A Busy Few Weeks To Come...

Good afternoon everyone,

This Week in Year 2

In English we have been writing our traditional tales which explain how the Beast become the Beast. We have thought about the key features we need and have worked hard to include expanded noun phrases to give more detail to our writing.

In Maths, we have been learning about fractions with a focus on both halves and quarters. We learned how to find these fractions and how fractions are linked to division.

In Science, we have been observing changes in the seeds and bulbs we planted last week. We have also begun a new investigation to find out what things plants need to best grow.

In History, we have been learning about an important person in the history of lifeboats, Grace Darling, we learned about her early life and used photograph sources to make conclusions about her life.

In RE, after making our Paschal candles last week, we have been writing about the symbols on them and what they represent. We have also been learning about the first time Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection on the shores of Tiberius and wrote about this.

In computing, we continued our programming work and learnt more about the various motion blocks and what they do. We used them to make our sprites move along the screen when we used keyboard inputs.

Homework

I have sent home a SATS revision booklet for children to practise their maths skills learned this year.

Our ‘times table test’ this week will be a focus on division by 5. Try to learn this both ways, e.g. 50 divided by 10 = 5 and 50 divided by 5 = 10.

SATS Arrangements

We will begin our SATS on Tuesday 3rd May. These will be done in small groups throughout the mornings and will be made as stress free for the children as possible. There are 6 SATS papers in all: 2 reading papers, an arithmetic paper, a maths reasoning paper, a grammar and punctuation paper and a spelling test. We will begin next week with our reading papers. Please continue to practise reading everyday to ensure children are confident when completing their papers.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Zachary - for always welcoming a challenge.

Writing Award - Oscar-James - for working independently in his RE writing.

Maths Award - Eleena - for pushing herself to complete more complex problems.

Have a lovely long weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell, Miss Collins and Mrs Gibbons

'We are the Easter people and alleluia is our song.' - St. Augustine

Good afternoon,

It has been lovely to welcome the children back in this week and hear all about what they have been up to during their Easter break. We began our week with an assembly by Miss Haggerty and learned all about alleluia and how this is our exclamation of joy that Jesus is risen! We learned to sing the alleluia prayer.

This Week…

In English, we have continued our learning about traditional tales. We focused upon creating our own traditional tale which explains how the Beast may have become the Beast. Our ideas have been very creative! As well as this, we learned about the importance of expanded noun phrases in traditional tale texts and practised creating our own to use in our stories.

In Maths, we finished our work on division by looking at dividing by 2, 5 and 10. We have now begun our topic of fractions to fully prepare us for our upcoming SATS. We have explored halves, what they are and how we find them/

In RE, we looked at the paschal candle, its significance and what each symbol on it means. We then created our own candles, thinking carefully about their meaning.

In Science, we begun our topic on plants. We planted a sunflower seed and a freesia bulb and will observe them as they grow. We also learned about the four main parts of a plant, labelled them and wrote about their function.

In History, we explored lifeboats as part of our Grace Darling topic. We made comparisons about modern lifeboats and older lifeboats.

In Computing, we continued our programming work. We learned how to make our sprite much left or right when we press specific buttons.

In PE, we began our athletics for our outdoor slot and developed our fundamental movement skills.

Homework

Homework this week is…

Spelling words for a fortnight’s time.

Finding half of amount worksheet.

SATS reading paper to practise.

SATS

Our SATS are set to begin on Tuesday 2nd May. These will be done in as relaxed manner as possible and the children will be taken in smaller groups to undertake their SATS papers. We will aim to spread out the papers (2 reading, 2 maths, 1 grammar and 1 spelling) across May so as not to overwhelm the children but we ask that you try to send your child to school as much as possible so we can ensure they are able to complete their papers.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Laura - for her hard work in all areas of school.

Writing Award - Martha - for her beautiful presentation!

Maths Award - Natalia - for excellent maths reasoning!

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall and Mrs Bowdell

'The great gift of Easter is hope.' Basil C. Hume

Good afternoon everyone,

We have reached the end of a very long and challenging half term for us all and await a well-earned rest. The children have worked very hard, many have come into school whilst feeling under the weather but have still tried to grow their brains and develop their learning.

This week marks the end of our Walk For Hunger laps of the field, which we have done every day during the last 3 weeks of Lent. I have enjoyed hearing the children tell me about the sponsorship they have received from their families so I would like to thank you for this. Please send any money collected via ParentPay where it will be transferred to our charities.

This Week…

In English we have continued our work on traditional tales. We have explored different tales, identifying key language and features found across these. We have also written our own book review for our favourite fairy tale.

In Maths, we have continued our division work. We have learned that division can be either for sharing into equal groups or making equal groups. We have explored word problems and used practical and written methods to solve these problems.

In Science, we carried out our end of unit assessment for our animals and their habitats unit. The children did very well!

In RE, we learned about the full order and sequence of the Mass and have written about key events in each of the four main parts of Mass.

We have also made our own lovely Easter cards for you!

Homework

As it is the holidays, I will not be setting homework this week. However, please do practice your 3 times tables ready for a test on our second Friday back.

House Points Award

We have finally got round to counting up our class house points. Our winners were Newton and as a reward, on the first Wednesday after half term (20th April), the children in Newton will be able to come to school in their own (practical) clothes.

Please note this is only for Year 2 children and not for other year groups.

Support and Activities During Easter

Click here or here for documents with support and activities available during Easter.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Aibhin - for her car, kindness and compassion towards others. She is a true disciple of Jesus!

Writing Award - Jacob - for working hard on his handwriting.

Maths Award - Emily - for always pushing herself to learn more and taking on any challenge she is given!

Have a lovely Easter break and we will see you on Tuesday 19th April.

Mr Whetnall and Mrs Gibbons

'Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19)

Good afternoon everyone,

It has been another busy and exciting week in year 2. We have been busy completing our daily walk for hunger pilgrimage around the school grounds. Please do keep trying to collect donations for this, if possible… Every little counts and the children are so pleased with their progress.

