Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 8th December 2023

What we have been learning this week...

We've had a festive week this week, with lots of Christmas play practice, Christmas crafts and Christmas preparations. In our writing lessons, we have identified features of a diary entry, used time words to say when events happened and begun to write in the first person. We will apply our new skills in a diary entry about the book 'Traction Man', by imagining we are Traction Man and considering how he feels on his adventures. We have reviewed igh and oa in Phonics.

In our Maths lessons, we have subtracted two-digit numbers. We focused on subtracting the ones first, then the tens. Some questions even required us to make an exchange from a ten, so that we had enough ones to subtract. We used base 10 to help us spot when we needed to exchange, so that we could see the numbers. 

On Tuesday, we loved creating our Christmas crafts. We used felt and sequins to make our decorations and used collaging techniques to make our calendars. In our Computing lesson, we continued to code and debug simple stories. We managed to include a 'collision detection' button, as well as a timer to show a magician making a rabbit disappear. We created a super-hero to help us grow our brains in PSHE and loved sharing our work with you on Wednesday.

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We have enjoyed our Christmas Play practise - not long to go! Tickets have been sent home in a brown envelope with your child's name on. We can't wait!

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

 Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

 Please continue to practise number bonds at home, so that the children can immediately recall each pair. You could play snap, number bonds tennis (one person says one number, the other says its pair) or have a go at this fun game! 

Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)

We are always looking for parent helpers to come and support us with reading in school. Even if you have just one afternoon to offer per week, this could make all the difference! 

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Eva- Astrid has been a kind friend by helping other children make their Christmas decorations, reminding them what to do next and showing them how to be successful. 

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Sarah takes responsibility for her own learning by working hard in learning time and sharing her ideas with others.

What we will be learning next week...

Next week we will continue to practise skills for our diary entries. We will finish our addition and subtraction unit in Maths by solving missing number questions. We are really excited that we will be able to perform our brilliant Christmas play!

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  

 

 

Friday 1st December

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 1st December 2023

What we have been learning this week...

This week, we have practised our handwriting focusing on the letters c, a and o . We have also begun our new class story 'The Nothing to See Here Hotel' - we have loved hearing about the Grandma who is a troll! We have answered comprehension questions about the story and have practised our segmenting, blending and sentence skills. We have also reviewed some of our phoneme groups this week, including ai and ee.

In our Maths lessons, we have been adding two-digit numbers. We started by adding tens to two-digit numbers, then added tens and ones and practised exchanging ten ones for one ten before trying more complex addition equations such as 35 + 47 = ? 

During our afternoons, we have found out what happened after the Great Fire of London, explored what advent is and thought about how to be resilient in PSHE. We were so lucky this week as a visitor came to show us how we can use Clips on the iPads to create fun, factual videos. We were keen to show off our knowledge of the Great Fire of London. Of course, we have also done lots of Christmas play practise, impressing Miss Grist and Mr Lennon with our amazing singing! 

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We have enjoyed our Computing workshop, where we created fun, factual videos about the Great Fire of London. 

                                

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

 Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

 Please continue to practise number bonds at home, so that the children can immediately recall each pair. You could play snap, number bonds tennis (one person says one number, the other says its pair) or have a go at this fun game! 

Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)

We are always looking for parent helpers to come and support us with reading in school. Even if you have just one afternoon to offer per week, this could make all the difference! 

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Emily has said 'please' and 'thank you' and has spoken to adults with a polite tone of voice.

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Gus has worked hard during play rehearsals, joining in with every song and listening carefully to others so he knows when to say his lines. 

What we will be learning next week...

Next week,we will be starting a diary entry based on the text 'Traction Man' and we will continue to think about how to write high-quality sentences. We will be subtracting numbers, first with tens, then with tens and ones. We will continue to practise our Christmas play and explore the Christmas story more in RE. We look forward to our GenR8 assembly and to making our Christmas cards.

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  

 

Please bring Christmas Play costumes in a labelled plastic bag as soon as possible. Your child should have a letter detailing what they need to wear. 

 

Friday 24th November 

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 24th November 2023

What we have been learning this week...

