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 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
Welcome to Year 2 Santorini Class!
Last week in Santorini Class
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to explore stories by the same author Julia Donaldson. We have read the story ‘Room on the Broom’ and recently have read the story of ‘The Gruffalo’. We have focused on how the characters change throughout the story and how they may be feeling at different parts of the story. We have also researched the author Julia Donaldson, using different resources to make notes on interesting facts about her.
In Numeracy we have been focusing on geometry for the past two weeks. Firstly, we continued our learning on shapes by describing their properties, then explored how we could sort them in different ways, thinking about their similarities and differences. Then we moved on to position and direction and looked at different turns: whole turn, half turn and quarter turn. We learned how to use different positional language such as, clockwise and anti-clockwise. Lastly, we learned how to use grids and how to describe the position on a grid using the compass points, North, East, South and West.
In R.E. last week, we celebrated the feast day of St Andrew which took place on the 30th November as well the feast day of St Nicholas which took place on the 6th December.
This Week in Santorini Class
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be exploring the short Christmas story ‘Coming Home’ by Michael Morpurgo.
· We will also be writing a traditional Japanese poem called haiku about Christmas. |
| Numeracy | · Collecting data about our favourite Christmas things and recording the results in a table.
· We will be answering questions using the data from our table and other tables. |
| RE |
· We will be learning how Orthodox Christians prepare for and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. · We will exploring the traditions of Christmas and how it is celebrated around the world. |
Homework
Your username and password for Mathletics is stuck inside the cover of your yellow reading record.
Weekend Writing Challenge
Last two weeks in literacy we have been exploring books by the same author.This week in literacy we have been reading the story of ‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson and finding out more about her.
For your writing challenge I would like you to create a letter to Julia Donaldson. You need to include in your writing:-
- What you like about her books and explaining why you like it.
- At least one question you would like to ask her about a book she is currently writing.
- Suggest an idea for her next book.
- Full stops or question marks at the end of each sentence.
- Capital letters at the beginning of each sentence.
I would like you to write at least a page for your letter 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 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 – table, apple, bottle, little, middle
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: Well done to everyone for their superb performance in the Nativity play. You were all fantastic and made us all very proud!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Mrs Afolabi and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2 Santorini Class!
This week in Santorini Class
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to learn about Stories with Familiar Settings. We have planned, written, edited and redrafted our own stories set at the beach which feature the characters we have met in the previous weeks.
In Numeracy we have been continuing our learning on fractions and finding ½ and ¼ of different numbers. We also learnt to count in halves on a numberline.
We have also been learning about reflective symmetry. We have been finding the lines of reflective symmetry on different shapes and then creating our own patterns which have reflective symmetry.
In R.E. this week, we celebrated the feast day of The Entry Of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) Into The Temple which took place on the 21st November.
Next Week in Santorini Class
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be exploring Stories By The Same Author.
· We will be looking at the story of Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson. · We will be exploring the characters within the story identifying what they look like and how they feel. |
| Numeracy | · We will be identifying the different properties of shapes.
· We will be sorting the shapes in different ways and answering questions about the way we have sorted it. |
| RE | · We will be celebrating the feast day of Saint Andrew (30th November). |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – igh and ow.
Mrs Afolabi’s group will be focusing on ew/u-e Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyriacou’s group will be focusing on their initial sounds and sh, th, ch, ng and nk. |
Homework – Due this Friday 9th December 2016
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 planning and writing our own story set at the seaside using the stories of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cat’, ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ and ‘The Adventures of Steven the Seagull’ to support us with our writing.
For your writing challenge I would like you to create a story with a familiar setting. You need to include in your writing:-
- A description of the setting e.g. park, house, forest, playground etc.
- Use of senses in your descriptions e.g. what you heard, smelt, saw, touch, tasted etc.
- A beginning, middle and end to your story
- Wow words throughout your story.
- Use of connectives to extend your sentences e.g. but, because, then, while, when etc.
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to be as creative as possible and to write at least a page for your story. 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 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 – write, written, wrote, wrong and wrap.
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 13th December.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Mrs Afolabi and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2 Crete Class!
This week in Crete Class
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to learn about Stories with Familiar Settings. We have planned, written, edited and redrafted our own stories set at the beach which feature the characters we have met in the previous weeks.
