Wednesday 21 December 2016

Y2 - Merry Christmas - 21st December 2016

The year 2 team send their warmest Christmas wishes to all of the children and their families.  We hope you have a fun filled Christmas break with just a little bit of time to relax, even though you are all probably really excited!

Thank you all so much for the lovely Christmas gifts you have given us, they will be very much appreciated over the coming weeks.  Have a peaceful and relaxing holiday!

Y2 - Christmas reading challenge - 21st December 2016

Now you are all into the Christmas Holidays and you will have nothing much going on over the next few days I would like to set all of the children in year 2 a challenge!  I have sent home two group reading books for the children to read during the holidays, please find time to read these or other books during the holidays and write down what you've read in the
reading record.  On our return to school I will be awarding superhero points and special certificates for those children who have found time to read!  I know it's tricky to find time during these busy holidays, but really there is nothing so nice as curling up and sharing a good book!  Hope you are having a peaceful and relaxing break.

Sunday 18 December 2016

recycling


Recycling Christmas Cards in the New Year

Please help us recycle your Christmas cards for the Woodland Trust Scheme.
We're asking you to recycle your Christmas cards to help us turn your cards into trees!

For every 1,000 cards dropped in to Marks & Spencer stores for recycling throughout January 2017, a new tree can be planted!

In the New Year, please bring any Christmas cards to the foyer outside the school office where there will be a bin. Do bunch these together and place a slip with the amount you are posting into our bin - this way the children will be able to calculate quickly whether we have collected enough to plant one or two trees. Please do not put loose cards in. The recycling bin will be in the foyer form the start of term. If you can, please do support this worthwhile venture. We will then make arrangements for the cards to be transported to Marks & Spencer at the end of the January 2017.

We wonder how many trees we can donate?!

Thursday 15 December 2016

Well done Year 2!

Year 2 have the highest attendance for November across the school!
96.39%!
Well done Year 2 as we are all struggling with coughs and colds!

Mrs Mewett

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Y2 - Another Amazing Performance - 14th December 2016

We didn't think it could get any better, but year 2, year 1 and Reception managed to perform to a really high standard today in their performance of "The Sleepy Shepherd".  Great singing and actions, wonderful narration and acting and lots of smiling faces!  Year 2 managed to double their marble total to 12!  I don't think I'll have enough marbles for tomorrow!

Y2 - Party Time - 14th December 2016

Please remember to bring along your party food tomorrow, 15th December 2016.  The children are really looking forward to a fun packed and afternoon.

Y2 - Big Write Letters are coming home - 14th December 2016


Tomorrow your child will be bringing home the letter that they wrote for their Big Write this half term.  They worked extremely hard writing addresses; learning how letters are laid out; thinking of questions that they could ask real people and improving their work.  Please have a look at how successful they have been and it would be great if you can post the letter with your child.  We will see if we get any replies next term!

Tuesday 13 December 2016

Y2 - What a Performance! - 13th December 2016

What a brilliant performance of "The Sleepy Shepherd" we had this morning!  Well done everyone for your effort and enthusiasm.  Year 2 got 6 marbles in the jar today because of this and they think they might even be able to get more tomorrow! We are all looking forward to performing it again tomorrow.

Y2 - Christmas Party, Toy Day and Jumper Day - 13th December 2016

We are looking forward to our Christmas Party on Thursday 15th December.  Instead of having their normal lunch the children will be sharing Christmas party food.  Please come into the classroom to sign up for which food you are able to bring in for the children to share.
On Friday 16th we will be spending some of the day sharing toys from home, please bring in a table top game to play and share.  (Please avoid toys with little pieces that are easily lost and precious / expensive ones)

On Friday 16th it is also "Christmas Jumper Day".  Please bring in £1 donation for Save the Children.

Monday 12 December 2016

Recycle Christmas Cards in the New Year

In the New Year, please bring any Christmas cards to the foyer outside the school office where there will be a box. We will make arrangements for the box to be transported to Marks & Spencer at the end of the month.

Please help us recycle your Christmas cards for the Woodland Trust Scheme.
We're asking you to recycle your Christmas cards to help us turn your cards into trees!

For every 1,000 cards dropped in to Marks & Spencer stores for recycling throughout January 2017, a new tree can be planted!


DM
 

Christmas performances


It is time once again for our Christmas productions!

Reception, Year 1 and 2 are performing Sleepy Shepherd -10am

Years 3 and 4 are performing Roald Dahl’s Jack and the Beanstalk – 11am

There will be refreshments by POWSA between the shows.

