WOW! What a week!

WOW! What a week!

We started our week with a WOW! day, thinking about our Newbridge 50, ‘Putting on a Show’.  The children spent the morning doing lots of different drama activities using their voices, bodies and imaginations.  After lunch, the children watched a stage version of the well known story ‘The Gruffalo’ and were treated to popcorn in the interval!  Afterwards we discussed the acting, props and costumes. They are now well equipped to take on their roles in the Christmas performance.

Today the children have been given their scripts for the Christmas performance which they have begun to learn.  Please encourage your child to practise at home, not only to remember their lines, but also to look for cues so that they know when to say them!  This is another opportunity for the children to read and practice expression, so please record this in their Reading Record books (this can count towards their weekly reading target of three times a week).  Please remember that the children need to be responsible and keep their scripts in their book bags so they are always in school when we need them.

We look forward to seeing you all in a few weeks time for the performances … not long to go!

Another busy week!

We have had another busy week in Year 2. The children have been working so hard and have become experts on the Great Fire of London. On Friday the children used their money skills to ‘buy’ art materials. They had to think carefully about what they would need and what they could buy with their money. They then created beautiful Great Fire of London collages. Our Great Fire of London learning continued this week when the children wrote fantastic fact files which were full of interesting information. Did you know Samuel Pepys buried his best cheese so it wouldn’t get damaged by the flames? Ask your child what other amazing facts they know.

As we have been doing some maths assessments in class this week there will be no maths homework sent home this Friday. However if you have time it would greatly benefit the children to have instant recall of number bonds so please spend some time practising this with your child.

The Great Fire!

This week the children have enjoyed researching and learning more about The Great Fire of London. This has enabled us to make a range of cross-curricular links in literacy, ICT/computing, history and geography. The children have used a range of sources, including books and websites to find out relevant information and have been taught how to record this in simple note form. Next week the children will begin to use their notes to write their own information booklets about the Great Fire. 

Our focus in numeracy has been on money. The children learnt about pounds and pence, the different coin values and investigated different ways of making set amounts.Our learning culminated in the children being given a set amount of money to 'buy' art materials. Once they had purchased their materials they used them to create Great Fire of London collages. 

We are lucky this term to have a dance teacher from the Oldfield PE Partnership who has come in to work with both Y2 classes. The children  enjoyed putting together a Great Fire of London dance and came up with some highly creative moves.

Many thanks to all of you who have provided their child with waterproofs for forest school. It looks like they'll get plenty of use in the weeks ahead!

Welcome back

Welcome back. I hope you have all had a restful break, it certainly sounds as though the children have been up to lots of exciting things.

On the final day of term the children spent the afternoon answering the question 'Who do I want to be?' They thought about what job they would like when they are older and presented this to the rest of Year 2. The children then tied their wishes onto a balloon and paraded around the lower school- what a colourful sight!

 This week we have started learning about the Great Fire of London. We discovered Samuel Pepys' diary in the classroom and have begun to research who he was and what happened in the fire. If you have any books or resources about the Great Fire of London we would love to see them.

Maths homework and spellings will be sent home this Friday. Please remember to return maths homework by the following Wednesday while spellings can stay at home so they can be practised little and often.

Finally, as it is getting colder, please ensure that all items e.g. hats and gloves are named and that children have a warm, waterproof coat as we go outside in all weather.