This Week…

In English, we have continued our topic on traditional tales. We have explored fairy tale language, used semantic mapping to create definitions of key vocabulary, have used thesaurus’ to identify better adjectives to describe characters and have used these to write our own character descriptions.

In Maths, we have finished our work on multiplication and will now move on to division. Please do continue learning your 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables facts as these are vital for the work on both multiplication and division.

In Science, we revisited living, once alive and non-living and discussed how we can group and classify things into these areas. We discussed the 7 life processes and how all living things do this.

In RE, we have continued to look at the Mass with a focus on the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This week we have discussed and wrote about the consecration and how this is linked to Jesus’ Last Supper. We have also discussed and identified things that happen in each part of the Mass.

In Geography we have looked at items we might find on an island and what their function might be.

Homework

This week’s homework is…

Spelling practise for a test in two week’s time and

Maths - sharing into equal groups worksheet.

Coats

Although we have had warmer weather recently please could I ask that children bring a suitable cat into school everyday to ensure that they are equipped for their break times. As we have seen int he past two days, our weather can quickly change.

Water Bottles

There are some children who are coming into school without their water bottles. Unfortunately, we have already given out all of our spare class water bottles, which have not been brought back into school. We therefore do not have any spare water bottles left for those children who are not bringing one to school. Please ensure your child brings their water bottle into school everyday. We encourage the children to take their water bottles home each day so they can be cleaned regularly to ensure they remain safe to drink from.

Reminder

We break up for the Easter holidays next Friday (8th April) at 2pm.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Elsie - for super focus and a great character description.

Writing Award - Florence - for using great vocabulary to describe Beauty.

Maths Award -Willow - for great focus in her division work.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Miss Collins, Mrs Gibbons and Mrs Bowdell

'No one has ever become poor by giving.' - Anne Frank

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

'Lent is a journey that moves us towards the cross'

This week, Year 2 have all come home with a sponsorship form. During Lent Our Lady of the Assumption is looking to fundraise for both CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) in its campaign to ‘Walk Against Hunger’ and also our local children’s cancer charity – Brian House. We will make our own ‘Pilgrimage’ during Lent knowing that each little step we take will make a BIG difference. Each class will set its own Lenten walking target and in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 we will be walking daily laps around the school field. We are asking parents/families to sponsor their child/children to undertake their special ‘Pilgrimage Walk’. Once we’ve completed our walk, we will add our kilometres to CAFOD’s ‘ Walk Against Hunger Totaliser’. The aim nationally is 40,000 km! This is a massive challenge, but by joining together we can all help stamp out hunger one step at a time. CAFOD is also supporting the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Thank you for your support!

Here is a copy of the sponsorship form that can be printed if you need more.

This Week In Year 2…

In English we have finished off our history topic with a focus upon Florence Nightingale. We have described the changes she made to hospitals by writing a letter from her to her parents, describing her journey. We have also been looking at various suffixes, such as -ness, -ment, -ful and -less and have been creating words and sentences using these.

In Maths, we have continued our work on multiplication and have been creating our own number sentences using pictures of equal groups. We have also begin to create arrays as a way of representing multiplication problems and have learned that multplication can be done in any order, e.g. 4x5 will give the same answer as 5x4.

In Science, we have looked at dependency in various habitats. We have learned about how all living things in a habitat need each other for a purpose. Some need others for food, some for water, some for shelter and some plants need other living things to help them spread their seeds.

In Geography, we looked at and explained the functions of key items found on islands. We marked where they might be on a map of an island and wrote an explanation of each.

In RE, on Tuesday we visited our church to identify and discuss some of the key features we find there. We explored the tabernacle, sanctuary light, altar, crucifix and other items such as the confessional booth, organ and pulpit. We also followed the stations of the cross around our church. We also learned about the importance of the readings as part of the Mass. We looked at the Greatest Commandment and discussed how we would apply this to our day-to-day lives.

In Computing, we developed our knowledge of algorithms and discussed actions we would want our sprite to complete, using Scratch. We discussed which lines of code might help us to do this.

In PE, we continued creating gymnastics sequences and further developed our racket and ball skills.

Homework

Spelling words to practise for a test in a fortnight’s time.

Maths - Use the arrays (equal groups) to find both multiplication sentences, e.g. 3 x 6 = 18 and 6 x 3 = 18

English - Compound nouns worksheet. Compound nouns are two nouns that are often written together to make a single noun, e.g. backpack, sandcastle, football.

Year 3’s Bits and Bobs Sale

We would just like to express a huge thank you to all of you who have brought money in to buy items from Year 3’s bits and bobs sale. We have been entirely overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of our class and of our school as a whole.

We have managed to raise a breath-taking £655 pounds to support those escaping the conflict in Ukraine. Thank you all for your support and a massive well done to Miss Heim-Sarac and the Year 3 children for their hard work.

I have written a list of those children in Year 2 who have yet to receive their purchased item. I will send this to Year 3 and hopefully get them next week. The shop was much bigger than expected and so some orders are taking slightly longer to honour!

World Book Day

Just a reminder that we will celebrate the dressing up aspect of World Book Day on Friday 25th March.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Olivia - for a fantastic, positive attitude towards her learning. Olivia is a super Year 2 role model!

Writing Award - Leo - for working so hard on his handwriting in his informal letter.

Maths Award - William - for super work on arrays.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell, Mrs Gibbons and Miss Collins

'Everyday Do Something Which Brings You Closer to God.' - Unknown

Good afternoon everyone,

Year 2 have been focusing our thoughts on Lent again this week. We have been thinking about the ash cross we received last week and how this is a sign of our sorrow and our commitment to become closer to God. We have discussed the ways in which we can do this and how doing something very small, like helping a friend, brings us closer to God and Jesus. We have been trying to put this into action as we go about our day in school.