On the day of the performances the front doors will open at 9.40am. Please enter via the School Office entrance.

Technology day (9/12/16)


A ‘Christmassy, art and crafty’ day was enjoyed by all on Friday 9th December. It was the POW school annual ‘Technology day’ when children select three activities in which they wish to create a Christmas themed piece of art/ design work.  The manner in which children moved around the school, worked well within the mixed up age groups was superb. All children were displaying our resilient tortoise in tackling activities and the older children were lending a hand in helping organise the younger children’s work, showing the next steps in how to produce an item. Super skills from one and all! Some products made have been added to this blog.

Thank you finally to all parents who managed to join for some/ or all of the day, the extra pairs of hands very much helped!



 

Monday 5 December 2016

Y2 - Shirts for the Christmas Production - 5th December 2016

As you are aware we are busily preparing for our Christmas productions.  In year 2 we will be performing the nativity - "The Sleepy Shepherd" along with the Reception and Year 1 children.  In year 2 we are responsible for telling the story and singing lots and lots of brilliant songs!  As the story tellers the children will need a white shirt with a collar (long sleeve or short sleeve) to wear along with their usual school trousers or skirts (no pinafores though please as we cannot tuck the shirt in).  We will provide any extras to the costume and we do have a few spare shirts if you are really struggling.  Please provide your child with a shirt in a named plastic bag by Monday 12th December.  Many thanks.

Sunday 4 December 2016

Wessex FM visit , 2nd December

An extra excitement for the class this week was a visit from Wessex FM! 
Eight members of the class were asked questions about school, learning and Christmas! We were told that POW will be on the radio every morning between 7.30 - 8am, so do listen out for the pupils!

Saturday 3 December 2016

Y2 - Wonderful Big Write - 3rd December 2016

We have had some wonderful results from the Big Write this week.  As you know the children were asked to write a letter to a person of their choice.  We have had some inspired writing.  Lots of brilliant questions and I was particularly impressed with the children's handwriting.  The children will be bringing their letters home next week for you to have a look and send off in the envelope provided.  It will be really great to see if we get any replies after Christmas.  Well done year 2. 

Y2 - Our Trip to Priest House Museum - 3rd December 2016

This Monday (5th December) we will be taking the children to the Priest House Museum in Wimborne.  This is a lovely trip where the children get first hand experience of a Victorian Christmas and it acts as a fantastic way for us to introduce the topic to the children.  We have asked all of the adults and children to dress up for this trip as it makes the day so much more memorable and helps to recreate a real Victorian atmosphere when we are taking part in some of the activities at the Museum.  If you are struggling to find a costume over the weekend please don't worry as we have a few bits and bobs at school that we can lend you for the day.  Whilst there the children will be taking part in four activities: Cooking in the Victorian Kitchen; Visiting the Victorian Stationers and making a Victorian Christmas Card; Taking part in a festive tour of the museum and playing Victorian games.  Many thanks to all of the adults who have given their time to come along with us, we look forward to seeing you on Monday.

Y2- This Week's Spellings - 3rd December 2016

A special Christmas challenge this week for spellings.  I have given the children some Christmas words, but sadly some of the letters have fallen off.  Have a go at filling in the blanks at home to earn a superhero point.  There will be no spelling check next Friday as it is Technology Day, but please return finished sheets so that you can claim your well deserved reward.


Christmas fair, 2nd December


What a busy, Christmassy feel to the school yesterday evening! The school was full of children and our families making the realisation that Christmas is nearly knocking on our doors!

The school would like to thank you for your support, for the goodies donated and for spending those pennies! All which will be ploughed into making the children's learning and environments a richer place to learn in.

A huge thank you also to everyone who has helped in preparing for the Christmas fair, preparations, laying out and running stalls to tidying up at the end. Thank you to POWSA.

Wednesday 30 November 2016

Y2 - Christmas has begun - 30th November 2016

This week we have begun our new topic of Victorians, for the week's leading up to Christmas we will be looking at how the Victorians celebrated Christmas.  The classroom is festooned with lovely Christmas evergreen and we have begun making all sorts of Victorian decorations, cards and keepsakes.  Just a reminder that we will be going to Priest House Museum on Monday 5th December.  The children and adults will need to wear their Victorian Costumes (don't worry if you are short of items - we have a few at school).  Please make sure your child has a few layers underneath because it can be quite cold.

