English: This week, we have been continuing with Not Now, Bernard. The children have had fun sequencing the story and some children have even written their own alternative ending to the story. We then looked at how the story has lots of short sentences so decided that we could write better sentences and extended them using and, but and because.

Maths: We have moved onto shape this week. The children have identified 3D shapes and their names and sorted them into groups according to their properties. We also walked around school to identify 3D shapes in everyday objects. We have also recapped on 2D shapes and their names. The children have also been practising their reasoning and problem solving skills.

Science: In Science, the children were learning names of common garden plants. Then they designed their own gardens using the plants they have identified previously.

RE: We identified plants and why they were created by God. The children came up with great ideas! We thought about what plants are used for e.g. food, shelter and making things.

PE: The children have continued to practise their throwing and catching skills.

Spellings: To be tested Friday 13th July 2018.

Spellings 6.7.18

Have a great weekend!

Miss Edwards

English: The children have been learning to spell common exception words (words spelt differently to how they sound) and use these in their writing. They have also learned about compound words (two words joined together) and included these in their independent writing. The children have written a letter as Bernard from our story, to his mum or dad telling them how they feel. Today we have written a sequel to the story ‘Not Now, Bernard’. The children came up with some fantastic ideas for how Bernard could escape from the monster!

Maths: We have continued with telling the time this week and practised more reasoning and problem solving questions.

History: The children were comparing seaside holidays in the past to seaside holidays now e.g. travel, activities, swim wear, etc.

RE: We were introduced to the creation story in different religions this week. The children then had to discuss their feelings about the creation story.

Spellings: To be tested on Friday 6th July 2018.

Spellings 29.6.18

Have a great weekend!

Miss Edwards

English: This week we have been thinking about adding suffixes ‘s’ and ‘es’ to the end of words to change things from singular to plural and adding the prefix ‘un’ to change the meaning of adjectives e.g. kind to unkind. Thursday and Friday we focused on ‘Not Now, Bernard’. The children  have written great book reviews about our class story and thought about who they would recommend the story to and also had time to write questions to the monster in the story, asking things they’d like to find out e.g. why did he make a mess in class 2? Why did he eat Bernard? Etc.

Maths:  We have been looking at measurement – money this week. We have been learning to recognise coins and identify the differences between each coin, e.g. some are round, bronze, silver, big, small, etc. The children have been problem solving and reasoning e.g. Laura thinks she has 17p in her purse. Is she correct? Explain how you know.

Science: The children really enjoyed planting their beans on Tuesday and then confidently wrote a set of instructions on how to plant a bean.

History: The children were looking at seaside photographs in their book and completed the senses grid with how the photograph makes them feel. They thought about what they would see, hear, smell, taste and touch if they were there.

PE: We have continued to practise our athletic skills, ready for Sports Day in a few weeks.

Phonics Screening: The children have all completed their screening test this week and should all be really proud of themselves for working so hard! The children’s results will be in their reports at the end of the year as we do not find out the pass mark for a few weeks. Thank you for all of your support with reading and revising at home.

Well done Class 2!

Spellings: To be tested Friday 22nd June 2018.

Spellings 15.6.18

Have a fantastic weekend!

Miss Edwards

English: This week we have started our new book, ‘Not Now, Bernard!’ The children have acted out the story and today have written character descriptions. Some children thought of adjectives to describe each character and made a mind map of their ideas, some have written sentences about their chosen character and some children have used sub-headings to sort their descriptions e.g. what they look like, their personality and behaviour.

Maths: The children have been introduced to position and direction this week. We have discussed lots of vocabulary to describe turns e.g. quarter turn, half turn, three quarter turn and whole turn. We have been describing where objects are using the vocabulary, above, below, in the middle, left, right, up and down.

Science: We have thought about Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores this week in Science and learned about the different animals that fall into each category.

PE: We have been practising hard for Sports Day in PE. We have been practising running races, egg and spoon race, bean bag race and the sack race.

Handwriting: We do a lot of handwriting practise in Class 2 and most children have now become confident in using leaders and descenders in their everyday writing. Some children are now joining their writing!

Spellings: To be tested Friday 15th June 2018.

Spellings 8.6.18

Phonics Screening: Year 1 children will be doing their phonics screening next week. Please encourage your children to practise their sounding out and blending in preparation for this and any reading during the weekend would be greatly appreciated!

Have a good weekend!

Miss Edwards

English: Yellow and Green group have been creating beach safety posters in English this week and Red and Blue group have been doing Read Write Inc.

Maths: We have been finding quarters of shapes this week, the children enjoyed drawing shapes on the playground and colouring in a quarter. The children have been looking at 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of shapes, leading onto finding quarters of an amount.

Science: This week the children were sorting animals into different categories e.g. mammals and non-mammals.

PE: The children have been practising and improving their bat and ball skills this week.

Art: In art, the children looked at the artist Natalie Pascoe. They then created their own seaside painting in the style of the artisit.

Spellings: To be tested on Friday 18th May 2018.

Spellings 11.5.18

Have a good weekend!

Miss Edwards

English: At the beginning of the week Red and Blue group have been looking at beach safety posters and leaflets and have been making their own. Yellow and Green group have been doing Read, Write, Inc. At the end of the week we have all been looking at the novel Owl Babies and have been thinking about the story from the Owl Mother’s perspective.

Maths: This week in Maths we have been looking at halving objects/shapes and numbers. At the start of the week we were taping half of everything we could find in the classroom, a practical activity which all of the children enjoyed. Then we went onto drawing what half looks like and writing it. The children used a ‘Halving Mat’ to help them halve numbers, using objects such as cubes or counters. It has been a busy week of halving in Maths and next week we will go onto quartering!

Science: The children have been thinking about their senses this week. They had a lovely lesson smelling, tasting, feeling, hearing and looking at a range of materials.

History: We spent Monday afternoon looking at old pictures of the seaside. The children then made a mind map of all their findings to compare the seaside in the past to how seaside holidays are now.

PE: The children have continued to practise their ball skills this week.

Art: In Art, the children drew four pictures of a shell using different materials. They used pens, pencils, chalks and crayons to create their artwork.

Spellings: To be tested on Friday 11th May 2018.

Spellings 4.5.18

Have a good weekend!

Miss Edwards, Miss Neal and Miss Melville

English: Linking to our story ‘Owl Babies’, the children received a letter from one of the owls this week and were challenged to write a reply to the owl reassuring them and telling them not to worry. They have also had a go at describing the setting of the story today.

Maths: The children have been recapping on division this week. They have had very practical lessons, sharing objects into equal groups. Children that have wanted more of a challenge have had a go at problem solving and reasoning. They have also been learning how to double and halve amounts.

Science: In Science the children were thinking about their senses and which body part they use for each sense. They also had to describe the job of each sense.

History: We have been learning about the features of seaside holidays this week. Some children had a go at writing a seaside poem and some children had to pretend they were on a seaside holiday and describe their time through a postcard.

PE: The children have been developing their ball skills this week, practising throwing and catching, independently and with a partner.

Art: In Art, we looked at the artist Monet and how he creates garden scenes using a dabbing technique with paint. The children were given cotton buds and asked to create a seaside scene using this technique. I was very impressed with the beautiful artwork produced!

RE: Today we listened to the story ‘The Prodigal Son’. We then role played the story and explored the differing perspectives and feelings of the father and both sons.

Spellings: To be tested Friday 4th May 2018.

Spellings 27.4.18

I hope you have a good weekend!

Miss Edwards