This Week…

In English we have been preparing for some letter writing on the topic of Florence Nightingale. We have collected together some information about Florence Nightingale’s life and put this into a timeline to understand which key events occured before, during and after the Crimean War. We have identified the features of an informal letter and found these in some examples. We have also been looking at using some suffixes to improve our writing (-ness, -ment, -er and -est).

In Maths, we have started our work on multiplication. We have discussed equal groups and how adding these together repeatedly is what multiplication is all about. We have focused upon the relationship between the x symbol and the + symbol and have used these to solve problems.

In RE, we have identified some of the signs and symbols of Lent and what they remind us of. We have written descriptions about their importance and drawn pictures of some of the symbols. We have also looked at important objects in the church and discussed their meaning and importance to us as Catholics.

In Science, we finished writing our non-chronological reports about world habitats. We explained climates, conditions and described how some animals and plants are adapted to living in a desert, rainforest or ocean habitat.

In Geography, we looked at the various ways in which islands are formed and wrote some explanations to describe this process, using our scientific and geographical vocabulary.

In PE, we continued our work on gymnastics by using apparatus to balance and jump and we also continued to develop our net/ball skills.

World Book Day

Just to remind you all that World Book Day takes place in school on the 25th March.

Certificates and Trophies

It is lovely to see your wonderful trophies and certificates for your hard work in your exta-curricular activities. As our celebration assembly in class in on Friday, please limit bringing these in until Friday so we can properly celebrate the children’s achivements.

Invitations

Please could we ask that party invitations are not brought into school to hand out. We are limited in our time and work right up until the final bell and so finding time in the day to hand these out is very difficult. It can also be upsetting for any children who cannot be invited to a party, for whatever reason.

We ask that, instead, any invites are handed out either in the morning before school or after picking up your child at the end of the day. Any that cannot be handed out due to alternate collection/drop off arrangements can be brought in to give out, so long as all children have been invited.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Illness

We ask that you maintain your awareness of illness around school. We have increasing cases of chicken pox and scarlet fever. These can make children quite poorly so we ask that you keep your child at home if you see any symptoms of these illnesses.

We also ask for your continued support as we protect our school and community from Covid-19. Although government guidance to isolate if testing positive for Covid-19 has been dropped, we are still asking parents to test and isolate if their children do test positive. This is to keep all children and adults as safer as possible.

SCARLET FEVER SYMPTOMS

A main symptom of scarlet fever is a rash of small, raised spots which feels like sandpaper. You may have flu-like symptoms before the rash appears.

The first signs of scarlet fever can be flu-like symptoms, including a high temperature, a sore throat and swollen neck glands (a large lump on the side of your neck).

A rash appears 12 to 48 hours later. It looks looks like small, raised bumps and starts on the chest and tummy, then spreads. The rash makes your skin feel rough, like sandpaper.

On white skin the rash looks pink or red. It may be harder to see on brown and black skin, but you can still feel it.

A white coating also appears on the tongue. This peels, leaving the tongue red, swollen and covered in little bumps (called "strawberry tongue").

The rash does not appear on the face, but the cheeks can look red. The redness may be harder to see on brown and black skin..

The symptoms are the same for children and adults, although scarlet fever is less common in adults.

IF YOUR CHILD HAS THESE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS - PLEASE SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.

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Homework

Continue practise your spelling words for next Friday’s test.

We ask you to practise learning your five times table for a times table test in a fortnight’s time. There has been a small note sent with homework about this.

Maths - multiplication through repeat addition worksheet.

English - Accurately writing past tense sentences by using -ed suffix correctly worksheet.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Emily - for being a super, helpful role model in Year 2.

Golden Award - Willow - for being such a kind and caring girl.

Writing Award - Callum - for working so hard to grow his independent writing.

Maths Award - Gabriel - for super multiplication reasoning and explanations.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell, Miss Gibbons and Miss Collins

'Lent is about becoming, doing and changing, whatever it is that is blocking the fullness of life in us right now.' - Sister Joan Chittister

Good afternoon everyone,

We have now entered into our first few days of Lent. In class, we have been reflecting on the importance of the journey we are about to undertake. One that is filled with both sadness but also hope and joy. We have discussed how during Lent we must try to give more of ourselves to others, resist temptations from things that are not so good for us and try to bring ourselves closer to God through our thoughts, actions, words and prayers.

This Week…

In English we have finished off our quest stories. These have been a little tricky for us and it has been quite a challenge at times for us to develop and sustain our stamina for writing to produce a detailed piece of writing. However, we have worked hard to develop our skills and focus on the importance aspects of story writing.

If you would like to support your child’s writing at home, please feel free to set them tasks which they can write about, particularly creative stories. In class, we have been trying to focus upon our cohesion. To make our writing cohesive it needs to: make sense, be in a sensible order, use time phrases to signpost time moving forwards, stay in the right tense (past or present), use conjunctions to give more detail (because, when, if, then, that, but, or so).

As a class we are still struggling with cohesion and we have been trying not to use ‘so’ or ‘and then’ to start lots of our sentences because this won’t engage our reader.

In Maths we have finished our work on money by making pounds and pence amounts in different ways and using different combinations of coins. We then began looking at finding change. We learned that this is often a two or three-step process. First, we need to add up the total of our items, then we need to do a subtraction to find the amount left over. Finally we need to work out which coins/notes make that amount of money.

In Science, we have been researching different world habitats: deserts, rainforests and oceans. We collected information about what their conditions are like and also learned about some animals and plants that live there and why they are suited to that environment. Next week we will write our own non-chronological report about our habitat.

In Geography, we began our new topic by learning all about islands. We have identified them on maps and learned that they can be connected to other countries and are always part of a continent.

In RE, we learned all about Lent. We made our own lenten promises, thinking about what we can give, give up and pray for. We also learned about some of the symbols of the Lenten period and why they are used.

