Message from Mrs Wollffe

Mrs Wollffe was really impressed with the violinists in yr 2 this week and wanted to let the parents know how impressed she is with their attitude to learning and resilience in having a go.

Super to hear, well done children!

Maths Learning - Week Beginning 23rd November

This week year 2 have started learning about multiplication.  They have become much better at recalling facts from the 5x table and some children have been confidently working with facts from other times tables as well.  We have been looking at how we can show multiplication using arrays of objects:

This one shows 5x4=20 or 4x5=20
Perhaps you could make some arrays at home with your child, bring in any work for some superhero points!
As a challenge have a think how an array could help you x larger numbers

Literacy Learning - Week Beginning 23rd November

This week year 2 have been looking at information texts and how they can be presented.  They have been making their own information books about India in which they have been drawing diagrams and illustrations, completing activities, writing about a Village called Chembakolli, Writing instructions about how to play the traditional game of Kabaddi and using our best handwriting to write down some interesting and fun facts!  At home see if your child can identify some features of information books, ours even has a contents page, does yours?

Costume Reminder 25-11-15

Oh we do love to dress up in year 2!  But, we would like to say sorry that two of our major dress up events have landed so close together!  In a couple of weeks, on Tuesday 8th December, year 2 will be heading to The Priest House Museum to find out more about a Victorian Christmas.  For this trip the children enter into role as Victorian Children to take part in 4 exciting activities in real Victorian setting, so for the trip it makes it so much more memorable if we can enter into the spirit of things and dress as Victorians!  Boys could wear a cap, shirt, smart trousers and a waistcoat or shorts (depending on the weather - it can be quite cold at the museum) and the girls could wear a skirt and blouse or a dress, aprons, shawls and mob caps also look good!  All of the teachers and parents going along on the trip will be dressing up too!  We do have a few spares if you cant find things at home, just let us know.

The Big Read - 25-11-15

This week the children have been given a slightly more challenging text in group reading to bring home and read together and talk about with you.  Next week in lesson time the children will be answering some questions about what they have read.  We are trying to promote enjoyment of different and longer texts, so if you read and they listen; if they want to read; if you talk about what you have read or discuss the pictures, all will be useful to help them understand the text.
Thank you for  your support at home.

so proud!

Year 2 did an amazing job in delivering their class assembly on Friday, despite having such a busy week and only a couple of rehearsals. So much learning has already been packed in, as well as learning knowledge the children have developed aspects of confidence, independence, willingness to have a go, pride in their work; elements we have seen shining recently. The class has such a creative side too, improvising to music, dancing  and different forms of art work have been produced recently. If you have not seen any, do pop by the classroom and take a look!

Kit list for Friday! 17-11-15

As I expect you know from reading our blog, Friday is a busy day for us in year 2.  The children will need to bring the following to school in a named bag:
A pillow or cushion for our party.
A teddy or cuddly toy for our party.
Your indian costume for assembly.
Don't forget it is our class assembly on Friday, 9.20am in the school hall.

The Marble Jar is Full! 17-11-15

Well done year 2 - you have managed to fill the marble jar!  This means that the class has earned their first year 2 party.  We had a brainstorming session today about what the party should be.  Mrs Webb and I have chosen the idea of a chill out film party on the afternoon of Friday 20th November.  This should work well as it is also the day of our class assembly and the children will be tired out by then!  For the party we would like the children to bring a teddy and a pillow so that they can relax and enjoy the film in the afternoon. 

Welcoming our student 17-11-15

We welcome Sarah Brown to the class on Thursdays and Fridays this half term.  She is a student from Weymouth college who is training to become a classroom assistant.

Super Sandwiches! 17-11-15

The children in year 2 have been working hard this term finding all about sandwiches.  They have researched ingredients including different types of breads and fillings as well as calculating the fat content and number of calories in their chosen design.  Today was making day!  Hopefully you have got to taste your child's design and they didn't eat them all themselves.  Perhaps you could help to complete the design process by evaluating their product?  Can you identify three things that worked really well and one improvement for your child's sandwich design?  Happy Munching!

