Week 6

In Maths this week the children have looking at related facts.  In Literacy the children have been using personification to describe the dark. In R.Evthe children have been learning about the Hindu creation story. We have been Coding in IICT and the children have enjoying making their own stories with moving characters. In science the we have been comparing different types of animals and comparing vertebrates and invertebrates. In History we sorted pictures into past and present. 

Week 5

Another great week! In Maths this week the children have been counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. In Literacy the children have been using conjunctions in a letter to Laszlo  to help him face his fear of the dark. In History we asked the question ‘What life was like for children in the past?’. The children posed lots of interesting questions for Mrs. Elliottt as we looked through some of the photos from her childhood. In P.E we had a skipping competition to see who could skip the most number of times before getting out of breath. 

Week 3
 

The children have had a very successful week this week. 

They have enjoyed looking at 'Animals Including Humans' in science. They are becoming very good at recognising amphibians, mammals, reptiles, birds and fish. Ask them to tell you what they know about each classification group. You'll be amazed!

In Art they are continuing to explore their own creativity as part of their 'Wellbeing' project. This ties brilliantly to their class literacy book of 'The Colour Monster' by Anna Llenas. This book supports the children as they explore and accept, that emotions are an everyday part of life as a human being. We are encouraging them to understand that no emotion is wrong. 

In RE the children have been learning about The Creation Story from the perspective of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths. 

Week 2

What an amazing week we’ve had! In Maths this week the children have looking at representing numbers in different ways. We’ve used dienes, bead strings and other resources to represent two digit numbers in different ways. In Literacy the children have started a new book called ‘The Colour Monster’ annd talked about different emotions.  On Thursday we had an absolutely fantastic day ant Jesmond Dene Pets Corner to support out science topic ‘Animals including Humans’.The children got to feed the baby goats and got to handle the rabbits too. They had a such a fantastic day learning about the animals.

Week 1

It has been an absolute joy to have the children back in school! The children have been brilliant and made a great start to the year. They have been learning about school and classroom rules and getting to know the Year 2 teachers. They have also shared information about themselves and discussed their goals for this academic year.

In Maths this week the children have focused on Place value and simple addition and subtraction facts. In Literacy we have started a new book called ‘The Dark’ by Lemony Snicket and made predictions about what we thought would happen in the story. In Music we have started to learn a South African song called ‘Hands, feet and heart’.  Our topic in P.E is Fitness and how to keep fit. Well done Year 2 for a great start!