Welcome to Year 2!

What have we been learning about?

English- In English this week, we began our newest writing unit: 'All About Artic Animals'. We created a class mindmap all about different animals that live in the Arctic and the adaptations that allow them to survive. We thought about using exciting adjectives and conjunctions to make our writing engaging for the reader. 

Maths- In Maths this week, we continued our unit on multiplication and division. We learnt to use our 2 times tables to divide and multiply. We also learnt about odd and even numbers and used resources to represent multiplication and division calculations. 

Science- We have been learning all about animal habitats recently. We began by learning about familiar habitats such as forest and villages. Then, we applied our knowledge to Arctic habitats and learnt about the types of animals that live there. This week, we went on a minibeast hunt around the school and learnt all about microhabitats, which support insect life. 

Topic- This week, we have started our history unit all about the Inuit people. We learnt about their lifestyles, diets, traditional homes and some of the tools they use which allow them to live in the Arctic. This unit of work will tie in brilliantly with our visit to the Oxford Natural History Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum next week!

PE- In PE this half term we are learning volleyball skills and choreographing our dance for the dance extravaganza.

Times Tables Rockstars:

Children have now been given their individual logins for their TTR account, which they they are very excited about! These have now been stuck into most children's reading records for children to access at home. At the moment, their accounts are set to only practice the 10 times tables and the questions can be changed to include only multiplication rather than division (which we have not covered). This can be adjusted as children learn and become more confident in their times tables. If your child does not have their login stuck into their reading record, please ask them to hand it in tomorrow and I will make sure it is stuck in. Let me know if you have any questions!

Morning Snacks:

During the morning, children are welcome to have a snack. We always have fresh fruit/ vegetables available for children but if you would rather send your child in with their own snack from home this is absolutely fine. However, may I please request that this is a healthy morning snack as opposed to crisps, chocolate biscuits etc. Thank you for your support!