This week, we have had a busy week revising core concepts in Maths. We have also practised our reading comprehension skills, answering simple who and what questions about a text. We even showed off our amazing writing skills by writing a setting description about a mystery doorway. 

Our afternoons have been exciting, as we have found out why the Great Fire of London spread so quickly, created a mini performance to remind humans about the five things they need to stay healthy and explored why the birth of Jesus is so important to Christians. We have also continued to develop our coding skills in Computing by telling the story of the Princess and the Frog. 

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

Have a look at our algorithm from Purple Mash! 

                            

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

 Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

 Please continue to practise number bonds at home, so that the children can immediately recall each pair. You could play snap, number bonds tennis (one person says one number, the other says its pair) or have a go at this fun game! Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)

We are always looking for parent helpers to come and support us with reading in school. Even if you have just one afternoon to offer per week, this could make all the difference! 

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Mia has offered to help adults with jobs around the classroom with a friendly smile. Thank you, Mia. 

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Caelan has tried his best with our reading practise this week, by not giving up when he felt stuck and showing other children what they needed to do. 

What we will be learning next week...

Next week we will be focusing on our handwriting and spelling, as we think about how to write high-quality sentences. We will be continuing to add and subtract - this week with tens! We will find out why exercise is important in Science, understand the impact of the Great Fire of London and find out about advent in RE.

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  

 

Please bring Christmas Play costumes in a labelled plastic bag by Friday 1^st December. Your child should have a letter detailing what they need to wear. 

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 17th November 2023

What we have been learning this week...

This week, we have focused on writing shape poems. We began by investigating rhyme schemes and matching words which matched. We moved on to reading shape poems and seeing if we could guess what they about. We even had a go at writing our own poems about a shark - we were so proud that we read them out to the class! We have also planned and written our own shape poems about the weather.

In Maths, we have continued our work on addition and subtraction. This week we have added one-digit numbers to two-digit numbers, subtracted from 10, subtracted across 10 and even subtracted from two-digit numbers. 

In our afternoons this week, we have sequenced events from the Great Fire of London, started writing algorithms in Computing and found out how animals grow in Science. 

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We have enjoyed investigating rhyme schemes, spotting the same sounds in familiar words. 

                            

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

This week, we have practised our number bonds to 100. Please continue to practise this at home, so that the children can immediately recall each pair. You could play snap, number bonds tennis (one person says one number, the other says its pair) or have a go at this fun game!

Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Genevieve has listened carefully when others are speaking, waiting her turn to speak and putting her hand up to share her ideas.

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Bella has tackled each learning task with a positive attitude and good focus, to ensure that she is producing her best work.  

What we will be learning next week...

Next week we will be revising core concepts such as reading comprehension and the four operations. We will explore the Growth Mindset in PSHCE, practise printing in Art and understand more about how humans can stay healthy in Science. 

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  

 

Friday 10th November

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 10th November 2023

What we have been learning this week...

Welcome back after a restful half term. I have been impressed this week by how quickly the children have settled back into our usual routines and how well they have worked on their learning. We have begun a new writing unit this week, focusing on writing poetry inspired by Bonfire Night. So far, we have read the poem, thought about what it would be like to experience firework night and have written our first and second verse of the poem. We have focused lots on choosing a variety of verbs to include using the -ing suffix. In our Phonics lessons, we are continuing to review Phase 5 and throughout this term we will be revising all the sounds we have learned already.

In Maths, we have continued our work on addition and subtraction – looking closely at patterns which help us with our number bonds to 100. We really enjoyed being active to practise this essential knowledge.

Our afternoons this week have focused on Design and Technology. We have all really enjoyed exploring wheels, before using our knowledge to design and make pull-along toys for pre-school children. We have even used technical terms such as wheel, axle and chassis to label the parts of our toys.

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We have enjoyed lots of active learning this week.

 In English, we created our own fireworks displays using well-chosen verbs.

      

In Maths, we practised our number bonds to 100 through different games.

      

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

This week, we have practised our number bonds to 100. Please continue to practise this at home, so that the children can immediately recall each pair. You could play snap, number bonds tennis (one person says one number, the other says its pair) or have a go at this fun game!

Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Finn has shown fantastic manners when answering the register, as he always makes sure to say ‘good morning’ and ‘please’ when he responds. 

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Immie has made a fantastic start in Class Hazel, by active listening, sharing her ideas, working hard and helping to keep the classroom tidy. 

What we will be learning next week...

Next week we will continue to write our firework poetry, we will be adding and subtracting using different methods and we will begin this term’s work in Science, History and Art which will focus on Animals including Humans, the Great Fire of London and Adkinkra printing.

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  

 

Mrs. Wheatman and Miss Hensleigh are running a KS2 parents/carers online safety workshop next Thursday (9th November) from 6-7pm. Please use the link below to sign up. It will not be viable to run this workshop unless there are more than 10 people attending, therefore if you are able to come, please do sign up below. We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiL7ohP5qMUeR_UmMUUj1ULQkxFu_aDH4-F_Efjd5NLkvGlA/viewform?usp=sf_link

 

Miss Grist's email: rgrist@bourn.cambs.sch.uk 

 

 

Friday 20th October

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 20th October 2023

What we have been learning this week...

This week, we have finished our stories about Little Red Riding Hood, including what happened to Grandma and how the woodcutter saved the day. Lots of the children enjoyed writing about putting Grandma in the washing machine, hiding her in a cupboard or throwing her up a tree! Poor Grandma! We are continuing to work on writing on the lines, using capital letters and full stops in every sentence. In our Phonics lessons, we have reviewed our learning by practising all our speedy sounds and finding all the different graphemes for /or/ - we counted nine different ways to write the same sound!

In Maths, we have begun our addition and subtraction unit. We have started by remembering all our number bonds to 10 and noticed that we can add in any order and still get the same answer. We moved on to writing fact families for our number bonds to 20, considering how we can use addition and subtraction to talk about the same number facts. We used what we had discovered to begin to add to 100, using the same number bonds patterns as adding to 10.

In our Science lesson this week, we found out which materials were waterproof and wrote conclusions about what we observed, while in Computing we practised sending and receiving emails, whilst thinking about how we can keep ourselves safe online. We discussed why Jews celebrate Yom Kippur and why it is an important part of the Jewish calendar, as it gives them a chance to say sorry and repent.

We look forward to a restful half term, before the exciting lead up to Christmas!

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We enjoyed finding out which materials were waterproof – ask us which material would be best to make an umbrella!

                                       

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

This week, we have practised our number bonds to 10. Please continue to practise this at home, so that the children can immediately recall each pair. You could play snap, number bonds tennis (one person says one number, the other says its pair) or have a go at this fun game!

Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Rudy politely greets adults around school with a cheerful ‘Good Morning’ or ‘Good Afternoon’.

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Sylvie always has such a fantastic attitude to learning, makes sure to listen to instructions carefully and asks thoughtful questions to help her understanding. 

What we will be learning next week...

Next week will be half term. Have a lovely, restful break.

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  

 

 

Miss Grist's email: rgrist@bourn.cambs.sch.uk 

 

13th October 2023

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 13th October 2023

What we have been learning this week...

This week, we have written about the wolf. We have asked him questions about himself, described his fur, claws and tail using adjectives and chosen verbs to talk about his actions. We are beginning to check our own sentences, using our ingredients jars to make sure we have included everything we need. In our Phonics lessons, we have focused on the /sh/ phoneme which is written using the following graphemes - ti, ssi, si and ci.

In Maths, we have been practising lots of counting. We have remembered counting in 2s, 5s and 10s before comparing the patterns we could spot in each times table. We have also begun to count in 3s, ready for looking at thirds later on in the year.

 In Science this week, we have made predictions about what material will make the best umbrella, by deciding whether they will be waterproof or not. Our geography lesson this week focused on what it is like to live in hot and cold places in the world, as we sorted different statements into categories. We have also enjoyed creating sunflower collages inspired by Van Gogh in Art.

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We have used ‘paint the squares’ on Topmarks to spot patterns in our 2s, 5s and 10s - ask us what we can remember!

