We’ve had an exciting week of learning in Year 2!
In English, we kicked off our new writing project by delving into traditional tales. The children explored various characters and stories, brainstorming ideas to create their own unique twists. Next week, we’ll continue our journey through these classic tales and begin drafting our own imaginative stories. It’s going to be a fun and creative adventure!
In phonics: In phonics, we’ve been reviewing the /air/ sound and introducing the new /ae/ sound. This week, we focused on identifying words that contain the /ae/ sound but are spelled in various ways. The children practiced recognizing these different spellings and blending them into their reading and writing.
In maths, we have been reviewing our learning on the place value of two-digit numbers and have been using the stem sentence :
I have ___ tens and __ ones. I have ___. Please find the maths sheets here if you want to recap these with your children:
Maths Sheets Place Value W2 PDFIn STEM, we’ve been investigating the properties of different materials and how these properties affect their performance. The children thoroughly enjoyed conducting experiments to explore these concepts. They learned how to design and carry out fair tests, gaining hands-on experience in scientific inquiry and critical thinking. It’s been a fantastic week of discovery and experimentation!
Key Messages
Reading books: please make sure these are returned on 27th September . The phonics books relate to the spellings we have been learning in class so please use them for any spelling practice alongside the reading.
Please make sure you return books on the day. You will incur a £5 fine if this isn’t returned. Your child will be given their new phonics book once the old one is returned.
PE days: all classes have PE on Mondays. Please ensure your child has a complete kit that includes: black or navy blue shorts and jogging bottoms or leggings, a plain white t-shirt, navy blue jumper or hoodie and trainers.
Forest school
We are lucky to have forest school this half term in year 2. This will start the week commencing 16th September.
Robins – Tuesday
Swifts – Monday
Skylarks – Thursday
Please ensure your child has a forest school kit in on those days that includes: warm clothing, waterproofs and a change of shoes (ideally wellies or sturdy shoes).
Snacks
The school provides all children in KS1 with fruit or vegetables. However, please do send your child in with an extra healthy snack if you wish but this must not contain nuts.
Family photos
We are busy creating our new class family boards for the year and would love a family photo from each family to put on display. Please can you send your child in with a photograph or, alternatively email this to enquires.
Welcome to Y2 workshop
Taking place on Tuesday 17th September at 3.30pm.
Have a wonderful and restful weekend !
Year 2 team.
