘Thad gets to the moon’. This is the story of a toy spaceman who goes to the moon with a real spaceman late one night.
For your writing challenge I would like you to write your own story set in space. You need to include in your writing:-
- A beginning, middle and end to your story
- Description of the setting
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
- Interesting WOW words throughout.
I would like you to write at least a page for your story and I look forward to reading them!
Please return your books to school every Wednesday.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings: This week’s spellings are – pencil, fossil, nostril, April, council, until
Common-Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been looking at different types of instructions such as recipes. We have identified key features of instructions and explored them in more detail. We have been focusing on writing commands using imperative verbs and adverbs.
In Numeracy we have been learning about fractions. We have identified halves and quarters of shapes. We have learned that a half is the same as two quarters.
½ = 2/4
We have also explored halves of even numbers.
½ of 10 =5
In R.E. this week, we learned the importance of church family.
We have been learning about our new topic ‘What Is Our School Made Of’ which has a science focus. We have been looking at the different materials our school is made from. We have been investigating what would happen if we made the school from different materials.
Next week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will continue our learning on instructions. We will identify key features of instructions and write our own. |
| Numeracy | · The children will be identifying quarters of shapes and numbers and using coins to make the same amount. |
| RE | · We will be identifying the needs people have. |
| Phonics | Miss Mackinnon’s group will be focusing on oy, ay, ee.
Ms Young’s group will be focusing on are, ur, er. |
Homework and Home Learning Project
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Task
This week in literacy we have been continuing our learning about instructions. We have used the key features of instructions to create our own on how to make a Lego house.
For your writing challenge I would like you to write a set of instructions on how to build a school. You need to include in your writing:-
- A title
- A ‘You Will Need’ section listing the equipment needed.
- Numbered steps
- Imperative ‘bossy’ verbs e.g. put, get, lay etc.
- Adverbs that describe the imperative verb e.g. carefully, quickly, silently etc.
- Capital letters and full stops in the correct places.
I would like you to write at least a page for your instructions and I look forward to reading them!
Please return your books to school every Wednesday.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings: This week’s spellings are – metal, pedal, capital, hospital, animal.
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
If you have any empty kitchen roll tubes please bring them in on Monday 13th November.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
We hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing half term break.
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been exploring instructions. We have looked at the story ‘The Shopping Basket’ by John Burningham and have used this to create escape and dance instructions for the different animals in the story. We have also begun to identify the features of instructions and use these to write our own steps on washing our hands.
In Numeracy we have been looking at subtraction. We have used hundred squares, number lines and partitioning to support us with subtracting 2 digit numbers from 2 digit numbers.
At the end of the week we started to look at the relationship between addition and subtraction.
In R.E. this week, we have explored what makes our families special and the story of the prodigal son.
We have begun learning on our new topic ‘What Is Our School Made Of’ which has a science focus. We have been looking at the different materials toys are made from and have classified these.
Next week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on instructions.
· We will be identifying the features of instructions and why they are important. · We will be understanding ‘bossy’ verbs, commands and expanded noun phrases and writing our own. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on fractions.
· We will be identifying ½, ¼, 2/4 and ¾ of shapes and objects. |
| RE | · We will be understanding the importance of the church family. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – air, ir, ou
Ms Young’s group will be focusing on o-e, u-e, aw Miss Beaton and Miss Howden’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Homework
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Task
This week in literacy we have been learning about instructions and reading the book ‘The Shopping Basket’ by John Burningham. We have identified the key features of instructions and used these to write our own.
For your writing challenge I would like you to write a set of instructions on how to play your favourite game. You need to include in your writing:-
- A ‘You Will Need’ section
- Numbered steps
- Bossy verbs e.g. push, pull, jump, squeeze etc.
- Capital letters and full stops in the correct places.
I would like you to write at least a page for your instructions and I look forward to reading them!
Please return your books to school every Wednesday.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings: This week’s spellings are – camel, tunnel, squirrel, travel, towel, tinsel
Common-Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
Inclusion Week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been writing friendship letters to the children in our classes. We have also made a class book about ourselves ‘All About Me’. We have enjoyed our discussions about friendship and writing friendship recipes.
In Numeracy we have been learning how to collect and record data using a tally chart and a pictogram.
In R.E. this week, we discussed the topic ‘God Cares How We Feel’ and Diwali, a Hindu Festival of Light.
After Half Term in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be focusing on giving verbal instructions, writing a set of instructions and sequencing instructions in the right order. |
| Numeracy | · The children will be learning subtraction rules and subtracting two-digit numbers from two-digit numbers. |
| RE | · We will be learning about the feast ‘Mary’s Entry Into The Temple.’ |
| Topic | · We will start our new topic ‘What Is Our School Made Of?’ |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – oo, ar, or Ms Young’s group will be focusing on o-e, u-e, aw Miss Beaton and Miss Howden’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Homework
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Task
We will continue with our weekend writing tasks after half-term.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings: This week’s spellings are – middle, table, apple, little, bottle
Common-Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Thank you for your continued support and we hope you have an enjoyable and restful half term break.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been exploring silly poems. We begun the week by reading and performing the Dr Seuss book “Fox In Sock” and discussed what made it a tongue twister. We have also written our own tongue twisters using words beginning with the same sound. Towards the end of the week we explored the poems “In The Giant’s Rucksack’ and ‘Mister Magnolia’ before creating our own in a similar style.
In Numeracy we have been looking at addition and subtraction rules. We have understood that addition can be done in any order and that the answer will always be larger than the numbers we are adding. We have also understood that when subtracting that the larger number goes first and the answer is always smaller than the first number. We also began to explore the relationships between addition and subtraction.
At the end of the week we started to look at money and adding different coins together.
In R.E. this week, we have explored why we should help others and the story of Jesus healing the man who could not walk.
During our topic ‘What was London like in 1666?’ we created newspaper reports on the fire including eyewitness statements using our senses.
Next week in Crete Class we will be celebrating Inclusion Week
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Numeracy | · We will be collecting and recording data using a tally chart where we will be counting in 5s.
· Collecting and recording data on a pictogram · Answering questions by looking at the data they have collected. |
| RE | · We will be understanding that everyone has feelings and that God cares how we feel.
· We will also be reading the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth. |
| PSHE | · Creating anti bullying posters, poems and pictures
· Exploring how to stay safe online. · Recognising how to stay safe on and near roads. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – oo, ar, or
Ms Young’s group will be focusing on o-e, u-e, aw Miss Beaton and Miss Howden’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Homework
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Task
For your writing challenge this week I would like you to invent your own animal and describe its characteristics. You would need to include in your description:
- What your animal looks like and its name
- Where it lives
- What it eats
- What it does and how it behaves.
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to be very creative with your animal and write at least a page. I look forward to reading them!
Please return your books to school every Wednesday.
Reminders
Book Bags: Please ensure that the children bring their book bag to school every day, as in addition to being a means of transporting reading materials it is a valuable method of communication. We encourage the children to give important notes from their parents direct to their class teacher.
Uniform: Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please encourage children to be independent dressers at home, as these skills will be helpful at school.
Reading: We change the children’s reading books daily, so if they have finished their books please ensure that the children put their home reading record and reading book in the basket every morning to be changed. Please support your child with reading at home and record a comment in their reading record.
Phonics: The phonics scheme we follow is Read, Write Inc. Please read and practise your sounds and spellings with your child at home.
Spellings: This week’s spellings are – write, written, wrote, wrong, wrap
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Times Tables: Please continue to practise your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables at home as we will be completing weekly challenges on these. They will be given in a random order so please do not just focus on the answers!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Howden
Ms Young and Miss Beaton