In Numeracy we have been continuing our learning on fractions and finding ½ and ¼ of different numbers. We also learnt to count in halves on a numberline.
We have also been learning about reflective symmetry. We have been finding the lines of reflective symmetry on different shapes and then creating our own patterns which have reflective symmetry.
In R.E. this week, we celebrated the feast day of The Entry Of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) Into The Temple which took place on the 21st November.
Next Week in Crete Class
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be exploring Stories By The Same Author.
· We will be looking at the story of Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson. · We will be exploring the characters within the story identifying what they look like and how they feel. |
| Numeracy | · We will be identifying the different properties of shapes.
· We will be sorting the shapes in different ways and answering questions about the way we have sorted it. |
| RE | · We will be celebrating the feast day of Saint Andrew (30th November). |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – igh and ow.
Mrs Afolabi’s group will be focusing on ew/u-e Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyriacou’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 planning and writing our own story set at the seaside using the stories of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cat’, ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ and ‘The Adventures of Steven the Seagull’ to support us with our writing.
For your writing challenge I would like you to create a story with a familiar setting. You need to include in your writing:-
- A description of the setting e.g. park, house, forest, playground etc.
- Use of senses in your descriptions e.g. what you heard, smelt, saw, touch, tasted etc.
- A beginning, middle and end to your story
- Wow words throughout your story.
- Use of connectives to extend your sentences e.g. but, because, then, while, when etc.
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to be as creative as possible and to write at least a page for your story. 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 Wednesday and Thursday 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 – write, written, wrote, wrong and wrap.
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 13th December.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Kyriacou
Welcome to Year 2 Crete Class!
This week in Crete Class
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to learn about Stories with Familiar Settings. For this we have been exploring the eBook of ‘The adventures of Steven Seagull at the seaside’. We have been relating our own experiences of the seaside to the events in the story. We were then able to use these in creating postcards and diary entries as Steven the Seagull.
You can find the story here:-
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/stevenseagull/atthe/Index.htm
In Numeracy we have been identifying ¼ and ¾ of different numbers and shapes.
We have also been learning about money, identifying the coins that we have and using these to make different amounts such as 20p, 50p, £1 and £2.
In R.E. this week, we celebrated the feast day of John Chrysostom (The Golden Mouth) which took place on the 13th November.
Next Week in Crete Class
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on Stories with Familiar Settings.
· We will be writing, editing and redrafting our own stories set at the seaside. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on finding ½ and ¼ of different amounts.
· We will be counting in halves on numberlines. · We will also be finding reflective symmetry of different shapes. |
| RE | · We will be celebrating the feast day of Mary’s entry into the temple. (21st November) |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – igh and ow.
Mrs Afolabi’s group will be focusing on ew/u-e Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyriacou’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 exploring the e-book of ‘The Adventures of Steven the Seagull’. This is the story of Steven the Seagull who goes to visit his cousin Sally at Morecambe and the adventures that they get up to.
For your writing challenge I would like you to think of a time that you have gone to the beach (if you have not been to the beach think of an exciting day out you may have had) and create a recount of this visit. You need to include in your writing:-
- A description of where you went
- A description of the things that you did/saw
- Use of senses in your descriptions e.g. what you heard, smelt, saw, touch, tasted etc.
- Your feelings regarding the trip (try to avoid using nice, happy or sad)
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
I would like you to include as much detail as possible and to write at least a page for your recount. 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 Wednesday and Thursday 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 – knock, know, knee, gnat and gnaw
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!
Please also continue to practise your lines for the Nativity.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Miss MacKinnon and Miss Kyriacou
Welcome to Year 2 Santorini Class!
This week in Santorini Class
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to learn about Stories with Familiar Settings. For this we have been exploring the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda and David Armitage. We have predicted what might happen in the story and described how the characters of Mr and Mrs Grinling felt at different points of the story.
In Numeracy we have been identifying ½ and 2/4 of different shapes and even numbers.
In R.E. this week, we celebrated the feast day of Saint Nectarios which takes place on the 9th November.
We have continued learning about our new topic ‘What is our school made of?’ which has a science focus. We have investigated different materials and whether they would be any good in different weather conditions.
Next Week in Santorini Class
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on Stories with Familiar Settings and be focusing on the story of Steven Seagulls Adventures at the seaside.
