Happy New Year and welcome back to a very frosty spring term! The children have settled in well after a long break and are now happily back into a normal routine.

This week, in our English lessons, we have started our new book, Mary Poppins! We have read the first chapter and familiarised ourselves with the main characters using our inference skills. We have also watched and listened to Michael and Janes’ requirements for the perfect Nanny. I think the wind is about to change and she may be on her way…

In our maths lessons, we have started a new unit on shape. We began by recapping 2D and 3D shapes from year 1 and are now identifying their properties using mathematical vocabulary e.g. sides, vertex, vertices, polygons.

In our PSHE lessons we will be focusing on ‘Safety and the Changing body’. In computing, we are learning about robot algorithms and had a lot of fun pretending to be robots to practise giving instructions. In PE, we have started new unit on dance and worked in groups to use our bodies and facial expressions to portray our feelings.

A lot of new learning for a new year! Have a lovely and relaxing weekend.

The Year 2 team.