In Computing, we had a focus on using laptops. We have been learning the different parts and focusing on how to log in, navigate to a specific program and shut down. Next week, we will focus upon programming.

This week was World Book Day and although we didn’t dress up (yet!), we engaged in some exciting book-related activities, such as quizzes, book reviews and scavenger hunts. It was a great time!

Homework

This week’s homework is…

Spellings. Ready for a test in 2 weeks time.

Maths - addition and subtraction word problems.

English - Using conjunctions because, if and when.

Award Winners

This week’s award winners are…

Golden Award - Stephen - for trying really hard to develop his independence.

Writing Award - Luna - for listening carefully to feedback and adapting her writing for her quest story.

Maths Award - Callum - for fantastic money work.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell, Miss Collins and Mrs Gibbons

Our Monster Bookmarks

Welcome Back!

Good afternoon everyone,

I would like to take this chance to thank you all for your support and attendance at parent meetings on Monday. It was lovely to catch up with you all and be able to celebrate the children’s successes with you.

The children have been proudly telling me about the school challenges you have set them and it is lovely to see their involvement in their learning with you! Many thanks!

This Week…

In English, we have planned and begun to write our own quest story based upon Lost and Found and The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers. We thought about the purpose of our quest, what would start it, where we might travel and what problems we might face in these places. I cannot wait to read the finished pieces.

In Maths, we have continued our work on money and all the teachers have been blown away by the children’s knowledge and what they have remembered. We have been making amounts in pence, pounds and then in both pounds and pence together and have learned the need to keep these amounts separate.

In Science, we learned about woodland habitats. We described some animals and plants that live there and explained some ways in which they are suited and adapted to that habitat.

In RE, we learned about why Mass is so important to Catholics. We discussed how we should behave when we go to church and created poster to explain to others how to be their best during Mass.

In PE. we continued our gymnastics and net and ball games lessons and further developed our skills.

In History, we summarised our knowledge of Florence Nightingale, Edith Cavell and Mary Seacole and used this to make comparisons between the nurses.

In Computing, we began our work on algorithms, learning what they are and sequencing real world algorithms of our own.

Homework

Please continue to practise the spelling words sent home before half term.

I have also sent home a maths worksheet to draw coins to make amounts of money in 2 different ways. (e.g. 12p might be 10p + 2p, 5p + 5p + 2p, 5p + 5p + 1p + 1p, 5p + 2p + 2p + 1p + 1p + 1p, etc)

Finally, I have sent home a past Y2 SATS reading paper to practise with your child and allow you to see how these look in preparation for May.

World Book Day

World Book Day this year is on the 3rd March. However, we will not be doing a dressing up event in school for this until 25th March. World Book Day activities will still occur on the 3rd of March though.

PE Days

Just to remind you all that for the forseeable future, Year 2’s PE days are now Thursday and Friday.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Natalia - for a wonderful ‘can do’ approach to her learning and a fabulous quest story opening.

Writing Award - Eleena - for great ideas and beautiful presentation in all her writing.

Maths Award - Charlotte - for excellent reasoning about money.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell, Miss Collins and Mrs Gibbons.

'Nothing ever goes away once it is posted online.'

Good afternoon everyone,

This week Year 2 have learned about staying safe online as part of Tuesday’s Safer Internet Day. We focused upon our personal information: what it is, why it is personal and who we should and shouldn’t share it with. We discussed the fun and exciting things we can do online and had a discussion about the permanency of our ‘virtual footprint’ and how anything we do online is very difficult to get rid of. We designed posters to explain to people what they should and should not share online to keep ourselves and others safe. We also discussed the importance of kindness online, just as much as face-to-face.

This Week

In English, we have been exploring setting descriptions as part of our quest story unit. We have developed our vocabulary and have used similes (comparisons using ‘like’ or ‘as’) and descriptive expanded noun phrases. We wrote our own setting description of a rainforest using the new skills we learned.

In Maths, we have worked hard learning about our money. We spent several days learning the ‘pence’ coins and learning how to count these amounts by ordering from largest to smallest. We have also spent some time learning ‘pounds’ coins and notes and have used the same methods to learn to count the totals of these amounts.

In Science, we learned about seaside habitats. We discussed how a seaside is made up of several smaller habitats and discussed how each part has different creatures adapted to living there.

In RE, we have learnt about Jesus’ Good News and how this relates to the Gospel stories. We wrote about how we can be Good News people by following Jesus’ example.

In History, we learned about Edith Cavell, our final significant nurse. We wrote about her life and achievements.

In PE, we continued our work on gymnastics by supporting our partner to hold balances and by using tennis rackets to hit a ball to a partner.

Homework

As it is half term, the children’s homework is to enjoy their break. Therefore I will not be setting any homework.

However, I will be sending home our next set of spelling words to practise over the break and during our first week back.

PE

Due to timetabling conflicts, Year 2’s Tuesday PE session is changing to Thursday. Please come into school in PE clothing on THURSDAY AND FRIDAY from the beginning of next half term for the foreseeable future.

House Points Award

We have finally got round to counting up our class house points. Our winners were Layton and as a reward, on the first Thursday after half term (24th February), the children in Layton will be able to come to school in their own (practical) clothes.

Please note this is only for Year 2 children and not for other year groups.

Award Winners

Golden Award -Alexander - For a great attitude towards his work, especially Maths!

Writing Award -Ellenie - For a super setting description.

Maths Award -Matilda - For great reasoning about money.

Congratulations also to our Young Seasider Artists from Year 2 - Olivia, Roma and Willow.

Congratulations to Willow on winning our KS1 prize!

Have a lovely half term break and stay safe,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Gibbons, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins

This Little Light of Mine, I'm Gonna Let It Shine.