Monday 28 November 2016

Y2 - We have filled the marble jar! - 28th November 2016

Wow!  Well done year 2, you have worked hard as a team and managed to fill the marble jar!  That is 75 times we have noticed you showing us exactly the right attitude to your learning.  As a reward on Friday 2nd December we will be having a PJ and teddy party.  Please bring along your favourite teddy, a pillow and your pyjamas in a bag.  After lunch the children will snuggle down with popcorn, hot chocolate and cookies to enjoy their reward! 
Well done year 2!

Thursday 24 November 2016

Y2 Maths learning - Week beginning 21st November 2016

This week we have been looking at measuring the height and length of various objects.  We have started looking at metres and centimetres as standard units of measurement.  We have talked about how we can be accurate and careful in our measuring and had a go at using various equipment to measure objects in the classroom.  At home you could use a tape measure to find things that are more than, about the same as or less than a metre.  When measuring anything in metres and centimetres check that the 0 on the ruler is lined up with the end of the object you are measuring - this is the concept that the children find trickiest!

Y2 Literacy Learning - Week beginning 21st November

This week we have been planning our Big Write for next week and looking at more information on lighthouses including the wonderful home learning that has been brought into school this week.  Well done everyone for all of your hard work.  It was of a particularly high standard for year 2, we had great fun sharing it.

Year 2 - Spellings - 25th November 2016

This week's spellings are as follows.
Red group is looking at prefixes.  Practice breaking the word into two parts - the prefix and the root word, this makes it easier to spell.
Red group: return, rerun, bicycle, tricycle, misbehave, prehistoric, overcook
Orange, yellow and green group are looking at the wh sound in common words.
Orange and yellow groups: when, what, where, why, whistle, white
Green group: when, what, which, where

Year 2 - The Big Write 2 Home Learning - 25th November 2016

The Big Write 2
Writing a letter

We have been practicing our letter writing skills over the past week or so.  For our next Big Write on Wednesday the 30th November we would like the children to write a letter to a real person.  The children have already had a think about who this could be and what they would like to say.  Over the weekend could you:
1.  Talk to your child about their letter and what they would like to say,
2. Maybe collect some pictures that remind them of what to write  
3. Have a go at finding an address for them to send it to?
On Wednesday we will write our letters in our Big Write session and after they have been marked and a best copy made we will send them home for you to see and actually post with your child if you wish!
Talking about your child’s writing with them will make them more confident and able to have a go!
Some ideas for who to send your letter to…
Father Christmas
A celebrity from your favourite TV programme
A  sports person that you admire
An author
A member of your family
Try to steer away from social media people because we are trying to use postal addresses with this topic, digital communication will be covered at a later date!

Friday 18 November 2016

Wow! Lots of money raised for Children in Need






Thank you so much to everyone who bought some of the Children in Need merchandise, donated money for wearing something spotty and made and bought cakes. 

The Prince of Wales School made an amazing £505!!!

Thursday 17 November 2016

Y2 Home Learning - Friday 18th November


Year 2 – Home Learning – Friday 18th November
This week I would like you to either find your favourite Lighthouse poem,  have a go at writing your own or find out some interesting facts about lighthouses.    When you have found one, written one or found some facts you like, you can present it in what ever way you like and bring it into school.

Tuesday 15 November 2016

Last day for Operation Christmas child shoe boxes!


Just a reminder that tomorrow will be the last day that we will be taking the 'Operation Christmas child' shoe boxes at school. Mrs Mewitt has kindly said she would take the shoe boxes that people have bought in to school to the drop off point in Weymouth. So if you have a shoe box please bring them in tomorrow. Also please remember that the shoe boxes need £3 in them to support the transportation fees. 

Thank you for supporting this cause

Mrs Thorpe and the Children's Voice

Sunday 13 November 2016

Children in Need this Friday!!

This Friday (18th) we will be supporting Children in Need. The children should come in dressed in something spotty. We are asking for a 50p donation for this please. 

As well as this, after school on Friday we will be having a bake sale. If you can bakes a cake, biscuits or cupcakes then please do. All cakes to be given to Mrs Thorpe in Year 1 please on Friday morning. 

We will be selling Pudsey key rings and wristbands on Wednesday and Friday after school this week.

Many thanks in advance!

Saturday 12 November 2016

Y2 - Maths Learning - Week Beginning 7th November 2016

This week we have been looking at subtraction and how we can use counting backwards and our knowledge of tens and ones.  At home, try counting back in 10s from any two digit number: 84, 74, 64, 54 and so on.
Then extend to taking 30 or 40 from a two digit number: 87-30=
By counting back 3 tens from 87 you should get to the answer.
It is only a short step from here to using a formal method for subtraction.

