What a wonderful week in Year 2! We hope you enjoyed our festive concert, the KS1 team are so proud of all the children! A video of the performance has been shared on google classroom in case any parents were not able to make the live show. We also hope to share the photographs with you soon!
Also, thank you to all the parents who were able to join us for our open morning. It was lovely to see the children so eager and excited to share all the wonderful learning they’ve been doing. We’re grateful for your support and for taking the time to come in and celebrate the children’s hard work with us.
We have been reading poems about winter and we have been experimenting with different vocabulary to write our own acrostic poems.
We have been finishing our learning about habitats by identifying where different animals would be able to survive.
This week the last group of children completed their fruit art! We have been creating Damaniyaty animals using clay, solving maths puzzles and reading books about houses and homes!
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning .
We have been continuing to learn about the properties of 2d shapes. We have been using concrete materials to make shapes and have been using the language of sides and vertices to identify and describe shapes.
This week we have continued to discuss bullying. We have looked at what bullying is and what to do if you or a friend is being bullied. We have stressed the importance of speaking to your class teacher if you have any worries or are concerned about a friend.
We have been learning about the different compass directions (North, South, East and West) and we have been using these
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday.
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
This week we introduced the ti grapheme that makes a sh sound and the i grapheme that makes a long I sound.
Example words: station, information, fiction, find, kind, mind, behind, child, wild
we have been reading poems! We have read poems that rhyme, acrostic poems and funny poems! We have learned that poems don’t have to rhyme. We will be writing our own poems next week!
We have started a new topic, all about shape! This week we have learned about some 2-d shapes and their properties.
This week we have been discussing bullying. We have looked at what bullying is and what to do if you or a friend is being bullied. We have stressed the importance of speaking to your class teacher if you have any worries or are concerned about a friend.
We have continued our topic about Houses and Homes and we have been revising our knowledge of how to place objects and events on simple timelines.
We are continuing our topic on habitats by looking at ocean habitats.
We have been using clay to create animals found in the Damaniyat islands. We have also been finishing our habitat displays, ready to show our parents next week!
This week the last group of children completed their fruit art! We have been creating Damaniyaty animals using clay, solving maths puzzles and reading books about houses and homes!
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning .
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday.
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
The KS1 festive performance will be on Tuesday 9th December at 8:15 in the Oryx theatre.
Please arrive at the main reception at 8.00 AM. You will be taken to the Oryx for an 8.15 start. Our theme is festive celebrations around the world! Please keep practising the words and the song lyrics at home!
We have given the children a slip with information on what to wear. We would like every country to wear an item of clothing in a specific colour, then we will add some accessories at school! This could be a t-shirt, dress, jumper, or another item of clothing in that colour.
Sweden - white
Mexico - red
Germany - green
Kenya - yellow
Japan - black
Australia - blue t-shirts and shorts + sunglasses if they have them!
After our performance we would like to welcome parents to the Year 2 classrooms to see the amazing work we have been doing this term!
We’re excited to announce that Year 6 will be holding a Charity Chocolate Sale on Thursday, 4 December in support of our school’s chosen charities. If you would like your child to buy some chocolate, please send them to school with no more than 2 OMR (preferably in small notes). Please also send a small tupperware container for them to store anything that they buy
Although we are a nut-free school and will not be including nuts in any of our chocolate products, we cannot guarantee that the ingredients used have not been produced in a factory that also handles nut products.
In Phonics we have been learning:
This week we introduced the w-ar grapheme that makes a w-or sound and the s grapheme that makes a zsh sound.
Example words: war, warm, towards,: television, treasure, usual
In English we have been writing our own books about the animals we might see on a trip to the Damaniyat islands. We have been writing brilliant sentences, using expanded noun phrases, adverbs and commas in a list! We can’t wait to show you our books when we are finished.
In Maths we have been learning about subtracting two digit numbers. We have been learning how to subtract when we need to exchange. We have been using base 10 and we have been drawing the calculations to help us.
In Humanities we have been continuing to learn about chronology and we have been putting objects in chronological order on timelines. We have been looking at how household objects have changed over time.
In Art we will be using clay to create animals found in the Damaniyat islands.
In Science we are continuing our topic on habitats by exploring hot and cold climates and the animals that live there. The children were very interested in finding out more about deserts - ask your child if they can explain what all deserts have in common!
In PSHE this week we have been discussing friendships and how we can play nicely together during green breaks! We have been learning how to resolve issues that might happen when we are playing.
In Discovery Learning this week we have been creating some fruit art! We have been creating habitat models, building houses, designing our own buildings and completing animal life cycle puzzles! The children have also been enjoying finding out facts about marine animals in our reading room and solving maths puzzles in our maths room!