· Identifying what we would take to the seaside with us. · Writing postcards from a trip to the beach. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on finding ¼ and ¾ of shapes and numbers.
· We will also be identifying different coins that will make the same amount as well as adding different amounts of money together. |
| RE | · We will be celebrating the feast day of John Chrysostom the golden mouth. (13th November) |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ee and igh
Mrs Afolabi’s group will be focusing on ow/o-e and ew/u-e Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyriacou’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.
Home Learning Project
Your Home Learning project was due in on Monday 14th November 2016.
Weekend Writing Challenge
This week in literacy we have been exploring the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda and David Armitage. This is the story of a lighthouse keeper called Mr Grinling who does not receive his lunch as the seagulls keep eating it. We have predicted what we think will happen next, created ideas on how to stop the seagull and described how the characters’ feelings change throughout out the story.
For your writing challenge I would like you to imagine that you are one of the seagulls and write a letter to Mr and Mrs Grinling apologising for eating his lunch. You need to include in your writing:-
- ‘I’ when describing why you ate his lunch.
- WOW words to describe your feelings/how it would have made Mr Grinling feel (try to avoid – nice, happy and sad)
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
- Use of because to explain why you ate his lunch.
I would like you to be as creative as can and I would like you to write at least a page for your letter. 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 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 – jacket, jar, jog, join, adjust
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.
Mrs Afolabi and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2 Crete Class!
This week in Crete Class
In our Literacy lessons we have been continuing to learn about Stories with Familiar Settings. For this we have been exploring the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda and David Armitage. We have predicted what might happen in the story and described how the characters of Mr and Mrs Grinling felt at different points of the story.
In Numeracy we have been identifying ½ and 2/4 of different shapes and even numbers.
In R.E. this week, we celebrated the feast day of Saint Nectarios which takes place on the 9th November.
We have continued learning about our new topic ‘What is our school made of?’ which has a science focus. We have investigated different materials and whether they would be any good in different weather conditions.
Next Week in Crete Class
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on Stories with Familiar Settings and be focusing on the story of Steven Seagulls Adventures at the seaside.
· Identifying what we would take to the seaside with us. · Writing postcards from a trip to the beach. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on finding ¼ and ¾ of shapes and numbers.
· We will also be identifying different coins that will make the same amount as well as adding different amounts of money together. |
| RE | · We will be celebrating the feast day of John Chrysostom the golden mouth. (13th November) |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ee and igh
Mrs Afolabi’s group will be focusing on ow/o-e and ew/u-e Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyriacou’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.
Home Learning Project
Black History Month Home Learning Project
Your Home Learning project is due in on Monday 14th November 2016.
Weekend Writing Challenge
This week in literacy we have been exploring the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda and David Armitage. This is the story of a lighthouse keeper called Mr Grinling who does not receive his lunch as the seagulls keep eating it. We have predicted what we think will happen next, created ideas on how to stop the seagull and described how the characters’ feelings change throughout out the story.
For your writing challenge I would like you to imagine that you are one of the seagulls and write a letter to Mr and Mrs Grinling apologising for eating his lunch. You need to include in your writing:-
- ‘I’ when describing why you ate his lunch.
- WOW words to describe your feelings/how it would have made Mr Grinling feel (try to avoid – nice, happy and sad)
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
- Use of because to explain why you ate his lunch.
I would like you to be as creative as can and I would like you to write at least a page for your letter. 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 Wednesday and Thursday 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 – jacket, jar, jog, join, adjust
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 Kyriacou
Welcome to Year 2 Santorini Class!
We hope you have had a restful and enjoyable half term!
This week in Santorini Class
In our Literacy lessons we have been learning about Stories with Familiar Settings. For this we have been exploring the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cat’ by Ronda and David Armitage. We have described the different settings of the story (the lighthouse, the cottage and the village), and explored how characters have changed throughout the story because of different events.
In Numeracy we have been learning how to subtract 2 digit numbers including multiples of 10 using the partitioning column method. 
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In R.E. this week, we celebrated the feast day of the Archangels Gabriel and Michael which takes place on the 8th November.
