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• Year Two Blog 30th September

  Wed 28 Sep 2022

  Welcome to Year Two

   

  What we are learning next week

   

  In Maths next week, we are going to be finding number bonds to 100. We will be adding 2 digit numbers by making 10 first e.g. 45 + 7 = 45 + 5 + 2. You can read the knowledge organiser here. You can read the knowledge organiser here. 

   

  In our literacy lessons next week we will be reading fiction and non-fiction texts about wolves. We will be learning new facts to help us write a report all about wolves. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

   

  In science next week we will be learning about the importance of exercise and how it affects breathing and heart rate. You can see more on our knowledge organiser.

   

  In history next week we will be comparing the past and present. The children will sort and compare items from 1952 with items from today.  You can see the knowledge organiser here.

   

  Next week in art, the children will continue to learn how to draw objects from different angles/perspectives. You can see more on our knowledge organiser.
  
  Next week in Jigsaw, the children will be learning how to create a happy and safe classroom to learn in. We will continue speaking about rewards and consequences. 

   

  Weekly Reads (How many children in the class have read 3 times)
  Woodpeckers Extra playtime	Foxes	Squirrels
  18	7	12

   

  We will be introducing spelling checks this week. Children will receive either a Set A or Set B spelling list. Set A is a list of spellings for children who are currently doing Read, Write Inc and Set B is for children who do Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling lessons. These lists will be slipped into the red spelling books and sent home every Friday. The children will be tested on the words the following week, on a Friday morning.  

   

  Next week's spellings
  Set A (for children doing RWI)	Set B (for children not doing RWI)
  We are focusing on said says are were was your	We will be focusing on hopping stopped skipping tripped hugging batted planned sitting

   

  Doodle Maths Stars (total number of Doodle stars earned per class)
  Woodpeckers	Foxes Extra playtime	Squirrels
  0	71	0

   

  Have a lovely weekend!

• Year Two Blog - 23rd September

  Thu 22 Sep 2022

  Welcome to Year Two

   

  What we are learning next week

   

  In Maths next week, we will be learning number bonds to 20 The children will be using this knowledge to complete fact families using number sentences and part, part whole models. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

   

  In our literacy lessons next week we will be writing a story as if Goldilocks and the Three Bears have bumped into each other again as adults. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

   

  In science next week we will be learning about the importance of eating a balanced diet and we will discuss why each food group is important.  You can see more on our knowledge organiser.

   

  In history next week we will be continuing our learning about the history of our school. We will be looking at the time capsule we dug up last week in more detail and we will be using all the artefacts and evidence we now know to plot it onto a timeline in chronological order. You can see the knowledge organiser here.

   

  Next week in art, the children will continue to learn how to draw objects from different angles/perspectives. You can see more on our knowledge organiser.
  
  Next week in Jigsaw, the children will be learning how to create a happy and safe classroom to learn in. We will continue speaking about rewards and consequences. 

   

  Weekly Reads (How many children in the class have read 3 times)
  Woodpeckers Extra playtime	Foxes	Squirrels
  14	8	8

   

  Have a lovely weekend!

  

• Year Two Blog - 16th September

  Sat 17 Sep 2022

  Welcome to Year Two

   

  What we have been learning this week

   

  In Maths this week, we have been learning how to partition 2 digit numbers in different ways. 

   

  In literacy this week the children retold and wrote the story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. They also wrote an apology letter to the three bears from Goldilocks' perspective.

   

  In PSHE this week the children discussed their hopes and dreams for the upcoming year.

   

  In art we continued our learning of using different pencils to practise shading and cross hatching.

   

  In music this week the children continued to learn the song 'Tony Chestnut' using actions to accompany the song.

   

  In history this week the children used the school's log book to find where the time capsule was buried in 2000. After it has had time to dry over the weekend, we will look more closely at what was inside! 

   

  What we are learning next week

   

  In Maths next week, we will be continuing our work on place value. We will be learning about different ways to partition two-digit numbers into different combinations of tens and ones. We will also be learning how to use estimation to place numbers on number lines as well as comparing numbers using the <, > and = symbols. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

   

  In our literacy lessons next week we are going to be reading 'Me and You' by Anthony Browne and we will compare this book to the traditional tale of Goldilocks. We will be writing in the role of Goldilocks and editing our work. You can read the knowledge organiser here.

   

  In science next week we will be learning the importance of keeping clean and carrying out an investigation into how it is best to wash our hands to remove germs. You can see more on our knowledge organiser.

   

  In history next week we will be continuing our learning about the history of our school. We will be looking at the time capsule we dug up last week in more detail and we will be using all the artefacts and evidence we now know to plot it onto a timeline in chronological order. You can see the knowledge organiser here.

   

  Next week in art, the children will be applying their sketching skills from this week to create a still-life drawing. They will be using shading, cross-hatching and blending to create a variety of effects. You can see more on our knowledge organiser.
  
  Next week in Jigsaw, the children will be discussing rewards and consequences at school and what makes a great reward. They will be matching actions to consequences and discussing how important it is to stay safe at school.

   

  Have a lovely weekend!

   

  

• Year Two's First Blog

  Fri 09 Sep 2022

  Welcome to Year Two

   

  It has been lovely to welcome our new children into Year Two. They have settled in very well and we are looking forward to a super year ahead. Today has also been a sad day as we remember the life of Queen Elizabeth.

   

  What we are learning next week

   

  In our maths lessons we will begin by looking at the place value of numbers – that is, what each digit in a two digit number means and representing these numbers in different ways. Take a look at the place value knowledge organiser here.

   

  In our Literacy lessons we will be looking closely at the traditional tale of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. We will order key events and use this to help us write our own version of the story using super story vocabulary. Take a look at the knowledge organiser for this literacy  topic.

   

  In our science lessons next week we will be learning about what humans need to survive. We will learn how different animals breathe and how humans and animals get their nutrition. Here's our science knowledge organiser.

   

  In our art lessons we will be practicing drawing techniques such as cross hatching and shading using a range of different pencils. Here is our art knowledge organiser.

   

  Next week in our PHSE lessons, the children will be discussing their roles and responsibilities in school and their hopes and dreams for the upcoming year.

   

  In music, the children will continue to learnt the song ‘Tony Chestnut’, practising hand actions to accompany the song. We will learn about phrases in music and what recalls are. Here is our music knowledge organiser.

   

  We will also begin to learn about the history of our school. It is particularly poignant subject as Upton Infant School opened in Guest Road in the same year as Queen Elizabeth II became our queen. We will be finding out about the history of the school from artefacts and other primary sources of evidence. Here is our history knowledge organiser. 

   

  Have a lovely weekend everybody!