Fantastic winter poems

First of all a big apology for the lack of blogging this week. I have had technical problems with the site all week.

We have had a busy week in our class this week. In Literacy we have been writing poems using our winter scene (on the board in our classroom). The children had to pretend that they were walking through a forest.

'I open my eyes and I see...'

I am so impressed with the poems that they have wrote. They are really fantastic, maybe you could ask your child if you could see there poem?

Everyone in Year 2 were Junior Chefs this week. A massive thank you to all of the parents that came with us and the generosity of Pizza express for allowing every child in our class to have a whole pizza. The children loved this trip. 

All of the children were sent home with their lines for the Christmas play. I would like all of the children to know their lines as we do not want to be holding sheets of paper. We are learning lots of new songs, they are really fantastic and the children sound great. 

Off to the new library tomorrow to inspire the children to have a 'Love of Reading' and hopefully get some ideas of anything new that they would like for our reading corner.

Just a quick reminder about our trip to the priest house on the 10th December, the children will need to be in Victorian outfits that are warm.

Wildlife Club visit to Radipole

We all had a great time at Radipole on Monday. I think the highlights were feeding the ducks, collecting bullrushes and dismantling the seeds and eating our lunch up a tree! I look forward to seeing the children's writing which we will send off to Rob, one of the RSPB's wardens who showed us round and introduced us all to the smells of otter poo! (like jasmine apparently!)

Tablets and the sharing of apps to help home learning.

As you all know in Year 2 we are lucky enough to have the use of 7 Ipads. We use them a lot in school during lessons.

I was hoping that maybe we could share some APPS that you use at home to boost learning. If I post the apps on this blog page that we are currently using then these could be used at home?

I understand that lots of children do not have Ipads, but if you do then I thought this conversation on the blog could help. It is not just apple apps that we could share. Many apple apps can also be found on android or play store.

Please feel free to add the name of the app that your child enjoys or uses to help with their learning at home by writing in the comments box.

I will add the apps tomorrow when I have an Ipad to hand.


Mrs Thorpe

What's the time Mr Wolf

Yesterday half of the Year 2 class went with Mr Farrington to Radipole to look at murals that they painted. The children had a brilliant time and came back to school with lots of stories to tell.

This week in Literacy we are starting to write winter poems. This week we are writing acrostic poems. During the beginning of our Literacy lesson today the children made the following poem:

In the winter it is freezing.
Cars are frosty.
Everyone has to wrap up warm.

In Maths we are looking at telling the time. We have used stop watches today to estimate how long a challenge would take and then time our partners. The children's competitive sides defiantly came out!

We will be looking at analogue clocks and digital clocks. It would be great if the children had the chance at home to look at as many different clocks as possible.

We are slowly stopping our work on India now. In Humanities today the children worked in groups where they each had a role. The adults were not allowed to get involved, the children had to plan and present everything that they have learnt about India. We had some great posters and learnt how we could improve our team work for the future.

Children in Need, cakes, Wessex FM!

Thank you all for your kind donations for Children in Need. The children loved wearing their PJ's to school today. We even took off our shoes this afternoon to get really comfy! 

There were lots of scrumptious cakes at break time, all of the children were able to choose one of there own. We also had Wessex FM in school today so we ended up having our picture taken. Find us on the Wessex FM website under the Children in Need Photos.

The children have bought home new spellings for next week.

Have a lovely weekend

Year 2 Team 

Children in Need- FRIDAY!

This Friday is Children in Need day. The school council have chosen for the children to come in to school in their pyjamas.

We are also going to be having a cake sale. The children need to bring in 20p for a cake that they will be able to choose when we go in to the cake sale.

I am looking forward to being in my comfy PJ'S all day! Please make sure the children have normal shoes and coat as play time will be as normal.

Happy Diwali!

WOW! What a fun filled day we have had in Year 2. All of the children looked fantastic in their brightly coloured clothing.

Throughout the day the children have been taking part in four activities.
1. Cooking: making sweets called Chokito.

The children will be writing their own recipe cards which they will be bringing home at the end of the week.

