YEAR 2 

Year 2 has returned to school excited to learn and ready for new challenges.

Writing 

We have explored the book Meeting Captain Cook, which explores the journeys of Captain James Cook in Australia and New Zealand. We have used the book to help us write a diary entry in role as Captain Cook. We focused on the use of adverbs and adjectives in our work. We made sure we mentioned how the characters were feeling and used an exclamation sentence.

Reading

We used extracts called Little Cousin Clare and Lunchbox as our texts. We have been practising using skimming and scanning to help us retrieve information from and text and use it to explain our answers. We practised recording parts of the text in our answers.  

Maths

In Maths, we have been exploring the different strategies we can use to solve calculations focusing on doubles, near doubles, and number patterns. We have also been adding and subtracting single digit numbers to and from two digit numbers. We have explored bridging ten and how if we know , for example, that 3+5=8 we also know that 13+5=18,  23+5=28,  33+5=38. We have applied this to numerous problems. 

Science

In Science, we have begun our new topic on Microhabitats. We have classified types of minibeast using a classifications key. We answered the yes/no questions on the key to sort the animals. We have also created a list of questions we would like to answer about worms and researched the answers using a text and searching online. We also set up a wormery with layers of soil, sand and leaves and are going to observe what happens to the layers over the next few weeks.

History

We have begun our new History topic, How was school different in the past?  We sorted cards showing famous people from the past into a timeline and used our read aloud book to explore images of schools in the past. We then ordered this images on a timeline. We also interviewed adults about their time in school. We took turns to ask questions and find out what has stayed the same and what has changed.

DT

We have begun our topic , A Balanced Diet. We explored the healthy food wheel and what foods we need to include to be healthy. We thought of lots of examples of foods that fit those groups and how much of each food group we need. We also explored how to create balanced meals containing a range of healthy foods and recorded them as a menu. 

Reminders

Garnet Class has PE on Tuesday and Friday.

Crystal Class has PE on Tuesday and Friday.

Please make sure your child reads at least 5 times a week and this is recorded in their reading diary.

The children need to complete Numbots and Times Tables Rockstars activities each week and their  log ins are in the children's reading diaries .