Forest school, twisted tale of the 3 Little pigs and abstract maps

Welcome Back! We hope you had a restful half term. 

In maths, we have started a new topic all about time! We have learnt how to read o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. We will continue to practice this over the next few weeks. In English, we continue to read books by the author, Anthony Browne. We will be focusing on the book The Tunnel. In RE we have just finished our topic on 'What is a Prophet?'. We have learnt about a range of prophets from different religions, understanding their significance. Finally, this week we have started Forest School! We love having the opportunity to go outside and use our spacious, green outdoor area. 

Year 2 has returned to the summer term rested and ready to go. We have begun lots of new exciting topics. In English, we are looking at Anthony Browne books and have begin with the book called 'zoo'. The children have amazed us with thoughtful descriptions of the dad in the story. In maths, we have been learning about fractions and have just learnt about a third. In history we have begun our topic of the Victorians and have been looking at artefacts - household objects and toys - used in Victorian days. Can you guess what they are in the photograph? In religious education we are learning about prophets and their stories in the different religions. Finally in design and technology we are making a healthy dip and have been preparing what ingredients we will need. 

Firstly, well done to all Year 2 classes who have now all successfully performed in their class assembly. Well done Year 2. In English, we have been continuing our story of Mary Poppins and having great fun recreating a scene where we laugh so much that we start to float on the ceiling. In maths, we have been looking at measuring in cm and m. We have also been looking at reasoning to explain our answers. In science, we have set up our own plant experiments and understand why plants need light, warmth and water to grow and what will happen if the plants don’t have these 3 things. And finally, in history we have stepped back in time and looked at what schools were like in the past. We are all very excited to share our homework where we asked a member of our family what school was like for them.

Wow, what a busy half term Year 2 has had.  In English, we have continued to learn about the key features of poetry and the different types of poems, including rhyming and acrostic poems. We finished off our poem topic by writing our own poems all about Sheen Mount. In maths, we have started to look at multiplication and drawing different ways to represent ‘lots of’ and ‘groups of’. To finish our busy half term, we have taken on a D&T project to create our own economic vehicle for driving around London. Finally, well done to Doves class for an amazing assembly, Robins and Owls are to follow after half term. We hope you all have a wonderful and restful break.

The children have had an excellent start to the Spring term. We have started a range of new topics, such as; poetry, shapes, London, and dance. In English, we have explored and developed our knowledge of poetic features. We have written our own onomatopoeia poem. We are also looking at alliteration and similes. In maths, we are learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We have learnt key vocabulary such as; symmetry, vertices, sides, horizontal, vertical, faces, and edges. We have spent time focusing on horizontal and vertical lines of symmetry. In science, we designed and created a waterproof boat that could hold five passengers (marbles). We were able to use a range of materials and in our groups we had to decide on which material would be best suited. We then tested our boats! In music, we have learnt how to keep the beat. We have used the word crotchet. We have learnt this through the Grandma Rap!