In Computing today, we continued our 'Creating Pictures' unit of work by recreating pointillist art using Purple Mash -
We learnt that pointillism was a development of impressionism. It was invented mainly by George Seurat and Paul Signac. Pointillist paintings are created by using small dots in different colours to build up the whole picture. Colours are placed near each other rather than mixed.
Happy Sunday! We hope you have had a super weekend and are feeling ready for another week in Year 2.
The children have settled back into the Summer term amazingly! It was great to hear about all the things the children got up to during the Easter holidays.
This week we started a new unit in Maths all about fractions. We explored equal and unequal parts and looked at halves. In English we started a new book called 'The Dragon Machine'. Children are very engaged with this book and have written for a range of purposes already. In Science we took part in a whole school investigation which involved using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. Our focus was to record on a chart the height of the reaction.
The children also had their first swimming lesson this week and they were AMAZING. We were all so proud of how well the children did and they represented the school very well. We are looking forward to our lesson next week!
Just a reminder it is the Year 2 parent information session tomorrow at 9am in the staff room. We look forward to seeing you there.
See you in the morning!
Miss White, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Burgess and Mrs Thomas
Hello everyone! We hope you have had a super Easter break and feel refreshed and ready for the start of the Summer term! We are all really looking forward to welcoming you back and to hear about everything you have been up to.
Just a few reminders about the upcoming term:
- Please can all children bring in a named PE kit. We will be doing PE on a Tuesday afternoon.
- Swimming starts on Thursday. Please can any remaining permission slips be returned before Thursday otherwise they will not be able to go swimming. Thank you to those who have already returned these.
- Children should be coming in with a named water bottle and a healthy snack. Fruit is also available daily during break times.
- We have the life education van visiting us on Wednesday! We are all very excited to take part in this workshop.
Any questions, please send an email or catch us at the door.
See you all tomorrow!
Miss White, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Burgess and Mrs Thomas
Hi everyone, we hope you've had a good weekend and enjoyed the sun today!
We can't believe we are about to start our final week of the Spring Term. One term left until the end of Year 2!!
In Maths we completed our mass, capacity and temperature unit. Next week we will be doing Maths assessments and consolidating our learning. In English we continued with our text 'Grandad's Camper'. Children planned the next adventure after the story and will be writing these stories next week.
Our farm trip has been rescheduled for Tuesday! Please ensure children come in with wellies and a waterproof coat. Children can choose to wear their own trousers, but we do ask that they wear school tops. Please can you pass this on to families who you may not regularly read the blogs. Thank you!
Home learning is stated below:
We will see you tomorrow for another fun filled week in Year 2!
Miss White, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Burgess and Mrs Thomas
Hi everyone! We hope you have had a super weekend!
In Year 2 this week we have started our new Maths topic of mass, capacity and temperature. We looked at grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres. This will continue next week. In English we continued with the book 'Grandad's camper'. Children have been really enjoyed this. We have been writing for different purposes, and looked at using expanded noun phrases and the suffix -ing. We will be continuing with this book next week. In Science we continued with the topic of animals including humans. We have looked at animals and their offsprings. We were also lucky enough to watch a live farming lesson! Children enjoyed PE this week. We have been creating a dance as spies, accompanied by the mission impossible soundtrack. Children showed their dances to the rest of the class. We were all super proud of them!
On Thursday we will be going to Maiden Castle Farm. Please can you send children in with wellies and waterproof clothing. Children can wear their own trousers, but we do ask that they wear their school tops.
Home learning this week is stated below:
Please remember to use Fonetti! Year 2 are amazing as accessing this at home, and we want this to continue!
Any questions, please contact us or catch us at the door at drop off or pick up.
See you all tomorrow!
Miss White, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Burgess and Mrs Thomas
Hi all, we hope you have had a super weekend!!
This week in Year 2 we started our new unit of length and height. Children have enjoyed measuring different object around the classroom. Next week we will be starting a new unit of mass, capacity and temperature. In English we started to explore the book 'Grandad's Camper'. This children have been really enjoying this book and writing for a range of purposes. In Science we have been continuing with animals including humans. We looked at how germs spread and also healthy living.
Please remember to send your child in with a object that is related to a good memory or send me a picture of this object and I can print this out. If you can, please could you remind on any group chats you may have. Thank you in advance!
Friday is Red Nose Day and we are asking for children to dress in red or as their favourite superhero/hero (not all heroes wear capes). We will also be asking for a small voluntary donation to support this cause.
Thank you for your efforts with costumes on World Book Day, all children looked amazing!
Any questions, please don't hesitate to get in contact or see one of us at the door!
Miss White, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Burgess and Mrs Thomas