On Thursday Year 2 had our very first class Mass at Church. The children learned about and celebrated the feast of Candlemas, or The Presentation of the Lord, when Simeon and Anna saw Jesus and knew He was the saviour. He called Jesus 'the Light of the World’. We have talked about how we can shine our little light for Jesus by helping others and acting how Jesus wants us to. We really showed off our shining lights in church as we sat so respectfully and listened so intently. Those of us who read did an absolutely fantastic job and thank you for helping your children become familiar with some very tricky words.

This Week

In English, we have explored the story ‘The Quest’ and have been creating our own quiz questions based on the story to test our friends’ understanding of what happened. We also collected interesting and exciting vocabulary to use in our own writing. We have had a grammar focus and have developed our skills using commas and exclamation sentences.

In Maths, we have finished our work on addition and subtraction by adding three single-digit numbers. We have now moved on to looking at UK money with a focus on coins. We have been learning to recognise coins and understand their value. We have learned that some numbers do not have a single coin relating to them and that we need to make these amounts from combinations of other coins. Some of us are still finding recognising coins a little challenging so I have set some homework based upon this to gain extra practise.

In Science, we have examined the data we collected from our microhabitats hunt. We explained why the living things we found in each of these microhabitats were suited to living there, thinking about their basic needs.

In History, we have been learning all about Mary Seacole and why she is significant to the world. We have created information books to explain the key parts of her life.

In RE, we have discussed some of the actions Christians take because of their beliefs. We have linked this to stories we know of Jesus’ life and miracles and how He told us to love God with all of ourselves and to love our neighbours as ourselves.

In PE, we have been explored low travels and balances in gymnastics. In our striking and fielding games we have been learning how to use a tennis racket to control and hit a ball.

Homework

Please continue practise your spelling words for next week’s spelling test.

I have sent home two maths worksheets related to money to practice recognising coins and making small amounts.

There is a reading comprehension all about Mary Seacole.

Finally, there is a handwriting booklet: some of you will be practising your Year 1 words and some of you the Year 2 words. This is to encourage us to write these words correctly.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Callum - for his fantastic RE and Maths work this week and for settling into Our Lady’s school so well.

Writing Award - William - for super ideas in his RE writing.

Maths Award - Martha - for persevering with tricky work and showing her growth mindset.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell, Miss Collins and Mrs Gibbons

This Week In Year 2

Good afternoon everyone,

We have had another busy week in Year 2. Mrs Gibbons has spent half of the week with us and has been very impressed with how much our brains are growing. She is very proud of all of the children’s hard work - as am I!

This Week

In English we have been looking at different sentence types. We have learned about and created statement, question and command sentences. We then focused carefully upon command sentences and how we can use these to make instruction texts to help others. We then planned and wrote an instruction text on how to prepare for a plane or boat journey. We have also done lots of comprehension work and have looked at how we can describe characters.

In Maths, we have done a lot of work on addition and subtraction and have been very impressed by how well the children have taken to using the methods we have learned. We explored finding the difference and how this is another way of subtracting but we can also count on to help us. We have looked at word problems involving addition and subtraction and have looked at the vocabulary used which helps us understand what to do. Finally, we have explored adding three 1-digit numbers by looking for patterns to help us.

In Science, we wrote descriptions of our microhabitats walk on the school grounds last week. We wrote about what we saw and thought about why it might like living there. We discussed the conditions in microhabits and how they might differ from the other habitats around them.

In RE we thought about being thankful to God and wrote prayers thanking God for all he does. We also began to look at the story of the feeding of the 5000.

In History, we learned more about Florence Nightingale and wrote about her life. We explored why she is significant and how she changed hospitals.

We also had a visit from the Life Education team who delivered some PSHE lessons to us on our bodies and feelings and keeping healthy both physically and mentally.

Homework

Maths - addition and subtraction word problems - Read the question, decide whether you need to add or take away, write the number sentnece and solve by drawing tens and ones.

Writing - Make a cup of tea with an adult. Use the worksheet to write instructions with a bossy word to explain each step clearly and carefully.

Spelling :

Mr Whetnall’s group - the ‘igh’ sound spelt with a ‘y’

Mrs Bowdell’s group - ‘ll’, ‘zz’ and ‘ck’ words.

There are also some letter formation practise sheets for some children.

Award Winners

Golden Award - Jacob - for his hard work, kindness towards others and for being such a helpful person.

Writing Award - Aibhin - for wonderful ‘instruction’ writing.

Maths Award - Laura - for excellent reasoning and problem solving.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Gibbons, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins

'Aim for the best, then reach higher.'

Good afternoon everyone,

It has been another busy but fun week in Year 2 as we continue to grow our brains and develop our skills. We have been working very hard on all our learning.

This Week…

In English, we have been continuing our learning on quest stories and have begun to look at another Oliver Jeffers story ‘The Way Back Home’. We have been making predictions, comparing and contrasting stories and have written letters from characters in the story.

In Maths, we have been exploring subtraction. We have taken really well to subtraction without an exchange but have been really challenged by subtraction with an exchange. There will be a homework sheet to allow the children to do more practise with this with a lesson video.

In Science, we have explored world habitats. We have learned about some animals and plants that live in various habitats and organised these carefully into grids.

In History, we have been learning about pre-Victorian hospitals and have been comparing these with modern hospitals. We began to learn about the important role Florence Nightingale had in beginning these changes.

In RE, we have discussed questions we had about the story of Jairus’ Daughter. We have also considered answers to these questions by working with a partner. We have also created a comic story to retell the story of Jairus’ Daughter.

In PHSE we have been learning about boys and girls. We have discussed how we are the same and how we are different and have celebrated what makes us unique.

In PE we had a great treat on Tuesday. We had a visit from an archery coach who taught us how to use a bow and arrow. We really enjoyed this! Look towards the bottom of this post for pictures.

Homework

Spelling:

Mr Whetnall’s group - words spelt with a silent ‘g’ or ‘k’ before ‘n’. We learnt that these used to be pronounced and have used this to help us remember how to spell them, e.g. ker-new, ker-night.

