Welcome to Year 2
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to explore the story of The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge. We have created our own underwater poems using alliteration and similes. We have also interviewed the beast for a news report and then used these to create our own newspaper report. We will be reading the story over the next week but we would like to keep the ending a surprise for them as we will be predicting and doing creative writing on our predictions.
In Numeracy we have been focusing on division. We have solved division calculations by sharing and know that if there are any left over these are our remainders. We have also used these skills to solve division word problems. At the end of the week we have been looking at weight and using scales to measure the weight of different objects in grams.
In R.E. this week, we been learning about why Jesus taught us to love all people and to show respect for our differences.
We have continued learning on our new topic this week ‘How can we be the next masterchef?’ which has a science focus. We have identified what we think plants need to grow healthy and have created our own experiments to find out.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on The Lonely Beast by creating our own endings to the story.
· We will be writing letters and diary entries as the beast. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on weight and how to read scales marked in different ways.
· We will also be solving word problems on weight. · We will be solving missing number problems using the inverse operation. |
| RE | · We will be recognising that the Earth is a special gift from God. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ee/ea and oy/oi
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on ew and ire Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Homework and Home Learning Project
Healthy Eating project 28.4.17
Your Home Learning Project is due in on Monday 15th May 2017.
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Challenge
This week in literacy we have been continuing to read and explore the story of the Lonely Beast by Chris Judge.
For your writing task I would like you to predict your own ending for the story, identifying what you think will happen next and how the problem will be resolved. You need to include in your writing:-
- Explaining what is going to happen next now he has spoken to the media.
- A clear ending where the problem is resolved well.
- A description of the beast’s feelings throughout the story.
- Using full stops and capital letters in the correct places
- Using direct speech between two characters.
I would like you to write at least a page for your story and I look forward to reading them!
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 Wednesday for Crete Class and a Thursday for Santorini Class as these are our PE days. 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 – joyful, playful, useful, powerful, painful, hopeful, forgetful, careful, cheerful, harmful
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 Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2!
We hope you had a restful and enjoyable Easter holiday.
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have started exploring the story of The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge. We have thought about what the beast looks like and how he moves, using adjectives and verbs in our descriptions. We have also written letters of advice to the beast and a diary entry as him explaining his journey to the sea. We will be reading the story over the next 2 weeks but we would like to keep the ending a surprise for them as we will be predicting and doing creative writing on our predictions.
In Numeracy we have been focusing on word problems. We have identified common words used in problems and which operation it is related to. We have also used our knowledge of adding, subtracting, timesing and dividing to solve a variety of word problems.
In R.E. this week, we been learning about why Jesus came to Earth for all people and what makes us special.
We have started our new topic this week ‘How can we be the next masterchef?’ which has a science focus. We have looked at the roles of chefs and how they prepare healthy menus.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on The Lonely Beast by creating interviews and newspaper reports.
· We will also be creating our own underwater poems. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on dividing by sharing.
· We will also be focusing on weight |
| RE | · We will be recognising why we should love all people even though we are all different. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ee/ea and oy/oi
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on ew and ire Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Homework and Home Learning Project
Healthy Eating project 28.4.17
Your Home Learning Project is due in on Monday 15th May 2017.
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Challenge
This week in literacy we have begun to read and explore the story of the Lonely Beast by Chris Judge.
For your writing task I would like you to write at least 7 questions that you would want to ask the beast in an interview. You need to include in your writing:-
- Use of question words to begin with.
- Ending each question with a question mark.
- Read them through to make sure it makes sense.
Golden Challenge:- can you answer your questions as if you were the beast? Remember to use full sentences and use I as you are the beast.
I look forward to reading your questions and answers!
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 Wednesday for Crete Class and a Thursday for Santorini Class as these are our PE days. 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 – sadness, darkness, fitness, weakness, softness, sickness, likeness, goodness, kindness, rudeness, sweetness, quickness
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 Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In Numeracy we have been focusing on pictograms. We have been reading pictograms where each picture represents either one, two or five. We then used this data to answer questions.
In R.E. this week, we have been continuing our learning on Holy Week by learning about Holy Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. We have also dyed red eggs this week and created our own ephitaphions.
After Easter in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be reading a new text and describing the character within it.
· We will be thinking about what the character looks like and how they move, in addition to what they are thinking and how they are feeling. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on word problems and how we can solve these using the four operations (+, -, x and divide) |
| RE | · We will be recognising that all people are special and Jesus came to Earth for all people. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – air and ir
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on ir/ur/er and ou/ow Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Reminders
Jumpers/Cardigans: As the weather is getting warmer the children are beginning to take off their jumpers and cardigans. To ensure that the correct jumpers and cardigans go to their rightful owner it would be very much appreciated if you could label them clearly with your child’s name.