2. Mendhi patterns. The children drew their own designs on a hand template and also had mendhi patterns painted on their hands or feet.

3. Making Diva Lamps out of clay.

4. Badminton: Indian sport.

Thank you so much for the ladies that came in and helped with the cooking and Mendhi patterns today.

I was delighted to see so many parents turn up for our tasting, we could just about squeeze in our room! I hope that you enjoyed tasting the curry, Bombay potatoes and samosa that the children have been cooking this week.

Diwali day was a great success!! All the photos will be on the whiteboard in the morning.

Well done!

Dear Year 2,

Year 4 would just like to say how much we enjoyed your super assembly! So much colour and fun> We particularly enjoyed your story map actions, acting and singing as well as amazing masks!

Year 4 :-)

Well done for a fantastic assembly.

I would just like to say a massive WELL DONE to all the children in Year 2. All of the children were fantastic in our assembly this morning. And a big thank you to all the parents that supplied t shirts and to Mrs Webb for the fantastic masks that she made. 

I hope you all have a relaxing weekend

Mrs Thorpe 

School open days- An opportunity to see your child in lessons.

Next week the school is having open days. Year 2 will be open for visitors all day on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. If you would like to see your child learning within school then feel free to come in and observe or sit with them in their group work. 

Most mornings (before lunch) we have Phonics, Literacy, Numeracy and Group Reading. If you would like to see your child in lessons such as Art, D/T, RE, PE, Science or Humanities then please see our timetable on the blue board just inside the Year 2 door. 

If you have any questions then please feel free to ask anyone in the Year 2 team.

Clarinets, flutes and drums!!

Year 2 had a special treat today. The whole school had a visit from the Dorset Music Company. They played many instrument and the children enjoyed listening to them play some well known songs. We then got to stay in the hall and the children got to play some instruements. These included: 

-Clarinet

-Flute

-Steal pans

-Drums

I have taken some great pictures which will hopefully be on the IWB in the classroom. I hope that the children have now experienced playing an instrument that they might consider playing in the future. 

In maths this week the children have been measuring. They have looked at length using a meter rule and cm rulers. Weight using balance scales and volume using a measuring jug. 

Just a quick reminder about jumpers. A lot of jumpers have been going 'missing' recently. Please can you make sure that your child has their name in their jumper. It is quite common that the children leave their jumpers in their PE kits, and although we try to remind them to put their jumpers in their trays they can still be in their PE kits. 

POWSA AGM

POWSA will be holding their AGM on Thursday 7th November at 19.45 in the school staff room.
Anyone is more than welcome to attend.

Safety around fireworks

A few parents have asked about our Diwali celebration day. The children need to wear Indian clothes, if you ask the children what they wore when we had our Indian dance work shop a couple of weeks a go they all dressed up. Girls usually wear Saris or scarves. Boys a kaftan type top or scarves around their waste. The day will be full of activities. We are inviting you in to our class on Tuesday at 3pm for a taster of some of the scrumptious food that the children will be making.

In the children's book bags they should have been given a slip about our assembly and the clothes that they need to bring in, If your child is a monkey or a bear then please can they bring in a plain brown t-shirt. Cats need to wear a plain orange top and birds a plain blue top.

 The Dorset Fire and Rescue came in to school today. John Sweet explained how to stay safe around fireworks. The most important things to remember being to wear gloves if holding sparklers and when they are finished with to put in a bucket or water. That you must never go to an unexploded firework and that you must stand a great distance away from the fireworks to stay safe. John then came in to our classroom and the children listened to a fire safety talk.

I hope that you all enjoy the fireworks and stay safe over the next few days.

Welcome back....

I hope that you have all had a fun filled half term. This week we will be practising for our assembly. It is on Friday at 9.20am, we look forward to seeing you all there!

In Literacy this week we will be starting to look at Instructions. The children will be following and writing instructions of their own.

In Numeracy we will be collecting data about lots of different things, the children will then be showing their results in block graphs.

It would be a good idea to go with your child to change their library books either before school or after.