Welcome to this week's Year Two blog. 

Happy Friday! And time for a well earned break...

What we have been doing this week

The children have had a busy time this week. We have completed our literacy work on writing information texts about castles. The children finished this by showing off their writing skills in our 'Superhero Write', where they wrote a recount of their castle fun day.

In maths we have been carrying out assessments and continuing to work on addition strategies, adding two 2-digit numbers.

We have begun to be 'brilliant artists' this week. The children have been practicing sketching techniques which they will continue after half term.

What we are learning after the half term break

Next week in literacy, we will be reading the story of 'Bear and the Piano'. The children will be using this as inspiration for their writing, and we will be developing their skills of writing using conjunction and introducing contracted forms of words.

In maths, we will be building on our addition and subtraction work, by using Base Ten (Dienes) equipment to add and subtract 2-digit numbers.

We will continue our art topic, practicing different drawing skills to produce our own life drawings.

Please see next week's spellings below. Set A are common exception words (known as 'tricky words'). Set B are compound words, which children be learning about in their phonics sessions.

Wow Work

Once again, we have had some fantastic learning across the curriculum. Some children who are always trying their best have been having a hot chocolate with Mr Churchill on a Friday.

The Woodpeckers continue to storm further up the Doodle Maths chart, with a whopping 931 stars, (WOW!) earning themselves yet another extra play! A special mention must go to Eric and Tiffany who, between the two of them, have helped to secure the Woodpeckers extra play week on week. Fantastic work!

The Foxes have earned extra playtime for having the most children who have read three times this week. Good work!

Welcome to this week's Year Two blog. 

It's Friday again! And what an exciting Friday it is. The children looked awesome this morning dressed as knights, princesses and dragons. We are sure they're going to have a wonderful day.

What we have been doing this week

This week, the children have been continuing to write about castles. They have been exploring the features of information texts, planning and writing their own information texts about castles.

In maths, the children have been adding and subtracting using Base ten (Dienes) cubes.

The children have continued their geography work, looking at what makes a good map and creating their own maps of the school.

What we are learning next week

Next week in literacy, we will be planning and writing a recount of our exciting castles fun day. The children will being some independent 'Superhero Writing' to show all the writing skills they have developed over the last few weeks.

In maths, we will be carrying out some assessments and building on our addition and subtraction work, by using Base Ten (Dienes) equipment to add and subtract 2-digit numbers.

We will be beginning two weeks of art work, practicing different drawing skills to produce our own life drawings (please see the knowledge planner in the pictures below).

Please see next week's spellings below. Set A are common exception words (known as 'tricky words'). Set B are compound words, which children be learning about in their phonics sessions.

Wow Work

Once again, we have had some fantastic learning across the curriculum. Take a look at the photos below to see some maths, writing and geography work as well as some super castle models.

The Woodpeckers continue to storm the Doodle Maths chart, with a whopping 626 stars, earning themselves yet another extra play! Fantastic work, Woodpeckers! And the Squirrels have earned extra playtime for having the most children who have read three times this week.. Good work!

Welcome to this week's Year Two blog. 

What we have been doing this week

This week, the children have been continuing to write about castles. They have been finding out information from various sources such as books, fact sheets and the internet. They have also been learning about using conjunctions, such as 'because', 'and' and 'but'  to extend their writing.

In maths, the children have been learning about addition and subtraction. We have begun adding 10s and 1s to 2-digit numbers using number lines and hundred squares, which we will be building on next week.

We have started our geography topic this week. The children have been looking at aerial photographs and how these relates to maps. They have been creating their own maps using symbols and keys.

What we are learning next week

Next week in literacy, we will continue writing about castles. The children will be exploring the features of information texts and using the information they have found this week to write their own information texts.

In maths, we will be building on our addition and subtraction work, by using Base Ten (Dienes) equipment to add and subtract 2-digit numbers.

We will also continue our learning in geography on mapping, looking at landmarks and creating maps of the school.

Wow Work

Once again, we have seen some super work in Year Two this week. Please see the photos below to see some of the absolutely awesome castles which children have made. You can also see Joshua B's fab maths work and Amiya's fabulous map. Also take a look at Jacob C's Lost and Found box which he has made to help with those rogue jumpers!

Both the Foxes and Squirrels have increased their Doodle Maths stars this week, the incredible Woodpeckers have once again topped the Doodle Maths chart and have earned extra playtime. Brilliant work once again,  Woodpeckers! And the Woodpeckers have done the double this week, with the most children who have read three times this week. Good work!

Welcome to this week's Year Two blog. 

What we have been doing this week

This week, castles have been the context of the children's writing. We have been focusing on different sentence types (statements, commands, questions and exclamations) and learning about noun phrases.

In maths, the children have been consolidating their learning on numbers bonds (pairs of numbers that make another number) and the associated addition and subtraction fact families.

For the past few weeks the children have been brilliant scientists, learning about how to keep healthy. We completed our science learning this week, making healthy flapjacks with foods with the main different food groups.

What we are learning next week

Next week we will continue looking at non-fiction texts in our literacy lessons, learning through the context of castles. The children will be learning about using conjunctions, such as 'and' and 'because' to extend their sentences.

In maths, we will begin several weeks of learning on addition and subtraction. The children will using a variety of equipment and pictorial methods to initially add and subtract tens and ones from 2-digit numbers.

Wow Work

Once again, the Woodpeckers have topped the Doodle Maths chart. Brilliant work, Woodpeckers!

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!

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!

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!

Well done to those children who showed off their BRILLIANT talents on Thursday. We were amazed by singers, dancers, comedians, magicians, musicians, quiz show hosts and lots more. You were AMAZING!!

What better way to cool down on a hot, sunny day?  The children had great fun today on the annual water fun day, and judging from some of the dishevelled staff squelching through the school, they enjoyed it too!

Take a look at the photos to see for yourself!

Welcome to this week's Year Two blog. 

What we have been doing this week

Although we are approaching the end of the year, and the end of the children's time at Upton Infant School, we are still very busy. However, as you will be aware, it as been a challenging week with so many of our staff currently isolating. This will continue to be a theme next week, so thank you for bearing with us as we limp towards the finish line!

This week, we have continued to learn about measure in our maths lessons, focusing on mass this week. In our writing, we have been continuing to reflect on our time at Upton Infant School.

What we are learning next week

We have got a busy but fun packed week ahead including water fun and class parties. Much of the time will be taken up with the finishing touches for our end of year virtual performance. Please remember that we are putting this together with a skeleton staff! Look out for this at the end of the week.

If possible, it would be helpful if the children could bring in a carrier bag as they will be having a pile of bits and bobs to bring home towards the end of the week. 

This week we are not setting any new spellings.

Wow Work

This week, Woodpeckers have topped  the Doodle maths chart and have earned extra play time. Unfortunately we have been unable to count the weekly read this week due to staff shortages.