Mrs Bowdell’s group -

***Spelling tests will now be every fortnight due to changes to our timetable in class. ***

Maths:

Subtraction with an exchange worksheet. This is a video of me teaching how this is done if needed.

English:

Apostrophes for possession worksheet.

Could I also please ask if you could continue to practise SPELLING the common exception words for Year 1 and Year 2 (these were sent home earlier this year) as lots of us are still making mistakes with them. Could you please also practise handwriting to ensure your child forms their letters correctly.

Awards

Golden Award - Jackson - for a fabulous attitude towards his learning and a super piece of independent RE writing.

Writing Award - Conleth - for working so hard on his handwriting.

Maths Award - Zachary - for welcoming challenges in his subtraction work.

Photos from our archery session

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins

Happy New Year

Good afternoon everyone,

Happy new year and welcome back to school as we begin our spring term. It has been lovely to see the children return and excited for their learning. We are still being met by the considerable challenges that covid continues to bring to us but continue to do our utmost to maintain learning and consistency for the children in school.

This Week…

In English, we have continued our Read Write Inc work. Most of the children have begun their new narrative writing topic with a focus on quest stories. We have looked the story Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers and have begun to sequence the story, summarise it and identify features associated with quest stories within the book. The children have made predictions and have been considering parts of the story with no explanation which we will be writing our own versions of next week.

In Maths, we have continued our work on addition and subtraction. The children are now confident with adding any two 2-digit numbers together using their tens and ones drawing method. We have also developed our knowledge of using these method to subtract. There is a homework sheet based upon this.

In RE, we have explored the story of Jairus Daughter being brought back to life by Jesus and have considered the feelings of both Jairus and Jesus at key points in the story.

In History, we have begun our work on significant nurses by discussing and exploring what is meant by significant and which significant people we have in our own lives.

In PE, we have begun our gymnastics topic with a focus upon jumping in different ways. Our outdoor PE has focused on striking and fielding skills and we have practised throwing a small ball accurately.

Homework

This week’s homework is…

• A spelling sheet (half of these words we have already practised but we still need a bit more practise to spell them accurately)

• A subtraction maths worksheet

• A new year reading comprehension

School Uniform

We have noticed an increasing number of Year 2 children who have been wearing incorrect uniform to school. Please may I ask that children do not attend school with nail varnish, jewellery (such as necklaces, bracelets or dangly earrings) or boots. School uniform policy recommends flat soled (no heel), sensible shoes and boots are not appropriate for the classroom or running around outside.

Thank you for your understanding.

Award Winners'

Golden Award - Ellenie - For a super growth mindeset. She always aims to grow her brain and challenge herself.

Writing Award - Olivia - A super piece of RE work about Jairus’ Daughter.

Maths Award - Nevaeh - For great focus on her addition and subtraction.

Have a lovely weekend and we will see you on Monday!

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins

Year 2 Nativity Performance

Here is Year 2’s Nativity performance. I hope you enjoy it! Have a very merry Christmas.

'This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.' - John 15:12

Good afternoon everyone,

We are soon about to enter our final Sunday of Advent, where we will light our last purple candle. This candle symbolises love. When we light this candle we are also reminded of the angels who proclaimed the good news of Jesus’ coming. We too are called to celebrate and share this good news with those with meet through our words and actions. Jesus wants us to always shine our light and live in a way which shows love and kindness towards others. This week we think about how we can show our love as we continue to wait patiently for Jesus. We could help our family, donate a gift to someone in need, talk to a lonely neighbour, try to be more accepting of others or welcome a new person into our lives.

During these difficult times, it is more important than ever to show our love and shine our lights towards others.

This week…

In English, we finished off our frog life cycle explanation texts and begin to think about editing them to improve our spelling, punctuation and how they are read by our reader. We have also practised reading our Year 2 common exception words and words with various suffixes.

In Maths, we have continued our work on addition and subtraction. We have looked at adding two digit numbers in which the total is larger than 10 to see what will happen. We have used our knowledge of drawing tens and ones to support this. We have also begun to explore subtraction of two-digit numbers using our drawing method, as well as mental methods to support this.

In Science, we have finished our work in human health. We have learned about making healthy eating choices and learning why a balanced diet helps our body in different ways. We have also learned about medicine and how this can help us when we are poorly but needs to be used properly or it can be harmful to us. We also observed the effects of our hygiene investigation. We were quite surprised at the results!

In RE, we have focused upon Advent and the Christmas story. We learned about this week’s theme and discussed the ways in which we can show love. We also learned about Joseph’s feelings when he found out he was going to be Jesus’ father on earth.

We have also been busy performing our nativity. We did such an amazing job and performed clearly, loudly and with confidence. We are all so proud of every single one of you, Year 2! We were also lucky enough to be able to watch year 3’s wonderful nativity performance. We had a great time.

Christmas Jumper Day

We had a great time on Tuesday with our Christmas Jumper Day. Thank you for your kind donations and thank you to the children who looked so fantastic. This day was also our Christmas dinner day. We had a great time.

Nativity Video

I am hoping that our nativity performance videos will be ready very soon. I know our videographer is busy editing them to make them look as fantastic as possible. I will let you all know via Class Dojo when we receive the video and where it can be found.

Homework

As it is Christmas next week the only homework I will be setting is for the children to have the best possible break they can! It is incredibly well deserved.

PTA Fundraising

Thank you for your support on Christmas jumper day and helping to raise money for school funds.

The PTA have also very kindly provided some gifts for the children this Christmas. Each child will be given a Christmas-themed story to read over half term. Each child will also receive a selection box to enjoy.

The PTA have also organised a Christmas quiz which we undertook on Wednesday. The winning class will recieve a movie day in the Spring term.

Finally, the PTA provided us with a virtual pantomime, Aladdin, which we watched on Thursday. We also had a packet of popcorn each to enjoy whilst watching.

Christmas Colouring Competition

Well done to the Year 2 colouring competition winner - Elsie!

