Good afternoon everyone,
It has been another busy week in Year 2. We have begun our walking pilgrimage to help us to become closer to Jesus during Lent. We have walked around the far grounds of our school and it has been lovely to be able to do this in such glorious weather. God is certainly with us!
Thank you for your support in helping us to raise money with our lenten pilgrimage. We are so grateful for your kindness at a time that I know is difficult for us all financially.
This Week…
In English, we have begun our topic on traditional tales. We explored some fairy tale language, heard and answered questions about the story of Beauty and the Beast, matched important objects to the fairytale characters and developed our understanding of exciting vocabulary through semantic mapping.
In Maths, we have continued our work on multiplication and have solved a variety of problems involving the 2 and 5 times tables. We have learned that multiplication problems can be solved in either order and this has helped us with trickier problems.
In Science, we have explored food chains, identifying producers and consumers as well as prey and predators. We learned that energy begins with the sun and green plants are important for providing all animals with this energy through important life processes.
In RE, we have looked at the offertory as part of the Mass. We have learned what is offered during this time and why it is offered and have made links to stories and beliefs we have about Jesus.
On Friday, we engaged in some World Book Day activities during the afternoon. We performed a book scavenger hunt, talked about our favourite books and took part in a world book day quiz. We also designed a new front cover for the book character’s book we came as.
In Computing, we developed our skills in operating and navigating laptops. This has been quite a tricky skill for us but we are learning how to log in, use a trackpad and shut down laptops.
Homework
Please practise the 10 times tables (both ways, e.g. 5 x 10 and 10 x 5). For an extra challenge develop your skills in larger times tables, e.g. 15 x 10, 17 x 10 etc)
English - expanded noun phrase worksheet. Add adjectives to create more exciting expanded noun phrases.
Maths - 2 and 5 times table word problems.
Year 2 SATS
Just to inform you that Year 2 SATS assessments will take place during the month of May. These assessments will be done in ways which will ensure children do not worry or panic and will take place in small groups. We ask that if you have any plans to be out of school at any time in May that you let us know in advance so that we can ensure the assessments are taken as they cannot be done outside of the month of May.
Award Winners
Golden Award - Hallie-Jayne - for showing kindness and selflessness in trying to cheer up her friend in class.
Writing Award - Beaux - for working hard to write independently.
Maths Award - Elsie - for super times table word problem skills.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mr Whetnall, Miss Collins, Mrs Bowdell and Mrs Gibbons
