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• Year Two's Weekly Blog

  Sun 26 Sep 2021

  Welcome to this week's Year Two blog. 

   

  What we have been doing this week

   

  This week, the children have completed writing about Beegu, the little alien, writing their own stories about her landing in Upton.

   

  In maths, the children have continued to learn about place value, thinking about the different ways that 2-digit numbers can be partitioned into groups of tens and ones. They have also been comparing and ordering numbers, using the greater than and less than symbols.

   

  In science, the children have carried out investigations into how germs spread and the most effective ways to clean hands.

   

  What we are learning next week

   

  Next week we will be looking at non-fiction texts in our literacy lessons, learning through the context of castles.

   

  In maths, we will be focusing on number bonds - pairs of numbers that add together to make another number. We will use the part-whole model to help with this, and look at fact families (the 2 addition and 2 subtraction calculations in the same family, e.g. 3+4=7 / 4+3 = 7 / 7-4=3 / 7-3 =4).

   

  Wow Work

   

  Take a look at some of the pictures below where you will see some if the fantastic learning the children have been doing this week. This week, Woodpeckers have stormed the Doodle maths chart which means they have earned extra play time again! Well done Woodpeckers!

   

  Doodle Maths Stars (total number of Doodle stars earned per class)
  Woodpeckers    Extra playtime	Foxes	Squirrels
  613	263	199

  

• Year Two's Weekly Blog

  Fri 17 Sep 2021

  Welcome to this week's Year Two blog. 

   

  What we have been doing this week

   

  There was some excitement in Year Two this week when a flying saucer crash landed in the playground. It turns out that a friendly little alien called Beegu had got lost. The children read a story all about her and have begun to retell the story.

   

  In maths, children have been learning about the value of 2-digit numbers, representing them and partitioning them in different ways. You can see some of the ways they have been doing this in the 'anchor chart' in the photos below.

   

  The children have also started tom learn about what we need to stay healthy. They considered what three things they would need to take with them to survive on another planet - although most of them wanted to take ipads, teddies and sweets, hopefully they now appreciate that they would need air, water and food!

   

  What we are learning next week

   

  Next week we will be continuing to write about the friendly little alien, Beegu. The children will be retelling their own Beegu stories, with a particular focus on the correct use of capital letters and full stops.

   

  In maths, we will continue our work on 2-digit numbers. We will be exploring how to compare and order 2-digit numbers and practising to read and write numbers in numerals and words.

   

  Wow Work

   

  Take a look at some of the pictures below where you will see some if the fantastic learning the children have been doing this week. This week, Woodpeckers have topped the Doodle maths chart which means they have earned extra play time. Well done Woodpeckers!

   

  Doodle Maths Stars (total number of Doodle stars earned per class)
  Woodpeckers    Extra playtime	Foxes	Squirrels
  200	108	125

  

• Year Two's Weekly Blog

  Fri 10 Sep 2021

  Welcome to this week's Year Two blog. 

   

  Our weekly blog aims to keep you informed about what your child has been learning at school and what we will be doing next week. This may help you to support your child at home with their learning.

   

  What we have been doing this week

   

  What a fantastic start to the year! We are so pleased with how the children have settled in to their new classes. One of things you may have heard about is 'brilliant walking'. If not, ask your child to tell you all about it!

   

  The children have had a busy week getting to know each other and their new classrooms. We have had a focus on teamwork and the children have been carrying out teamwork activities such as building spaghetti and marshmallow towers. We have also had an exciting time hunting for the missing class mascots and making wanted posters.

  What we are learning next week

   

  Next week we will begin to be 'brilliant scientists'. The children will learning about what humans need to survive and keep healthy.

   

  In writing, we will be learning to retell a story through actions and story maps and begin to write it later in the week.

   

  In maths we will be exploring place value - the value of each digit in a 2-digit number, and looking at different ways to represent these.

   

  Wow Work

   

  Next week we will begin to count the weekly class reads and Doodle maths stars. The top class each week will earn extra play time!

   

  Take a look at the photos below to see some of the super writing that the children have been doing so far this week.

   

  Have a lovely weekend!