Year 2 Class News

Living and Learning – identity

Posted on Friday 28 January 2022 by Mrs Palmer

This week, in Living and Learning, we have continued to look at identity. Our statement is ‘I respect my communities and other communities’.

After we had listened to each story we came up with ideas on how to finish the follow sentence.

We can live well together with others by…

“Paying each other compliments,” said Shae.

“Sharing and take turns with each other,” said Elara.

“Being kind and loving to each other,” said Isla.

“Caring for our friends, family and pets,” said Emily.

Partitioning number 0-5

Posted on Friday 28 January 2022 by Mrs Palmer

Year 1 have been partitioning into two and three parts. We have looked at the number bonds 1 – 5 and became confident at splitting it into 2 parts.

We have also looked at finding a missing part when one part and the whole is known.

Year 2 Maths

Posted on Friday 28 January 2022 by Mrs Palmer

In Maths, Year 2 have been learning two different subtraction methods.

How to subtract two numbers that bridge through ten.

How to subtract two number that bridge from ten.

 

We then used ten frames and counters to model the story and compare the two methods.

When they were confident with verbally telling the story the children had a go at writing some subtraction sentences, using the two different methods.

 

English – squashed sentences

Posted on Tuesday 25 January 2022 by Mrs Palmer

This half term, we have been focussing on ‘squashed sentences’. The children have been using their purple pens to correct ‘squashed sentences’ in writing. A ‘squashed sentence’ (also called a ‘run-on’ sentence) is where two or more sentences are squashed together.
For example,

In half-term, I went to the cinema I saw Early Man it was great!

In this example, there are actually three ‘chunks’ (clauses) that all make sense and need to be split up (using a full stop or a dash or a semi-colon):

In half-term, I went to the cinema. I saw Early Man – it was great!

The sentences could also be joined with a conjunction:

In the half-term, I went to the cinema and I saw Early Man – it was great!

This week’s bible story

Posted on Monday 24 January 2022 by Mr Roundtree

Moses: Exodus 20.1-17

Moses is one of the great biblical heroes and is revered by Christians, Jews, and Muslims. There are many stories about this great and inspirational leader, but one of the things that we most associate with Moses is the Ten Commandments. The ten commandments are ten instructions about the way people should live if they are to be happy and live together in peace.

Read the story of Moses and the ten commandments.

Moses tried to keep the people’s spirits high and led them on through the desert until they came to the Oasis of Sinai. Here, there was water and food and they could set up their tents for a while. It was on Mount Sinai that God gave Moses a list of rules about the best way to live.

 

Reflection:

The first three commandments are about loving God, but the others are about loving other people. The world would not be a good place if everyone just did whatever they felt like doing all the time. If there were no rules, people could do bad or unkind things and get away with it. Rules are important so that we learn about what is right and wrong, good and bad, helpful and unhelpful. Rules are there for a reason: to help us stay safe.

In the New Testament part of the Bible, Jesus spoke about a new commandment that has two parts. He stated that people should love God and love others. How could we do that today?

 

Prayer
Dear God,
Help us to see that rules are there to keep us safe and happy.
Help us to love other people and to act in a way that shows care for them.
Help us to follow the best ways.
Be near to us when we find it difficult.
Guide us to live together in peace and harmony.
Amen.

Ordinal numbers

Posted on Thursday 20 January 2022 by Mrs Palmer

In Maths, over the last few weeks Year 1 have been busy learning all about ordinal numbers and matching the written word to the number.

To help them learn their ordinal numbers we have done lots of practical activities. They have organised themselves into first, second, third, fourth and fifth depending on the number they were holding. They’ve matched the numeral to the word e.g. 1st – first and they’ve ordered objects too.

 

We looked at images and discussed which position people were coming in the race. Can your child tell you what position Amy is finishing in the race?

Living and Learning: identity

Posted on Thursday 20 January 2022 by Mrs Palmer

In this weeks Living and Learning session we thought about things that make each person special and different. To do this we played a game of ‘Creature Creations’.

“We all drew different parts and passed them around.”

“…because we’re all different people and have different ideas.”

We talked about the word unique, what it means and what makes us all unique.

Can your child tell you something about themselves that makes them unique?

This week’s bible story

Posted on Monday 17 January 2022 by Mr Roundtree

The Lost Sheep: Luke 15.3-7

Have you ever received a card with the words ‘Love from . . .’ written in it.

What do you think the words mean. ‘What does “love” mean?’

The dictionary defines it as ‘a strong feeling of affection’.

Think about things that they love. Who are the people whom they love? Who loves you? How does it feel to be loved?

There are times when everyone feels alone or unloved. Maybe we have done something wrong and are in trouble, or maybe we just feel down in the dumps and it makes us feel like no one cares about us very much.

Christians believe that no matter what happens to us, God always loves us. There are many stories in the Bible about God loving people. One of them is the story of the lost sheep. In this story, the shepherd loses a sheep, but cares for it so much that he looks and looks until the sheep is found again.

Read the story from Luke 15.3-7. The story makes the point that no matter how many of us there are in our school, our family or the world, each one of us matters to God. Remembering this can help us never to feel alone and always to feel special.

Reflection:
Let’s think about the people who care for us and show us love.
Pause to allow time for thought.
Let’s think about the people whom we love. How can we show love to them?
Pause to allow time for thought.

Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for the people who love and care for me.
Please help me to show them that I am grateful and a happier person because of it.
Being loved makes me feel safe and happy. I feel warm inside and special.
Help me to love others so that they may feel that way, too.
Help those people who feel lonely and sad.
May they remember that they are loved by you and are never alone because you are always there.
Thank you for loving me.
Amen.

Phonics and early reading – eBooks

Posted on Thursday 13 January 2022 by Mrs Palmer

We hope you all received your usernames and passwords for Collins eBooks (some year 2s do not need them).

These match the phonics books we are reading in school three times a week. We use our phonics skills while reading books.

There is more information on the Little Wandle website about these reading practice sessions.

Reading an eBook at home is a change for children but most people are embracing it and continuing to enjoy the physical ‘sharing book’ which is to be read together and enjoyed.

If you have any problems accessing them, please contact your child’s class teacher.

Topic learning – History

Posted on Thursday 13 January 2022 by Mrs Palmer

History is the focus of our topic learning this half term. During this topic, we will be ordering significant events in our lives. We’ll be discussing them using historical vocabulary.

As the half term progresses, the children will discuss how significant things have changed over time: the food that we eat, the shops that we visit and the toys that we play with.