Year 2

This week we have begun to pull all our amazing ideas together to write our narratives. The children are innovating the story of ‘The Tear Thief’ by making their own choices about aspects such as the main character and the story setting. They have been making careful language and working hard to create powerful descriptions by using expanded noun phrases and similies.  

In Maths, we have been exploring different strategies to help up add number together.  

In Science, we learnt about how important a healthy diet is for growth and development. The children sorted foods into different food groups on a healthy plate. 

The children enjoyed looking at photos of some more geographical features of the UK and India. They made comparisons between the features of the two countries.  

In Art, the children have started to create self portraits inspired by Picasso. We are looking forward to showing you some of the finished portraits on the website next week! 

In RE, the children learnt about Rosh Hashanah which is the Jewish festival that celebrates the start of the New Year. We learnt about the special things Jewish people do and eat the celebrate.  

Reminders
As the weather is starting to get colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school.  

It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading books at home. Please remember to record in your child’s reading record each day you read with them.  

Spellings  
There will be no spelling test this week as we have a school INSET day on Friday 22nd October.  

Home Learning 
Please follow the link below to a Padlet which contains links to lots of great games your child can play at home to support their learning.  

Year 2 Learning Games (padlet.com) 

This week we have been getting ready to write our own innovated version of ‘The Tear Thief’. The children have created a story map and began to think about the language they want to include in their narrative.  

In Maths, we have been recapping number bonds to ten and adding numbers within 20. Hit the Button (https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button)  is a great game to build fluency with number bonds if you get a chance to practise at home.   

The children enjoyed learning about the ways that exercise affects our bodies. As a class, we did different exercises for a minute and then observed the changes in our bodies. 

In geography, we studied maps of our local area. We talked about the different services we have close to where we live. The children mapped the different services close to school and created symbols for each in a key.  

The children loved creating art influenced by Indian culture. We looked at rangoli and mehndi patterns ahead of the children creating their own.  

Spellings  
Our spelling rule this week is that ‘kn’ can make a /n/ sound at the beginning of a word. Our spelling test will take place on 15th October.  

knee
knock 
know 
knew 
knight  

Home Learning 
Please follow the link below to a Padlet which contains links to lots of great games your child can play at home to support their learning.  

Year 2 Learning Games (padlet.com) 

This week the children have produced excellent writing linked to our text ‘The Tear Thief’. We have been discussing different emotions and how we can use similies to create powerful descriptions for readers.  

In Maths, we have been identifying one more/less and ten more/less using a hundred square. We have also been finding missing numbers on a number line   

In science, we looked at the life cycles of humans, butterflies and frogs. The children had lots of fantastic questions for us to discuss.  

The children have really enjoyed studying our local area in Geography and History. We have been revisiting our knowledge of the countries that make up the UK and naming capital cities and the seas that surround us.   

Thank you for ensuring your child’s iPad comes into school fully charged every day. Just as a reminder, please ensure all uniform is named so we can easily reunite any lost property.  

Spellings
Our spelling rule this week is that the letter c before e, y and i makes an /s/ sound. Our spelling test will take place on 8th October.  

race 
city 
space 
circle 
ice 

Home Learning 
Please follow the link below to a Padlet which contains links to lots of great games your child can play at home to support their learning.  

Year 2 Learning Games (padlet.com)