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning .
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday.
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
In Phonics we have been learning:
This week introduces the w-a grapheme that makes a w-o sound and the w-or grapheme that makes a w-er sound.
Example words: want, watch, wander, quantity, squash, word, work, worm, world, worth
In English we have been thinking about the animals we might see at the Damaniyats and we have been writing sentences about them. We have been including expanded noun sentences, exciting verbs and adverbs to add lots of detail to our writing. We will be making our own books ‘We’re Sailing to the Damaniyats!’
In Maths we have been learning about adding two digit numbers. We have been learning how to add when we need to exchange. We have been using base 10 and we have been drawing the calculations to help us.
In Humanities we have been learning about chronology and we have been putting objects in chronological order on timelines.
In Science we are continuing our topic on habitats by exploring hot and cold climates and the animals that live there.
In Art we have been learning about the architect Hundertwasser and we have been fascinated by his colourful and exciting designs! This week we took pictures of houses from Oman and gave them a re-design in the style of Hundertwasser!
In PSHE this week we have been discussing friendships and how we can play nicely together during green breaks!
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning.
This week we have been creating some fruit art! We have been creating habitat models, building houses, designing our own buildings and completing animal life cycle puzzles.
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday.
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
In Phonics we have been learning:
the u sound spelt o. Example words: other, mother, brother, nothing, Monday
ey Grapheme - the long E sound spelt ey. The plural of these words is formed by the addition of ‘s’ (donkeys, monkeys, etc.). Example words: key, donkey, monkey, chimney, valley
In English we have been reading ‘We’re Sailing to the Galapagos’. We have been reading about the different animals found in the Galapagos islands and completing a fact file about the giant Galapagos tortoise.
We have also been learning about adverbs this week.
In Maths we have been learning about addition and subtraction. We have been adding and subtracting 10 and multiples of 10, using dienes and 100 squares to help us.
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning.
This week we have been creating some fruit art! We have been creating habitat models, building houses, designing our own buildings and completing animal life cycle puzzles.
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday.
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
In English lessons we have been reading our new book ‘We’re Sailing to the Galapagos’. We have been making predictions and identifying rhyming words and repetition in the text. In our writing we have been practicing using commas in a list.
In Maths we have been learning about addition and subtraction. We have been using our knowledge of number bonds to 10 and 20 and partitioning to help us to add and subtract numbers across the tens barrier..
In Humanities this week we have started our new topic, all about houses and homes! We have been learning about the different features of houses and have been discussing different houses around the world
In Science we have started our new topic all about habitats. This week we have found out what a habitat is.
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning.
This week we have started a new round of Discovery Learning workshops, We have especially enjoyed creating our own habitat models, using our construction skills to build a house, designing buildings in our architect office role play and completing some tricky animal life cycle jigsaws!
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Use the 1-Minute Maths app to practise mental maths skills. Focus on place value / addition this week!
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
In Phonics we have been revising the sounds that we have learned this year so far!
In English lessons we have completed our unit based on the Katie Morag stories! This week we have been creating leaflets to persuade people to come and visit the Isle of Struay! In our writing we have been trying hard to use expanded noun phrases and commas in a list.
In Maths we have been learning about addition and subtraction. We have been adding 3 numbers together mentally, using the strategy of looking for number bonds and re-ordering the numbers to help us.
In Humanities this week we have been looking at human and physical features, and have been comparing Muscat and Coll.
In Science we have been continuing to look at and describe different animal life cycles.
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning this week. We have especially enjoyed going on an atlas scavenger hunt, our DT challenge to build a pier (inspired by the story Katie Morag and the New Pier) and exploring our home countries and the UK on google maps!
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Use the 1-Minute Maths app to practise mental maths skills. Focus on place value / addition this week!
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
Please remember to label everything your child brings to school, including water bottles, lunch bags and swim kits. This will help us reunite any missing items with your child!
If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher then please write a note in the PO or send an email to the primary office, and they will pass this on.
In Phonics we have been learning about adding vowel suffixes, focussing on the change y to an i Rule. This is the rule for adding ed, ing, er and est to a root word ending in y with a consonant before it. The y is changed to i before ed, er and est are added.
In English lessons we have been reading more books about Katie Morag’s adventures! We are really enjoying these books, and the lovely illustrations! This week we have been learning about what makes a good leaflet, and we have been planning our own leaflet to persuade people to come and visit the Isle of Struay!
In Maths we have been learning about addition and subtraction. We have looked at number bonds to 100 (two numbers which add to make 100, such as 30 and 70). We have also been adding and subtracting ones from 2-digit numbers, using numberlines and dienes to help us. We are becoming more confident in counting in 5s, and we are practising counting up in 3s!