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 Wednesday for Crete Class and a Thursday for Santorini Class as these are our PE days. 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 – enjoyment, amusement, movement, statement, punishment, pavement, treatment, payment, department.
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 a lovely Easter holiday.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to focus on the Trojan Horse. We started the week by creating diary entries as either the Greeks or the Trojans. We then retold the story in our own words and edited these to make sure they included great adjectives, conjunctions, some speech and exclamation sentences.
In Numeracy we have been focusing on money. We identified the different coins we have and used these to find different ways of making the same amount. We also used our subtraction skills to find change from different coins.
In R.E. this week, we began our Easter celebrations by learning about Holy Week. We have learnt about Lazarus Saturday, Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday and Holy Thursday.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on pictograms and using these to answer questions.
· We will also be collecting data and creating our own pictograms. |
| RE | · We will be continuing our celebration of Easter by learning about Holy Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ir/ur/er and ou/ow
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on air and ir Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’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 Challenge
In RE this week we have been learning about each of the days in Holy Week leading up to Easter starting with Lazarus Saturday. For your writing challenge this week I would like you to write a poem about Easter. You need to include in your writing:-
- Lines that rhyme
- Some use of alliteration (where a series of words all begin with the same letter/sound)
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to write at least 6 lines for your poem. I look forward to reading them!
Reminders
Jumpers/Cardigans: As the weather is getting warmer the children are beginning to take off their jumpers and cardigans. To ensure that the correct jumpers and cardigans go to their rightful owner it would be very much appreciated if you could label them clearly with your child’s name.
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 Wednesday for Crete Class and a Thursday for Santorini Class as these are our PE days. 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 – patting, patted, humming, hummed, dropping, dropped, sadder, saddest, fatter, fattest, runner, runny
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 Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to focus on the Trojan Horse. We started the week by creating storyboards on the Legend of the Trojan Horse. We then created our own questions that we wanted to ask the Greeks and Trojans and used these to create our own interviews. We have also been writing exclamation sentences and using these in our newspaper reports on the Trojan War.
In Numeracy we have been continuing our learning on data by creating tally charts on our favourite sports and then using this data to create and answer questions on our data. We have also been learning about fractions this week, focusing on finding ½, ¼, 2/4 and ¾ of shapes and numbers.
In R.E. this week, we celebrated the Annunciation of The Virgin Mary which takes place on 25th March.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be creating a diary entry as either a Trojan or Greek about the Trojan War.
· We will also be writing, editing and redrafting our own version of The Legend Of The Trojan Horse. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on money by identifying different coins and using these to find the total of different amounts as well as finding change.
· We will also be solving word problems involving money. |
| RE | · We will be beginning our celebration of Easter by learning about Holy Week starting with Lazarus Saturday. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ir/ur/er and ou/ow
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on air and ir Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’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 Challenge
In literacy this week we have been continuing to explore the Legend of the Trojan War. This is the story of how the Greeks tricked the Trojans during the war by giving them a big wooden horse in which the Greek soldiers were hidden. For your writing challenge this week I would like you to imagine you are a Trojan and are sending a gift to the Greeks. You need to include in your writing:-
- Detailed description of what your gift is using interesting adjectives to describe it.
- Conjunctions to extend your sentences (e.g. because, however, although, until, so etc.)
- Explanation of why you have chosen this gift.
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to write at least a page for your description. I look forward to reading them!
Reminders
Class Assemblies: Thank you to everyone who came to Santorini Class assembly on Thursday 23rd March. It was very much appreciated as the children enjoyed seeing you there. I’m sure you will agree they all did a fantastic job.
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 Wednesday for Crete Class and a Thursday for Santorini Class as these are our PE days. 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 – patting, patted, humming, hummed, dropping, dropped, sadder, saddest, fatter, fattest, runner, runny
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 Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been focusing on the Trojan Horse. We started the week by writing our own stories about the Trojan Horse. We then went outside to explore the Trojan Horse and used this to create some amazing descriptions and clear instructions on how to play safely. We then read the Legend of the Trojan Horse and created role plays and arguments about what will happen next.
In Numeracy we have been exploring the properties of 3D and 2D shapes using the vocabulary edge, vertices and faces. We also identified 2D and 3D shapes in everyday objects. During the week we also looked at different numbers and how we can identify, represent and estimate with them. At the end of the week we created tally charts and block charts on our favourite colours.
In R.E. this week, we looked at why Jesus gave his life for us and how we know that he is always watching over us.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be creating storyboards on the Legend of the Trojan Horse.
· We will also be creating questions and using these to interview the Greeks and Trojans. · We will create newspaper reports on the Trojan War. |
| Numeracy | · We will be answering questions using the data we collected this week.
