Look what we've grown!

Mrs. Webb and C.S Lewis group did some harvesting in Food for Life work today. They are all very pleased with their crop, all of which came from the Year 2 allotment! Well done Year 2!

Missed this morning? Watch online!

Thank-you for all those who attended our Year 2 Parent Information Session this morning. If you missed the session and would like to catch up on all that was covered you can watch my talk online at: http://www.princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk/The_Prince_of_Wales_First_School/Year_2_Parent_Information_Session.html. Please be aware that the video is a very large file and may take a while to download/play.

Performance Poetry

Today in Literacy we explored a range of poems and used the voting handsets to decide which poem was our favourite. We then explored performing our favourite poem, 'Song of the Kite' independently, in pairs and finally as a whole class. We have made a recording of our work which you can listen to by visiting the school website and clicking parents and then Year 2. We hope you enjoy our performance.

Mathletics

You may have heard that we are using Mathletics in class to support our work in Maths. I have had lots of requests already for pupils to have their Mathletics login details to use at home - which we encourage. It has always been planned to send these home at the end of this week (16/09/11) when I have had the opportunity to share with you (parents) in the Parent Information Session (14/09/11) what Mathletics is and how it can be used most effectively at home to improve your child's Maths.

This week in Numeracy - W/C: 12/09/11

This week in Numeracy we will be looking for the pairs of numbers that add to any number up to 10 that children know and can recall. To support your child in their learning at home, look for your child using known facts and place value to add or subtract multiples of ten, e.g. using 2 + 5 = 7 to derive 20 + 50 = 70. Notice if children are beginning to use these addition facts when they add and subtract a one-digit number. For example, look for children knowing the distance from their start number to the appropriate tens boundary and then how many more to add or subtract.

This week in Literacy - W/C: 10/09/12

This week in Literacy we will be learning all about the wonders of poetry. We will be reading, writing and reciting poetry thinking carefully about what makes a good poem taking account of punctuation, sound patterns and different forms of presentation. We will be using simple poetry structures to make a substitute for our own ideas - by this doing this will create our own poetry. To support your child in their learning at home, why not have a go at this? Find a poem either in a book or on the Internet and change a few of the words around... it doesn't matter if it doesn't make sense - it is all about exploring language and having fun! Can you think of a better adjective to describe what the poet is seeing?

Date for your diary!

On Friday 23rd September we are having a visit from Wise Moves who will be leading a dance workshop with Year 2 in the hall from 10.00-11.30. This will culminate in an assembly at 11.30 - 12:00 for the whole school which you as parents are very welcome to attend.