Y2 - Literacy Learning - Week beginning 7th November 2016

This week we have continued to look at our topic of Islands.  We have used our sentences to describe islands and write a report about an island of our choice.  We have also spent some time rehearsing our class assembly.  We hope you enjoyed it.

Y2 - Spellings - Week ending 18th November 2016

This week's spellings are as follows:
Red group: friendly, darkness, badly, beautiful, careless, coldness, cheerful
Orange group: yawn, shawl, drawer, which, were, whistle
Yellow and Green group: saw, raw, paw, claw, jaw, yawn

Y2 - A super assembly 12th November 2016

Well didn't the children do well this morning? We have been super impressed with how quickly the children have picked up their words this week and have been successful in reading these out and performing them with such confidence.
This year's Christmas show will involve all the children being narrators so a great start in thinking how to project their voices and to not talk too quickly either.
The children thoroughly enjoyed the Rama and Sita story and acting this out. I think we have a  'peaceful' class as when it was time in the drama for  the 'battle' they were not in a rush to start one at all! Well done to Jack and Leo for being the 'baddie' Ravana, the evil king with 10 heads!
Thank you to all of you who were able to come along and be an audience for the children.

Monday 7 November 2016

Y2 Spellings - Week ending 11th November 2016

This week we are looking at the sound ue as in glue and tissue.
Alternative spellings for ue, such as ew, ou, u_e, u, and more!
We are also looking at suffixes and how they change the meaning of the word.
Each group's spellings are as follows.
Red group: joyful, useful, tearful, hurtful, pavement, enjoyment, useless
Orange group: blue, true, tissue, value, because and children
Yellow and Green group: glue, true, clue, blue, was and said.


Thursday 3 November 2016

Y2 - Home Learning - 4th November 2016

This half term we have started our new topic of "An island home".  During this topic we will be looking at islands and island life through factual and fictional perspectives. 

For home learning this week I would like the children to design their own island treasure maps to inspire their writing in school.  Please encourage your child to be as creative as possible.  I have included some pictures to help ; or they may prefer to do their own design completely; if they prefer ICT then this link to the cbbc website might be more their thing...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/rockets-island-treasure-map-maker
 I look forward to seeing where the treasure is buried!

Wednesday 2 November 2016

All Years - Christmas Cards - 2nd November 2016

Christmas card orders
We received communication today that the online ordering for the xmas cards has now failed completely. The company are reverting to paper orders and a pack is being sent to school. As far as we are aware any successful online orders are still valid but all others will need to complete paper order forms and bring money to school. This is not an ideal situation however POWSA are at hand to help you solve any issues and can take cash or cheques.

So, on Friday 4 th November and Monday 7 th November before and after school POWSA will be manning a table in the foyer where you can fill in the order forms and hand over cash or cheques.  We apologise for this inconvenience, however this is out of our control and are working hard to make the process successful!

Tuesday 1 November 2016

Y2 - Class Assembly - posted 1st November for 11th November

Just a reminder that it will be our year 2 class assembly on Friday 11th November.  Please come along and see what we have been learning about so far this term.  9:20am in the school hall.

Christmas cards order


Christmas card orders

Hopefully you have all received your child’s card design? You were given the information to order through the company directly on the back of the art work. The art work needs to come back to school to your child’s classroom, into their envelope - by Friday 4th November end of this week, ready to be sent off.

The company will be collecting on Monday 7th November from our school office, no set time has been given so it is vitally important the art work is back in the class envelope on Friday please.

We are hoping for the cards to be delivered back to school around 22nd November.

Wednesday 26 October 2016

Y2 - Incredible India Day - 26th October 2016

Thank you for coming along to our Pop Up Indian Restaurant last week.  We had a lovely time and all of the food and dancing went down a treat.  What a great ending to our first topic!  Pictures to follow on the school website.

Y2 Big Write Success - 26th October 2016

All of the children did wonderfully well in their big write last week.  We had some lovely jungle stories, lots of great description and use of characters and setting.  The children also showed understanding of creating a story with a beginning, middle and end.  Thank you very much for supporting them at home with this, it does make all the difference.  The children have since gone back to their stories, shared them with their friends and peer assessed them. 

