In Maths, we have been practising a range of arithmetic and reasoning questions. The children have shown great perseverance as they applied their mathematical knowledge to solve problems and explain their thinking.

Our Music lessons have been lots of fun this week. We have been learning to read musical notation for "Once a Man Fell in a Well" and enjoyed playing the piece on the glockenspiels. It has been wonderful to see the children developing their musical skills and confidence.

In PSHE, we have been recapping important safety knowledge. We discussed what to do if someone gets hurt, how to get help in an emergency, and ways to stay safe near railways. The children learnt about the different sounds and signs they may encounter around railways and why it is important to understand what they mean.

Unfortunately, Sports Day had to be cancelled due to the rainy weather. We know everyone was looking forward to it, but we were delighted that the children were still able to take part in the Colour Run today. It was fantastic to see everyone having so much fun and enjoying the event together!

Star of the Week:

Sami for AMAZING effort and improvement with his reading at home and in school!

Reminders:

• PE days for Term 6 are Wednesday (Tennis) and Thursday (Athletics).
• Please bring in reading books and reading records every day and read 5 times a week at home. Remember an adult needs to sign the reading records.
• Spellings will come home on Monday. Please practice these every day at home ready for our spelling test on Fridays.
• Practice your times tables on TTRockstars using the login stuck in your reading record.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Knapp

In English, we have been focusing on apostrophes. We learnt how to use apostrophes for single possession (like the dog’s bone) and for contractions (such as can’t and I’m). The children have been spotting apostrophes in their reading and using them confidently in their writing.

In RE, we answered our big question by using everything we have learnt in this unit. We have really loved learning about prayer in Islam, especially understanding why and how Muslims pray. The children shared thoughtful ideas and showed great respect and curiosity.

We also had lots of fun celebrating NSPCC Number Day. We took part in different maths activities, including making colourful times tables flowers and joining in with an exciting TTRockstars tournament. 

Star of the week:

Penelope for being a super role model to her peers and always showing the school promises and being eager to learn!

Reminders:

• Remember to book your parents' evening slot.
• Keep getting sponsorships for our Sports Champion visitor!
• PE days for Term 3 are Tuesday (yoga) and Wednesday (tag rugby).
• Please bring in reading books and reading records every day and read 5 times a week at home. Remember an adult needs to sign the reading records.
• Spellings will come home on Monday. Please practice these every day at home ready for our spelling test on Fridays.
• Practice your times tables on TTRockstars using the login stuck in your reading record.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Knapp

For maths, we have focused on arithmetic style questions and reasoning questions to help us with strategies for answering these types of questions. It was a good chance to recap all the learning we have done so far in year 2!

In history, we answered our big question 'What was the impact of the Great Fire of London'. The children used all their knowledge from autumn term to create posters and mind maps to showcase their answers.

Our nativity rehearsals have been going brilliantly, and we are excited to show you all next week! We are still missing some costumes, so please make sure you have brought them in as we will be doing a dress rehearsal on Monday.

Star of the Week is….

Camilla! For always demonstrating our school promises.

Reminders:

• PE days for Term 2 are Wednesday (hockey) and Thursday (team games).
• Please bring in reading books and reading records every day and read 5 times a week at home. Remember an adult needs to sign the reading records.
• Spellings will come home on Monday. Please practice these every day at home ready for our spelling test on Fridays.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Knapp

In English, we finished our unit on diary writing. The children imagined they were in 1666 when the Great Fire of London started and wrote a diary entry about this. They made sure to write in the past tense, use time conjunctions, expanded noun phrases and included their thoughts and feelings.

We started looking at money in maths this week. We looked at the different coins and notes and made given amounts. We also used different coins and notes to make the same amounts.

In music, we continued to look at how music can help tell a story. We looked at Little Red Riding Hood and used dynamics and tempo to help tell the different parts of the story.

We had our last forest school session this week. The children wrapped up warm and got stuck in making their shelters. Mr Summers even made a 'swing' which the children loved.

Star of the Week is….

Tom! For great expanded noun phrases in his diary writing.

Reminders:

• PE days for Term 2 are Wednesday and Thursday.
• Please bring in reading books and reading records every day and read 5 times a week at home. Remember an adult needs to sign the reading records.
• Spellings will come home on Monday. Please practice these every day at home ready for our spelling test on Fridays.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Knapp