Our Topic this term is.......

Groovy Growing

                             growing plants - The Peace Naturals Project

‘THE WRITE STUFF’

In year 2 we are continuing our writing journey using the ‘The Write Stuff’ with Jane Considine.

They will be creating a Non chronological Report based around the unit 'The Seasons' The children will write their own Seasonal report.    

We will also be reading 'Jack and the beanstalk' The children will be composing their own adaptations to the story.

 

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Handwriting 

Handwriting is still developing. The children are continuing their daily lessons is letter formation and we are seeing a real impact.

SCIENCE

Plants

What plants can grow in our local area?

The children will be exploring our school grounds and garden to name and identify common plants.

They will look closely in order to name the structure of a plant using key vocabulary like:

tree, plant, trunk, bark, root, stem, leaf, petal, stamens, pollen, fruit, flower, seed

Biology: Parts Of A Plant: Level 1 activity for kids | PrimaryLeap.co.uk

 

 

 

Beans: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Bean Plants | The Old Farmer''s ...

 

They will compare the difference between plants from leaf shape, size, petal colour and shape.

If we're lucky the children will manage to grow a bean and bring it home. 

With the help of our vegetable garden and the kitchen we will see how we can grow foods to eat. We will be using our compost bins to explore ECO.

 

At home help your child to look at plants and trees growing in your local area.

How many can you name?

Geography

 

Do all places have the same man-made and natural features?

The children will be revisting the map of the UK, the 4 countries, their capital cities & the surrounding seas. They will recap the key landmarks and basic physical and natural features of the UK.

They will begin to look and Compare FEATURES where we live in Peterborough to other areas in the UK.

Please bring in photos of places you have visited. 

They will using maps, photographs, IT, video clips to explore different features of the UK from beaches, the countryside to mountain ranges.

British Isles ''Cation 2017: Heading Across The Seas

WOW DAY!

We are lucky to have Chef Darren from 'Roots to Food' join us for the day this half term on Thursday 15th May. All the children will have a fabulous time chopping, slicing, stirring in order to create a delicious 'Indian meal'. I can safely say there will be clean plates all round!

Computing

This half term the children will be using the programs they have being taught on purple mash within their topic work activities. 

They will also become more familiar with the keyboard, logging on and logging off ready for year 2. 

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Don't forget to remind your children about safe Internet use. See our websit for tips.

ART

Can we only make art on paper?

The children will discovering other ways in which art can be created, through food and clay.

They will also be using a range of drawing materials to develop their sketching of lines and shape when drawing food.

The children will be looking at the work of Paul Cezanne and his still life drawing of fruit. They will also be creating a clay relief using line drawings of fruit.

Fruits et cruchon, 1893–94 (FWN 850) | Catalogue entry | The Paintings ...

 

 

MATHS

  • ·Number facts to 10. recalling all facts speedily.
  • Understanding tens and ones in a number
  • Addition and subtraction subtracting ones from a number using apparatus. 
  • Counting in x2, x5 ,x10, x3 and showing this through pictures.
  • Recognising the coins
  •  fractions of a shape and fractions of numbers. (1/2, 1/4)
  • Doubles and halves.

Help at home telling the time. O’clock, half past

 Recognising coins and making amounts in different ways.

 

E-Safety

It is still a high priority of ours to teach the children how to safely access the internet.

Please keep a look out at home what your child is accessing online.

The children will also continue to build on their understanding of e-safety and the importance this has when using the Internet and technology.

If you would like any information about E-safety please ask your class teacher and Mrs Talbot can help you.

 

Home Learning

Look out for the home learning which will be completed in your child's Home Learning Journal.

Complete 6 activities over the half term.

PHONICS HOME LEARNING

You're child will have brought home a QR code sheet for phonics. Scan the code and watch the film to learn the sounds and read words.

This is in preparation for the phoncis screening check which takes place after half term in June.

Helping your child with

reading

Please remember to bring your book bag every day.  It is really important that we get the reading books back into school so they can be used for other children.

Remember to read every day with your child. This could be you reading to them or them reading to you.

Don't forget the importance of reading to your child. Bedtime story time is a wonderful time to share reading. 

#Pyjamarama! The importance of reading a bedtime story with your child

 

Reading Challenge

We have had more children receiving book prizes for reading 3 reads at home each week. Remember to keep a note in your child's reading record.

At the end of the week if your child has read at least 3 times they will get a reading sticker.  If they keep this up over the half-term, they will also get a reading prize. Please remember to write in your child's reading record when they have read. 

 

 

PHONICS SCREENING CHECK

At the beginning of  June the children will complete their phonics screening check. Thank you for all your support with learning sounds and word reading. You will get to know if they have passed when you receive your child's school report later in the term.