Year 2

In maths, we solved missing number problems using bar and part whole models. To find the missing numbers we had to decide whether we needed to add or subtract. We enjoyed our Multi Skills trip on Tuesday. We were able to practise many PE skills and take part in a range of activities and games. We were all very proud to earn a certificate for our super efforts. We are now coming to the end of our first Year 2 topic, Muck, Mess and Mixtures so in art, we sketched a masterpiece and considered the resources and materials that we would need to make our final piece. On Wednesday we then had a whole morning of masterpiece making! Some of us used clay, did a painting, drawing or a collage. We took our time and carefully added details to make our artwork amazing. In English, we looked at a range of leaflets which advertised events and places. We used our knowledge of instructions to help us pick out the key features on the leaflets. We worked in our colour groups to c

This week in Year 2 we have been busy starting our Christmas Play, ‘Countdown to Christmas’. We have started learning the songs, our lines and our acting roles on the stage. We have really enjoyed our rehearsals and look forward to practising with you at home. In English we have started looking at the features of riddles. We then used our knowledge of food, muck, mess and mixtures to solve simple riddles. In our classes we then wrote our own riddles. On Wednesday we then selected our own object to write a riddle about. Some of us challenged ourselves to include rhyming words and alliteration. In maths we have continued our topic of addition. On Monday we used number lines to add three numbers. On Thursday we practised adding on blank number lines in chunks of 10s and 1s. In science we started to learn about states of matter. We found out that things are a solid, liquid or gas. We made strawberry jelly and watched as it transformed from a solid jelly tablet into a liquid

We have had another fabulous week in Year 2 and have been busy with lots of fun and exciting activities. In English we have continued our work on instructions and we have drawn texts maps of instructions to help us remember the key features. We have written a collaborative set of instructions for own revolting recipe. We had lots of fun and came up with some very creative ideas. In Maths we have practised our subtraction skills by completing some subtraction word problems and we have learnt about one more and one less and ten more and ten less. Children could continue to practise this at home this week. In our topic work this week we have done an amazing Science investigation about fizzy colours. We found out what happened when we mixed bicarbonate of soda with vinegar and added food colouring! This would be a fun activity for the children to show you at home. We have also been busy this week beginning to practise for the Christmas play. We have given out the parts and childr

On Monday we practised using chips and peas again, but this time we focussed on subtracting numbers! We found out that you must always start with the greatest number when you are subtracting. In science we found another letter from Grendel. This time he had frozen his mum in the freezer to stop her melting but he wasn’t sure the quickest way to unfreeze her. We discussed in our colour group different ways that we could get her out of the ice. Our ideas included: ·          Put her in a hot bath ·          Hold her tightly in warm hands ·          Wrap her in a blanket ·          Put her on the radiator ·          Put her in the cupboard ·          Put her in the sunshine ·          Put her in the oven We finally decided on the location we would use. We set up an experiment of a Lego character in a pot of water before putting it in the freezer overnight. On Tuesday we shared the stories that we had written last week. Our friends listened us and