Class 2
25.11.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Hi all,
This week has been a shape week in maths and the class have been fabulous shape detectives. They have been able to hypothesise about what shape I might have in a container by seeing only part of it. They have also worked extremely hard using rulers to create accurate representations of shapes too.
During DT, the class have practised some running stitch skills in preparation for making their puppets over the coming weeks.
We have also been practising some singing techniques in music, working together to create harmonies and also trying to separately take turns to create impact. It has been a lot of fun!
Thanks all, have a nice weekend!
Mr. H.
18.11.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everyone,
The class have had a brilliant week in year two and a highlight of the week has been exploring the book 'Journey' by Aaron Becker. The book contains no words and the story is conveyed by the use of detailed illustrations.
The class have made lovely predictions using the front cover and then looked at the main character's thoughts, feelings, and speech. Finally, they had a go at describing the setting of the story and tried to include adjectives and some adverbs.
We didn’t let the rainy weather stop our outdoor learning this week. We read a story called ‘The Leaf Thief’ which is about a squirrel who thinks someone his stealing all his leaves. His friend Bird has to show him that it’s the wind blowing the leaves away (and this happens every Autumn!). We collected as many different coloured leaves as we could and worked together to make beautiful rainbows with them.
11.11.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everyone,
This week we have got stuck into our new topic 'Journeys' and explore what the climate is like in the Arctic circle! We discovered that during summer, plants do grow and grasslands appear but during the deepest depths of winter the sun doesn't rise and temperatures average -34°C!
In English, we have been enjoying a week packed with grammar and are now experts on nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives!
In maths, we have been using 100 squares to take shortcuts when adding and subtracting! We now know some nifty tricks for adding and subtracting 11, 12, 13, 21, 22,23 and other numbers like them!
In our wild area we read a great book called Pumpkin Soup which is all about a group of friends working on a project together and this was definitely the theme of the day for class 2. We made pumpkin soup together in our mud kitchen, worked in pairs to tie knots to make broomsticks and thought of ways to use our leftover pumpkins to make bird feeders.
4.11.22 Week in Review
admin on: Class 2
Hi all,
Welcome back to the new half-term.
It has been lovely to see all the children return so nicely and share with us all the fun things they have enjoyed doing over the holiday.
This week, we have started our new topic 'Journeys' and looked at the Arctic circle. The class used atlases to locate countries that are partly in the Arctic circle and the class were excellent at understanding what it might be like in those areas.
During our English lessons, we have been revisiting some key grammar. The class have been working hard on sorting verbs and nouns as well as writing statements and exclamations!
Maths this week has been all about doubling and halving! We have used lots of apparatus and even games to help us work out half and doubles of numbers.
Have a nice weekend and have a safe bonfire night!
Thanks
Mr. H.
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21.10.22 Half-term in review
admin on: Class 2
Good afternoon everyone,
Well, here we are. October half-term. Where has that time gone?
In one sense, the time has flown by but in another, we have covered so much.
Explorers has been our topic this half term and we have loved learning about the escapades of Sir Ernest Shackleton! The class were amazed that the entire crew managed to return from the 1914-15 expedition!
We have also loved learning about other famous characters such as Amy Johnson, Christopher Columbus and Niel Armstrong!
In maths, the class have enjoyed getting to use money, measuring using different units of measure and working out addition and subtraction sentences in many ways!
In other subjects, the class have been fantastic for our dance teacher Lucy and have enjoyed football with me. We have used instruments to create backing tracks for our sea shanties and explore our woodland during the lovely autumn season.
I hope you all find some time to relax and enjoy spending more time together!
Thanks for all the support from home and have a nice week.
Mr. H.