Literacy Learning - Week Beginning 20th April

This term we are looking in depth at a favourite book - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.  The children have enjoyed exploring characters, acting out scenes and even designing and writing instructions for their own sweet creations.  At home you might have more Roald Dahl books that you could enjoy together, or you could read ahead in Charlie and find out what happens next.  We are on chapter 9!

Parent's Information Session

Many apologies for forgetting the Parent's Information session this morning.  I have rearranged it for next Wednesday 29th April at 9.00am in the school hall.  I look forward to seeing you then.

Party!

As you may know, year 2 managed to fill their marble jar!  They have decided that they would like to have a pyjama party on Friday 24^th April.  After their PE lesson the children will get changed into their jim-jams and play their favourite games for the afternoon.  They will be having milkshakes and fruit juice from Mrs Webbs “Moo, moo” bar as well as a few tasty treats that we have prepared earlier in the week. 

Please can the children bring their PJs and favourite game (nothing precious) or book in a named plastic bag on Friday?

Maths Learning - week beginning 20th

This week we are working on our addition and subtraction facts.  The children have been thinking about using facts that they know such as 4+6=10, 5+15=20, etc to solve much larger problems.  They have used number lines to count forwards and backwards as well as find the difference.  We will be practicing using the vertical method for addition and subtraction as well as solving more problems later in the week.  Next week we will be moving on to multiplication and division.

Easter holidays!

Year 2 have worked really hard this week, their attitude and behaviour for learning has so improved and it is simply stunning to think how far they have come this year!

The class this week have; made posters about sea turtles, drawing pictograms superbly well, writing songs all about the Fire of London, recalling the Easter story on a storyboard. They should certainly be ready for a break!
The children do not have group reading books during the holiday as we are having a sort out at school over the holidays but please do encourage the children to write in their Learning diaries all other reading materials they are reading through the holidays! Also, don't forget the racing live on Mathletics to improve their mental skills, a little of this often really does help! Lastly, the spellings should have come home with a Home Learning project on the back of this sheet all about finding out about Dorchester!

Have a lovely two weeks,

Year two team
 

What can we find out about the history of Dorchester?!

For this Home learning we would like you to look closely at the town some of you live in and the town which all of you go to school in! DORCHESTER

Next term you will be learning about our school and the local town and its history. SO, your challenge is to find an object/ statue/ item which is in Dorchester that tells us about the history of Dorchester!

When you have decided you could:

·         Make a replica of it!

·         Take photos and produce a poster

·         Draw a picture and put facts around it

·         Create a poem

·         Paint a picture

·         Write a fact file

 

Off to the farm!

We will be off to Maiden Castle Farm on Wednesday  25th March to see the new lambs.  Please remember to send your child with warm clothing, a coat and suitable footwear.