(Paint the Squares - Interactive Number Charts (topmarks.co.uk))

                                        

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

This week, we have found counting in 2s tricky (especially backwards), so please continue to practise this at home through songs, games and lots of counting aloud.

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Lilly is often seen around school making sure to hold the doors open for others. Well done, Lilly

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Sienna has been working hard to ensure that she is active listening in lessons, keeping her eyes on Miss Grist.

What we will be learning next week...

Next week, we will be finishing our Little Red Riding Hood stories, as we make up our own endings for the story. In Maths, we will be starting our Addition and Subtraction unit by securing our understanding of number bonds. We look forward to finding out what happens in our Science experiment, as well as finishing our Van Gogh inspired Sunflower collages. 

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  

 

 

Miss Grist's email: rgrist@bourn.cambs.sch.uk 

 

6th October 2023

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 6th October 2023

What we have been learning this week...

This week, we have continued to write our Little Red Riding Hood stories; we have written ‘The Rules of the Woods’ using command sentences, used verbs to write sentences about Little Red’s journey through the woods and have used -er/-est in sentences. In our Phonics lessons, we have focused on su/si for the /z/ phoneme, dge for the /j/ phoneme, y for the /i/ phoneme and ge for the /j/ phoneme.

 In Maths, we have compared objects and numbers using greater than and less than symbols, before using what we know to order numbers up to 100.

 In Science this week, we have done an experiment to find out how we can change solid materials by stretching, bending, twisting, and squashing them.

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We have continued with our animal pictures, using different collage techniques. 

                                

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

The children have come home with a slightly different homework task this week (in new homework folders - yay!), thinking about being school councillors. Please take some time to chat to your child about whether they would like to be a school councillor and why.

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Due to our Harvest Festival service this week, there were no certificates. Watch this space next week.  

What we will be learning next week...

Next week, we will be continuing to write our Little Red Riding Hood stories, using adjectives to describe nouns. In Maths, we will be counting in 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s. We will be predicting and writing a hypothesis using our knowledge of everyday materials in Science.

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  bn +n    

 

 

Miss Grist's email: rgrist@bourn.cambs.sch.uk 

 

 

29th September 2023

 

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 29th September 2023

What we have been learning this week...

This week, we have been using number lines in Maths, exploring where we should place tens and ones, before estimating using a number line.

We have enjoyed reading the story of Little Red Riding Hood in English this week. In lessons, we have retold the story, sequenced the events and have even begun to write our own version of the story, remembering all of our sentence ingredients. 

In Geography this week, we have found out about the equator and where it is in the world compared to the north and south pole, while in Science we have continued to explore everyday materials, their properties and their uses. We have enjoyed finding out more about Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) in our RE lesson this week by looking at symbolic objects used during the Rosh Hashanah celebration.

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We loved our first trip to the nature reserve where we built dens and explored the area.

                                            

How you can help...

We want to continue to support the children in sustaining their attention for longer periods of time. A fun way you can practise this at home is by playing board games with your child to encourage cooperation, remembering instructions, and planning ahead.

Many of the children are also working on writing their numbers correctly; if you spot your child writing letters incorrectly at home, please support them to notice and edit their own mistakes.

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Alfred shows excellent manners in the classroom, making sure to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ when speaking to others around him.

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Georgie has shown fantastic active listening during Phonics lessons this week, making sure her eyes are glued Miss Grist and that she is joining in with practising her speed sounds.

What we will be learning next week...

Next week, we will be continuing to write our Little Red Riding Hood stories and using command sentences to write some rules of the forest. In Maths, we will be comparing objects and numbers using greater than and less than symbols. We will be finding out how solid materials can be changed in Science and will be exploring the difference between hot and cold places in Geography.

 

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you.  bn +n    

 

 

Miss Grist's email: rgrist@bourn.cambs.sch.uk 

 

 

 

 

22nd September 2023

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 22nd September 2023

What we have been learning this week...