· We will be identifying fractions of a number and a shape. |
| RE | · We will be celebrating the Announciation of the Virgin Mary which takes place on 25th March. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ir/ur/er and ou/ow
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on air and ir Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’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 Challenge
In literacy this week we have been reading the Legend of the Trojan War. This is the story of how the Greeks tricked the Trojans during the war by giving them a big wooden horse in which the Greek soldiers were hidden. For your writing challenge this week I would like you to imagine you are a Trojan and write a letter of complaint to the Greeks. You need to include in your writing:-
- Detailed descriptions of how you are feeling with interesting adjectives avoiding happy and sad (e.g. ecstatic, angry, confused etc.)
- Conjunctions to extend your sentences (e.g. because, however, although, until, so etc.)
- Writing in the first person by using I.
- Some exclamation sentences that begin with what or how.
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to write at least a page for your letter. I look forward to reading them!
Reminders
Class Assemblies: Thank you to everyone who came to Crete Class assembly on Friday 17th March. It was very much appreciated as the children enjoyed seeing you there. I’m sure you will agree they all did a fantastic job.
Santorini class will be having their class assembly on Friday 24th March at 9am in the hall to which you are all warmly invited.
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 Wednesday for Crete Class and a Thursday for Santorini Class as these are our PE days. 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!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing our learning about explanation texts. We have been researching information on butterflies and have used this to create an explanation text on the life cycle of a butterfly. We included headings, conjunctions, comparative words, technical vocabulary and pictures.
In Numeracy we have been learning how to round numbers to the nearest 10. We learnt that if there is a 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the ones (units) column we need to round down to the nearest 10. If there is a 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in the ones column we need to round up to the next 10.
We have also been learning how to use the greater than > and less than < symbols to compare numbers.
In R.E. this week, we looked at the church and why it is a special place. We also thought about what we do when we go to church including lighting candles, kissing the icon and making the sign of the cross.
We have continued our learning on our new topic this week which is called ‘Why would a dinosaur not make a good pet?’ and has a science focus. We explored the different habitats found in the world including rainforest, polar regions, desert and forests, describing what these places are like. We also looked at the different animals that live in these habitats and discussed how they have adapted to live there.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be creating descriptive sentences about the Trojan Horse.
· We will be creating instructions on how to play safely on the Trojan Horse. · We will also be looking at the Legend of the Trojan War. |
| Numeracy | · We will be learning to identify, represent and estimate different numbers.
· We will be learning to collect data using a tally chart and representing this in bar charts. · We will also be exploring 3D shapes and the 2D shapes that make them up. |
| RE | · We will be recognising Jesus as our leader and why he gave his life for us. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ir/ur/er and ou/ow
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on air and ir Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’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 Challenge
In literacy this week we have been writing our own ‘Explanation Texts’ on the life cycle of a butterfly. We have learnt that Explanation Texts explain to us how a process works. For your writing challenge this week I would like you to create an Explanation Text on the life cycle of a frog. You need to include in your writing:-
- Pictures/diagrams of each step of the cycle
- Ordered paragraphs/sections
- Joining words (because, this means, so etc)
- Comparative words (brighter, smaller, stronger etc)
- Technical vocabulary (tadpole, spawn etc)
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to present your learning in a creative way and write at least a page for your explanation text. I look forward to reading them!
Reminders
Class Assemblies: Crete class will be having their class assembly on Friday 17th March at 9am to which you are all warmly invited. Please can you support your child in practising their lines for the assembly.
Santorini class will be having their class assembly on Friday 24th March at 9am to which you are all warmly invited.
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 Wednesday for Crete Class and a Thursday for Santorini Class as these are our PE days. 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 – station, fiction, motion, national, section
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 Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2!
We hope you had an enjoyable half term!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been learning about explanation texts. These are non-fiction texts that explains either a process or how something works. We have been exploring different explanation texts and identifying the key features of these including conjunctions (because, this causes, so), comparative language (bigger, smaller, heavier) and technical vocabulary (habitat, tadpoles).
In Numeracy we have been on using the inverse (opposite) of addition and subtraction to help us check our answers. We have also used our knowledge of inverse to help us solve missing number calculations such as ?+3=10.
In R.E. this week, we celebrated Clean Monday which took place on Monday 27th February. We recognised that this was the beginning of Lent and preparations for Easter. We had lots of fun flying our kites during the week too!
We have started our new topic this week which is called ‘Why would a dinosaur not make a good pet?’ and has a science focus. We explored the terms alive, once alive and non-living and categorised different animals and objects into these terms. We also had a mystery delivery of an egg this week!
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on explanation texts.
· Using the features we have learnt to create our own explanation texts on the life cycle of a butterfly. |
| Numeracy | · We will be learning to use > greater than, < less than and = equals when comparing two numbers.