In Humanities this week we have been looking at the Island of Coll on google maps (this is the real island that the fictional Isle of Struay in the Katie Morag books is based on). WE have identified the human and physical features of the island, and have been comparing this to Muscat.
In Science we have been describing different animal life cycles.
In Art this week we have been developing our skills in painting in watercolours by painting some beautiful butterflies!
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning this week. We have especially enjoyed going on an atlas scavenger hunt, our DT challenge to build a pier (inspired by the story Katie Morag and the New Pier) and exploring our home countries and the UK on google maps!
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Use the 1-Minute Maths app to practise mental maths skills. Focus on place value / addition this week!
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
Please remember to label everything your child brings to school, including water bottles, lunch bags and swim kits. This will help us reunite any missing items with your child!
If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher then please write a note in the PO or send an email to the primary office, and they will pass this on.
In Phonics we have been learning about how to add vowel suffixes. We have learned to drop the ‘e’’ before the endings ing, ed, er, est and y to words ending in ‘e’ with a consonant before it (hike, nice shine).
In English lessons we have been reading more books about Katie Morag’s adventures. This week we have been writing character descriptions about Katie Morag’s grandmothers, making sure we write in sentences and include lots of adjectives and expanded noun phrases!
We are trying hard to remember to put a comma between two adjectives!
In Maths we have been revising the number bonds to 10 and 20, and have been learning about number fact families.
In Humanities this week we have been learning all about Wales! We have found Wales on a map of the UK and have learned about the main human and physical features.
In Science we have continued our work on grouping animals according to their characteristics. This week we have been looking at insects!
In Art this week we have finished our sketching skills unit, and have put together everything we have learned to sketch and colour a beautiful butterfly!
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning this week.
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Use the 1-Minute Maths app to practise mental maths skills. Focus on place value / addition this week!
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
Please remember to label everything your child brings to school, including water bottles, lunch bags and swim kits. This will help us reunite any missing items with your child!
If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher then please write a note in the PO or send an email to the primary office, and they will pass this on.
In phonics we have been learning about words which end in al and homophones (words that have the same sound, but are spelled differently and have different meanings).
In English lessons we have been reading more books about Katie Morag’s adventures! These books are about a little girl who lives on a small Scottish island and has lots of adventures. This week we have been writing character descriptions about the different characters, making sure we write in sentences and include lots of adjectives and expanded noun phrases!
In Maths we have been doing lots of skip counting this week! We have been counting in 3s, 5s and 10s forwards and backwards.
In Humanities this week we have been linking our learning to Katie Morag and learning all about England! We have learned about the capital cities and some physical and human features.
In Science we have continued our work on grouping animals according to their characteristics.
In Art this week we have been learning about how to shade neatly!
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning this week!
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Use the 1-Minute Maths app to practise mental maths skills. Focus on place value / addition this week!
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
Please remember to label everything your child brings to school, including water bottles, lunch bags and swim kits. This will help us reunite any missing items with your child!
If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher then please write a note in the PO or send an email to the primary office, and they will pass this on.
Its been another busy but wonderful week in Year 2.
In phonics we have been learning about words which end in il, el and le. We have been reading lots of words which contain these sounds and have been practising spelling them too!
In English lessons we have started our new topic Katie Morag! These books are about a little girl who lives on a small Scottish island and has lots of adventures. This week we have been exploring the vocabulary and describing the setting using expanded noun phrases:
Lots of yummy, cold ice cream
In maths we have been continuing to learn all about place value. We have been ordering and estimating the location of numbers on number lines to 100 and we have been using greater than, less than and equal symbols to compare amounts.
In humanities this week we have been linking our learning to Katie Morag and learning all about Scotland! We have learned about the capital cities and some physical and human features.
In science we have continued our work on grouping animals according to their characteristics.
In art this week we have been looking at texture and trying to sketch the different textures of animals!
Please see Google Classroom for some photos of what we have been up to in Discovery Learning this week!
The Language for Learning team would like to welcome you back to the new school year.
We are looking forward to supporting your children’s language learning this term. We have several groups taking place this term to support children with language acquisition which included: Speaking and Listening, Reading, Writing and Vocabulary. Should your child be invited to a small group intervention you will be notified via the Primary Office.
Alongside small, regular groups, in some year groups the team will be supporting children with their curriculum for a unit of work or specific activity. This work will usually be completed in class, however sometimes work may lend itself to being completed out of the classroom, in order to support further with a specific language focus.
We also have a website with Tips and Tricks for you and your children to use at home. Click here for the Language for Learning website.
Should you have any questions about the support your child is being offered please do contact the Language for Learning team.
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Use the 1-Minute Maths app to practise mental maths skills. Focus on place value / addition this week!