We have started our new topic ‘What is our school made of?’ which has a science focus. We have thought about our favourite toys and which materials they are made from. We then worked in groups to classify the different toys based on the materials they are made out of e.g. plastic and not plastic, hard and soft, wood and not wood etc. We then discussed why these toys were made from that material.
Next Week in Santorini Class
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on Stories with Familiar Settings and be focusing on the story of the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch.
· Exploring and describing the setting of the story · Identifying how and why characters change throughout the story. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on finding ½ and 2/4 of shapes and numbers.
· We will also be identifying different coins that will make the same amount as well as adding different amounts of money together. |
| RE | · We will be celebrating the feast day of Saint Nectarios. (9th November) |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ee and igh
Mrs Afolabi’s group will be focusing on ow/o-e and ew/u-e Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyriacou’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.
Home Learning Project
Your Home Learning project is due in on Monday 14th November 2016.
Weekend Writing Challenge
This week in literacy we have been exploring the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cat’ by Ronda and David Armitage. This is the story of a cat named Hamish who leaves his home in the white cottage on the cliffs to find a new one in the village and comes across different challenges on his way. We have described where the story is set and how the characters’ feelings change throughout out the story.
For your writing challenge I would like you to imagine that you are Hamish and write a diary entry describing how he feels as he goes on his journey. You need to include in your writing:-
- ‘I’ when describing what Hamish is doing/feelings
- WOW words to describe his feelings (try to avoid – nice, happy and sad)
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
- Use of sequencing words to describe what is happening next e.g. next, then, after etc.
- Use of because to explain why you are feeling that way.
I would like you to write at least a page for your diary entry 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 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 – gem, giant, magic, giraffe, energy
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another fun filled week.
Mrs Afolabi and Mrs Yiannourkou
Welcome to Year 2 Crete Class!
We hope you have had a restful and enjoyable half term!
This week in Crete Class
In our Literacy lessons we have been learning about Stories with Familiar Settings. For this we have been exploring the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cat’ by Ronda and David Armitage. We have described the different settings of the story (the lighthouse, the cottage and the village), and explored how characters have changed throughout the story because of different events.
In Numeracy we have been learning how to subtract 2 digit numbers including multiples of 10 using the partitioning column method. 
In R.E. this week, we celebrated the feast day of the Archangels Gabriel and Michael which takes place on the 8th November.
We have started our new topic ‘What is our school made of?’ which has a science focus. We have thought about our favourite toys and which materials they are made from. We then worked in groups to classify the different toys based on the materials they are made out of e.g. plastic and not plastic, hard and soft, wood and not wood etc. We then discussed why these toys were made from that material.
Next Week in Crete Class
| Subject | We will be learning… |
| Literacy | · We will be continuing our learning on Stories with Familiar Settings and be focusing on the story of the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch.
· Exploring and describing the setting of the story · Identifying how and why characters change throughout the story. |
| Numeracy | · We will be focusing on finding ½ and 2/4 of shapes and numbers.
· We will also be identifying different coins that will make the same amount as well as adding different amounts of money together. |
| RE | · We will be celebrating the feast day of Saint Nectarios. (9th November) |
| Phonics | Miss MacKinnon’s group will be focusing on the sounds – ee and igh
Mrs Afolabi’s group will be focusing on ow/o-e and ew/u-e Mrs Yiannourkou and Miss Kyriacou’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.
Home Learning Project
Black History Month Home Learning Project
Your Home Learning project is due in on Monday 14th November 2016.
Weekend Writing Challenge
This week in literacy we have been exploring the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cat’ by Ronda and David Armitage. This is the story of a cat named Hamish who leaves his home in the white cottage on the cliffs to find a new one in the village and comes across different challenges on his way. We have described where the story is set and how the characters’ feelings change throughout out the story.
For your writing challenge I would like you to imagine that you are Hamish and write a diary entry describing how he feels as he goes on his journey. You need to include in your writing:-
- ‘I’ when describing what Hamish is doing/feelings
- WOW words to describe his feelings (try to avoid – nice, happy and sad)
- Full stops and capital letters in the correct places.
- Use of sequencing words to describe what is happening next e.g. next, then, after etc.
- Use of because to explain why you are feeling that way.
I would like you to write at least a page for your diary entry 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 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 – gem, giant, magic, giraffe, energy
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 Kyriacou
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