Inquiry learning

This week we continued our inquiry based learning about products and the students demonstrated a keen eagerness to make decisions about their learning for themselves. They were productive and focused on the variety of tasks and generating some very interesting questions.

weekly review and preview

Y2 Weekly Update: Term 3 Week 2

                                                                                                                

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we continued our work on Nonsense poems and the children had a delightful time coming up with silly ideas for their poetry. They had to make a group poem about the end of assembly where the children moved in the same manner as the teacher’s name - for example ‘Miss Bee’s class buzzed away’	We will finish our work on poems and begin some story writing
Math	This week in Maths we’ve been using doubles and number bonds to add 3 numbers together. We’ve also been finding the difference between numbers and recording the sums as addition and subtraction: 47+?=50 50-47=?	Add and subtract 1-digit numbers to and from 2-digit numbers Subtract 2-digit numbers by counting back in 10s and 1s Add two 2-digit numbers by counting in 10s, then adding 1s Add 2-digit numbers using 10p and 1p coins (using partitioning) with totals less than 100 Add 2-digit numbers using place-value cards (using partitioning) with totals more than 100
Inquiry	This week’s focus has been on ‘finding out’ so we’ve been doing lots of activities to explore where products come from and how they are made through a production process. We’ve been watching videos on ‘How It’s Made’, reading books, creating flow charts, investigating materials and discussing our ideas.	Next week we begin ‘sorting out’ where we review all the information we have gathered and start to make connections or conclusions about it.
Art	We started our aeroplane project by learning how to draw them. We followed step by step instructions to do this which you can find on our class blog.	We’ll give each other feedback on our aeroplane drawings and have another go to see if we can improve them.
Notices and Events	Please return the Scholastic orders by Wednesday 4th May with the correct money in a sealed named envelope.

Science fair proposals

Dear Parents,

We have been discussing the Science fair on 13th May with the class and students who are interested in joining have taken the letter home. The letters were for the children to outline their idea for the Science which Mr Renie can then approve.

Please be advised that if you child has expressed an interest in the Science Fair and have discussed it at home with you, they must bring the letter back to me by tomorrow (29th May Friday). 

I would like to thank Parents for their support with this matter and I am certainly looking forward to the Science Fair as it was one of the highlights of the year last time.

Many thanks

Karel Linden

Maths - Big maths practise

For any parents who wish to practise quick addition, here is a fun game you may find helpful!

Jet ski addition - http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_JetSkiAddition.html

Weekly Review and Preview

Y2 Weekly Update: Term 3 Week 1

                                                                                                                

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we completed some holiday recounts as well as looking at ‘tongue twisters’ and alliteration. The children enjoyed reading, exploring and creating their very own tongue twisters.	Next week we will continue by looking at Silly poems - always a favourite with the students.
Math	This week in Maths we’ve been locating, ordering and comparing numbers 101-200. We’ve also been adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers using the column method.	Use doubles and number bonds to add three 1-digit numbers; use number facts to 10 and 20 in number stories; find complements to multiples of 10; understand subtraction as difference and find this by counting up; find small differences either side of a multiple of 10
Inquiry	We began our topic of inquiry into how products are made. This falls under the topic of ‘Organisation’ and the students were asked to make questions about what they wanted to learn about how products are made, as well as to demonstrate what they already know.	Next week, we will be finding out more and looking at different ways to research how products are made. This will include looking and comparing products, how they are made, what processes are involved and what materials are used.
Art	This week we created some lovely water colour paintings of the students’ holidays.	We will begin a design and technology project looking at aeroplanes and we’ll work towards building our own model aeroplane.
Notices and Events

Art - holiday water colouring

This week we decided to mark the end of our exciting holiday adventures by creating some wonderful water colouring pictures displaying the favourite part of our adventures. The children were carefully mixing the water colours and ensuring that they were holding the brushes correctly and were careful with their brush strokes.

Welcome back!

Dear Parents and students,

I would like to wish you a belated welcome back to the new term. This will be the final term in Year 2 and after this term the students will begin their adventures in Key Stage 2 as part of the bigger children in Primary. After discussing this with the students I have asked them to demonstrate their maturity and readiness for joining KS2 by being organised, independent and sensible with respects to themselves, others and towards their learning. I hope that parents will join me in emphasizing this to the children as well as we look to finishing Year 2 with a bang and with Year 3 in mind for the future.

I would also like to extend a great congratulations to all the students who participated in last term's Ascot Idol. It was difficult for Kru B and myself to stay involved and to not get carried away cheering for our many students who entered, we were all very proud of their achievements and contributions. Well done!

As always please feel free to contact me with any questions or even just to say a friendly hello.

Many regards

Mr Linden