Week 4 Autumn 2

In English this week, the children starting researching facts about the character ‘Rocket’ ready to write their information text next week. They also used their comparison skills to compare the two books we have been looking at identifying similarities and differences.

In Maths this week, the children have working on their 10 times tables. At the beginning of the week we recapped counting in 10s identifying the patterns then moved on to solving multiplication and division calculations. At the end of the week, the children read word problems, identified whether they needed to multiply or divide by 10 to find the answer, then used their skills to work out the answer.

This week in Science, the children learnt about habitats and what the conditions are like there such as, ‘Rainforest’ is hot and very wet. They also learnt about the animals that live there and how they adapt to the different conditions.

In Project this week, the children explored texture. They used different techniques with paint to create different textures, then created their own African Art using the textures of their choice. They also looked at the different African patterns and learnt the meaning behind some of the patterns, then went on to replicating a pattern on their choice using oil pastels.

Mrs Canty and Mrs Wallace

Autumn 2, week 2

This week, the children have amazed us with their hard work and focus during their check points! We are so pleased with their results for this point of the year and it has given us a good indication of what the children need to focus on in the coming weeks. 

The children are loving our new project 'African Art' and have combined their geography skills from our last project with their love of art too. They have created some lovely paintings and we can't wait to see what else they create! 

We have also had a lot of fun in science where we have been exploring our outside environment a lot. This week we went on a hunt for microhabitats and the creatures that might live in them. Perhaps you could go on your own microhabitat hunt around the woods or your local park? 

We look forward to sharing more of the children's learning next week! 

Mrs Wallace & Mrs Canty

Autumn 2 Week 1

The children have settled in well after their week off. We have started new units in each subject that the children are very excited about.

In English, the have read 2 new stories; ‘Look Up’ and ‘Searching for a Roarer’ and discussed the book as well as answering questions. At the end of the week, the children learnt about rhyming couplets and created their own poems.

In maths, the children learnt about different repeating patterns using colour, position and shape then created their own repeating patterns. The children also learnt about position and direction using co-ordinates and key vocabulary such as left, right, north, east, south and west.

In Science, we have started a new unit called ‘Habitats and Homes’. This week the children learnt about ‘alive, dead and never been alive’ using MRS GREN to support this. The children went for a walk around the school grounds finding things that are alive, dead or never been alive, explaining how they knew.

In Project, we have started our new project ‘African Art’. The children are very excited about this art unit. At the beginning of the week they learnt about where Africa is and lots of interesting facts about Africa, then comparing it to the UK. Then the children looked at different Art pictures from Africa then replicated a chosen picture in their books using paint and oil pastels. We have some wonderful artists in Year 2!

Mrs Wallace and Mrs Canty

Autumn 1, week 8

Wow, what a great start to the academic year this has been! The children have become well settled in year 2 and are showing great enthusiasm and motivation in their learning. It has been lovely for us both to work with all of the children, when we mix them for maths and English, and we can't wait to see what they will achieve over the rest of the Autumn term!

We have loved our English learning looking at Roald Dahl stories and have this week been comparing The Magic Finger to Fantastic Mr Fox. We have seen some brilliant story writing from the children and this week they were able to identify the similarities and differences between the stories.

In maths, we have been focusing on our 5 times tables and it has been great to see the children's confidence grow. There are some links to games on our year 2 page (at the bottom) that we have played in class to practise this learning.

The children have also loved their other learning this half term, especially our geography focused project 'Land Ahoy!' and our science learning 'Amazing Animals'. We look forward to starting a new art focused project after half term titled 'African Art'.

We hope you have a lovely half term and that the children come back ready for even more super learning afterwards! 

Miss Bruton & Mrs Canty 

Autumn 1 Week 7

This week in English, the children have written their assessed piece of work. Some children, re wrote ‘The Magic Finger’ and others wrote a sequel to ‘The Magic Finger’ explaining what happens to the Cooper family. We have enjoyed reading them so far!

In Maths, the children have been recapping counting in 2s and then using and applying this knowledge to solve multiplication and division calculations as well as word problems.

In Project, the children sorted key facts, matching them to the correct sea explorers and then compared them. They also  walked around the school grounds, looking at human and physical features.

In Science, the children recapped what a balanced diet is and what we need to do to stay healthy. They then created fantastic posters to promote staying healthy.

Miss Bruton and Mrs Canty

Autumn 1, Week 6

We've had another lovely week in year 2 this week! 

The children have loved their learing based on 'The Magic Finger' by Roald Dahl and have been using their knowledge of the story to infer how the characters are feeling at various points of the story. 

In maths, we focused on length and the children are now confident using a ruler to measure the length of something in centimetres. They were also able to compare lengths, order lengths and even identify what items would be better measured in metres.

Our project is nearly coming to an end and the children have learnt about different explorers this week who discovered new lands hundreds of years ago. We also discussed how, even though their discoveries were amazing at the time, that they weren't necessarily heroic people as they often took over these new lands with violence! 

The children are continuing to impress us in all areas of the curriculum and we can't wait to see what other learning they produce in the last few weeks of this half term! 

Miss Bruton & Mrs Canty

Autumn 1 Week 5

We have had a fantastic week in Year 2 this week. The children have worked hard in all areas of learning.

In English, we started reading ‘The Magic Finger’. The children are enjoying the story so far and have been able to comprehend what has happened by answering a range of questions. We also used similes to describe part of the story. We were super impressed with their similes they were able to create.

In Maths, the children added to and subtracted from tens using base 10 and hundred squares to support. They then moved on to solving missing number calculations using the inverse operation to find the missing number in the calculation.

In Project, the children created a sketch map of the school grounds making sure it has a colour coded key for each part and learnt about human and physical features.

In Science, the children learnt about animals’ diet. The children were introduced to the terminology ‘carnivores, herbivores and omnivores’ then worked in pairs to sort animals according to what they eat.

Miss Bruton and Mrs Canty

Autumn 1, week 4

We have had a lovely week in year 2 this week and spent lots of time with our chicks who we unfortunately said goodbye to on Friday. The children learnt a lot by having them around and showed such kindness and respect when the babies were in the classroom. We will upload our photos this week so you can see the children with them.

We wrote non-chronological reports this week about sharks, crabs, sea turtles or dolphins. The children then ended the week by creating their own Glossaries, using dictionaries to find definitions. 

In maths this week, we revisited addition and subtraction focusing on how patterns and rules can help us to add tricky questions more simple. For example, when faced with 30 + 40 we can use 3 + 4 and then multiply the answer by 10. 

The children have continued to show enthusiasm in our project as well. We looked at different map types as well as using their new knowledge of the compass points to give directions to their friends. We also completed some more atlas work and the children were able to label a map of Europe or the world using an atlas. They really have loved looking at the world! 

We are starting some new fiction learning this week in English and look forward to sharing the new story with you soon! 

Miss Bruton & Mrs Canty  

Autumn 1 Week 3

In English, the children have been carrying out research on their chosen sea creature ready to write their own information text next week. They carefully thought about each sub – heading, then gathered key information related to these.

In Maths, the children have learnt about 2D shapes and lines of symmetry.  They named and described each shape, using their properties and worked hard using mirrors to check if each shape had lines of symmetry.

In project, the children learnt about the seven continents of the world as well as compass points. We came up with a fun way to remember the 4 compass points such as, Naughty Worms Eat Slime.

In Science, the children were very excited to finally meet the 10 chicks that have now hatched. They spent some time observing the chicks then went on to learn about the life cycle of a chicken.