Tens And Ones
Our maths learning has been all about multiples of 10. We’ve been practising counting in 10s and adding 10 more and finding 10 less. Although adding multiples of 10 sounds tricky, if we know that 3 = 4 = 7, then 30 + 40 = 70.
We started to think about tens and ones. We’ve been making 2- digit number using Base 10 to represent the tens and ones.
We then looked at groups of objects and thought about how we could figure out the amount by grouping the tens and counting the left over ones.
Help at home: Choose a 2 digit number with your child and see if they can make or draw the number. You can find virtual Base 10 online if needed.
Library Day Update
Hi,
I just wanted to let everyone know that our new library time will be on Tuesdays.
If your child would like a swap their library book, please ensure they have it packed before Tuesdays.
Living and Learning: I use good manners
This week’s Living and Learning was all about using our manners.
Good manners are the thoughtful words and actions we use to show kindness and respect to others.
We discussed what we already do to show good manners such as smiling and saying please and thank you.
We discussed how our manners make our school a nicer place and help everyone to learn.
The children shared lots of fantastic suggestions for showing good manners, such as:
It’s rude to interrupt someone unless it is an emergency- Frankie
I always smile at other people- Zubie
I look at people when they are speaking to me – Austin
Help at home: Chat about times when you have used good manners.
Science – Exploring Basic Needs for Survival
This half term in Science, Year 2 have started a new topic all about what animals need to survive. We are building on our Year 1 learning, where we explored different animal groups. Now we are thinking more carefully about their individual needs.
All animals need some important things to survive:
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Food
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Water
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Air
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Shelter
Jolyon – “All animals need to have shelter and stay warm to survive.”
Zubi – “Shelter is somewhere that animals can go to be protected from the weather.”
Last week, we began by looking at mammals. We talked about how humans are mammals too, and thought about the things we need to stay alive and healthy. Over the next few weeks, we will be exploring the survival needs of other animal groups, including birds, fish and reptiles.
Help at Home: Ask your child about our new Science vocabulary.
We Are Geographers!
This half term, our geography topic learning is based around where we live in the world.
We started by looking at the earth and noticed the sea and land. We found out that the land is split into continents and we live in Europe.
After finding Wetherby on our map, we thought about the scale of towns, cities, countries and continents. The children labelled some concentric circle to compare the sales of these places.
We then looked more closely at the United Kingdom. We learnt about the four countries and where we can find them on a map.
Help at home: Can you child remember the four countries that make up the United Kingdom?
Why not explore Google Earth together and find familiar places?
Living and Learning: 8Rs for learning
This week, we looked at our school 8 Rs for Learning.
They remind us of the skills and attitudes that we need to help us to become the very best learners:
🌟 Responsive – listening carefully and joining in
🌟 Ready – being prepared and focused
🌟 (Safe) Risks – being brave and trying new things
🌟 Responsible – looking after our learning and behaviour
🌟 Resourceful – using things around us to help
🌟 Resilient – keeping going when it feels tricky
🌟 Remember – practising so we don’t forget
🌟 Reflect – thinking about how we did and how we can improve
We looked at some statements and decided which of the 8Rs they would be.
We need to always show our teacher we are ready. Deacon
Our recaps help us remember what we have already learnt. J
We need to take safe risks to find out if we like new things. Zubi
Help at home: Can your child tell you which of the 8Rs they have used today?
A Brilliant Start to Year 2!
What a wonderful first week back we’ve had in Year 2! The children have returned full of enthusiasm and have already shown such a positive attitude towards their learning.
In Maths, we’ve been busy playing games to practise our number bonds. Using towers of ten cubes, one partner hid some while the other worked out how many were missing. The children also explored how ten is made up of ten ones — a really important building block for their number work this year.
In PE, we had lots of fun with a game of Castles and Cannonballs. The children worked brilliantly in teams to build tall, careful towers before using balls with great skill to try and knock them down.
It’s been a fantastic start to the new school year, and I’m so impressed at how well Year 2 have settled back into school life. If the first week is anything to go by, we’re in for an amazing year ahead!
Living and Learning in Year 2 – Rules
In Year 2 this week, we have been thinking carefully about rules and routines. We spent time settling into our new routines and revisiting familiar ones, noticing how these are shaped by our school rules.
The children explored each rule and asked important questions: Why do we have this rule? What is its purpose? Their thoughtful answers showed how much they understand about keeping our classroom safe, fair and happy. To share their ideas, the children designed bright and creative posters of their own school rules. Some of these posters are now on display in our classroom as a reminder of the choices we want to make together.
What impressed us most was how children made links to their RE learning. They recognised that just like our school rules guide us, people of faith also follow rules that are important to them — such as the Ten Commandments in Christianity and the Five Pillars of Islam.
We are very proud of Year 2’s thoughtful discussions and creative work already this week!
Welcome Back Year 2!
We can’t wait to welcome back all of the fabulous year 2 children tomorrow!
So you are aware, here is some of the key information:
Our classroom teachers are: Miss Gledhill (Mon, Tues, Fri) and Mrs Bye (Wed, Thurs).
Our classroom teaching assistants are: Mrs Darracott and Mrs Walton.
P.E Days: Thursday and Friday
Spellings: These will be given out each Friday and tested the following Friday.
Library book change day will be on Friday. Please ensure your child returns their book on this day.
We ask that you please continue to read with your child as much as possible to support their progress.
See you all soon!
Good Choices in Year 2
Today, we finished the year in style by celebrating our good choices.
In class, we fill a box in a hundred square every time we make a good choice. We’ve filled 13 hundred squares this year – that’s 1300 good choices!
Help at home by having an AMAZING summer!