Year 2 - Waiting for Santa - 24th December 2017

I hope you are all having a fantastic and relaxing Christmas break and are ready for the big day tomorrow.  Whatever you are doing I hope you have a lovely time.  Can I take this opportunity on behalf of all of the year 2 team to thank you for the kind gifts that you gave us at the end of term?  Many thanks and believe me they will be very much appreciated over Christmas and beyond!  I have purposefully set no home learning over the Christmas break to ensure everyone has time to rest, relax and unwind after a very busy and exciting term.  (Reading is a great way to relax and unwind though, so don't forget to write down what you have been reading over the holidays for extra superhero points when we return).
Tonight we had our annual read of "A night before Christmas", to get us ready for our Christmas visitor (fingers crossed).  Enjoy tomorrow and the rest of your holiday and I'll see you in 2018 with a new member of the year 2 team!!!

Year 2 - Awards - 14th December 2017

Congratulations all who received awards in today's celebration assembly.  We regret that there are a few trophies missing.  Replacements have been ordered and we will ensure that each child will have their photo taken with the new trophies when they arrive.

Year 2 - Christmas holidays almost here - 14th December 2017

Well done year 2 for your amazing performances this week, you were real stars with super confidence, resilience and you performed with such enthusiasm.  In total you earned 62 marbles and filled the jar, you have certainly earned your party tomorrow!  Please remember to bring your food with you and wear your non-uniform / Christmas Jumper.  We will be having party games including create a life sized snowman, bingo and musical statues!  There will be Carols in the school hall from 3pm and don't forget the secret about our special visitor tomorrow!
#Christmasstartshere

Year 2 -Award trophies - 13th December 2017

Apologies for the short notice:  Please could Alyce, Kurtis, Phillippa, Jacob, Tilly and Sam all return their awards trophies to school for tomorrow, 14th December 2017?

Year 2 - Reindeer sighted - 12th December 2017

As well as putting on a marvelous Christmas Nativity play this morning, year 2 have been busy tracking down some reindeer who have been dancing around the school!  We have managed to capture video footage of them dancing in various locations.  Some children are taking their detective work further by taking pencils and clipboards out to play to make notes of any evidence they find.  The reindeer were last seen dancing in the ICT suite - keep your eyes peeled!

Year 2 - Technology Day - 7th December 2017

Tomorrow is our annual Christmas Technology Day where the children will be heading off to different classrooms to make and create wonderful Christmas craft work.  During the day they will take part in three exciting activities and they will be bringing all of their creations home.  Please provide your child with a bag in which to carry their work.  

It is also POWSA's Christmas fair, the children are invited to attend school in non-school uniform in exchange for various items for the tombola, teddy bear stall, etc.  Please drop your donations off in the classroom and we will ensure that POWSA collect it.

At the end of the day POWSA will be using the year 2 classroom as part of the Christmas fair, so please pick your child up from the year 3 classroom door, just at the end of the building, next to year 2.

Year 2 - Christmas play's a corker! - 7th December 2017

The children have been busily practicing for the Christmas play, they have learned their lines beautifully and today's singing rehearsal with the piano was brilliant.  What a great effort from everyone!  We will be performing "A Little Bird Told Me" on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week and if you've got tickets you are in for a real treat!
Our next rehearsal will be on Monday and as it is a dress rehearsal we need your white shirts!
A quick reminder of a previous blog:
 
For our Christmas production the children will require a white shirt with a collar.  Please bring your child's shirt in a named plastic bag by Friday 8th December.
Many Thanks

Year 2 - Christmas Party Food - 6th December 2017

There is now a list in the classroom where you can sign up for which food you could provide for the children's Christmas party.  The party will be on the afternoon of Friday 15th December.  Please provide the food on the day and join us later on the same day for Carols in the school hall from 3pm.

Year 2 - Victorian Adventure - 6th December 2017

Year 2 had a fantastic day at the Priest House Museum, Wimborne yesterday.  The children were motivated, interested, polite and well behaved.  Some fantastic learning took place and the staff at the museum were really impressed with the children's costumes and their knowledge of Victorian Christmas even though we have only just begun our topic!  The children experienced baking in a Victorian Kitchen; making peg dolls and exploring Victorian toys; playing Victorian games and visiting the Victorian stationer's shop which was originally where the museum stands in the Victorian era where they made their own Christmas cards.  Many thanks to the parents who bravely volunteered to come along for the day.

Everyone looked amazing!  Please keep hold of the costumes for next term, we will be having a Victorian Day and our class assembly.

 

Year 2 - Spelling Roll Over - 1st December 2017

This week we have had a spelling roll over!  Due to our Big Write and busily rehearsing for our Christmas play, outside PE and a very well earned Golden Time there are just not enough hours in the day!  We will be checking these spellings next Thursday, as Friday is our Technology Day.  I have ensured everyone has their spelling list back and they can also be found on this blog.
Keep practicing! 

Year 2 - Homelearning - 1st December 2017

Home Learning 1^st December 2017

This week we have been preparing for our big write and today the children wrote their letters.  We have been so pleased with the results!  Now it is over to you!  Your child will bring home a copy of the letter they wrote today along with a couple of envelopes, one self addressed and the other to post your letter in.  Most children have also got a flat version of themselves to post along with the letter.  (We read a book called Flat Stanley and thought it would be a good idea to send a flat version of ourselves with our letters). 

For home learning we would like you to help your child address their envelope and post the letter.  We will have to wait and see if we get any replies in the new-year.  Keep your fingers crossed!