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
Please remember to label everything your child brings to school, including water bottles, lunch bags and swim kits. This will help us reunite any missing items with your child!
If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher then please write a note in the PO or send an email to the primary office, and they will pass this on.
Thank you to all of the parents who were able to attend our Meet and Greet sessions last week. It was a pleasure to meet you, and we look forward to working with you this year.
This week was a short week, but we have been very busy in Year 2!
In phonics we have been learning about words containing gn (e.g. gnaw, design sign) and wr (e.g. write, wrap, wring) We have been reading lots of words which contain these sounds and have been practising spelling them too!
In English lessons we have been using the book ‘The Kindest Red’ as a stimulus for discussion and writing. We have written sentences about the kind things that the main characters did, and have been retelling the events of the story in our own words. We have also been learning about proper nouns and when to use capital letters for nouns
In maths we have been continuing to learn all about place value. We have been using concrete materials to help us to partition numbers in different ways and to write the expanded form of numbers (54 = 50 + 5). We have also been adding and subtracting tens from numbers (e.g. 45 - 10) and have been counting up and down from 2-digit numbers in ones and tens.
In humanities we continue to look at the UK. This week we have been learning more about Northern Ireland!
In science lessons we have been looking at mammals, fish and birds and finding out what members of these groups have in common.
In PSHE we have looked at ‘big’ feelings and how to explain how we are feeling to others.
We have had lots of fun in Discovery Learning this week, look at the photos in the google classroom to see what we have been getting up to!
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: Check the worksheet in your child’s homework folder. This should be handed in on Sunday. Please make sure they write their name at the top!
Maths: Use the 1-Minute Maths app to practise mental maths skills. Focus on place value / addition this week!
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
Please remember to label everything your child brings to school, including water bottles, lunch bags and swim kits. This will help us reunite any missing items with your child!
If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher then please write a note in the PO or send an email to the primary office, and they will pass this on.
We have had a busy and fun week in Year 2!
In phonics we have been learning about the soft c (circus, mice, ice) and the silent k (knight, knot, knit). We have been reading lots of words which contain these sounds and have been practising spelling them too!
In English lessons we have been learning about nouns, verbs and adjectives and we have been detectives and have looked for these types of words in sentences.
In maths we have been learning all about place value. We have been partitioning numbers into 10s and 1s using part-whole models and concrete materials. We have also been learning about number words and how to write different numbers!
In humanities lessons this week we have been learning about the location of the UK and the 4 different countries that are part of it.
In science we have been learning about different groups of animals, including mammals.
In PSHE we have continued to focus on kindness and the importance of treating our friends as we would like to be treated.
We have had lots of fun in Discovery Learning this week, look at the photos in the google classroom to see what we have been getting up to!
Please check the google classroom each Sunday for full details of homework tasks
Reading: Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Spelling: Each child will have an individualised list of the words that they need to practise and there will be a grid of activities to choose from on Google Classroom!
English: This week we would like the children to write some sentences, remembering capital letters and full stops!
Maths: One Minute Maths Spend 10 minutes practising your mental maths skills. Focus on addition this week!
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
Please remember to label everything your child brings to school, including water bottles, lunch bags and swim kits. This will help us reunite any missing items with your child!
If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher then please write a note in the PO or send an email to the primary office, and they will pass this on.
Welcome back to all returning families, and a warm welcome to all of the new families joining us at BSM! We have had a lovely week getting to know the children, and we have been impressed by how quickly they have settled into new spaces and new routines and with their enthusiasm for learning!
This week our focus has been on settling into a new year, learning new routines and learning about each other.
We have read the book ‘The Kindest Red’ and discussed how important kindness is and how we can show kindness to others.
In maths we have started our first topic, all about numbers and place value. We have been learning about the teen numbers, and have counted backwards and forwards in 10s
There will be no homework set for the first two weeks of school to allow the children to settle into new routines.
Reading Books: Two reading books will be sent home on Sunday and will be swapped on the following Sunday. Over the next few weeks, as we assess all of the children’s reading, their reading colour band may change.
Please record your child’s daily reading in their PO, including the book title, pages read and a signature.
Please keep books in your child’s reading folder in their school bag, so that we can read with them in school.
Homework will be set on a Sunday and will be due the following Sunday. Homework will be set through Google Classroom. Please join your child’s Google Classroom, either by using the code or by clicking on the invitation email they will receive. Please let us know if you have any problems with gaining access.
2P: gbg7yorl
2AL: zxvlf4bg
Please remember to label everything your child brings to school, including water bottles, lunch bags and swim kits. This will help us reunite any missing items with your child!
If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher then please write a note in the PO or send an email to the primary office, and they will pass this on.