Welcome to Year 2!

What have we been learning about?

English: In English this week we finished our own retelling of 'The Elves and the Shoemaker'. We used lots of interesting vocabulary in our writing and made sure to link our ideas using conjunctions. The children were rightfully very proud of their finished books- they worked so hard on them!

Maths: We began learning about time this week! We revised some learning from Year 1, including how to tell time to the hour and half hour. We also learnt to tell time to quarter past and half past.

The Big Picture: We continued music this week! We used our recorders and learnt to play the notes B, A and G. We will be working towards playing the song 'Hot Cross Buns' and have been learning to sing along to a rhythm. We came up with actions and then shared our performances with Year 1 and Foundation. 

Science: We have been learning about animals, including humans. This week we learnt about the importance of personal hygiene. We also set up an experiment to see how germs on our hands can affect the mould that will grow on a piece of bread. We will observe the changes after half term.

PE: In PE this term we will be focusing on athletics and cricket.

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!