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Weekly spellings from Hazel Class

8 years ago
Posted on 04th Nov 2016 by

Class 2 weekly update

English

This week in English, we have continued to look at poems and identified rhyming words in well-known nursery rhymes. We have also discussed what a syllable is and recognised how many syllables are in our name and listened for them in poems. The children also completed an independent piece of writing – they watched a short video clip about a boy going to space on a rocket and wrote a recount about what they had seen.

Maths

We have moved onto Geometry in maths and started to look at 2D shapes this week.

Year 1: Have sorted shapes into shapes with curved/without curved edges, labelled shapes with the correct name, sorted shapes into polygons/non-polygons and arranged shapes into triangles and rectangles.

Year 2: Have learned how to recognise a polygon, looked at irregular polygons and drawn and labelled polygons in their books. The children have also looked at how to make tessellating patterns using shapes.

Phonics

Year 1: ‘oi’ and ‘ow’ phonemes.

Year 2: The vowel phonemes spelt in different ways e.g. a, e, i, o, u, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo.

Science

This week the children have labelled plants and animals in different habitats e.g. the Desert, Arctic and Rainforest.

Geography

The children have learned about the Arctic Circle this week and looked at the 7 countries in the Arctic Circle.

Year 1: Drew and labelled the flags for the 7 countries.

Year 2: Matched the flags and country names and found the countries on a world map and coloured them in.

Purple Mash

Thank you for the support with the homework set during half term. The children seemed to really enjoy this task and I enjoyed reading all of their postcards.

Spellings

Spellings to be tested on Friday 11th November 2016.

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Have a good weekend!

Miss Edwards

 

9 years ago
Posted on 21st Oct 2016 by

Class 2 update

English

In English this week we have been looking at animal poems. We started the week reading nursery rhymes about animals that we have already heard of e.g. Pussycat Pussycat, Hey Diddle Diddle and Mary had a little lamb. The children have enjoyed looking at nonsense poems e.g. On the Ning Nang Nong and have had the courage to perform a chosen poem in front of the class with actions. Year 2 have been challenged to write their own versions of poems we have been looking at.

Maths

Year 1 children have been learning to add and subtract using a number line this week, they have also used equipment to check their answers carefully.

Year 2 have moved onto division, starting off the week using equipment to work out division problems and then moving on to drawing pictures to work their answers out.

Phonics

Year 1 have looked at phonemes ‘oo’, ‘ar’ and ‘or’.

Year 2 have been learning about words ending with a ‘y’ and how the letter ‘a’ represents the ‘or’ sound in some words e.g. ‘walk’.

Science

We have continued to look at habitats and linked Science this week with our topic and looked at the Polar Regions. We discussed what organisms can be found in the Arctic and Antarctic.

Geography

The children have made leaflets to persuade visitors to go on a Polar Bear experience in a place called Churchill.

Purple Mash

I have shown the children their half term homework on Purple Mash and explained their task. I would like the children to complete a postcard, pretending that they have visited the Polar Regions and tell me what it is like there. There are prompts available around the postcard to help. I would like the children to submit their homework to me by Friday 4th November. If you have trouble accessing this or would prefer your child to complete a paper copy please let me know on the first day back (Tuesday 1st November).

Spellings

Spellings to be tested 4.11.16

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Have a great half term holiday!

Miss Edwards

 

9 years ago
Posted on 14th Oct 2016 by

Class 2 weekly update

English

This week we started to look at instructions, we had lots of fun playing a game of Simon Says to learn how to follow instructions and then went on to write our own instructions for a game board we invented in partners.

Maths

Year 1 – have been looking at ordinal numbers this week (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc) and answering questions about number lines. They have also recapped on estimating and what it means to make a sensible guess. Today we will be filling in missing numbers on a number line.

Year 2 – have been learning how to answer multiplication questions. We spoke about the different vocabulary for multiplication before we started to show working out using equipment, drawing pictures and arrays and finally writing multiplication sentences.

Phonics

Year 1 – recapping on the ‘igh’ and ‘oa’ phoneme.

Year 2 – looking at the ‘n’ sound spelt ‘gn’ and ‘kn’.

