Introducing Ottley
The children really helped Ottley with his recycling dilemmas.
Recycling Research
Chris helped the children to recognise which bin could be used to recycle which material. We will use all this knowledge on Friday as we take part in the Queens big clean, cleaning our local environment so it is fit for a Queen!
Spelling Success
This weeks super spellers are ...Connie, Astrid, Cayden, Tayla, Lola, Libby B, Jake, Libby S, Robyn, Evie, Harley, Ruby D, Aidan, Nathan and Julian. Wow an amazing half of the class gained full marks. Jack did amazingly well too. Keep up the monster effort!
Reader of the week
Our star this week is reading more challenging books and reads a chapter each night. Keep up with this approach as it really helps to develop your understanding of the text.
Mind stretching measuring
We have combined our knowledge of calculating the difference on a number line with finding the difference between the length of two objects. Some of us found basic measurement using standard units ( cm ) very pesky, if you can support this area of development at home through practical contexts it…
Exploring Easter Symbols
Today we researched things we associated with Easter. We applied our new found digital literacy skills to really show what we knew! Some of us used google images, built in clip art, images from our class Bibles and some children created their own images alongside those within our class reflection…
The Bumper Book Quiz
Well done Year 2 in answering all the questions on the tricky book quiz challenge!
Finding the Difference by Counting on
This is an example of how your children are calculating the answer using a number line when finding the difference between 2 numbers. I am encouraging the children to create their own number line in preparation for the SATs as they are not allowed to use any equipment. The children are grasping…
Handwriting Blog Star
A great start to the term for this week's handwriting star. Keep it up in all your learning!
Awesome Author Assembly
A big thank you to E.R. Reilly for a great introduction to story writing through his humorous stories for children. Check out his website through the link on the Year 2 learning wall.