Elsie also won the Key Stage 1 prize for her lovely entry.

Awards

Golden Award 1 - The Whole of Year 2 - for their fantastic commitment to and performance of their Nativity.

Golden Award 2 - Aibhin - for overcoming her nerves during her performance and working so hard, especially her lovely singing of Away in a Manger.

Writing Award - Willow - for her fabulous 0ersuasive letter.

Maths Award - Florence - for really persevering and working hard on her maths.

We wish you all a very merry and peaceful Christmas. Please stay safe and take care of each other.

We look forward to seeing you on January 4th.

All our love,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins.

'The joy of the Lord is my strength.' - Nehemiah 8:10

Good afternoon everyone,

This coming Sunday we light our third candle on our Advent wreath. This is our pink candle which symbolises joy. We rejoice in the excitement of Jesus’ arrival into our lives and continue to think about how we can prepare ourselves for His arrival. In school, we will try to bring joy to others, particularly if they are feeling unhappy or lonely. We will also try to find joy in the great things that God has brought to our lives and thank Him for these.

This Week…

In English, we have worked hard to complete our explanation texts all about the life cycle of a frog. The children have really tried to include the important features of an explanation, such as question sentences, time phrases and conjunctions.

In Maths, we have used mental and written method to develop our skills in adding one-digit and two-digit numbers together. We have learned a practical method in which we draw tens and ones to help us to add numbers more comfortably. Next week, we will apply these skills to subtraction work.

In Science, we have set up an experiment to investigate the importance of washing our hands before handling food. We have used four slices of bread and handled them after: washing our hands with soap and water, washing with sanitiser, washing with just water and not washing at all. Over the next 10 days we will observe the bread and see what happens. We have asked questions we would like answering and made predictions about what we think will happen.

We have also explored the importance of different types of exercise and how this helps our bodies and minds in different ways. We talked and wrote about our favourite types of exercise and thought about their positive effects on us.

In RE, we have been exploring the Christmas story and have focused upon the very beginning with the Annunciation. The children have learned about the Angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary and have written a diary entry from Mary’s point of view about what happened and how she felt on that special day.

In Geography, we have continued our focus on oceans and a very important issue involving them – plastic pollution. We have learned about what plastic pollution is, where the problems can be seen, what effect it has on living things and have talked about small changes we could make to ease this problem. We produced posters to explain to others why they should be concerned about plastic pollution and how they can help.

In PE, we have begun to finish off our work on ball games and tactics. We have learned the different ways to pass a ball to a team mate, how to move into space and receive a pass, how to intercept passes from others and how to engage in small-scale team ball games, similar to netball.

Nativity Performance

On Wednesday, we had a videographer come into school to record our nativity performance. The children did an absolutely outstanding job of this and I honestly could not have been prouder of them. They are an absolute credit to you all. The videographer captured everything he needed and we now await the completed video ready for you to access as soon as we receive it.

On Monday 13th, Year 2 will be performing their nativity to a live audience – the children of Y5 and Y6. We are all very excited about this and I know we will do an amazing job.

Homework

This week’s homework is a sheet on drawing tens and ones to add 2 two-digit numbers together for Maths. There is also a Christmas-themed reading comprehension for the children to complete. Finally, there are the next ten Y2 common exception words to practice for our final spelling test of 2021 next Friday.

Next Friday’s Finish

Our last school day before Christmas is Friday 17th December. On this day we break up at 2pm. Children will need to be collected at this time.

Award Winners

Golden Award – Charlotte – for a super attitude towards school and for pushing herself to complete more challenging activities.

Writing Award – Elsie - for working hard on her ideas and some super sentences in her writing.

Maths Award – Oscar-James - for trying very hard with his written addition work.

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins

'Peace begins with a smile' - Mother Theresa

Good afternoon everyone,

On Sunday we embark on our second week of Advent by lighting our second purple candle, the peace candle. During our anticipation and preparation for the coming of Jesus, we think of the ways in which we can be peaceful and how we can help others to be peaceful too. We think about our families and how we can help them at home to bring them peace and how we can do the same in school to support our classmates and teachers.

This Week

In English, we have researched and collected data about frogs and their life cycle and have used these to create a plan to help us to write our own frog life cycle explanation texts. So far, we have written our introductions and have considered the purpose of these: to draw in our reader and make them want to know more.

In Maths, we have focused on calculations again, concentrating more on mental maths methods. We have learned about adding one-digit numbers to two-digit numbers by first making ten and then counting on the rest to solve. E.g. 26 + 9 is the same as 26 + 4 + 5. Making 10 helps us to solve trickier mathematical problems further along.

In Science we have learned about keeping clean and hygienic and why this is so important. We discussed the various ways we keep ourselves clean, why this is so important and what might happen to us if we don’t keep clean. The children have been fantastic with their ideas.

In RE, we have begun to learn all about advent, the reasons we celebrate advent, and all about the advent wreath and symbolism of the parts, including candles. We have made an advent promise for how we can help to bring hope (this week’s theme) to others. We have also written about our Holy Trinity models and explained what they represent and why.

In Geography, we have learned all about the five oceans. We learned a song to remind us of these oceans and have identified the continents they are near. We also began to discuss how plastic pollution effects our oceans and what changes we can make to help prevent this.

We have also been doing lots of nativity practice!

Nativity

We will be (all being well) performing our nativity play in our last week to one of the other classes in school.

However, on this coming Wednesday (8th) we have a videographer coming into school to film the various performances. When this happens and we are given the finished videos I will send out the link to parents.

Christmas Cards

Please could I ask that children do not bring in Christmas cards for each child in class. We don’t mean to come across as mean-spirited but giving 27 lots of 27 cards out is quite the laborious task and really eats into learning time. It can also be quite upsetting for children who may have been left out by mistake or cannot bring in cards of their own for any reason.

Instead, if you would like to send cards, please send one whole class card which we will put on display in class.