This week, we have continued to work on place value during Maths lessons by partitioning numbers to 100 into tens and ones. We have enjoyed lots of practical activities using counters to explore how numbers up to 100 are made of tens and ones. We have started our Phonics this work, using our new Little Wandle scheme; finding alternative graphemes which make the /ai/ sound, including eigh (eight), aigh (straight), ey (grey) and ea (break). We have also learned about more graphemes which make the /n/ sound, including gn (gnaw) and kn (know). In English lessons, we have read a setting description of the ocean and drawn a picture inspired by the description. We explored outside and collect ideas for things that we would see in a forest, in preparation for story writing next week.

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

The children have really enjoyed starting their designs for animal collages this week. (If you have any spare newspapers at home – please could you send them in, in preparation for our lesson next week).

        

How you can help...

This year, we are implementing a new phonics scheme called Little Wandle. This will replace Storytime Phonics which we have used previously. All parents are welcome to an information evening about this on Thursday 28^th September at 6pm.

We will be working on Place Value in Maths over the next couple of weeks, so lots of number bonds practise would be fantastic.

OUR AWARD WINNERS THIS WEEK

Congratulations to our 'Manners Award' winner of the week!

Harry showed excellent manners by helping Miss Grist to pick up some learning that she had dropped in the classroom without being asked. Thank you, Harry.

Congratulations to our 'Positive Learning Behaviour Award' winner of the week!

Jake has been a supportive friend in his PE lessons this week, by helping and encouraging others throughout the lesson.

What we will be learning next week...

Next week, we will be beginning our writing inspired by Little Red Riding Hood; using number lines in Maths and finding out about the equator in Geography. We are already looking forward to another brilliant week of learning.

NOTICES

We have several books missing from the Book Bus - please could you check at home for the following books and return them if you find them? If they are from the Book Bus, they will have a small white sticker with a 4-digit number on the back of the book. We would dearly love to find them for other children to read and enjoy. Thank you. 

 

Phonics Information Evening: Thursday 28^th September at 6pm. Please book your attendance via the booking form here.

 

Miss Grist's email: rgrist@bourn.cambs.sch.uk 

 

 

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15th September 2023

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 15th September 2023

What we have been learning this week...

What another busy week! This week, we have been focusing on writing super sentences in English lessons, as we work on a character description about a famous fairy tale character – see if you can work out who it is…

 ‘She has gold hair. She runs through the woods. She is cheeky.’

‘She has blond hair. She has green eyes. She has a blue dress.’

‘She has pink cheeks. She is rude. She has pink shoes.’

 In Maths, we have started our unit on Place Value focusing on recognising tens and ones as we write numbers to 100.

 We have also continued to work on our learning routines, thinking about what active listening looks like and why it is important.

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

We have used our knowledge of continents to label maps of the world – I was very impressed when the children sang me a song they had learned which reminded them of all the continents. In our Computing lesson, we discussed why it is important not to ‘click, click, click’ without checking with an adult and lots of children could tell me who they could ask for help when they are online. In RE, we enjoyed a story all about the Ziz and how he found out what was the hardest word to say. Our Science lesson allowed us to think about properties of materials, as we explored what different objects were made from and what their properties were.

8th September 2023

Hazel Class - Year 2

Date: 8th September 2023

What we have been learning this week...

We have had a fantastic start to Year 2 this week. The children have impressed me with their curiosity and enthusiasm. This week, we have focused lots on our learning routines and expectations, as well as getting to know each other. In our Maths lessons, we were using our growth mindset to solve problems, whilst in English we have been thinking about what we need to include in a sentence. We have enjoyed lots of time in the afternoons focusing on what good learning looks like, as well as starting our Art and PSHE lessons.

Activities we have enjoyed this week...

In Maths, we have combined numbers in different ways to make the same total by counting feet in an animal parade and we have compared numbers by playing a game to make 25. In English, we have written some super sentences to describe ourselves and have checked that we included everything we needed. We’ve even made a time capsule, so we can remember what we were like at the start of Year 2; I wonder how much we will change this year. Finally, we have ended the week with an exciting art lesson exploring how we can use paper to make different textures as we start our unit on Collages. Phew! I’m sure we will all sleep well over the weekend, ready to start again with another fantastic week on Monday!