Y2 - Half Term Spellings - 26th October 2016

Sorry for the late posting of the half term spellings!  Your child should have brought home a sheet that contains common exception words for year 1 and year 2.  Initially the challenge for the children is to read these words.  When your child can read all of these tricky words they then need to see if they can spell them.  Maybe take a couple of the words a week, as we will in class, pop them on the fridge and each time you come across them ask your child to spell them, find fun ways of remembering them, make them with magnetic letters, put them into a sentence, etc.  On Friday 4th November we will be checking how far the children have got with the reading and spelling of some of these words, we will then check near the end of term to see how much progress we have made.  Hope you are all enjoying the holidays - and don't forget the royal visit tomorrow!

Tuesday 25 October 2016

Royal visit - arrangments 27/10/16


We have received slight changes to Thursday for the Royal visit. All children and parents from The Prince of Wales School now need to meet at the security tent which will be located at the top of Peverell Avenue East. Please be there for 10 -10.15am latest.  Mr Scott (Lexi’s dad) is going to be a representative for the school so please make yourself familiar to him when you arrive.

Mr Scott has kindly suggested that anyone wishing to park may do so at his business. This is Deane Computer Solutions, unit 6A middle Farm Way, Dorchester. DT1 3AR.

Many thanks to Mr Scott for helping with this organisation.

Wednesday 19 October 2016

Bling Your Bike - Friday 21st October


“Bling Your Bike Morning”

Yes that is “Bling”, although we would like you to “Bring” your bikes too!

This Friday 21st October we will be holding another “Bling Your Bike” event. This is to promote “Being Safe by Being Seen” when out on your bikes and scooters. We are having a competition to see who can make their bike or scooter extra colourful and bright ,- so that it really stands out!

The children may score extra marks for having bright, colourful clothing that they can put on when parading their “blinged”-bike.

Children who would like to take part in the competition should bring their bikes to school on the morning of Friday 21st October. Winners will be decided during the day and we have some nice prizes, kindly donated by Sustrans

It is important that any materials added to your bike or scooter should not be in the way of moving parts.

DM

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Y2 India Day Film - 18th October 2016

As part of our India day and as a reward for the hard work that the children have put in over this half term I would like to show them the new Jungle Book film.  This film is a PG and as such I need to ask your permission.  If you have any objections, please let the year 2 team know.

Saturday 15 October 2016

Yr 2 Praise assembly for week ending 14th October

The Book fayre has impacted reading this week, so many children choosing to read books when they can, even at play time!

The class have been working really hard this week, lots of children attained Super Hero certificates and a fair amount of whole class praises have been placed into our marble jar too!

So, this week, the following children were praised:

Music - Tom, Josie, Ziva and Mai - super efforts in listening and moving to rhythms as well as playing rhythms they created on xylophones!

RE - Sophie and Reece, asking lots of questions when learning about the festival of Divali.

Alfie B - wow, amazing reading aloud!

Nell, Flynn and Clark - presenting super maths effort and results this week through sessions

Sunny and George - focussing on their handwriting, presenting joined cursive writing.

Inzi - making the right choices when faced with a tricky situation!

Louis - super effort in writing the beginnings a of his Jungle book based story!
 

Thursday 13 October 2016

Y2 - Maths Learning - Week Beginning 10th October

This week we have continued to look at addition, applying our knowledge of place value to help us to add quickly and efficiently.  We have investigated how you can add numbers in any order and that if you know one fact such as 4+3=7 you also know facts such as 40+30=70 and 400+300=700.  One of the key skills for addition is knowing which strategy is going to be the best to use.  If you are adding a small number you could count on or use your number bonds, whereas if you are adding two two-digit numbers you may want to use 10s and 1s or a vertical method.  Children tend to favour one method even if it isn't the most efficient, as your child becomes more confident the greater the range of strategies they will use. 
Challenge:  Can you fill in the missing numbers on the hundred square?  Write all digits the correct way around and bring it in for a superhero point.

Y2 - Literacy Learning - Week Beginning 10th October


This week we have been writing thank you letters to our recent visitors and looking at how to plan a story.  We joined in with a BBC live lesson on Tuesday where the children were shown how to plan a three part story and describe the characters and settings.  If you would like to see the lesson it is still available at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2vFlVBFPCdFGXkbMQg5BwZJ/cbeebies-stories-by-the-sea-live-lesson
We have since used what we have learned to plan our own Jungle story which the children will be writing next week as a Big Write activity - please see home learning activity.

Y2 - Off to the farm - 13th October 2016

Next Thursday 20th October year 2 will be visiting Maiden Castle Farm.  The children will need to wear old play trousers and suitable footwear along with their uniform top, jumper and a coat.  The children will be walking from school during the morning, if you are available to help on the trip please see a member of the year 2 team.