Term 1 Week 2 Update:

Well! What a great second week we've had in Year 2!

In English we have introduced the children to our new text, Meekat Mail. This is a story about Sunny and her adventures! We first got to know the story by discussing what happens and using pictures and sentences to put it into the correct order, then worked on our basic skills of capital letters and full stops with noun phrases when describing the farm (a place Sunny visits). We then applied these skills to writing full sentences when describing the different settings within the story,

In maths, we have continued with our learning linked to place value. We have looked at 2 digit numbers using a place value chart,  partitioned two digit number into tens and ones, used dienes to support our learning and understanding and also written numbers up to 100 in words.

Our afternoon learning has continued to be fun and engaging! Science, we looked at the suitability of a material to an object - for example, would it be a good idea to make a slide out of glass? History, we looked at the key events of Florence Nightingale and put them into order. We continued our PSHE learning and in computing, we focussed on getting to know parts of the computer like a 'mouse'.

Times Table Rock Star log ons would have come home with you child's updated reading book. Please log on and have a go - I have set up a weekly challenge so please do contact me if it is not working just in case! 

Mymaths will be next where we set 1 task a week for your lucky children!

Please remember to read at home 5x a week - reading helps your child to access ALL subjects and learning and so, we really appreciate your support with this.

And finally, should you need to get hold of us, our school email is the best way to contact us as we have daily access to this. 

Therefore a reminder of our email addresses are:

jessica.rammell@barleyclose.org.uk
katie.johnson@barleyclose.org.uk
jessica.sheppard4@barleyclose.org.uk

Thanks so much everyone!

We hope you all have a fantastic weekend - mine is starting off with swimming lessons and the library!

There's an event at Downend Cricket club today but I believe you need to pay for tickets for adults at least. Whatever you do, enjoy!

We'll look forward to seeing you all on Monday!

Year 2 Team
 

Term 1 Week 1 update:

What a fantastic first week we’ve had getting to know the children of Year 2! They are all wonderful and bring so much to our classrooms. We have worked hard, we have read picture books each day after lunch and we have shown kindness in listening to and sharing with each other. A great start to the year.

In English we practised the basics of writing sentences with capital letters and full stops. We also used adjective words to describe ourselves like kind, honest, friendly. On Friday we read a story about a lion and a mouse. The lion thought a little mouse could never be of help to a great lion like him but in the end it was the little mouse that chewed through the net that had caught the lion and freed him. Showing us that we must be kind to all. 

In Maths this week, we looked at numbers to 50 and 100. We reminded ourselves of place value and how even numbers with the same digits can have very different values depending on their place value position. For example, 28 is a very different number to 82. We looked at a 100 square and children spotted patterns. They told me that when you move one square down it is adding 10 each time. 

This week we also started our history unit on Florence Nightingale: the lady with the lamp who changed hospitals for the better. Ask your child about her and see what they say. We will also learn about Mary Seacole too this term. 

We enjoyed a warm up game of cups and saucers turning the cones up or down for PE and throwing and catching in circles. Children had to work together to see how many catches they could make without dropping the ball. 

READING BOOKS have now come home as of Friday 6th September. Please try to read 5x a week and sign your child’s reading record. There is no box for Saturday and Sunday in the yellow reading record so please use the blank space on the other page to jot down when you have read. We will CHANGE BOOKS EVERY FRIDAY if they have been read.

We have Mrs Paddock who reads with children in the afternoon so please could children keep their reading record and book in their bag every day ready to read. 

Log in details for Timestable Rockstar and My Maths website will be given out by the end of Week 2. 

Any questions, please catch us at the classroom door or send us an email. Our email addresses are on the class page of the school website. Have a lovely weekend.

PE on Monday. 

Mrs Johnson, Mrs Rammell and Miss Sheppard