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Y2 Weekly Update: Week 13 2015

                                                                                                                

	This Week	Next Week
English	In Literacy we’ve been busy completing phonics and reading assessments.	Practicing for the Christmas production.
Math	In Maths we looked at adding and subtracting two 2 digit numbers using the column method, not passing through 10. We also found out that when adding near doubles, such as 7+8, it’s easier to do 7+7 first and then add 1 more, using our knowledge of doubles to help us.	Complete the end of unit maths assessment Review the maths assessment and focus on any areas for development.
Humanities	Practicing for the Christmas production.	Practicing for the Christmas production.
Science	Assessment week	To recognise when a comparison is unfair
Art	Building props for the Christmas production .	Practicing for the Christmas production.
PSHE	Practicing for the Christmas production.	Practicing for the Christmas production.
Notices and Events

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Y2 Weekly Update: Week 12 2015

                                                                                                                

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we continued learning about ‘Instructions’. We used instructions to help us make origami craft and then we finished the week we an exciting lesson following a recipe for making pizza.	Next week is exam week, so we will complete some assessments with writing instructions and reading.
Math	This week in maths we’ve been using language of position, direction and movement. We’ve been giving directions to our friends to get around the school and describing the position of items around the class.	Add 2-digit numbers without crossing 10s/100s Subtract two 2-digit numbers by counting back in 10s and 1s where both digits in subtracted number are smaller Add and subtract two 2-digit numbers by counting on or back in 10s and 1s; solve addition and subtraction problems using concrete and pictorial representations Add near doubles to double 15
Humanities	We found out about seaside souvenirs. Souvenirs are small objects given or collected that remind you of a special time or place. We compared souvenirs that people used to buy in the past and souvenirs we collect now.	Practicing for the Christmas production
Science	This week we were learning how flowering plants would produce seeds that become new plants. This will lead into a project where we will grow our own plants.	to turn ideas of their own, about what plants need to begin to grow, into a form that can be tested to observe and make a day-by-day record of observations to use the results to draw a conclusion about what seeds need to begin to grow and decide whether this is what they expected that seeds produce new plants
Art	We used a viewfinder to draw a detailed section of a seaside picture.	Building props for the Christmas production
PSHE	Practicing for the Christmas production .	Practicing for the Christmas production
Notices and Events	Deadline for costumes to be brought into school has passed, if you have not brought your child’s costume to school then please do so as soon as possible.

Instructions pizza making

Continuing our good work on Instructions, we discussed and followed a recipe for making one of the children's most beloved food, Pizzas! It was a fun, messy and delicious activity that also highlighted how carefully the children could use equipment such as cheese graters and knives. 

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Y2 Weekly Update: Week 11 2015

                                                                                                                

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we completed lots of activities based around our favourite book from home. This included designing a new front cover, discussing the book with others and completing a book review on it.	Continuing our work on instructions.
Math	We’ve been adding and subtracting 10, 20 and 30 on a 100 square. Once we could do this we used our knowledge of 10’s and 1’s to help us subtract 11,12, 21, 22 and 31 on a 100 square.	Understand and use terms of position, direction and movement Measure lengths using uniform units Begin to measure in centimetres and compare lengths
Humanities	We compared seaside holidays in the past and present by looking at pictures and identifying similarities and differences.	To find out more about the past by looking at seaside souvenirs.
Science	This week we looked at habitats and what animals we expected there and why they were suited to those habitats. We also highlighted two important factors for animals when considering habitats which are food and shelter.	That flowering plants produce seeds
Art	We used our favourite books that we brought in for book week and re-designed the front covers.	To use a viewfinder to draw a detailed section of a picture.
PSHE	Practicing for the Christmas production	Practicing for the Christmas production
Notices and Events

Bread making

Last week, we continued our good work on instructions and had an exciting activity where the children had to read and follow instructions to make bread. It was a very messy but enjoyable experience for the children.

Productions songs and update

Dear Parents,

We have been busy practicing our songs and learning our lines and the children remain very enthusiastic about the upcoming production.

Please remember that the deadline for bringing in costumes is 20th November. Please contact your child's class teacher if you need any guidance.

Below are the links for the songs for our show. Please feel free to play them and get your child to practice them at home.

Here to help - link

Nice bright colours - link

Lovely reindeer - link

Just drift away - link

Gnome alone - link

Santa's sack - link

Christmas is here - link

Many thanks for your continued support,

The KS1 team

Weekly review & preview

Y2 Weekly Update: Week 10 2015

                                                                                                                

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we began our unit on ‘Instructions’ - the children were beginning to understand the features of instructions such as bossy words, and how they are organised. We even managed to follow instructions to make bread and then proceed to create our own bread making instructions.	Book week activities centred around our favourite book.
Math	This week we’ve been using 100 Squares to add and subtract 10 from 2 digit numbers. We’ve been thinking about how 2 digit numbers are made from 10’s and 1’s and used bead strings to help us see how many groups of 10 and how many 1’s are in a number.	Add 10, 20 and 30 to any 2-digit number Subtract 10, 20, 30 from any 2-digit number (>30) Add 11, 21, 12 and 22 to any 2-digit number Subtract 11, 12, 21, 22, from any number by counting back in 10s and adjusting
Humanities	This week we looked at pictures from seasides in the past and asked questions about them. We learnt about how holidays to the beach were different many years ago.	To identify similarities and differences between beach holidays now and in the past.
Science	We have been exploring our local environment to discover what sort of plants and animals we could find. Some attention was also given to how we can explore safely and how to avoid damaging plants and animals.	that there are differences between local habitats to make predictions about the animals and plants found in different local habitats and to investigate these to use drawings to present results and make comparisons saying whether their predictions were supported
Art	This week we thought about how a viewfinder works on a camera and how we can use this to zoom in on interesting sections of a scene. We can use the zoom to focus in on detail.	To use a viewfinder to draw a detailed section of a picture.
PSHE	Practicing for the Christmas production	Practicing for the Christmas production
Notices and Events	Book week extreme reading photo competition - by Wednesday 11th Mixed Fairy tales story writing competition - by Wednesday 11th Fancy dress based on a book character Friday