Alternatively, whilst waiting for the gates to open at the start of the day or when picking up at the end of the day, your child can give out cards then. Unfortunately, we are unable to do this in school.

Christmas Jumper Day

This year’s Christmas jumper day will be on Tuesday 14th December. The PTFA are organising this and we ask for a £1 donation which will be used to buy resources for children to use in school.

Homework

Please continue to practice nativity lines and the away in a manger song.

There is also another set of 10 common exception words to practice for a spelling test.

Maths – adding 1s crossing ten. The children need to partition the ones number so that the first part makes the number add up to a tens number then add on the rest of the number. E.g. 15 + 8 would be 15 + 5 + 3. They then write the solution mentally or using the number line.

Award Winners

Golden Award – William - for focusing well on his explanation text writing.

Writing Award – Gabriel - for super ideas for his life cycle text.

Maths Award – Beaux - for a huge growth in her confidence in addition and subtraction.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins

‘Hope is being able to see that there is light, despite all of the darkness.’ – Desmond Tutu

Good afternoon everyone,

This coming Sunday marks the first week of our season of advent. In school and in church we will be lighting our first purple candle: the ‘hope’ candle. We look at all that we have suffered and lived through in these past two very challenging years and we look forward with hope to the good things we still have waiting for us. We are all hopeful that better days are coming and we pray together for health, love and prosperity for all our friends and family.

This Week

In English, we have been learning all about explanation texts. We have explored the features of these texts and have considered how we might include them in our own writing. We have also learned about glossaries and why they are so important for non-fiction texts. We’ve grown our brains by learning some new vocabulary and written our own definitions of key phrases.

In Maths, we have focused upon addition and subtraction. We have learned how to use number squares to solve problems, including finding bonds of numbers which make 100. We have also began to think about what happens when we add or subtract a single or multiples of ten to solve calculation and have developed both our written and mental methods for this.

In RE, we have been very creative. We have used our Holy Trinity designs to create clay models and have been busy painting them to make them as eyecatching as possible. I hope to add some photos of us doing this to the bottom of our blog.

In Geography, we have learned more deeply about the continents of our planet. We have used books and iPads to research a specific continent and write interesting facts about them.

In Science, we have learned all about the needs of human beings. We learned that humans need more than their 4 basic needs to be healthy, happy and to thrive and have explained the things that are important to us and why this is the case.

Nativity

Practice is well underway for our Nativity performance. Unfortunately, we will only be able to record our performance and send a link for parents to be able to access it but we hope you are as excited to see it as we are to perform it.

On the ‘homework’ tab of our year 2 section of the website, I have put a backing track for ‘Away in a Manger’. I would greatly appreciate if you could practise this with the words sent home on Thursday.

Thank you to those of you who have already learned your lines – it is incredibly helpful! Please could I ask that you all continue to practice the lines with your child as there are still several who aren’t able to recall any of their words. Many thanks.

Homework

Practicing our lines is our main homework at the moment. However, I have sent some more common exception words to practice. Please do practice these spellings as they are so incredibly important to the children in developing their writing skills. I have also sent home a worksheet to practice adding tens to a two-digit number by drawing tens (chunky chips) and ones (peas). This is some of what we have been doing this week.

Award Winners

Golden Award – Roma - For being a fantastic role model who always tries her best, shows great manners and helps others.

Writing Award – Hallie-Jayne - for working so very hard on her handwriting.

Maths Award – Jacob - for super addition work, particularly on adding tens.

Gallery

Here are some pictures of us working hard to create and paint our Holy Trinity clay models.

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Have a wonderful weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins.

An Eventful Week

Good afternoon everyone,

This Week in Year 2…

In English, we have undertaken our phonics screening checks. I have been so impressed with the children’s positivity and effort and they have all worked very hard. When I am able to release the results of these checks to you, I will do so.

We have also focused this week upon information texts and will begin to look at explanation texts through the life cycles of animals.

In Maths, we have done some missing number problems and learned tricks to help us. If the missing number is at the beginning, do the inverse and you’re winning. If the missing number is in the middle, do a subtraction to solve the riddle. We have also looked at number bonds again. We used our bonds to 10 to help us to solve bonds to 100 in multiples of 10 and have also begun to focus on using hundred squares to help us to calculate bonds to 100 in ones.

In Science, we learned all about the life cycle of a human being. We wrote about how people change as they grow and the key aspects of each stage of development.

In RE, we have been asking wondering questions and discussing these with our partners, thinking about how there isn’t always an easy answer to these questions. We have also begun to look at the symbols of the Holy Trinity and designed our own models.

In Geography, we have explored continents of the world, labelling these on a map.

Christmas Nativity

Due to an overwhelmingly positive response from the class, we have decided to do a Christmas Nativity.

The children have chosen their own roles and are all happy with their part and I have prepared some words for them to learn by heart at home. Please, please, please practice these are regularly as possible as we only have a very short time frame to prepare for our performance.

Unfortunately, due to ongoing covid issues, we are unable to perform live for parents. Therefore, we will record a performance of the Nativity and put this on our website before the Christmas holidays.

Homework

As there are Nativity words to practice, I will not be setting much homework over this half term. I have sent home some spelling words to practice as normal. There is also a maths worksheet based on number bonds to 100. Use the attached 100 square and start at the first number. Count on in ones to the next ten. Then count in tens to 100. E.g. 32 + ___ = 100 would be like this: Count on 8 to 40. Count in 10s from 40 to 100. 60. Combine the two counts 60 + 8 = 68. Therefore 32 + 68 = 100.

Award Winners

Golden Award – Hallie-Jane - for really concentrating well and giving one hundred percent.

Writing Award – Charlotte - for her fabulous handwriting in her setting description.

Maths Award – Aibhin - for fabulous work on her bonds to 100.

Please do practice your child’s nativity lines, this will be incredibly helpful to others.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr Whetnall, Mrs Bowdell and Miss Collins