Y2 grammar and spelling – contractions
We have (or should I say we’ve) been learning all about contractions in Year 2. There is a super video here showing how they work. We also made some of our own by chopping out and screwing up unwanted letters to make the apostrophe.
Maths fluency – new app
The children have been using a new app we have on the iPads called White Rose 1 minute maths (it’s free to download).
This is a fantastic app to use alongside Numbots in order to support your child with their maths fluency – knowing number facts instantly.
A huge thank you!
Last half term, we set the children a maths challenge in which they had to learn some number facts or some multiplication tables. We asked the children to collect sponsors and see how much money we could raise for our school charity (Leeds Autism Services) and our school. You have absolutely gone above and beyond what we anticipated. The total so far that we’ve raised is £2318.15! This is just amazing and we can’t thank you enough – you are a very generous school community. This huge total will be split between the charity and school. Keep an eye out for more fundraising this half term, but again, thank you so much.
World Book Day in 1A
1A had a wonderful time on World Book Day.
We all enjoyed sharing our favourite stories and what we liked about them. We also talked about the characters we came dressed as.
Topic – computing
Our topic this half term is all about computing.
We’ve starting with ‘offline computing’ – learning all about algorithms.
We are going to be playing, and making, lots of online and offline games. As this is a computing topic, we’ll be using a range of technology including Blue-Bots and iPads.
Here is a lost of some of the vocabulary that will be taught in the coming weeks.
World Book Day 2022
We had a fantastic day today, reading books, talking about books and dressing up as our favourite characters. The World Book Day song was a hit too.
We love reading and really believe books are a truly portable magic.
PE : sequences and balancing using large apparatus
Year 2 maths : multiplication and division
The year 2s have begun to learn about multiplication and division and are loving it! We use real objects and pictures, linking this to calculations. Talk about what each number represents in a calculation.
Help at home by encouraging your child to play on Times Tables Rockstars and watch BBC Supermovers videos.
Year 1 maths : using part whole models
The year 1s have been telling subtraction stories in maths.
We have also used part whole models to help us.
Help at home by making up some subtraction stories of your own.
Living and Learning (Staying Safe Week) : staying safe around dogs
- If a dog is resting, leave it alone.
- If a dog is eating, leave it alone.
- Stay quiet around dogs.
- Dogs don’t like hugs, they prefer gentle strokes.
- If a dog takes a toy, swap it, don’t take it.