Spellings to be tested Friday 21st October 2016.

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Have a good weekend 🙂

Miss Edwards

 

9 years ago
Posted on 07th Oct 2016 by

Class 2 update

We have had another busy week in Class 2.

English

The children have been writing their own versions of fairy tales this week. We started with picture cards to help inspire us and verbally told each other stories we had invented. We have spoken about the structure of stories and the importance of planning a clear beginning, middle and end. Year 2 children were challenged to identify past, present and future tense and they learned how to write in the past tense. We have worked hard with our punctuation use this week – year 1 have focussed on their use of capital letters and full stops whilst year 2 have also looked at this as well as using question marks and exclamation marks. Today we have written our final versions of our fairy stories!

Maths

This week’s focus has been subtraction.

Year 1 – have been learning that subtraction is also known as ‘taking away’. We have worked hard to write number sentences and using the correct symbol. The children have learned to use different methods to help them take away, using equipment, pictures and counting backwards. Today we have been identifying subtraction in word problems.

Year 2 – have been learning how to take away single-digit numbers from a two-digit number using a number line. They have also been subtracting using the context of money. We have taken away 10 from two-digit numbers using a hundred square – they recognised that we use the opposite method of addition and jump up the number square by one. Today we have been identifying subtraction in word problems.

Phonics

Year 1 – Have looked at the ‘ng’, ‘ai’ and ‘ee’ sounds this week.

Year 2 – Have focussed on the ‘r’ sound spelt ‘wr’.

PE

Just a reminder that children are expected to have a full PE kit in school each week.

Geography

We have had fun with our topic this week and discussed what we would need if we went to the Polar Regions. The children thought of lots of brilliant ideas e.g. warm clothing, torches, food, shelter, etc. Some even suggested hot chocolate!

Science

In Science, we thought about plants and trees and which animals choose the Oak tree as their habitat. We have also looked at a range of different seeds and how these are dispersed e.g. the wind, on animal fur, etc.

Spellings

Here are this week’s spellings to be tested on Friday 14th October.

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Have a lovely weekend 🙂

Miss Edwards

9 years ago
Posted on 30th Sep 2016 by

Class 2 update

Just a little update about what we have been up to this week…

English

This week in English we have been looking at the settings in fairy stories e.g. a castle setting in Sleeping Beauty, gingerbread house in Hansel and Gretel, etc. We have also taken part in more role play to act out our favourite scenes, used adjectives to describe the settings (year 1) and written expanded noun phrases (year 2). The children have enjoyed drawing their favourite setting and describing it to a partner.

As homework this week, I have provided the children with a sheet to draw their favourite fairy tale character. I would like the year 1 children to write adjectives around their character to describe them e.g. beautiful, funny, scary, etc. Year 2 children have a similar sheet however I expect them to write expanded noun phrases to describe their character e.g. She was lovely, beautiful and caring. Year 2 if you can add a conjunction and extend your sentence further…even better!

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Maths

We have completed a second week looking at addition.

Year 1 – Year 1 started the week learning how to recognise one more/one less than a given number to 20. Then we explored how to add small numbers together mentally by starting with the larger number and counting on. We have also looked for patterns in addition sentences and have ended with addition word problems today.

Year 2 – Year 2 have learned how to partition 2-digit numbers into tens and ones using base ten. We then focussed on adding 2-digit numbers together, adding tens first then the ones to combine the two for an answer. Year 2 then recapped on adding 10 to a 2-digit number using a 100 square (as some children found this difficult last week), the children that grasped this were extended to add 20 and 30 to 2-digit numbers. Today we have completed addition word problems.

Phonics

Year 1 – Have been recapping on the ‘ch’ and ‘th’ phoneme.

Year 2 – Have been looking at the ‘j’ sound spelt ‘g’ before ‘e’, ‘i’ and ‘y’ e.g. gem.

Spellings

Here are this week’s spellings to be tested on Friday 7th October.

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Have a great weekend!

Miss Edwards

9 years ago
Posted on 16th Sep 2016 by

Class 2 Weekly Update

The children have worked really hard this week and should feel very proud of themselves.

Maths – We have continued to identify and represent numbers in maths this week.

