Maths - sorting shapes using carroll diagrams

We continued our work on shapes by sorting them using Carroll diagrams - the children had to look at the features of the 2D shape and sort them according to a strict criteria.

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Y2 Weekly Update: Week 7 2015

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we began our unit on poetry and learn about rhyming words through a variety of activities. We then had a close look at rhyming couplets and tried to make some of our very own.	continue to look at poems - shape poems, acrostic poems
Math	This week we continued learning about 2D shapes. We found out about tessellation and how some shapes fit together without any gaps. We also made our own tessellation patterns on the computer. We also used Carroll diagrams to sort 2D shapes by their properties and tried sorting other items such as fruit and vegetable too.	To use the signs < and > to compare numbers to 100. To find 1 more and 10 more on a 100 square.
Humanities	This week we looked at the differences between Bangkok and an island and discussed how we felt about them. The children recorded what they liked and disliked in groups.	Island competition and peer review of completed island models
Science	This week we discussed what babies need and analysed the differences between babies and toddlers. This involved discussing what they could do and what they needed help with.	Trip to Kidzania
Art	We painted our island models, thinking carefully about which colours we needed and where.
PSHE	We learnt about the Indian festival of Diwali in preparation for the Y3S assembly on Friday, in which they gave us a report of what happens during the festival.	Charities day
Notices and Events	Trip to Kidzania on the 15th October Charities day 16th October Parent Consultations 13/14th October

Comic books - Peer review

After completing our wonderful comic books, we had a lesson where the children could look at their friend's work. The children were asked to help identify what their friends did well and what they could improve upon for next time.

Art - Island models

This week, we continued our unit of work on 'Islands' and began constructing our 3D islands. The children were enormously excited to be making their very own 3D islands.

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Y2 Weekly Update: Week 6 2015

                                                                                                                

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we have finally completed our comic books and even managed to sneak in some role playing as superheroes and villains. Overall, it has been a fun and exciting unit of learning for the students.	we begin our next unit on Poetry.
Math	This week we’ve been learning all about symmetry and right angles in 2D shapes. We’ve found lines of symmetry by folding shapes to check if they’re even on both sides and we’ve sorted them into venn diagrams based on their features.	Sort shapes according to their properties using a 2-way Carroll diagram Understand that 2D shapes with straight sides are polygons and so identify polygons
Humanities	This week we used paper mache to make our model islands.	to identify likes and dislikes about a place - Koh Samet and Bangkok.
Science	This week we focussed our attention on animals and their young. This included the objective of knowing the appropriate vocabulary for animal babies such as ‘calf, foal and owlet’ to name a few. We also looked at the differences between animals and their babies in their appearance.	that babies and children need to be looked after while they are growing to ask questions in order to make simple comparisons of babies and toddlers
Art	We used newspaper and cardboard to construct our model islands.	To paint our islands models using appropriate colours.
PSHE	We made a class ‘web’ by passing a ball of string across a circle and saying something nice about the person we passed it too. In the end we were all connected and we felt good too because we’d given lots of compliments.	New beginnings PSHE scheme.
Notices and Events	Trip to Kidzania - please remember to give the class teacher the completed permission slip and money soon for our trip to Kidzania.

House colours day

Last week we celebrated our House Colours day - the children had a wonderful time, learning about teamwork, creativity and understanding the importance of the house system.

Humanities - Island planning

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Last week, we took the first step of creating our own islands. The children had to rely on all their knowledge of islands to plan the island that they will make.