Wonderful India Day 16-11-15

What an amazing day in year 2 on Monday.  All of the children were dressed in Indian costume and took part fully in all the exciting activities we had planned for them.  A great big thank you to Mrs Mystry-Dyer and Mrs Webb for their hard work and to all of the parents who dressed their children so brilliantly.  We also had some great artifacts and photos from Emily and Erica, so thank you!  We hope you enjoyed the Indian Restaurant, come and see some photos from the day at our class assembly on Friday at 9.20am.

Class Assembly

A quick reminder that it is our class assembly on Friday 20th November at 9:20 am in the school hall.  Please could all children bring their Indian Day costume in to wear for the assembly?  We look forward to seeing you there and showing you what we've managed to achieve this term so far!

India Day!

Don't forget it is India Day on Monday 16th November.  Please send your children in wearing their costumes to enjoy an action packed day.  Also, don't forget you are all invited to our Indian Restaurant from 3pm.

British Week - Week Beginning 9th November 2015

Time for Tea Anyone?
Drinking tea is a great British Institution, nearly everyone does it, but what makes it such a British activity?  Year 2 are on a mission this week to find out!  They will be writing instructions, and asking if you should really put the milk in first!?  We will be finding out where tea comes from and will be having the chance to taste tea from Commonwealth countries of the past, not to mention our Biscuit Dunking Challenge!
Come along and taste some of our tea and maybe even a biscuit or two on Thursday from 3pm.  What could be more British than a cuppa?

Literacy Learning - Week Beginning 2nd November 2015

This week we have been looking at our factual writing skills.  We visited India as tourists at the beginning of the week describing some of the things we might be able to see in different parts of India.  Later on we started practicing our instructional writing, thinking about how to instruct others to do simple tasks and write them as a set of ordered instructions.  We used our "bossy" verbs to start each sentence.

Maths Learning - Week Beginning 2nd November

This week we have started looking at time as a unit of measurement.  We have been using calendars to remind ourselves of the months of the year and their order and we have been using three main success criteria when learning to tell the time:

1. Know what the different hands show on the clock (the hour hand and the minute hand).
2. Divide the clock into halves and quarters to read 1/2 past times and 1/4 past and 1/4 to.
3. Using the minute hand to count around the clock in 5s starting from the 12.

Why not see if the children can work out the 3 success criteria above with your help at home?  Also can they find out the birthdays of some of their family and bring them into school?

Children in Need 2015

Children in Need is fast approaching. You should have all received a letter today explaining about Friday (13th).

 

The Children's Voice will be selling Children in Need merchandise from Monday in the area outside Year 1.

 

On Friday our dress up theme is 'Britishness'  (maybe they could dress up in the colours of our flag or famous British person)

 

Just like the country file team all children and staff at The Prince of Wales School will be partaking in a 1 mile ramble around our school grounds.

 

After school on Friday we will be having a cake sale. We would love to have lots of cakes (whole and cupcakes) and biscuits to sell. Please give all the cakes to your class teacher to store in the morning.

Harvest fundraising

Harvest fundraising.

 

To let you all know that a super amount of £350 pounds has been raised! This will be sent to UNICEF to buy water kits as the children requested.

Many, many thanks to everyone for the generosity towards such a needy cause.

India Day - 3rd November 2015 (for 16th November 2015)

On Monday 16th November Year 2 will be having an "India Day" where the children will be taking part in 3 fun activities relating to our India topic.  We would like the children to dress up for this occasion and a letter will be coming home this week with some ideas about what they could wear.  At the end of the day we would like to invite you all to the classroom early to watch an Indian Dance and to sample some of the food that the children have made at our Indian Restaurant.  Come along from 3:00pm onwards and see for yourself what fun we've had learning about India! Thank you to those parents who have already pledged their help on the day, if you are available to help please see a member of the year 2 team.

Welcome Back - 3rd November 2015

A super start to the new half term in year 2.  The children have come back with great attitudes to learning and have been demonstrating that they know what year 2 is all about and what we expect of them.  We are well and truly into our India Topic now and ready for the challenges of a new term.