Year 1 – The children have been counting forwards and backwards from given numbers within 20. We have also had a go at painting our numbers really neatly to help with forming numbers properly and the correct way around. I have set the children some counting homework to complete and return by Friday 23rd September. Please encourage your children to complete this independently, if you wish to support your child, a little note at the bottom would be really helpful to suggest what they may have found difficult.

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Year 2 – We have recapped on estimating this week, the children would look at a group of objects and make a sensible guess as to how many objects were in the tray. Year 2 have identified the tens and ones in two-digit numbers, using base 10 equipment and pictures. Finally we have been comparing numbers using mathematical language, greater than, less than and equal to. The children have been given a worksheet to complete and return by Friday 23rd September, they are expected to write the greater than (>), less than (<) and equal to (=) signs to make the number sentences correct.

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English – After looking at the story ‘Who’s that’ – Arctic Animals, we have developed our writing skills to produce our own version of the story. We have discussed nouns this week and why it is important to use capital letters and have developed the use of adjectives to describe nouns. Thursday’s and Friday’s lessons were spent making our own book called ‘Who’s that’; the children have written and illustrated their stories beautifully.

Phonics

Year 1 – have focused on the ‘j’ phoneme this week.

Year 2 – have learned the ‘dge’ spelling at the end of a word.

Spellings – We have completed our first spelling test this week and they have all done a fantastic job! Thank you for supporting the children throughout the week with their practises. They have been given their new spellings to be tested Friday 23rd.

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Reading – Over the next couple of weeks I will be listening to individual children read. Therefore some children may move between bands until we are sure of their decoding and comprehension skills as well as their reading fluency. When you read with your child, it is helpful if you can ask them questions about the text as well as support them in decoding difficult words/sounds.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate in coming to see me.

Have a brilliant weekend 🙂

Miss Edwards

9 years ago
Posted on 09th Sep 2016 by

Class 2 weekly update

Class 2 have settled back into school really well this week. They have been excited to get started on our ‘Pole Apart’ topic!

Maths – We have started to identify and represent numbers in maths this week.

Year 1 – have been using play dough, equipment (cubes) and stickers to represent numbers to 20, in a range of different ways. We have also looked at writing numbers as numerals and words today.

Year 2 – have used a range of different equipment to represent numbers to 100. We have also answered questions about e.g. What is one more/less? What is double/half? What is ten more/less? To end the week, we have been writing numbers as numerals and words.

English – We have been learning about/recapping on adjectives this week. We started describing Arctic and Antarctic animals with a range of different adjectives, then shared a story called ‘Who’s that’ – Arctic Animals. This used lovely adjectives and helped us match descriptions.

Phonics

Year 1 – have focussed on the ‘ay’ phoneme this week.

Year 2 – have learned the ‘ge’ spelling at the end of a word.

Spellings – The children have been provided with a new spelling book today and given their first set of spellings to learn for the week. The children will be tested next Friday (16th) first thing in the morning in the back of their books. Please could you spend a few minutes a night practising with your child.

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PE – Just a reminder that your child needs a full PE kit available for the whole week. Please could you ensure that individual items of clothing are clearly labelled.

Attached is the Autumn Term curriculum letter sent home at the beginning of the week.

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Thank you for your support, have a lovely weekend 🙂

Miss Edwards

9 years ago
Posted on 29th Apr 2016 by

Class 2 update

Maths

This week in maths we have been focussing on telling the time. Year 1 have concentrated on telling the time to the hour and half hour. Year 2 children started off with recognising quarter past and quarter to and today have been challenged further with telling the time to the nearest 5 minutes.

English

We have linked English with our Science topic – Year 1 have looked at Handa’s Surprise and had discussions about the story, sequenced the story and told it in their own words. Year 2 have been researching about habitats and writing at length about hot and cold habitats, using the conjunctions when, if, that and because.

Spellings

To be tested on Friday 6th May:

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Homework

Year 1 have been given a piece of homework to follow on from our time lessons to complete for Friday 6th May.

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Year 2 have been given their Grammar booklets and I would like them to complete pages 8, 13, 16 and 40 for Friday 6th May.

Have a lovely weekend 🙂

Miss Edwards