· We will be learning to round numbers up and down to the nearest 10. · We will also be exploring 3D shapes and the 2D shapes that make them up. |
| RE | · We will be learning about why the Orthodox church is special. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – air/are, and ir/ur
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on ar and ou Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’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 Challenge
In literacy this week we have been learning about ‘Explanation Texts’. We have learnt that Explanation texts explain to us how a process works. To help us understand this we have identified their key features (pictures/diagrams, ordered paragraphs, joining words: because, this means, so etc, comparative words: brighter, smaller etc, technical vocabulary: mammals, nutrients etc and glossary) by exploring different texts about animals. For your writing challenge this week I would like you to choose two animals and write a comparison of them both. You need to include in your writing:-
- The use of comparative words such as: smaller, heaviest etc
- The name of your animals.
- Some extended sentences (and, so, such as).
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to present your learning in a creative way and write at least a page for your comparison. I look forward to reading them!
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 Wednesday for Crete Class and a Thursday for Santorini Class as these are our PE days. 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 – didn’t, won’t, hasn’t, can’t, it’ll, I’ll, couldn’t, wouldn’t
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 Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2!
This week in Year 2
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing our learning about Traditional Tales and our exploration of ‘Cinderella’. We have compared the story of Cinderella to ‘The True Story of Cinderella’ and ‘Seriously Cinderella is so annoying’ as well as the film version. In addition to this we have created character profiles on the different characters found within the story.
In Numeracy we have been focusing on knowing our multiples of 5 and 10. We have identified our multiples of 5 and 10 on a 100 square as well as using this knowledge to times (x) and divide (÷) by 5 and 10.
In R.E. this week, we learnt that families are a gift from God and have identified what makes our family special.
We have continued our learning on our topic ‘What was London like in 1666?’ which has a history focus on the Great Fire of London. We have looked at how the fire started and why it lasted for so long.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on Traditional Tales and this week we will be focusing on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.
· Identifying the features of traditional tales. · Planning and writing our own version of Jack and the Beanstalk where the hero and villain have changed characters. |
| Numeracy | · We will be learning how to multiply different numbers by using arrays.
· We will be solving word problems involving multiplication. · We will also be learning about temperature by reading a thermometer correctly and ordering the different temperatures recorded. |
| RE | · We will be learning about what happens during a Greek Orthodox baptism. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ay/a-e and igh/i-e
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on oo, oo and ar Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Homework and Homelearning Project
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Your homelearning project is due in on Monday 6th February 2017.
Weekend Writing Challenge
This week we have been exploring dialogue that fits our characters from the two stories of Cinderella. For your writing challenge this week I would like you to write a conversation of your choice between The Step-mother and Cinderella from either the ‘True story of Cinderella’ or the original version (e.g. Cinderella/Step-mother apologising for their behaviour). You need to include in your writing:-
- Use inverted commas (speech marks) in the correct places – e.g. “Why are you so mean to me?” asked Cinderella.
- Some extended sentences with conjunctions (and, because etc.) to give more detail (e.g. “I would have invited you to the ball Cinderella but you are just too young!” Explained the step-mother.
- 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!
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 Wednesday 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 – 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!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou
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 Traditional Tales. For this we have been exploring the story of ‘Cinderella’. We have understood what types of characters they are, creating questions and dialogue between them. We have also compared the story of Cinderella to ‘The True Story of Cinderella’ and ‘Seriously Cinderella is so annoying.’
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 celebrated the feast days of Saint Basil (1st January) and Theophania (6th January).
We have started our new topic ‘What was London like in 1666?’ which has a history focus. We have looked at where the Great Fire of London took place as well as the events of it.
Next Week in Year 2
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on Traditional Tales and Cinderella.
· Sequencing the story of Cinderella. · Writing the story of Cinderella switching the characteristics of Cinderella and the stepmother. · Comparing the similarities and differences between different versions of the same story. · Creating character profiles on the different characters. |
| Numeracy | · We will be learning about the multiples of 5 and 10.
· We will be dividing by 5 and 10. |
| RE | · We will be appreciating how families love and care for one another and recognising the importance of families and how they support us. |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ow/o-e and oy/oi
Miss Light’s group will be focusing on oo, oo and ar Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyri’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 Challenge
This week in literacy we have been introduced to a new topic: Traditional Tales. We have focused on the story of Cinderella and have described the characters using good and bad characteristics. For your writing challenge I would like you to write a character profile of the Prince using suitable characteristics that describe him. You need to include in your writing:-
- Adjectives to describe his good/bad characteristics (mean, kind, caring etc.)
- Examples from the story to support your descriptions
- Some sentences with conjunctions (and, because etc. – e.g. The Prince is generous because he invited everyone to his royal ball).
- Full stops and capital letters.
I would like you to be as creative as possible and write at least a page for your description. I look forward to reading them!
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 Wednesday 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 – pencil, nostril, fossil, April, until, council
Common-Exception-Words-Assessment-Year-2
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Kyri
Miss Light and Mrs Yiannourkou